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Railways, roads & transport, 1919

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Motoring Notes. Revival of Motor Racing

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 13 December 1919 · page 3

[?] French are determined to revive [?]racing at an early date. Already [?]mising a meeting of cars and [?] cycles in the neighborhood of Le…

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East-west Railway Strike

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 13 December 1919 · page 6

Mr.N.G.Bell, Commisioner of Commonwealth Railways, announced that the strike of engine drivers and fireman on the east-west railway,which began on October…

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Is It a Scare? Olla Podrida From the Weir. From Mouse Traps to Motor Cars. (Contributed)

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 13 December 1919 · page 4

The occupants of a large tent at the Mitia Weir aroused on Thursday night by an unusual sound; and soon became aware of the presence of introders…

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Railway Engineers Dissatisfied. Claim for Shorter Hours and Higher Pay. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 13 December 1919 · page 5

The Amalgamated Society of Engineers will consider the question of hours and claims for increased wages to-morrow night. Mrs. Gibson, organiser of the society,…

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Unemployed at Christmas Time. I Work on Tram Links and House Sites

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 15 December 1919 · page 2

tHE N.S.W. State Government is doter, mined that work shall be provided for [?]ry man who wants it, but has no intantion of e[?]ting "cushy" jobs for those…

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Incrikased Rail and Tram Fares Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 17 December 1919 · page 3

The suggested [?] in rail and train fares was discused at a meeting of the cabinet to-day, but no finality was reached…

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Railway Grain Sheds. May Be Used for Storage of Chaff

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 18 December 1919 · page 3

The Minister for Public Works and Raillways (Mr R. T. Ball) has received a notification from the Railway Commissioners, in reply to…

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Items of Special Interest. Increased Rail and Tram Fares

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 December 1919 · page 30

The suggested increase in rail and tram fares was discussed at a meeting of the Cabinet on Tuesday, but finality was not reached…

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Motorist Fined £150 and Sent to Gaol

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 December 1919 · page 33

Mr. Justice Gordon sentenced Carl George Wittig to 15 months' imprisonment and a fine of £150 at Adelaide on the charge of the manslaughter of Mrs. Francis Ann…

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Wages of Railway Engineers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 December 1919 · page 33

The difficulties facing the Railway Commissioners in finding the money to pay the increased wages demanded was mentioned in the Industrial Court, when the…

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Motor Traffic Regulations a Batch of Offenders

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 December 1919 · page 1

At the Police Court on Monday, the P.M. being on the Bench, quite a number of summonses for offences against the motor traffic regulations were…

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New Basic Wage Railways Pass It on Freights and Fares Greatly Increased Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 20 December 1919 · page 2

Sir G. Fuller, Chief Secretary, states to-night that the Government decided to-day to give effect as from December 22, to the Board of Trade declaration as…

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Motoring Notes. Revival of Cycle Track Racing

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 20 December 1919 · page 3

The effort to revive cycle track racing in the Eastern States has every promise on being successful. The opening meeting [?] Sydney drew Lag Crowds, 13,000 spectators…

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Raid on Cork Railway Station. London. Doc. 18

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 22 December 1919 · page 2

According to the press, a raid on the Cork railway station was carried out by 200 armed, disciplined, and disguised sinn Fein troops, with military procision. It…

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The Howell Aeroplane Accident

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 23 December 1919 · page 2

Lloyds' agent at Corfu state that the peasants heard shouts on the night of the 9th, presumably from Captain Howell's machine. They…

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Highway Robberies at Union Bridge. Disreputable Gang at Work Prompt Action Necessary

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 23 December 1919 · page 2

Bushrangers were [?][?][?]est people compared with the d[?][?][?]p[?]table gang of rogues w[?][?] a[?][?] at p[?][?][?] ca[?][?][?] on a canpa[?][?][?] of highway robbery in the…

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Motor Bandits' Dodges. Ruses with a Ford Car

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 23 December 1919 · page 4

Scotland Yard is Putting its Full strength against t gang of motor bands who for [?][?][?] Past have [?][?] skeps dad ware homes mail pa[?][?] of London…

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Latest Telegrams. Sydney. Monday Evening Serious Motor Launch Accident

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 23 December 1919 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon the motor launch Scotch Queen, owned by Mr. David Gordon, of Hamilton, capsized in the Swansea entrance at…

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Border Railway Lines

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 December 1919 · page 4

The "Tocumwal Guardian" writes: "Mr. Ball on Wednesday was taunted more than once whether inter-State jealousy was not the chief reason for…

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Highway Robberies at Union Bridge. Wodonga Police Said to Be Powerlisses

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 24 December 1919 · page 5

We learn that the Wodongn police are pinclically powerless in the matter of apprehending the miserounts who are conveying on the robbories at the Union…

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