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Railways, roads & transport, 1914

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Startling Story by a Dane. 160,000 Japanese For the War. Travel by Trans-Siberian Railway

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 9 October 1914 · page 2

The Copehagen newspaper "Politken" publishes a story told by a Dane concerning the despatch of a huge Japanese force to Europe. The Dane declares that he saw…

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The Rock Water Supply Railway Department's Indifference. Tanks Polluted by Railway Refuse

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 9 October 1914 · page 6

The water supply question at The Rock is the cause of misgivings at the township settlement at the railway junction below Wagga. Two…

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Lines That Do Not Pay. Big Railway Losses

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 9 October 1914 · page 6

The operations of 30 old lines of railway in New South Wales resulted in a loss during 1914, and five new lines, the returns of which have been…

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Cycling and Motoring

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 9 October 1914 · page 6

According to official statistics just to hand, Germany had, previous to the war, 60,876 motorcars, 22,475 motorcycles, 9,739 motor waggons of…

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Natural Gas on the Railway

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 9 October 1914 · page 4
Also in The Corowa Free Press

Medicine Hat (Southern Alberta) natural gas is in daily use by the Canadi[?] Pacific Railway from the Atlantic to the Pacific. It is now more than eight years…

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An Austrian Aeroplane Shelled. Aviator Drowned in Adriatic. LONDON

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 10 October 1914 · page 2

The Angle-French fleet at Cattaro, on the Adriatic Sea at the south of Bosnia, brought down an Austrian aeroplane with shells, and the aviator was drowned…

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Southern Railway Station on Fire

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 10 October 1914 · page 2

Fugitives who have arrived here from Antwerp, state that a violent hombardment of that city was continued by the Germans throughout Wednesday night…

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Judge Injured While Motoring

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 12 October 1914 · page 3

Wile motoring at Narromine yesterday. His Honor Judge Gibson and Mr. Mckcown, Crown Prosecutor, met with a serious accident. Only meagre particulars…

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German Utter Disregard For Life. Five Train Loads of Wounded. OSTEND, Monday Afternoon

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 13 October 1914 · page 2

The newspaper correspondent agree that the German attack between the outer and inner forts of Antwerp were carried out with an-outer disregard for life,…

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Pathos of Road Flight. Ceaseless Pilgrimage of Aged. Men, Women, and Children. Seek Refuge in Holland

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 13 October 1914 · page 2

The majority of the refugees want to Esschon and Rosedaal, along the roads to which there is a occasion pilgrimage of women, and children, and aged men…

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600 Motor Cars Assist Retreating Soldiers. OSTEND

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 13 October 1914 · page 2

With a view of reaching Ostend by forced marches, 600 motor cars were used to convey the various contingents of the retreating garrison from Antwerp through…

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Break of Railway Gauge

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 13 October 1914 · page 3

Mr. Hoyle, N.S.W. Minister for Railways, in the course of an interview, said that for sometime past. a deal of discussion had taken place on the question of the…

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Further Particulars. How the Retreat Was Managed. Motor Cars and Buses Used

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 13 October 1914 · page 2

The Belgians were in the trenches before Antwerp for four days. They were worn out, and incapable of withstanding the attacks of large…

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Motor Transport Equipment Arrival in Albury

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 14 October 1914 · page 2

Albury got yesterday what was perhaps its first definite idea of what the transport equipment of a modern army in the field is like, it shows that the day of the…

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Motor Driver Rescues Waggons

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 15 October 1914 · page 3

An interesting story of how a British soldier was able to save four motor lorries after they had been abandoned to the enemy, be contained in advices from Paris…

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Aeroplane Raids Denounced

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 October 1914 · page 25

New York newspapers comment scatching on the German aeroplane raids on Paris. The "Herald" says:—"This is not warfare, but assassination."…

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Aeroplane Squadrons for Pairs

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 October 1914 · page 45

A number of French deputies in Paris have telegraphed to the Government in Bordeaux, suggesting that four squadrons of aeroplanes shall be created and…

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Transport Train Passes Wagga

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 16 October 1914 · page 6

The New South Wales unit is being sent across to Victoria by tram, and on Tuesday morning at about 8 o'clock the first load of motors went through…

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A New Motor Car for 2/7

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 October 1914 · page 3

As over 2000 tickets have been disposed of in the Hupmobile art Union in aid of the Albury Hospital Building Fund, it is confidently expected the number of…

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