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Railways, roads & transport, 1904

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Railway Notes. Things Worth Knowing

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 11 May 1904 · page 4

For the information of the general public, we extent the following interesting facts of railway fares, rates, etc., for New South Wales, from table recently revised…

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Railway Changes

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 May 1904 · page 3

THE Railway Commissioners have just introduced a new railway rates book, which came into operation on and from Monday last, and a copy of the book has…

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The Riverina Railway Traffic

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 12 May 1904 · page 4

A revival of the old border railway war is threatened (says the Melbourne "Age." The Railway Commissioners have found it necessary to call for special reports…

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Railway Cut by Bandits. London, May 10

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 12 May 1904 · page 2

The railway between Port Arthur and Mukden has been cut by bandits at Haicheng, 32 miles from Niuchwang…

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Railway Cut by Bandits

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 May 1904 · page 3

The railway between Port Arthur and Moukden has been cut by bandits at Haicheng. 32 mils from Niuchwang…

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Closing of Road

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 4

It has been decided to resume the undermentioned land as being unnecessary for the purposes for which it was delicated. Description of Road Opened:-Devintion…

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A Deliberate Suicide. Decapitated by a Train

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 2

A man's headless corpse was last night found on the main northern railway [?] near the Queensland border. The man's neck was lying on the rails,…

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Ammunition Train. a Run to Port Arthur. London, May 12

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 2

A telegram received at St. Petersburg from General Kuropatkin states that a supply of ammunition has been sent in to Port Arthur…

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The Very Latest. Railway to Port Arthur. Reopening Officially Denied. Important Japanese Military Movements. Landing of 20,000 Japanese at Pitweyo. Report of Capture of Dalny Believed to Be Premature. Destruction of Docks and Piers by Russians. a Demoralised Cossack Column Japanese Silently Preparing for a Coup. Frontal Attack on Liaoyang Intended. Important Engagement Impending. London, May 13

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 2

Admiral Alexieffs report that the railway to Port Arthur has been re-opened since Monday has been officially contradicted from Tokio…

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Railway Notes. Things Worth Knowing

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 4

Fur the information of the general public, we extract the following interesting facts of railway faces, rates, etc., for New South Wales, from tables recently revised…

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Local and General News. Railway Returns

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 2

The total revenue earned at Wagga railway station, as shown by the railway returns for the month of April, amounted to the sum of £2669. The total tonnage…

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The King Intercepted. a Tramp's Unsuccessful Attempts. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 5

An elderly man, apparently a tramp, attempted to reach King Edward's carriage as it was proceeding along the avenue at Newmarket yesterday. On…

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The Railways Conference of Commissioners

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 3

The conference of interstate railway commissioners, which began on Wednesday of last week, was concluded on Wednesday. The meeting was of great…

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Latest News. the Port Arthur Railway. Why It Was Reopened. London, Thursday Afternoon

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 5

The impression is entertained that the reported re-opening of the railway from Mukden to Port Arthur, was due to a gale which lasted three days preventing…

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Railway to Port Arthur. Notable Repairing Work

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 5

General Kauropatkin telegraphs that the railways in the Liao-tung, damaged by the Japanese have been repaired under the supervision pf Colonel…

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The Very Latest. Naval Guns Sent to Harbin. Siberian Railway Again Inter Rupted. Kuropatkin Will Avoid Decisive Engagements. to Be Reinforced by Two Army Corps in August. Kindly Treatment of Russian Prisoners. Opinions of Military Critics Believe Russian Position to Be Very Unsafe. Japanese Sweeping Movements in Operation. 20,000 Japanese Masking Port Arthur. Japanese Driving Russians Like Sheep. Severe Fighting in the Hills. Heavy Russian Loss. London, May 16

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1904 · page 2

It is stated that many ship's guns have been sent from St. Petersburg to Harbin, the new Russian base in Manchuria…

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Request to the Railway Commissioners

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 17 May 1904 · page 2

A largely attended meeting of the Wagga Farmers and Settlers Association was held in Wagga on Saturday afternoon, Mr. T. Strout presiding…

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Fort Arthur Railway

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 17 May 1904 · page 2

Viceroy Alexieff and his Chief of Staff, General Pflugg admit that rail-way communication between Mukden and Port Arthur has again been…

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Closing of Road

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1904 · page 4

It has been decided to resume the undermentioned land as being unnecessary for the purposes for which it was dedicated. Description of Road Opened:-Deviation…

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Railway Notes. Things Worth Knowing

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1904 · page 4

For the information of the general public, we extract the following interesting facts of railway fares, rates etc., for New South Wales, from tables recently revised…

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