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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1918

761 stories in Murray's papers · page 14 of 39

Use of Limburg Railway

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

While the precise arrangements between Holland and Germany with regard to the Limburg railway are not yet known to the public in Holland and Britain…

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Aeroplane Construction Delayed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 2

Mr. Newton Baker, Secretary for War, has told the Military Committee that he needs £3,000,000,000 for the immediate war programme. Mr. Baker said the…

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Dangerous Motor Car Driving

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 4

A party of tennis players of Wangaratta who visited Becchworth on Monday had a sensational and very dangerous experience on the return trip (says…

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Suicide in a Train. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 8 May 1918 · page 2

On the arrival of a train at Hornsby station to-day, Private Herbert Bodson, a Queenslander, was found dead in the lavatory of a second-class carriage,…

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Proposed Wymah Bridge

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 9 May 1918 · page 4

It seems that the construction of a bridge at Wymah is still problematical. About a month age the Hume shire council received a letter from the N.S.W…

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Improved Railway Service. Night Train to Tocumwal Desired

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 9 May 1918 · page 3

At the meeting of the Berrigan Shire Council on Monday last, Councillor Quirk drew attention to the that a train leaves Melbourne at…

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The Barooga Read. a Government Grant for Erection of Bridge

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 9 May 1918 · page 3

At the meeting of the Berrigan Shire Council on Monday Iast a letter was read from the Local Government Department advising that an…

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Renewing Howlong Bridge Government Grant of £1500. Department Stipulates Conditions

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 9 May 1918 · page 4

Mr. R. T. Ball, Minister for Works, has written to the Hume shire council advising that the Treasury had set apart £1500 for the renewal of No. 4 bridge,…

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[?] Railway [?] a New Facility

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 9 May 1918 · page 4

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

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No Road for U-boats

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 22

Mr. Archibald Hurd. the naval critic of the "Daily Telegraph," says, in discussing the new danger zone in the North Sea defined by the British Admiralty:—"This…

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Restrictions on Railway Travelling

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 2

Sir Albert Stanley, President of the Board of Trade, has announced that owing to the enormous increase in the volume of railway traffic, further drastic…

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Treatment of Motor Tyres

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 3

Proper treatment of tyres is not a matter which has engaged the attention of motorists as much as it might have done. True, most drivers have…

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Victorian Railway Commissioners on Tour

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 3

The Victorian Railway Commissioners, who during the week have been making an inspection of the lines in the North-Eestern district, visited…

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Henty-billabong Railway Minister to Turn First Sod To-day

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 3

Henty will be en fete to-day when Mr. R. T. Ball (Minister for Works) will officially turn the first sod in the earth works of the Henty-Billabong railway…

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Wages of Railway Employes £20,000,000 for Back Pay

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 3

American railway employes whose wages are lower than a certain minimum have been recommended for an increase. If this is accepted by Mr. M'Adoo, Secretary…

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Railway to Tumbarumba Minister Urged to Completeline

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 13 May 1918 · page 3

Mr. Ball (Minister for Works and Railways), accompanied by Mr. Manning, M.L.A., had a busy tour through southeastern Riverina on Thursday, Friday and…

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Rival Routes and Opposition Henty Traders Who Dont Want to See Thee Railway

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 13 May 1918 · page 3

It was in 1907 that the Henty-Pleasant Hills-Daysdale railway was first projected. The Daysdale F. and S. Association invited representatives of the Pleasant Hills…

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Turning the Sob. Henty-billabong Railway Public Loans for Public Works Minister Appeals for Suprplus Wealth

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 13 May 1918 · page 3

The turing of the first sod in the earthworks of the Henty-Billabong railway by Mr. Ball (Minister for works and Railways), attracted a fairly large crowd…

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Hampered by Broken Roads Repairs Feverishly Made

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 2

A correspondent at the British Headquarters on the West front telegraphs:— The delay in resuming the offensive is less due to the difficulty of getting the…

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Portions of Railway Washed Away King River Receding Moyhu, Monday Night

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 2

The King river is fast receding here to-night. Portions of the narrow gauge railway to Whitfield, which were swept away by floods last year, have again yielded to…

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