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Railways, roads & transport, 1916

866 stories in Murray's papers · page 37 of 44

A British AEroplane Raid in Alsace

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 October 1916 · page 2

Eleven British bombarding aeroplanes, accompanied by five protecting aeroplanes, dropped 1300 projectiles on the Hagenau blast furnaces, causing…

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The Position of Roumania The Latest Developments. The Czar Assures King Ferdinand of His Support. Reported Destruction of the Cernavoda Bridge

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 October 1916 · page 2

The Roumanian communique says: The Uzul valley battle continues. We here advanced and prisonered 200. In the Oitoz Valley we completely…

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A Scientific Detective Story. How Professor Reiss, of Lausanne University, Unravelled a Famous Crime with a Bloodstained Towel and Railway Ticket

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 27 October 1916 · page 6

Mme. Gulan was the wealthy widow of Jean Howard Gulan, former president of the Bank of France. Mme. Guian was seventy years old. One…

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Railway Revenue

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 27 October 1916 · page 4

The annual report of the Victorian Railway Commissioners show that at the Cobrani railway station 4041 passenger journeys realised…

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Bolting Railway Tricycle. Novel Method of Derailment

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 28 October 1916 · page 4

A novel incident occurred to a railway employe in the vicinity of Ebden, whilst engaged travelling per motor tricycle on the Wodonga-Tallangatta railway line…

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Corowa-culcairn Train. Alteration in Timetable Deferred

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 31 October 1916 · page 3

The proposed alteration to the time table on the Corowa-Culcairn line, which was to have come into operation yesterday has been deferred to the 12th…

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The Balkans. Serbian Success Continue. Obstinate Fighting on Both Sides A German AEroplane Brought Down

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 31 October 1916 · page 2

A Salonika message states that the Serbians continue to gain the advantage north of Neulvelo, in bitter fighting, which continues with obstinate…

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Railway Men's Strike

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 31 October 1916 · page 2

An Athens message says that the situation in Greece has been complicated by the strike of employes on the Larissa railway. The men are demanding higher par…

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Corowa-culcairn Train. Alteration in Time-table Deferred

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 1 November 1916 · page 2

The proposed alteration to the time table on the Corowa Culcairn line, which was to have come into operation on Monday, has teen deferred to the 12th inst…

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Sashless Window Pane for Railway Cars

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 1 November 1916 · page 6

The last vestige of wood entering into the design of the modern American passenger coach has disappeared in the utilisation of the sashless…

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Albury Train Service. Proposed Alteration Bad for Business

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 2 November 1916 · page 2

The following letter from the Albury Chamber of Commerce, was read at last night's meeting of the Albury Municipal Council…

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Mr. Hughes. Returns to Melbourne. Leaves Train at Seymour. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 2 November 1916 · page 3

Mr. W. M Hughes, the Prime Minister, was expected to return to Melbourne by the Sydney express to-day, and a larger crowd than usual was present at the…

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Train Service

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 2

The altered time-table of the running of trains from Narandera to Tocumwal which was to have commenced on 30th October, has been…

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Corowa-culcairn Train. Deputation to Commissioners. Favourable Reply Received

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 5

The deputation representing almost very town on the line from Corowa to Cuieairn waited on the Chief Commissioner for Railways on Tuesday last, to…

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Motor Cars in United States

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 44

"This is a nation of automobile owners," says the New York "Times." "Nothing like the distribution of motor vehicles in this country is to be found in any other…

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Marvels of the Motor Ambulance

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 38

When the war broke out the methods of transporting wounded from the firing-line to the base hospitals wore far from perfect, though the British Medical…

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I.w.w. in Railways. Drastic Action by Commissioners

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 4

A vigorous campaign against the organisation known as the Industrial Workers of the World, has been commenced by the Deputy-Chief Commissioner for N.S.W…

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Didn't Mind the Motor

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 4

Ikey Levenstein had been doing so well lately in the pawnbroking business that he considered it would not be extravagant for him to purchase…

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Some Motor-car Rules

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 3

In driving the motor-car don't speed. Don't run on the battery. Don't let the clutch in suddenly…

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The Railways and the Iw.w Some Dismissals from the Service SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 2

It has transpired that a number of railway employees applied for admission to the I.W.W. Mr. Fraser the Deputy Commissioner, took steps in…

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