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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1915

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Miscellaneous [?]ar News. LONDON, Tuesday. Railway-men Press Claim

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 15 September 1915 · page 3

The executive of the National Union on Railwaymen has commenced a co[?] at Swansea (Wales). The meetings [?]exiend over a week. The men are…

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Aeroplane Falls at Calais

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 20

A German aeroplane adorned with 16 iron crosses had been forced to descend at Calais. The petrol tank had been pierced by bullets. Both occupants were…

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"John Bridge" Waybills

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 6

Woolgrowers are just now receiving books of waybills from this firm for the approaching season and a complimentary copy of one of these has…

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Additional Back Road

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 2

Mr. R. Ball, M.L.A., has received the following communication from the office of the Chief Commissioner, dated 7/9/15:—…

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Interstate Railway Fares

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 19

An alteration in the inter-State railway passenger faros will come into operation next month. A minute issued by the traffic auditor of the New South Wales…

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Motor Vehicles' Tax

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 32

The Government having decided to reimpose the motor tax for the present financial year, the police were instructed by the State Treasurer to collect the tax when…

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Roumanian Railways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 21

It is reported that goods traffic on the Roumanian railways has been suspended, apparently in connection with the partial mobilisation of the Roumanian army…

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Milbrulong Railway Yards

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 6

The Secretary for Railways has advised Mr. R. T. Ball, M.L.A, that an additional back road is being laid at the Milbrulong railway yards to allow of…

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Aeroplane Raid in Russia

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Saturday 18 September 1915 · page 2

Five German aeroplanes, flying low, dropped many bombs on the encampment at Kabevum, Russia, killing many women and…

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Victorian Railways Annual Ambulance Competitions. Wodonga Team Secures Silver Medals

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 18 September 1915 · page 5

At the Victorian Railways' annual ambulance competitions held at Blackburn on Wednesday and Thursday, the Wedonga team was placed first for the best…

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Bulgaria Will Remain Neutral. Turco-bulgarian Railway Agreement

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 18 September 1915 · page 2

The Athens correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" states that the Turco-Bulgarian railway agreement has been signed, and this indreates that Bulgaria will…

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Binalong Railway Smash. Victim's Representatives Awarded £1425 Damages. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 18 September 1915 · page 2

A case was concluded to-day in which James Gelling and Eve Thomas, representatives of the late Robert Thomas, who was killed in the Binalong railway smash…

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A Road Matter Before the Board. Neighbors Who Could Not Agree

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 September 1915 · page 2

At the Hay Land Board sitting last week, Louisa M. Willcox applied for permission to enclose road on c.p. 12.7…

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Border Railways. Proposed Corowa-wahgunyah Connection. Riverina Farmers Anxious

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 22 September 1915 · page 1

A rumor is in circulation at Corowa to the effect that the small section of railway promised to link up Corowa and Waligunyah is not the list of the…

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Corowa to Wahgunyah Railway

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 23 September 1915 · page 2

The Victoria Minister of Railways on Tuesday contradicted the rumor that the border railway to link up Corowa with Wairgunyah is not to be taken late…

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A Proposed P.W.P. on the Eurugabah Road. Before the Land Board. An Agreement Arrived at with the Occupier

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 September 1915 · page 2

The Hay Land Board had before it, on Tuesday, a reference by the Minister, as to whether T.S. and C.R. 25,794, parish of lllilawa, should be…

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Bombs on Trieste Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 September 1915 · page 20

"Our aviators." states an Italian communique on Friday, "by dropping bombs damaged the Trieste railway near Gabrovica. An enemy aeroplane dropped bombs…

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Wounded in London. Motor Trips and Concerts. London

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 24 September 1915 · page 6

Sixty motor cars collected 169 wounded Australian and New Zealanders from the hospitals of London and suburbs, and took them to a…

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Fire! Motor-car Ablaze

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 24 September 1915 · page 2

Some little excitement was caused here on Friday evening last about 8.30 p.m., when the metallic clang of the fire-bell was heard. A bright red glare…

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Border Railways. Linking Up Proposal Corowa to Wahgunyah

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 September 1915 · page 7

The Minister of Railway for Victoria contradicted the rumour that the border railway to link up Corowa with Wahgunvah is not to be taken into…

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