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Railways, roads & transport, 1918

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Loss on Federal Railways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 November 1918 · page 33

In the annual report of the workings of the Commonwealth railways, furnished by the commissioner, and presented to the House of Representatives by the Minister…

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Anzacs on Leave. Railway Passes for Relatives

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 November 1918 · page 19
Also in The Riverine Grazier

The New South Wales Government has decided to grant free first-class railway tickets from country stations to Sydney and return to permit of original Anzacs…

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Americans Cross the Meuse Nearing Sedan Railway

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 8 November 1918 · page 2

An American official report says: Our First Army crossed the Meuse; south of Dun (south of Stenay) under a heavy cannonade, which frequently…

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Railway for Arsenal Its Construction Approved Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 8 November 1918 · page 2

This afternoon the Parliamentary standing committee on Public Works submitted its report to the Commonwealth Parliament on the proposed railway to connect…

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Correspondence. Increased Railway Charges. To the Editor

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 8 November 1918 · page 3

Sir,—Railway fares and freights are to be increased again. That is the third general increase. In the hard times which tin eaten when the war…

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Proposed Bridge Over Murray at Wymah

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 9 November 1918 · page 1

Mr. A. G. Manning, M.L.A., is in receipts of the following letter from the Under Secretary of the Local Government Department, Sydney:—…

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Train Wreck in New Zealand Express Hits a Landslip. Wellington

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 9 November 1918 · page 2

The Auckland express at Wellington to-day ran into a landslip near Mataroa. Iwc cars and the mail van were telescoped. Two postal officials were killed. Two…

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Anzacs on Leave. Railway Passes for RELATl[?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 November 1918 · page 2

The New South Wales Governm[?] has decided to grant tree first-class[?] way, tickets from country station [?] Sydney and return to permit of [?]…

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General Railway Strike in Germany 200,000 Deserters in Berlin Copenhagen

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 11 November 1918 · page 2

Reuter's Copenhagen correspondent slates that a general railway strike has broken out in Germany. There are 200,000 army deserters at…

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Electric Train Test in Melbourne Testy Miles an Hour

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 12 November 1918 · page 1

On Sunday morning for the first time a fully equipped electric train was tested under service conditions on the main line between Newmarket and Essendon:…

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Latest Telegrams. Sydney. Friday Evening. Railway Accident in N.Z.

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 November 1918 · page 1

The Auckland express from Wellington, N.Z., ran into a landslip near Mataroa. Two cars and the mail van were telescoped. Two postal officials…

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Anzacs on Leave. Railway Passes for Relatives

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 November 1918 · page 2

The New South Wales Government has decided to grant free first-class railway tickets from country stations to Sydney and return to permit of…

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Original Correspondence (We do not hold ourselves in any way responsible for opinions expressed by correspondents.--Ed.) Increased Railway Charges. . (To the Editor.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 November 1918 · page 3

Sir,--Railway fares aud freights are to be increased again. That is the third general increase. In the hard times which threaten when the war is…

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Tramway Men Get Extra Pay

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 13 November 1918 · page 2

The tramway men who work to-day and to-morrow will receive double pay in the current par period, and also two days' holidays at future dates, in lieu of two…

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Anzacs on Leave Railway Passes for Relatives

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 13 November 1918 · page 2

The New South Wales Government has decided to grant free railway tickets from country stations to Sydney and return to permit of original…

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John Bridge

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 14 November 1918 · page 3

John Bridge & Co., Ltd., report under date 9th November 1918:— The dates for our Appraisements for the remainder of the year are as…

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Express Train Wrecked

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 November 1918 · page 32

The Auckland to Wellington express ran into a land slip at Mataroa, near Taihape, at 6 a.m. on Friday. The mail van and one carriage were telescoped, and two…

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Complaint About Increased Railway Fares

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 November 1918 · page 32

The increased railway faros formed the subject of questions put to the Premier in the Legislative Assembly. Mr. Bruntnell referring to the Cabinet statement that…

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Cricket Albury and Border Associations To-morrow's Matches Railway United v Continuation School

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 15 November 1918 · page 4

On Billson's Park. The Continuation School will be selected from:—C. Bunton, Carrick, Farry. Frauenfelder, Fuller, Hus[?] Lyons, Nagle, Roxburgh, Schneider…

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