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Railways, roads & transport, 1918

761 stories in Murray's papers · page 13 of 39

Missing Cornsacks. Claim Against D.&.m. Railway

The Independent · Friday 26 April 1918 · page 2

Before Mr justice Bevan in the District Court on Tuesday. Thomas Leetham proceeded against the Deniliquin and Moama Railway company for the recovery of…

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Shocking Railway Tragedy Man and Girl Killed at Tallangatta Railway Tricycle Run Down by Engine

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 26 April 1918 · page 4

William Christopher Hanlon, railway employe, and his step-daughter, Margaret Bauld, 12 years of age, were run down and killed by a light engine on the railway…

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Railway Junctions Bombed

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 26 April 1918 · page 6

Sir Douglas Haig reports: Twelve tons of tombs were dropped by aviators yesterday on Monin, Armentieres and Thorout Railway junctions. We…

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Railway Commissioner. Mr. Elmslie's " Revelation."

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 April 1918 · page 3

Mr. Elmslie, M.L.A. (Victoria), last week informed a gathering of railway men that he had learned from a source which had hitherto proved to be…

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Corowa Motor Cycle Club

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 April 1918 · page 2

In our advertising columns the secretary of the above club announces that a reliability ride will take place on Sunday, May 5, the route chosen…

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Increased Railway Traffic

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 April 1918 · page 2

Owing to the restriction of inter-State shipping, due to the exigencies of the war, the main trunk line, Melbourne- Sydney-Brisbane, is being…

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Railways Wearing Out

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 27 April 1918 · page 1

In the course of a debate in the Reichstag on the railways, a Progressive Deputy remarked: "Judging from the state of things on our railways, and the…

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Claim Against Railway Co. Missing Cornsacks. Plaintiff Nonsuited

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 April 1918 · page 2

Judge Bevan, in the District Court on Tuesday, dealt with an action in which Thomas Leetham, of Hill Plain, sued the Deniliquin and Moama Railway…

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Fighting in Streets Roads Strewn with Dead. (United Service Special Cable.)

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 29 April 1918 · page 2

Mr Percival Phillips, correspondent of "The Daily Express" on the West front, telegraphs:— "Bretonneux is a battlefield, and the…

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Registration of Railway Union Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 30 April 1918 · page 2

Mr. Claude Thompson, general secretary of the Amalgamated 'Railway and Tramway Service Association, states that, as a result of a conference with Mr. Holme,…

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Fearful Railway Fatality. Tricycle Run Down by Engine Man Cut to Pieces. Stepdaughter Dies From Injuries

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 April 1918 · page 4

A shocking railway accident occurred near Bolga, six miles from Tallangatta (Vic.), about 7 o'clock on Wednesday night. As a result of tho fatality…

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Railway Revenue Buoyant. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 1 May 1918 · page 3

The New Sooth Wales quarterly railway earnings show an increase of £164,649, and an expenditure increase of £91,662, compared with the figures of the…

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Trans-Australian Railway. an Illustrated Pamphlet]

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 2 May 1918 · page 1

We have received an elaborate pamphlet from the Commonwealth Railway Commissioner, illustrating the route of the Trans-Australian…

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Aeroplane Scare Sydney

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 3 May 1918 · page 6

Sydney people are still slightly scared. Many people were gre[?] alarmed last night at an aerop[?] flying over Sydney, It trans[?]…

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"The Second Bridge."

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 May 1918 · page 2

It will be remembered that on the occasion of the last flood the urgent need of more waterway being provided along the approaches was brought…

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Citizen Forces Unfit Asked to Train Additional Drill Days

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 3 May 1918 · page 6

Senator Pearce announced a new scheme for combining every two regiments of Light Horse with every two battalions of infantry at present…

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Railway Trucks May Be Ordered by Phone Sydney

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 3 May 1918 · page 6

Recently the Primary Producers' Union made representations to the Railway Commissioners in connection with disability under which producers…

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Motor Can Fares. Increase Permitted at Wagga

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 May 1918 · page 4

At the meeting of the Wagga Council on April 18 a petition was presented by motor car proprietors asking to be permitted, for various reasons, to…

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Ordering of Railway Trucks Personal Attendance Not Now Necessary

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 4 May 1918 · page 4

Recently the Primary Producers' Union made representations to the N.S.W. Railway Commissioners in connection with the disability under which producers living…

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Coal Strike in Russia Railway Traffic Stopped

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 6 May 1918 · page 3

A telegram from Cracow, in Austrian Galida, states that the strife at the Dombrowa coalfields in Russia is the most serious of any outbreak during the…

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