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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1917

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Victorian Railways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 August 1917 · page 19

Owing to the stoppage of coal supplied to the Victorian Hallways the Commissioners recommended the Cabinet to arange for a limited curtailment of the…

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The Railway Strike. Sydney. Monday, 8 30 p.m

The Independent · Friday 31 August 1917 · page 4

Mr Arthur William Buckler. Labour member for Surry Bills in the Legislative Assembly, who was arrested on warrant on Saturday afternoon on…

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The Railway Strike. Sydney

The Independent · Friday 31 August 1917 · page 2

The conspiracy charges against Messrs Kavanagh. Thompson, Willis, and Buckley have been remanded till Monday week. Mr Fuller has been notified that two…

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Railway Work

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 31 August 1917 · page 2

Men are busily engaged on the breaks in the railway line between here and Mywee, but it is anticipated that it will be fully a month…

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Railway Service

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 31 August 1917 · page 3

Owing to the shortage of coal in Victoria, and the necessity of conserving supplies we understaud that the railway service is to be curtailed…

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Motoring Notes

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 31 August 1917 · page 3

Anybody who finds it difficult to obtain silent gear changes should make a short test drive with the footboards removed, and watch his…

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Sequel to Motor Collision

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 31 August 1917 · page 2

In the Country Court, Melbourne on Thursday last, before Judge Moule and a jury, Charles H. Smith, watchmaker and jeweller, of Millson Street…

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The Railway Strike. First Bloodshed. a Striker Shot by a Lorryman. a Second Striker Wounded. Syndey, Friday morning

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 August 1917 · page 2

Two voluntary workers named Reginald Wearne and Chas. Thorpe were driving lorries to Camperdown when th[?] were attacked and assaulted by a…

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Mails by Aeroplane

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 September 1917 · page 4

A regular aeroplane service between New York and Chicago is prosed. It is estimated that the flight of 720 miles could be made in from six to ten hours,…

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Motor Strikes Sulky Young Lady Injured Charses Against Driver Fail

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 September 1917 · page 2

Arthur Franks, a motor mechanic, of Shepparton, was charged at the Supreme Court on Wednesday, with negligently driving a car and injuring Winifred…

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More Train Ourtailment

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 September 1917 · page 2

The strike is responsible for another train curtailment. Commencing from yesterday, the afternoon, train which ran on Monday and Tuesdays between…

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An Enemy Aeroplane Bombs Dover One Man Killed. German Aeroplanes Visit Dunkirk. Several Civilians Killed

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 September 1917 · page 2

A hostile aeroplane crossed the East Kent coast at 11.45 on Sunday night, and flew seawards a few minutes later. A few bombs were dropped…

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The Railway Strike. SYDNEY, Monday. 3.30 p.m

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 September 1917 · page 2

As feared, the gas employees came out this morning as soon as an attempt was made to work the collier loaded by loyalists. Volunteers are being got…

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Motoring Notes

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 5 September 1917 · page 4

If, when inflating an empty tyre, the valve be arranged at the top dead centre, the closing of the plunger will be assisted by gravity, thus…

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The Railway Strike. Sydney

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 5 September 1917 · page 2

The railway traffic is steadily increasing and running smoothly, and 1000 railway hands returned to work. The gas workers came out to-day as…

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120 Train Strikers Return to Work Mediation Over. Another I.W.W. Sentenced. Sydney, Wednesday Evening

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 6 September 1917 · page 2

One hundred and twenty tram strikers returned to work during the twenty-four hours ended 9 o’clock this morning, including a prominent…

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Motor Car Driver in Trouble. Case Taken From the Jury

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 6 September 1917 · page 1

At the Deniliquin Supreme Court on Wednesday of last, week, before fore Mr.Justice Ferguson, two charges were preferred against [?]…

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Russia's Roads

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 7 September 1917 · page 4

Russia is almost a roadless land. It is inconceivable to the foreign visitor who has ever left the beaten track of the railways in Russia how…

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The Mount Buffalo Road

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 September 1917 · page 31

Unusual public interest was evinced in the proceedings in the Bright court when, Constable Elliott, acting under instructions from the Secretary for Lands,…

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Wahgunyah Nursery Bridge. Matter Dismissed by Rutherglen Shire Council

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 September 1917 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Rutherglen Shire Council a letter was read from Mr. F. de Castolla, bringing under notice the advisability of having a bridge…

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