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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1918

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Sydney Wool Market. Regular Supporters Sidetracked! Emphatic Pro Pest From John "Bridge."

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 2

John Bridge & Co., Ltd., write:— "Wo have never failed, when the true interests of wool growers have been assailed, to utter timely warning…

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Sydney Wool Market. Regular Supporters Side-tracked. Emphatic Protest from "John Bridge."

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 4

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., write:— "We have never failed, when the true interests of woolgrowers have been assailed, to utter timely warning…

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D. & M. Railway Co. Half-yearly Meeting

The Independent · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 2

The 87th half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company was held on Tuesday morning last, when there were present Messrs S…

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Henty-billabong Railway

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 6

Mr. W. Hutchinson chief engineer of the Railway Construction Department), Mr. J. Broughton (Surveyor-General of the Lands Department),…

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Railway Pudding

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

1 cup of flour, 1 cup of suet, 1 teaspoonful baking powder, a little salt and sugar, 1 beaten egg in a cup of milk. Bake about half hour;…

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Something good for Farmers. Henry Ford's New Motor Tractor

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 1

Twenty-four years ago Hen[?]y Ford, of Detrolt, U.S.A., built his first motor car. He now turns out 3000 cars a day, employs a staff of…

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Alleged Larceny at a Railway Station

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 3

Detectives arrested William Henry Ferguson, night officer at the Carlton railway station, in connection with the recent safe robbery there, when…

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Bombs on Zeebrugge Huns Shoot Down Own Aeroplane

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 3

The Amsterdam "Telegraaf" reports that, during the recent aerial attack on Zeebrugge 40 bombs were dropped near Kommadantur. Others greatly damaged…

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Miscellaneous War News German Aeroplane Losses. An Italian official message says:—

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 3

"One of our airships dropped a ton of explosives on an aviation ground southwestward of Vittorio. The Allies have brought down 56 aeroplanes in the past 11…

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D. and M. Railway Co. Half-yearly Meeting. Six Per Cent Dividend

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 4

The 87th half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the above company was held on Tuesday morning. Messrs S. J. Stoughton (action Chairman). J…

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Motor Bike Rums Into Tram Death of the Rider. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 3

A fatal accident occurred at Darlinghurst as the result of a collision between a motor cycle and a tram Harry Merrick, of Boyce street, Glebe, was riding…

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Henty-billabong Railway Agreement for Its Construction. Sydney

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

The Minister for works has signed an agreement with a representative syndicate for the completion of the railway extension from Henty to Billabong, a…

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Railway Time-table

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

When the Honourable R. T. Ball, M.L.A., Minister for Works and Railways, was in Corowa in the middle of December last, he received a…

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Soldiers and Train Fares Must Pay When Travelling

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 4

The Victorian Railway Commissioners have issued instructions that all soldiers travelling on trains without tickets are to be prosecuted irrespective of whether…

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Open Correspondence. Bridge at Tooleybuc. (To the Editor of the Recorder.)

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 2

SIR,—Please allow me a small space to show the great and increasing necessity for a bridge at Tooleybue, one of the three registered stock…

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Loans for Mines and Rail­ways Henty-billabong Scheme

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 4

By a system of raising local loans in the localities to be benefited, the N.S.W. State Government contemplates the construction of certain public works. These…

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Railway Workshop Tragedy Two Men Killed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 4

A tragic accident occurred at Bathurst railway workshops on Tuesday, resulting in the death of two men and the serious injury of a third. The victims were:—…

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Motor Cyclist Killed While Waving to His Betrothed Launceston, Wednesday

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 3

Bernard Gye's betrothed, to whom he was to have been married in a few days, saw him swerve as he waved to her. When the accident occurred, she ran out and…

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Fatal Motoring [?] Car Overturns

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 3

A motor [?] was proceeding on Wednesday of last week from Moruya to Bodalla, driven by Mrs Jermyn, wife of Mr W. Jermyn,…

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Railway Weighbridges. Accuracy Challenged

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 3

In the minds of farmers there have always been doubts about the accuracy of railway weighbridges, and attempts have been made to…

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