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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1920

932 stories in Murray's papers · page 16 of 47

The Tramway Case. Driver Cubis Acquitted

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 2 April 1920 · page 1

At the Central Criminal Court today, Artbui Cubls was charged before Mr. Justice Wade and a Jury with having felonlously sla[?]n Charles…

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Minister for Railways. Mr. A. Buckley Proposed

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 April 1920 · page 3

The members of the Dathurst branch of the Amalgamated Railway and tramway Service Association, at a banquet on Saturday night last,…

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Sensational Fall. Motor Car Crashes Through Fence. Drops 600 Feet Into Gorge

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 April 1920 · page 3

The most serious accident which has ever occurred on the Jenolan Caves route took place on Saturday morning. A party of motor drivers from…

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Sydney to Melbourne. New Motor Cycle Record. Journey Completed in 20 Hours 38 Minutes

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 April 1920 · page 4

Mr. Fred Berry and Mr. Cloud Salaty, who left Sydney for Melbourne at 10 p.m. on Tuesday on a motor cycle and sidecar, reached the tatter city at…

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Tween Train and Platform SYDNEY

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 3 April 1920 · page 2

J. Thompson, of Randwick, early this morning fell between a moving train and the platform at Central Station. He sustained fractures of several ribs and…

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Collapse 0F a Bridge Inquiry at Culcairn

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

At the inquiry at Culcairn on Tuesday the following statement was put in as evidence given by Mr. Louis Harrison, F.R.V.I.A., L. R.I.B.A., architect:-…

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General Birdwood Great Reception at Railway Station

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 3 April 1920 · page 2

General Sir William Birdwood was a passenger by last evening's express. The general, accompanied by Lady Birdwood, was en route to Sydney…

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Motoring Notes. Motor Hill Climb

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

The Automobile Club of Victoria held its first sporting event since the opening of the war, the contest being a hill climb at Wildwood. That the event was…

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Reducing Railway Carriage Costs

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

The universal rise in railway rates has led to increased attention being given to reducing the bulk of goods transported. For this purpose a baling press is…

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Hay=Deniliquin Railway

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 April 1920 · page 2

At Waradgery Shire Council meeting last week the President, Cr Horton, said that he had referred, at a previous meeting, to the feasibility of…

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Railwaymen's Pay Stolen From Train'. London, April 1

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

A train conveying the paymaster of the Great South Western Railway in Ireland, with £2500 for wages, was held up at Killonan, five miles from Limerick,…

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Motor Lorry Beyond Control SYDNEY

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

A Ford motor lo[?]y, with a party of picnickers, when at the entrance to National Park suddenly got out of control It left the road after narrowly missing…

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From Eagle to Snail. Ross Smith Travels by Train

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 2

Among the passengers who passed through Albury from Melbourne by the Sydney express last night were Sir Ross Smith, Sir. Keith Smith, and Captain…

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Holiday Motoring Tragedy SYDNEY

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

A party of Sydney visitors motoring from Mount Wilson, was nearing Mount Victoria yesterday afternoon. When the car skidded and overturned. Mr…

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Decapitated on Tram Line. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 2

The body of a man was found on the Long Bay tram line to-night with the head almost severed and the face buttered beyond recognition. The man had…

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Killed By. a Tram. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 3

The body of the man who was killed by a tram last nislit at Long Bay has been identified as that of Edward Norman who was employed at the Coast…

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Railway Communications

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 3

While Corowa and Yarrawonga are both "butting" in to get the extension of the railway from Oaklands to their own respective back yards, the…

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Sinn Feiners Stop Train

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 April 1920 · page 31

A gang of armed Sinn Feiners, 50 Strong, stopped a train near Limerick, which was carrying £2500 to pay railway men, and stole the money. The train…

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No Funds for Road Works

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 April 1920 · page 45

The Wangaratta Shire Council some time ago decided to invite tenders for" quarrying "and crushing 1000 cubic yards of metal, to be obtained from the new quarry at…

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Motorists' Automatic Guide

The Independent · Friday 9 April 1920 · page 4

Invensive genius has found an automatic substitute for the road guides, route books, logs, and maps that motorists commonly use on…

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