Railway Extension
Now that the war is over, agitations ate springing up in various parts of the state for extensions of railways, Tim usual departmental promises to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murray · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1919
909 stories in Murray's papers · page 14 of 46
Holiday Time. Wisewood, Morangarell-road
Dear Uncle Jeff,—I take the pleasure of writing to the "Banner" again. I am sending a piece of poetry, "Flo's Letter." One of the "Banner" cousins asked for it…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Tragedy on Express Train. Prisoner Shot Dead
Pte. E. Jemmett, of the 59th Battalion, was fatally shot on the Sydney express on Friday night. It appears that nine prisoners, recent…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →Peace or Powder Train? Wilson Is Disillusioned. London
In a message from Paris the correspondent of "The Westminster Gazette" describes President Wilson as extremely…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cycling Reliability Contest
For consistency in the reliability contest, the performance of G. Wright on a [?] Harley-Davidson machine fitted with Barnet Glass tyres has not yet been equalled…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →Views of Railway Commissioner
The Chief Railway Commissioner stated to-day that last time the Commonwealth commandeered coal. In 1916, there was no interference with the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rubber Railway Wheels
Despite the efforts in the past to produce a really silent wheel Mr, railways, no successful wheels of this type has been generally adopted by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Court. Thursday, May 1st. (Before Mr Longfield, P.m.). Motor Licenses Cases
The following car owners were fined for having failed to renew their licenses in due time:—C. Connor, J. Ffroat and T. Haynes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Labor Day in Paris No Trams or Newspapers. London
May Day celebrations in Paris will stop all forms of transport and entertainment, says the Paris correspondent of "The Times." Government and municipal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Killed by Motor Car. Melbourne
Mr. George Wilkinson, a builder of Belgrave, was killed by a motor car at Burwood to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Appeal to Motorists and Others
Sir.—May I appeal through your valued columns to owners of private motors or vehicles to assist the Red Cross Society by offering their conveyances for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Returned Soldier Killed Run Over by a Train. Melbourne
Leo. James O'Halloran, a returned soldier, while assisting a sick friend at Flinders street railway station, fell on to the rail track. He was run down…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →South Australian Railways Commissioner Adversely Reported On. Adelaide
The report of the Royal Commission on the South Australian Railways States that the railways are below the level of efficiency and result in loss instead of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Original Correspondence. the National Government's Railway Construction Policy. (To the Editor)
Sir,--We were told by the Government that the winning of the war had to take precedence over everything, that all available funds were being…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Border Quarantine Travellers Blocked at Union Bridge Spasmodic Attempts at Quarantine
Still the Commonwealth Government persists in fruitless endeavors to impose restrictions on traffic between New South Wales and Victoria…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Home of League of Nations on Shores of Lake Geneva. Wireless Station and Aerodrome to Be Erected. London
Several old Geneva families have offered sites for the League of Nations. An area of a square miles and a half is wanted on the shore of the lake…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sensation at Wabba Motor Falls Into Creek
Councillor H. Nankervis, of Towong Shire, had a marvelous escape from death whilst motoring with his daughter on the Upper Murray road on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Kerang-Balranald Railway
The following telegram was despatched by the Kerang Shire Council to the Minister for Lands, Melbourne, and attached is the Minister's reply hereto, in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To Nationalise Coal Mines Railways Quoted
Sir Lee Chlezza Money was heckled by the mine owners' delegates while giving evidence as a witness at the Coal Commission, owing to his contention that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Ill-fated Temora Train
Out from Sydney Central Station On its fatal journoy back The Temora mail train came steaming Down a foggy, midnight track…
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