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Railways, roads & transport, 1914

1,259 stories in Murray's papers · page 55 of 63

N.s.w Motor Ambulance

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

A New South Wales Motor Ambulance will proceed to France on Friday to serve with the Australian Voluntary Hospital. Mr Percy Hunter, Director of the New…

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Albury a V. Railway

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 16 October 1914 · page 4

Albury A team to meet Railway on the Show Ground on Saturday E. J. White, L. W. Davis. A. de Josselin, C. Nagle, A. Young, O. Abbott, C. Angel, T. Sparkes…

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Miners Given Railway Work. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 16 October 1914 · page 3

Of a number of single men who were thrown but of work at Broken Hill through the closing of the mines and were [?] brought round to the North coast…

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Mobilising Transports. Australia's Motor Lorries Requistioned

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

A huge motor transport train is being mobilised at Albert Park, Melbourne, for service abroad, and will, when completed represent a total value of…

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Lines That Do Not Pay. Big Railwayi Losses

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 16 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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Saving the Motors. PARIS

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

Five motor lorries belonging to a British ordinance corps, were recently cut off. After blowing up their ammunnition, the men escaped. One refused…

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New Motor Garage

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 October 1914 · page 2

As previously announced in these columns, Messrs. W. Sallenger and Co. have opened a motor garage at the northern end of Sanger-street. The…

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Road Races Postponed

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 October 1914 · page 2

Owing to the dusty and therefore dangerous state of the Echuca road, the road races which the Deniliquin Motor Cycle Club proposed to run to-day have…

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A Mile Long Bridge in Twelve Days

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 17 October 1914 · page 4

Some feats of extraordinary rapid construction have been performed at times, in the history of American railroading; but we do not known…

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Railway Club

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 17 October 1914 · page 6

A special meeting of the above club was held on Thursday night. The delegates in the A. and B.C.A. Messrs. E. Stewart and J. D. Mc Donnell, presented their reports…

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Judas Germany in England. Factory in London Built to Command Railway

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 20 October 1914 · page 2

The London police have made a raid on the factory of the German firm of Roder Lunited, at Willesden Junction, the head quarters in London of the German music…

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£600,000 in Gold on a Train

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 21 October 1914 · page 4

Probably the most valuable freight ever conveyed by a single train has been carried on the Lehigh Valley Railway from Denver, Baltimore, and…

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Late News European War German Advance on Dunkirk. Another Aeroplane Raid. London, October 20

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Wednesday 21 October 1914 · page 2

Severe [?]ing has taken [?] at N[?]port. The G[?]ns are now between E[?]es and Dunkirk, and are advancing on the latter place…

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War Material for Turkey. Seized on Road From Germany

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 21 October 1914 · page 5

A cable from Rome states that a freight train of 150 trucks, loaded with artillery, ammunition, and was material proceeding from Germany towards Turkey, has been…

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Illegally Selling on Railway Station

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 21 October 1914 · page 2

Before Mr. J. Janriecon, P.M., at the Albury Police Court yesterday, George Walter Daniel was charged with that on August 23, no being a person authorised in…

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Lifeboat with Human Motor

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 21 October 1914 · page 4

A lifeboat driven by a propeller which is worked by the crew, the invention of Mr. Winzer, was tried recently in the Surrey, Commercial…

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Bridge Near Brewery

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 22 October 1914 · page 2

At the Albury Municipal Council last night, the engineer (Mr. G. S. Rend) reported that the Works officer at Cootamundra had, under instructions from the…

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N.S.W. Budget. the Premier's Financial Statement. to Avoid Wholesale Reterenchment. Supertax on Income Taxpayers and Tax on Motor Cars. Farmers Encouraged to Increase Wheat Areas. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 22 October 1914 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly this evening the Premier, Mr. Holman, delivered his financial statement. The Premier said the financial year,…

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A Railway Collision

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 22 October 1914 · page 2

It is reported from Boulogne that a fearful railway collislon has occurred. A goods train ran into and telescoped a train crowded with Belgian refugees, Many of the…

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Marines Drive Train

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 October 1914 · page 22

While some of the marines were, journeying from Antwerp to Ostend, their train was attacked by a strong force of the enemy. The driver was frightened, and…

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