East-west Railway Route
In an interview after his arrival at Kalgoorlie, Sir John Forrest said the country passed through on the transcontinental railway line, with the exception…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1917
636 stories in Murray's papers · page 29 of 32
Railway Returns
The Commissioners' railway report for the quarter ending September 30 shows a decrease of £377,229 in earnings, and a decrease of £233,060 in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Accident Man Killed at Cootamundra
A man named Frederick Day, a gangor in charge of a gang, re-laying on part of the Temora lino, was killed at 6.30 p.m. on Saturday night,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motoring Notes
Official sources show that there are 40,344 cars, 2,220 commercial vehicles, and 22,180 motor cycles now running in Australia. As…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Free Passes on Railways. Discussion at Local Government Conference
At the Local Government conference a motion was submitted deploring the action of the Government in refusing free passes and the action of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At North Deniliquin. Houses Abandoned. Roads and Footpaths Damaged
As usual North Deniliquin residents again suffered, by comparison, more than those on the south side of the river. For four months owing to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Flood at Deniliquin Scores of Houses Inundates. Main Streets Under Water. Roads and Footpaths Damaged
Two months ago it was predicted in the “Pastoral Times” that there was every likelihood of great (floods [?] in [?] Murray and Edward rivers in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident on the Bridge
On Sunday afternoon last about 4.30 a nasty accident occurred on the road between Corowa and Wahgunyah. Mr. and Mrs. J. Aylward and child, from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney to Melbourne by Aeroplane. a Successful Trip. Mishap at Goulburn
Mr. A. G. F. James, Minister for Public Instruction, left the Richmond Aviation School on Thursday morning in a Curtis biplane en route for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trans-Australian Railway. Opening Ceremony Cancelled., Sydney, Thursday
It is announced that the official opening ceremony to have taken place connection with the trans-Australian railway has been cancelled…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mails by Aeroplane
Mail was exchanged for the first time between two towns in South Australia by means of aeroplane to-day. Aviator Grahame Carey, of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lower River Road
The position in which settlers along the Lower River Road are placed, as a result of the floods, was clearly demonstrated fo those town…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"The Road to Understanding."
This is a typical Eleanor Porter novel. It is just the sort of story one always gets from the author of "Pollyanna." It is pleasant, gentle,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway and Tram Men
At a meeting of the executive of the Tramway Employees' Union it was reported that the secretary, in company with Mr. Carroll (Railway and Traffic Association),…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Great Western Railway
Information received concerning the arrangements in connection with the official opening of the Great Western Railway, on November 12, shows that…
Continued on Trove, page 44 →Railway Commissionership
It is understood the State Cabinet will not appoint another Railway Com missioner…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Overloading the Railway System. To the Editor
Sir,—The Railway Commissioners' report for the last financial year is full of interesting matter as usual. It shows for instance, that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Original Correspondence (We do not hold ourselves in any way responsible for opinions expressed by correspondents.--Ed.) Overloading the Railway System. (To the Editor.)
Sir,--The Railway Commissioners' report for the last financial year is full of interesting matter as usual. It shows, for instance, that the system…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Cars Required
In connection with next Sunday's trip to Savernake, in the interests of the Corowa Hospital, the secretary of the Border Brass Band would be pleased…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Highway Robbery in New Zealand. a Motor Car Stuck Up. the Driver Shot Dead and Occupants Injured. Robbers Get Away with £4000 SYDNEY, Friday Night
A sensational highway robbery has occurred at Greymouth, New land. William Hall, employed at the Point Elizabeth mine, and P. James,…
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