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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1915

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A New Bridge. Mundarlo, via Tumblong

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff.—I sent in a piece of poetry for the competition. We live close to the Murrumbidgee River, and a new has been started across the river at…

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Fatal Motor Car Accident Journalist Killed. Sydney

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 6

A motor-car accident near the Spit, on the road from Sydney to Manly, this afternoon resulted in the death of Mr. George M'Leod Redmond, news…

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Cycling and Motoring

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 3

Mr. T. Scarell using a two stroke Velocette motor cycle was credited with having averaged 229 miles to the gallon, Naturally the officials were…

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Motor Car for Hire

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 2

Mr. G. W. Rosser announces in our advertising columns that he has a five seater touring car for hire, day or night, and has established himself at the Royal…

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Henty- Daysdale Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 5

The Henty Daydale railway proposal has gone very dead publicly (says the Henty "Observer.") Still the Government is being now and again persuaded…

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Science Notes. Motor-street Sweepers

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 April 1915 · page 3

The city of Houston Tex., reports that the use of motor vehicles in sweeping and flushing its streets has resulted in a saving of £320 per month. The…

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Young Albury Soldier Killed. Railway Accident in Dgypt

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 8 April 1915 · page 2

Great empathy will be felt throughout the district for ex-Cr. F. and Mrs. Welts, who have lost their son, Driver W. S. Wells, who was serving with the…

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Victorian Railway Commissioners. Appointed for Four Years. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 8 April 1915 · page 3

Messrs. C. E. Norman (chairman), L. J. M'Clelland, and E. B. Jones were appointed Railway Commissioners for four v[?]rs, from April 6, by the State…

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Run Over by Train

The Independent · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 2

Cecil Colles, aged 29, son of the stationmaster at Liverpool, was killed at Liverpool last night. His body was found to-day, shockingly mutilated and almost…

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How the Bridge Was Blown Up

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 4

Sergeant Micheal Cassidy, of the Royal Engineers, had promised to tell me the story of Dennis O'Rourke and what happened at the bridge. So I…

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Concessions to Railway Travellers Urged. Breaking Through Journey and Return Tickets. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 3

At the New South Wales Chambers of Commerce conference which opened to-day. Mr. H. H. Collins, representing the Albury Chamber, moved that the Railway…

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Concessions to Japan in Southern Manchuris. Right of Railway Construction. Pekin

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 6

China has agreed to grant Japan mining rights in Mukden province, and preferential rights for railway construction in Southern Manchuria; also…

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Cycling and Motoring

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 3

The problem of traffic control appears to be giving the authorities a deal of trouble in solving because the traffic units are a very mixed…

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Fatal Motor Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 5

A motor car accident happened on the Minjip-Rupanyup road on Sunday evening, by which Cr. John Turriff, of Karkarook shire, manager at Hopetoun for…

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Motors at the Show

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 10

Rather usual interested was [?]d in the exhibit by Messrs. Boa[?]us Lts., of the well-known Maxwell ca[?] and it is explained not so much in its…

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Railway Accident Goods and Stock Train Collide

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Saturday 10 April 1915 · page 2

A collision between a goods and stock train took place near Euchareena this morning when one engine and several trucks…

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Railway Collision. Goods and Stock Trains. No Loss of Life

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 April 1915 · page 2

A collision between an up goods train from Wellington and a special stock train from Bathurst occurred at about 5.30 this morning near Euchareena…

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Henty-daysdale Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 April 1915 · page 2

With reference to the above railway, Mr. J. J. C[?], M.L.A., has stated that it seems to be a case of waiting until the Cabinet takes other works…

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Henty-culcairn Railway Crossing The Commissioners Condemned

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Wednesday 14 April 1915 · page 2

At the council meeting on Monday a letter was read from the Railway Commissioners re a crossing from one side of the…

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Curtailed Train Service. Postal Arrangements

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 4

Mails from Corowa for Sydney, Hopefield. Balldale, Brocklosby, Wagga Wagga, Walla Walla, and Culcalr[?], per train on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday,…

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