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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1919

909 stories in Murray's papers · page 26 of 46

Railway Smash at Cootamundra

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 August 1919 · page 20

A sensational railway accident took place at Cootamundra on Friday night. Twelve trucks broke away from a goods train when going up an inchine. Gather…

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Football. East End Defeats Railway

The Independent · Friday 8 August 1919 · page 2

The weather in the morning was not promising for the game last Wednesday, but later is cleared up and was all that could be desired. The prevailing epidemic of…

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D. & M. Railway Coy. Half-yearly Meeting

The Independent · Friday 8 August 1919 · page 2

The 90th half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the above company was held at the Company's office. Deniliquin, on Tuesday morning last. (Mr. S. John Staughton…

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Cartridges on Tram Line Young Lady Injured

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 8 August 1919 · page 6

Whilst the tram was travelling on the Spit-road last night two explosions occurred under the wheels. Miss Laura Thompson, who was passing at the…

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Riverina's Railway Requirements. the Tocumwal Railway Yards

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 8 August 1919 · page 2

The Tocumwal Progress Association is making a determined effort to have the Victorian and N.S.W. Governments see the necessity of…

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Hay Railway Station. Great Increase in Business. Comparison of 1917-18 with 1918-19

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 August 1919 · page 2

The takings and traffic at the Hay railway station during the past year disclose a marked increase in business, and in the work of the station, as…

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Upkeep of Country Roads SYDNEY,Friday

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 9 August 1919 · page 2

The Country Committee of the National Party, at a special meeting to-day, de[?] with the question of the establishment of the main Roads Board…

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East-west Railway. Big Strike Threatened. Ad[?]laide

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 9 August 1919 · page 2

A threatened strike on the East-West railway line owing to a dis[?]uto between the A[?]tralion Workers' Union and the Federal Government, is reported…

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D. and M. Railway Coy

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 August 1919 · page 2

The 90th half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the above Company was held on Tuesday morning at the railway station. Messrs S. J. Stoughton…

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Strikes in Britain. Railway and Police Strikes Over. Coal Miners Still Out. London, August 8

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 11 August 1919 · page 3

The London and South Western railway strike has ended. The tube men are also resuming. Sir Neville Macready states that…

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Tram Strike Collapses. London, August 9

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 12 August 1919 · page 3

It is announced that the strike in Liverpool has collapsed, and work has been resumed on the conditions existing before the strike. The hours are to be…

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Liverpool Strike Collapses. Tramway Men Go Back under Old Conditions

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 August 1919 · page 2

The tramway strike at Liverpool has collapsed, and work has been resumed on pre-strike conditions. The wages and hours will be revised…

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Heavy Railway Traffic. Shortage of Trucks

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 August 1919 · page 3

Heavy traffic continues between the Wahgunyah and Corowa railway stations, and there is a great congestion in tbe Corowa yards on account of…

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Recent Railway Fatality. Allocation of Compensation

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 13 August 1919 · page 4

At the Albury District Court yesterday, Bertha [?], Widow of the in to Thomas Herbert [?] (who was Killed by being ran down by an angina at Albury goods…

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Premier's Policy Speech Big Railway Programme Interesting Legislation Promised

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 13 August 1919 · page 3

Mr. W. .A. Holman, premier of New south Wales, delivered his policy speech at Listnore to-night. He addressed a packed meeting and had an excellent…

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Railway Inspectors. Provision for Dependents. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 13 August 1919 · page 3

To-day at the annual gathering of inspectors in the Railway Service, it was dealded that, in order to render assistance to the wlves and children of…

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Motor Smash at Centennial Park. Front Wheel Flies Off. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 14 August 1919 · page 3

A motor smash at Contemn[?] Park this afternoon resulted in the driver of the car, Gorald King, 35 years of age, residing at The Avenue, Randwick,…

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Man-driven Aeroplane

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 August 1919 · page 23

Poulain. a wellknown Parisian cycit, lias covered a short distance in a manpower aeroplane propelled by himself…

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Upkeep of Country Roads

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 August 1919 · page 3

The Country Committee of the National Party, at a special meeting last week, dealt with the question of the establishment of the Main Roods…

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Railway Congestion

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 15 August 1919 · page 3

We have been informed that yesterday morning there were 279 tracks of merchandise consigned to Tocumwal hung up at railway…

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