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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1915

847 stories in Murray's papers · page 22 of 43

Serious Motor Accident

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 9 June 1915 · page 3

Serious consequences attended a motor car accident which occurred about three miles on the Donnybrook side of Cragieburn at an early hour last Wednesday…

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Attack on Aerodrome

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 22

The British Admiralty has announced that during a naval fight in Belgium, under the command of Lieutenants Wilson and Mills, bombs were dropped on a German…

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Successful Aeroplane Raid

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 5

British aviators raided the Gallipoli harbour doing considerable damage, and killing 3 and wounding 12 soldiers…

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Austrian Aeroplane Bombards Town

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 24

An Austrian aeroplane bombarded Podgoritza, a Montenegro town, sixteen miles east of Cetinge. No damage resulted from the attack…

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The Train at Ungarie. Ungarie

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—We have had fine rain in our district, and it lias done a lot of good. Ungarie was right out of water. We did not run out, as we have a large…

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Curtailed Train Service. Postal Arrangements

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 4

Mails from Corowa for Sydney, Hopefield, Balldale, Brocklesby, Wagga Wagga, Walla Walla, and Culcairn, per train on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday,…

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Agnes Takes Part. Albury Road, Corowa

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 12

Dear IJncle Jeff,—I hope you are not vexed with me for not writing before. I will give you an account of our Empire celebrations. We commenced at 10 a.m…

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Sydney Market John Bridge and Co. Ltd., report:—

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 1

Wool: This week was given over to sales in the Brisbane market. For all well grown wools, particularly greasy wools, the good prospects remain…

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German Reinforcements in Motor Cars

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 21

Violent counter-attacks by the Germans north of the Aisne failed, and the French have maintained their gains of Sunday. The enemy used motor cars to brine up…

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Cycling and Motoring

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 3

There is a stage in every mechanical invention when evolution seem[?] to be arrested and improvement to find no scope save in the minor…

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Reduced Railway Services. the Chief[?] Commissioner at Forbes

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 3

The N.S.W. Chief Commissioner for Railways, Mr. Harper, met a deputation from the municipal and shire councis when at Forbes, wirh a…

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Binalong Railway Smash

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 2

At the Criminal Court, Sydney, on Tuesday, John Cotter, formerly night officer at Binalong, was tried on a charge of having caused the death of…

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The First Excursion Train

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 12 June 1915 · page 3

It was on July 5, 1841, that Thomas Cook, the railway excursion and tourist [?] organised the first excursion, and practically…

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Curtailed Train Service. Postal Arrangements

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 June 1915 · page 4

Mails from Corowa for Sydney, Hopefield, Balldale, Brocklesby, wagga Wagga, Walla Walla, and Culcairn, per train on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday,…

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Opening of Piangil Railway

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 16 June 1915 · page 2

On Friday morning at 11.10 the special train containing a large parliamentary party and other invited guests steamed out of the Swan Hill railway…

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Recou[?] for Railway Employes

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 17 June 1915 · page 2

The following paragraph appears in the Cor[?] loners weeks notice, dated June 14, issued in Victorian railway employes. The Commissioners desire to place on…

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Bridge Swept Away

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 June 1915 · page 22

For gallant conduct on the field Colonel Rossi, an Italian officer, has been decorated by King Victor Emanueal with a medal. Colonel Rossi led a column acorss the…

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Unsatisfactory Train Service

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 June 1915 · page 32

Considerable inconvenience is still caused through the reduction in the train service between Temora and Wyalong. Traffic on the branch is very heavy…

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British Air Service. a New Super-aeroplane

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 18 June 1915 · page 2

Mr. H.J. Te[?]t, Under Secretary for War, said in the House of Commons on Wednesday that it was impossible to speak in detail respecting the British air…

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Special Train to Albury

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 June 1915 · page 4

In connection with the special train which has been chartered to run to Albury on Saturday for the football match, we understand that the secretary has…

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