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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1918

761 stories in Murray's papers · page 37 of 39

No Spectacular Aeroplane Surrender (Reuter.) VANCOUVER

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 9 December 1918 · page 2

There will be no formal surrender of German aeroplanes, as was expected, because it will De impracticable to assemble [?]000 machines in one place It is…

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Railway Porter Hangs Himself. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 9 December 1918 · page 3

A [?] porter named William John Connell, 42, a widower with three children, hanged himself at his residence in Edinburg street, Remington, this…

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Sale of Motor Garage Plant

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 11 December 1918 · page 2

By Alf. Michell and H. F. Jackson on December 12 at 11 o'clock in the assigned estate of L. V. Harris, plant, stock in trade, shop fittings, etc, of his motor…

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Victorian Railway Extensions PIANGIL & MANANGATANG

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 11 December 1918 · page 1

In the Legislative Assembly on the 22nd ult. the following motions dealing with new railway extensions were considered:—…

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The Condobolin-Broken Hill Railway. Trains Running to Trida and Roto

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 11 December 1918 · page 2

The Public Works Department has sent the following totter to Mr B. J. Doe. M.L.A.: "In furtherance of the letter dated 21st October, from the Minister's…

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Returned Soldiers in Railway Department

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 December 1918 · page 32

Mr. Ball, Minister for Works and Railways, received the following report from the Railway Commissioners:—"Where a returned soldier employe, after resuming…

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New Railway to Be Built

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 16 December 1918 · page 3

The chief factor governing new railway construction in N.S.W. will probably be the opening np of land for soldier settlement…

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Contr[?]g American Railways (Reuter) WASHINGTON

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 16 December 1918 · page 2

Extension of the period for the Government central of [?]roads for five years, until Janu[?]y 1, 1934, was recommended to Congress last night by Mr. W. G. A'Adoo…

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Farmers and Wheat Roads

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 December 1918 · page 4

It is expected that one of the matters to be dealt with at the meeting of the Central Wheat Beard is Melbourne will be the adoption of a uniform…

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Motor Car Turns Over Three Men Pinned to Road Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 17 December 1918 · page 2

A motor accident, in which five occupants of the car had a narrow escape from serious injury, occurred shortly after [?] o'clock yesterday afternoon about two…

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Railway Smash Near Walla. Narrow Escape of Passengers

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 December 1918 · page 2

A sensational accident happened to the Culcalrn-Corowa train on Saturday morning, midway between Culcalr[?] and Walla. The train, which left Cukalrn…

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Train Facilities. Another Agitation

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 19 December 1918 · page 1

A director of the Jerilderie Pastures Protection Board, at its meeting on Monday of last week, a [?]…

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Accident at the New Bridge

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 19 December 1918 · page 2

On Tuesday an accident happened on the side track of the new bridge. A motor car was coming from Wodonga and a man on horseback was going from Albury…

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Accidents on Albury Road Disgraceful State of Bridges

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 19 December 1918 · page 2

The Wodonga-Albury road bridges at present are a menace to public safety, especially the first bridge after leaving Wodonga. On Monday an incident that…

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Break of Gauge. Railway Experts’ Report

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 19 December 1918 · page 1

The report of the board of experts, consisting of the chief mechanical engineers and the chief permanent way engineers of the Commonwealth…

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An Aeroplane Mail Service. New York and Chicago

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 December 1918 · page 2

The New York-Chicago airplane mail has been permanently inaugurated…

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Fire on a Train. Trucks of Chaff Ignited

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 December 1918 · page 4

There was some excitement among the passengers of the Tocumwal train on Saturday afternoon last, when it became known that a couple of trucks…

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House Run Over by Train Building Smashed to Pieces. Ararat

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 20 December 1918 · page 2

A sensational railway accident happened last evening at Ararat. Messrs. W. Bell and Sons, carriers, were removing a large house on a jinker drawn by eight…

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N.s.w. Railways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 December 1918 · page 7

The Railway Commissioners have furnished to Mr. Bail, Minister for Railways, a comparative statement of the essential features of the operations of the railways…

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Railway Goods Shed

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 December 1918 · page 2

On the 25th, 26th, 27th and 28th of December, and Wednesday, 1st January, the Goods-shed will be closed. except for the receipt and delivery…

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