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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1915

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Disturbance at the Railway Station. Incident in the Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 17 August 1915 · page 3

The two soldiers mentioned in yesterday's issue as having been concerned in a disturbance at the Albury railway station on Saturday night, appeared at the…

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Miscellaneous War News. Motor Boats As Corsairs. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 17 August 1915 · page 2

The German Navy League, states "Le[?] of Paris, is appealing for sub[?]tions to be dero[?]ted to the purchase of [?] motor b[?] It is [?] to arm…

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The Railways' Annual Report

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 August 1915 · page 2

THERE are few barometers of the progress of the State which are so reliable as the records of the railways. The report of the Chief…

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Border Railways

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 August 1915 · page 3

Mr. J. J. O'Meara, president of the Henty-Daysdale Railway League, has received the following letter from Mr. R. T. Ball, M.L.A.:--…

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Recruiting Campaign. Loan of Motor Cars Desired

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 19 August 1915 · page 2

Superintendent Childs is an receipt of a letter from the Premier's department, which among other things, contains the following statements…

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Enclosing Public Roads

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 33

A case of widespread importance regarding the enclosure of public roads and the respective authority of land boards and shire councils has been engaging the…

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Road Beds Wrecked

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 2

Petrograd messages say that the Grand] Duke Nicholas has succeeded in holding he railways into the interior, which are necessary for the orderly retirement of his…

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Fire on Tocumwal Road. Homestead Destroyed

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 3

Mr Stephen How[?] was unfortunate enough to have [?] homestead on his farm[?] midway between Berrigan [?] Tocumwal, destroyed by fire…

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Railway Dismissals

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 32

The Victorian Minister of Railways made a statement with a view to removing the "misapprehension" which, he said, had been created by the publication of the fact…

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Railway Matters

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 3

In our issue of July 22 we printed a communication under the beading "What Our Member is Doing," with reference to the proposed railway from…

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Western War Theatrre. French Gain Near Arras. Road Junction Won. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 21 August 1915 · page 2

According to a communique issued in Paris an attack delivered by the French has made them masters of the junction of the Bethuns Arras and the Ablain-Angres…

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Mors Train Curtailment

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 August 1915 · page 2

The Victorian railway authorities have decided to cancel a lot of the train services on and after Wednesday, 1st September, and in the list we potics…

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In France and Belgium. French Aeroplane Activity

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 August 1915 · page 2

Further German attacks in the Vosges were repulsed by the Allies. A Berlin message states that an enemy fleet of forty vessels bombarded the…

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Dowonga-tallangatta Railway Service. Cancellation of Trains

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 24 August 1915 · page 4

The decision of the Railway Department to cancel the train to and from Wodonga on Wednesdays and Fridays on and after September 1 is strongly resented…

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Fate of British Aeroplane

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 25 August 1915 · page 2

A Berlin communique claims that an English aeroplane has been shot down to the south-west of Lille…

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Germans Attempt To Wreck Train

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 5

On Friday morning, at Marrar just before arrived of the mail train, two men (one a German, the other of German descent) placed an iron…

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Getting Over Influenza. Strthvean, Tarcutta Road

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—It is a long time since I have written to you. I was sick with influenza for about a fortnight. We had a bazaar, and we got £212 at Tarcutta…

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A Railway Tragedy. Man Killed at Wagga. Wagga

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 3

A railway tragedy occurred this evening, opposite Thompson's gatehouse, 150 yards on the Albury side of the Wagga railway station, when an unknown man was run…

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Motor Car Tax

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 2

A serious flaw was discovered in the new Motor Car Tax Act during the hearing of a case fit the Bathurst Police Court, in which Donnelly Bros…

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Railway Facilities. Inter-state Service

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 6

A deputation of the Goulburn Valley members of the State Parliament interviewed the Victorian Minister for Railways on Friday last…

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