Problem: (1) Monmouth Junction was created as the crossroads of three branches of the railway , the New York division of Pennsylvania Railroad , the Rocky Hill and the Jamesburg and Freehold .
(2) Monmouth Junction was created as the junction of three rail branches , the New York division of the Pennsylvania Railroad , the Rocky Hill and the Jamesburg and Freehold .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?
A: yes

Problem: (1) The Dambovita River is a tributary of the Santinica River in Romania .
(2) The river Dambovita is a tributary of the river Santinica in Romania .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?
A: yes

Problem: (1) He was the father of the painter Emanuel Swedenborg and cousin of religious leader John Hesselius .
(2) He was the father of painter Emanuel Swedenborg and cousin of the religious leader John Hesselius .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?
A: yes

Problem: (1) '' Volta '' was refloated and scrapped on 24 November 1943 and bombed and sunk in 1948 .
(2) '' Volta '' was bombed and sunk on 24 November 1943 and later refloated and scrapped in 1948 .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?
A:
no