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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1915

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Invasion of Canada. Is a Plot Brewing? German Blows Up Bridge

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 2

A sensation has been caused in Canada by the wilful destruction of a railway bridge on the line connecting Montreal with Halifax and other Atlantic points…

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Canadian Bridge Blown Up

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 23

A sensation was caused by the destruction of a railway bridge on the line connecting Montreal with Halifax and other points on the Atlantic coast. A German, who was…

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Sensation in Canada. Important Railway Bridge Blown UP. Dynamited by a German

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 1

A sensation has been caused by the destruction of a railway bridge over the line connecting Montreal with Halifax and other points on the Atlantic coast…

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Reduced Train Service. Extras Put on in the South-west

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 6

The alteration in the train Service is causing considerable inconvenience to business, people and travellers generally. The mail train which arrived on…

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Restricted Train Service. Commencement Postponed. Proposal to Alter Days of Running

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 2

The commencement of the restricted train service to Hay, which was to have been entered upon on the 7th inst., has been postponed for at least…

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Turks at Suez. Retreat After Skirmish. Attempt to Bridge the Canal. LONDON

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 2

It in announced that the Turks operating in Egypt made an attempt to bridge the Suez Canal at Tousoun. The enemy was repulsed, and all his bridging material…

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Railway Meeting at Pleasant Hills

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 25

On Saturday afternoon last a meeting of farmers and others interested in the proposed, Herty to Daysdale railway, was held…

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Rabbits Along the Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 33

At the Wagga Pastures Hoard meeting, the matter of the rabbit infested state of Die land along the railway towards Uranquinty was brought up for discussion…

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Border Railways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 32

Mr. Mackinnon, Victorian Minister of Railways, accompanied by Mr. H. M'Kenzio, M.L.A., left Echuca on Friday by motor car on a tour of the district…

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Cycling and Motoring. Some Notes of the Week

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 3

War reports to hand from Europe from time to time mention the valuable work being successfully carried on by wheelmen at the front. In this…

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Run Over by His Own Motor Car

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 5

Of all the remarkable experiences that the Hon. C. S. Rolls has "enjoyed," [?]ither in the ground or in the air, he places [?] little incident which happened at Gloa…

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Railway Retrenchment

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 8

In the Assembly on Monday night, Mr. Cann, replying to a question, informed the House that the Government did not intend to allow the railway…

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Border Railways. the Riverina Route

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 7

At the end of last week the Minister for Railways (Mr. Mackinnon) went over the route of the proposed railway from Moama to Moulamein, connecting…

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Railway Reduction Criticism in Parliament

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 1

In the Legislative Assembly last week Mr Boston (Wagga) moved the adjournment of the [?] the decision of [?] Railway…

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Attempt to Bridge the Canal

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 2

After the attempts of the Turks to bridge the Suez Canal had been frustrated they still attacked the defending force. It is understood that the…

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To Blast a Road to Warsaw. Germany Adopts the Mace-donian Phalanx. and Suffers Frightful Slaughter. '

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 2

It is state at Petrograd that the Get man attempt to force the defence of Borjimoff by sheer weight, using iu[?]lantry 'as cavalry were used in the old days, has…

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Plight of Turkish Troops. Enemy Constructing a Railway. To Bring Troops to the Canal

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 2

A former officer of the Egyptian army, who has visited the Turkish camps, stats that 90,000 Turks and 20,000 Bedou[?]us are in the main camps at Eh[?]yesr[?], 22…

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A Motor Thief Is Apprehended Smart Capture by Wodonga Police

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 3

At 1.45 p.m. yesterday, the Wodonga police received a message from Benalla to the effect that a 25 h.p., double seated Opel motor car, No. 0,004 has been stolen…

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The Falkiner Road Train

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 2

The electric railless road train, which some time back was imported from Germany by Mr. R. S. Falkiner, in due course arrived in…

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The War. Monday's Cables in France and Belgium British Aeroplane Bombs a Submarine

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 2

The situation in the west has not changed perceptibly during the past few days. There have been a series of more or less disconnected engagements along…

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