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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1920

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The Bridge of Knives

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 12

Three knives may be supported by their handles in the following manner:—Place three glasses in a triangle, each side of which must be about the length of one…

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Possibilities of the Motor in Agriculture

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 16

In an interesting article by Mr. S. F. Edge on the above subject, in the "Field," recently, after describing some of the disabilities under which the British farmer…

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Made a Target of Motor Car Ballarat

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 4

James Walsh was, at the Fallarat City Police Court to-day, fined by Mr W W. Harris, P.M, £5, for throwing a bag containing a sulstance at a motor car driven…

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Sydney's Murderous Trams Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 3

Adele Christen, 47, a single wotnan, was crossing Elizabeth street this morning when she was run down by a tram car. When extricated all her limbs were…

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BOWNA v. Railway Juniors

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 4

Played at Bowna on Saturday, when the railway team scored its first competi­tion victory by a narrow margin…

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Troubled Ireland. Mania for Smashing Motor Cars (United Service Special Cable). LONDON, Jan. 2

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 2

A score of armed men ransacked Limerick post office, threatened the staff with revolvers. and stole £3000. The "Evening News" Dublin…

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Cloudburst at Goulburn Shocking Motor Fatality FOLLOWS.GOULBURN.Monday

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 2

The big cloudburst at Goulburn on Saturday was the indirect cause of the death of Mrs. Irene Stewart. A street bridge became choked with debris, and the waters…

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Indecent Language at Railway Station

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 4

The P.M. is determined to put down the use of indecent language. Yesterday James Phillips McCormick was charged with this offence at the Albury railway…

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Humula-tumbarumba Railway

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 4

Mr. A. G, Manning, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following letter from the secretary to the Railway Commissioners:-With reference to your letter of the…

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Railway Men's Demands in Britain. Sixty Shillings Minimum Granted. VANCOUVER

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 2

The British Government has agreed to pay the lowest grade railway workers a minimum of 60s weekly, and proportional increases for the higher…

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Railway Workers Conference Important Questions on Deck. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 7 January 1920 · page 3

The peace of the railway world depends on the happenings of the next few days. Trade Union leaders are divided as sezards the outcome. The task of…

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Railway Extension. Kerang to Gonn Crossing Proposal Rejected

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 7 January 1920 · page 2

A report by the Railways Standing Committee on the proposal to construct a broad gauge railway from Kerang to Gonn Crossing was tabled in the…

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Accommodation at Rosewood. on Humula-tumbarumba. Railway

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 8 January 1920 · page 4

Hon. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., Minister for Public Works and Railways, made representations to the Railway Commissioners regarding the provision of trucking…

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Strikers in Bulgaria. Blow up a Bridge

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 2

A Salonika correspondent states that Bulgarian strikers blew up a bridge on the Sofia-Varna railway. Similar attempts were made at…

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Breaches of Motor Act

The Independent · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 2

[?] there [?] several cases for [?] Act listed for hear[?]…

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Humula-tumbarumba Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 32

Mr. A. G. Manning, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following letter from the secretary to the Railway Commissioners:—…

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The Cudgewa Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 32

The "Age" says:—The section between Tallangatta and Shelley has been opened three years and a hair, between Shellgy and Beetoomba about 12 months, and the…

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Bad Effect of Higher Railway Charges

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 23

A notice to the following effect was. posted at the Lithgow iron works on Monday:—"In consequence of the excessive increases in railway freights for our…

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British Railway Dispute Welshmen Reject Offer. London, Jan. G.

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 2

The, Welsh railwaymen have almost solidly rejected the Government's offer for a settlement of the railway dispute. Several branches have instructed their…

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Higher Railway Charges Effect on Country Industries

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 4

A notice to the following effect was posted at the Lithgow Iron Works on Monday:—"In consequence of the excessive increases in…

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