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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1915

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Curtailed Train Services

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 6

An expression of opinion of some of the southern newspapers anent the above is interesting and forceful. The Hay "Grazier" calculates that…

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Germans Wreck Their Own Train

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 25

The Germans blew up a bridge. They failed to notify the railway authorities, and as a consequence of this omission, a, German military food train fell into the…

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Rutherglen Shire Council Mems. £4870 Contract Let on Yarrawonga Road

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 5

A special meeting of the Rutherglen Shire Council was held on Saturday, states the "Sun," to consider the first tenders for works under the Country…

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Incidents of the War. Train Falls into Canal-14 Germans Killed. LONDON

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 2

It is reported from Amsterdam that the German blew up a bridge over the canal at Tia[?], in Belgian Limbonrg, and 10 miles northwest of the Dutch town of…

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Railway V. Thurgoona

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 43

A mach between the above teams was played cm the Albury show ground wicket on Saturday. Thurgoona, batting, first, put up a total of 93 runs, to which…

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Railway Service Alterations

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 32

The Railway Commissioners, owing to the reduction on both passenger and goods traffic, chiefly caused by the war, are considering how best the service can be cut…

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A Railway Built on Stumps

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 32

At the inquest concerning the death of the four men killed on the transcontinental line on 5th January some remarkable evidence was given. Patrick Quinn, fettler…

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Diphtheria in a Railway Camp

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 4

There cases of diphtherin-children- were brought into Tallangatta from the railway construction works on Wednesday afternoon. The local Health Officer wired…

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Collision on Railway. a Guard Injured, Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 3

Returning to Hawlesbury from Cowan, an engine travelling rapidly crashed into an empty stock train in the long tunnel between Cowan Creek and Boronia South…

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Retrenchment. the Pruning Knife Begins. a Start with the Railways

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 5

At last, it would appear that the Labour Government is brought to realise what their policy of extravagance is meaning to the state. It was…

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The Markets. Railway Markets. Sydney

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 6

At the railway markets to-day 58 trucks were offered, and 14 passed in. The market was unaltered. Wheaten chaff, prime brought 7/, good 6/6 to…

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Cycling and Motoring

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 3

Full particulars are to hand by the American mail of the Australian success in the big New York 6 days bicycle race. It was cabled out in…

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Motor Tax. to Be Paid During January

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 3

The payment of the tax upon motor vehicles must be paid during the month of January. For all cars to be registered since July 1, 1914,…

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Springhurst-devenish Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 2

At Monday's meeting of the Yarrawonga Shire Council Cr. Rourke introduced the question of the proposed line of railway from Springhurst to connect…

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Railway Accident. Engine Derailed at Yar Roweyah

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 2

An accident to the Goulburn Valley train to Cobram on Thursday afternoon of last week occurred at Yarroweyah station. During [?]…

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Was Raid Guided by Motor Cars?

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 2

Mr. H. Ingleby, M.P., who represents King's Lynn in the House of Commons, says that a Zeppelin Hovered round Hunstanton, [?]th of King's Lynn, and…

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Late News Railway Smash. Near Harden Station. Fortunate Escape of the Express. SYDNEY

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 2

Another railway smash occurred near Hardon railway station at an early hour this morning. The Melbourne express,…

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The Train Service Alterations

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 3

In connection with the curtailed train service the following lines have been reduced from a daily to a three times a week service:—…

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The State Railways. Drastic Alterations. Trains and Hands Reduced. Large Number of Employes Affected

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 3

The war has spread its influence to the railways of New South Wales. Business has fallen off to such as extent that drastic steps have had to be taken to…

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Maintenance of Main Roads

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 4

I heg to report that the following main tenauce has been carried out on the recently gazetted Main Roads.—Country Roads Board, Tallaugatta-Omeo road: General…

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