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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1915

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Cycling and Motoring

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 21 May 1915 · page 3

It is very necessary says the Dunlop Rubber Co. that careful and frequent examination should be made of one's lyres for small cuts and so…

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Alleged Thefts of Letters a Railway Official Arrested

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 May 1915 · page 2

At the court of petty sessions yesterdays before the P.M. and Mr. Blomfield, J.P., Thomas Isaac Norris, an employee of the Government Railways, on the train…

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Railway Commissioners’ Powers

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 21 May 1915 · page 1

It is the [?] of the Government to introduce a bill early in the session to amend the present Railways Act in the direction of…

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New South Wales Railway Station at Tocumwal. a Standing Disgrace

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 21 May 1915 · page 4

Those doing business at the local New South Wales railway terminus are having a most annoying time, after tho welcome rains (says the…

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John Bridge and Co. a Successful Year

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Saturday 22 May 1915 · page 3

The report of the Directors of their Company for the financial veer ending 81st far on last was submitted to the shareholders on the 14st instant. Mr Lionel…

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German Aeroplane for Turkey. Intorned With Grew by Roumania

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 24 May 1915 · page 2

A message from Genevn stules that a German Aeroplane bound for Turkey ulighted war Con[?]a 'n'seapart in Roumanin, on the Black Soil Two…

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Tramway Strikers "Dealt With" by London Council

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 24 May 1915 · page 3

The London County Council has instructed the tramway atrikers Who are eligible for military and navol service to return their uniform and ladges.The council is…

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Railway Collision in Cumberland. Large Numbers of Soldiors Killed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 24 May 1915 · page 3

A collision accurred between a troop and passenger train at Grotun, near Carlialo(Cumberland.) Both trains took time. it is reported 'that many passenger were…

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Austria Destroys Railways to Italy

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 24 May 1915 · page 2

The Australian [?]…

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John Bridge & Co. a Successful Year

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 May 1915 · page 3

The report of the directors of this Company for the financial year ending 31st March last was submitted to a meeting of shareholders on the 14th instant…

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Railway Disastef 195 Soldiers Killed. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 25 May 1915 · page 3

The death roll in connection with the tearful railway disaster at K Gretna in Dumfries on Saturday, is increasing. The men of the Royal Scots aboard the trop…

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The Proposed Joint Railways Into Riverine Territory SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 May 1915 · page 2

The proposed railway lines to be considered by the joint commission to be appointed by the New South Wales and Victorian Governments are as follows:—…

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Great Railway Smash. a Triple Collision. Near Gretna, Scotland. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 May 1915 · page 2

A collision, attended with dreadful results, occurred between a troop train and a passenger train in the vicinity of Gretna, Dumfries, on Saturday…

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Railway Commissioners to Visit Albury

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 26 May 1915 · page 3

The secretary of the Albury Chamber of Commerce, Mr. J. C. Truss. informed his committee at its meeting last night; that the s[?] master told [?] that…

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Latest by Wire. Railway Smash in Scotland. LONDON

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 26 May 1915 · page 2

A terrible railway accident occurred at Gretna, Scotland. Two trains collided and before rescue work could be attempted, the London express dashed…

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Strange Aeroplane

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 4

The Yarrawonga "Chronicle" says:--A mysterious aeroplane passed over Savernake at about 10 minutes to 7 on Sunday morning last. It was seen by…

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German Aeroplane Interned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 47

A German aeroplane bound for Turkey alighted near Constanza, on the Roumanian coast of the Black Sea. The two officers. on board were interned…

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Airmen Destroy Bridge

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 21

French airmen have destroyed a bridge over the River Scarpe, at Douai, near the Belgian frontier, and have thus stopped traffic behind the German front…

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Roumania at Cross Roads

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 23

Dr. E. Dillon, the "Daily Telegraph" correspondent, now in Rome, declares that Italy's decision, coupled with the consolidation of the Russian forces in the…

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John Bridge and Co

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 1

Presiding at the eighteenth annual meeting on the 14th inst, Mr. Lionel Bridge (Chairman of Directors) in submitting the report and balance sheet…

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