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Railways, roads & transport, 1914

1,259 stories in Murray's papers · page 60 of 63

Attack on Zeppelin Sheds. British Aeroplane Suffers

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 23 November 1914 · page 2

A telegram received in Amsterdam from Fred[?]shafer states that a French and British areoplanes dropped half-a-dozen bombs at the Zeppelin headquarter, at…

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Kaiser's Son Injured. In a Motor Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 23 November 1914 · page 2

A telegram from Herlin to Amsterdam announces that the Kaiser's son, Prince August, is suffering from a comm[?] fracture of the thigh, which was su[?] in…

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Sporting. Cricket. Albury & Border Association. Railway V. Albury B.

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 23 November 1914 · page 4

This match was concluded on Saturday on the Show Grounds, and resulted in an easy win for Albury B on the first innings, though, had they closed their second…

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Armed Motor Boats for Flooded Areas

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 24 November 1914 · page 2

Northern Franco and Belgium is an expanse of Arctic whiteness. Ice is forming over the canals, and the frozen ground is making trench fighting no longer possble…

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Bombs From German Aeroplane Kill Three British Soldiers

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 25 November 1914 · page 2

A German aeroplane dropped bombs on Bailleul (in France. 19 miles north-west of Lille). killing three British soldiers, who were lying in an ambulance wounded…

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Incidents of the War. Italy Making Ready. Increased Naval Expenditure. Now Strategic Railway and Extra Artillery Regiments

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 25 November 1914 · page 2

The Italian Cabinet has decreed an expenditure of an additional £8,000,000 for the navy, which makes a total sum of £10.000,000 voted for the army and navy…

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British Armoured Train

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 November 1914 · page 21

Prisoners who have been brought to Calais state that the Germans are exasperate at the success of the British armoured trains, and that the Kaiser has offered…

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How to Train the Children

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 November 1914 · page 14

In a family of children one will frequently find that their characteristics are as different as if the same blood did not run through their veins…

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With the Russians. Pronounced Victories in Poland. Germans Retreating. Forty-eipht Train Loads of Prisoners

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 November 1914 · page 2

The Germans retreating in Poland have reached the Prussian frontier. The enemy, in falling back, did great damage to hundreds of miles of…

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Cycling and Motoring

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 27 November 1914 · page 5

From time to time mention is made in the cabled war news of the good work being credited to the motor car. In this direction interesting…

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Motor-cycle Up Ben Nevis

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 27 November 1914 · page 6

A 6 horse-power motor-cycle with a sidecar, driven by Mr. D. Bell, of Glasgow, has just climbed to the top of Ben Nevis. Mr. Bell, who was…

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New Move of the Spy. Hidden Ammunition Found. the Armed Motor Car

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 November 1914 · page 6

A new danger has arisen to confront our national safety. The German spies who are striving so hard to raise havoc in the heart of our land have discovered another…

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The Harvest and the Railways

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 November 1914 · page 2

Several metropolitan millers complain of the slow rates at which the new harvest in being railed to Sydney from the country. A leading miller suggests that…

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The Kaiser’s Train

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 November 1914 · page 4

The headquarters of the German way staff, with the Kaiser as its kept on a certain open line. This train, kept on a certain open line. This…

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Airman Blows up German Ammunition Train

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 28 November 1914 · page 2

It is stated in a message from Dunkirk that a British naval airman's bomb on Monday blew up a German ammunition train…

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Flying Train. Speed of Three Hundred Miles an Hour. Remarkable Invention

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 28 November 1914 · page 4

A remarkable invention, which, if it does under working conditions what it achieves in the model stage has almost limitless possibilities…

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Second Edition Daring British Deed. Laboriously Built German Bridge. Wrecked in Five Minutes. DONKIRK

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 28 November 1914 · page 5

The Germans for a long time had been constructing a bridge at Dixmude for the large force assembled there. When the task was nearing completion on Monday…

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British Railwaymen. Demand Increased Pay. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 30 November 1914 · page 3

Many branches of the National Union of Railwaymen have decided to demand 3/ increase weekly all round owing to the increased cost of living and the war…

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The War. in France and Belgium. Good Work by British Armored Train. German Bridge Building Frustrated

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 1 December 1914 · page 1

The enemy attempted an attack on the village of Missy, but were repulsed with serious losses. The bombardment of the town and…

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Motor Car Repairing

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 1 December 1914 · page 2

Mr. F. C. Blacklock, of Kiewa street, Albury, has just completed the erection of large and substantial additions to his motor garage and repair shop, with the…

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