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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1920

932 stories in Murray's papers · page 25 of 47

Uniform Railway Gauge

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 3

The proposals of Mr. Hughes, the Prime Minister, in regard to a uniform railway gauge for the Commonwealth, were as follow:-…

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Tramway Men and the Prince. Threat to Stop Work. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 2

Late this afternoon a special meeting of the Tramway Board was held to consider demands by employes for double time for the days of the Prince's arrival and…

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Rapid Railway Construction

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 3

In spite of short working days and war weariness, British engineering firms manage to achieve some remarkable results in rapid production. In connection with an…

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Melbourne Tram Strike Threatened

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 2

A Melbourne message states that there is every probability that the whole of the trams on the cable services Will cease running at seven…

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Irish Railway Men. General Strike Threatened

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 2

A general strike of Irish railwaymen threatens as a result of the refusal of two engine drivers to take a trainload of munitions, which soldiers…

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Henty-billabong Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 3

The Henty-Billabong railway was opened for trame this week. The distance of the line is 33 miles, and it runs through splendid wheat country…

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Brooklands Motor Races Won by Harry Hawker. London, May 24

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 2

The arst motor race meeting that has been held at Brooklands since the war began was largely attended to-day, and attracted a number of the leading…

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N.S.W. Railways Blamed SYDNEY

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 2

Sussex street agents deny the statement that they are holding fodder back from Sale. They pointed out to-day that their stores were open to inspection by the…

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The Fodder Traffic. Not Delayed by Albury Agents Challenge Issued to Minister For Agriculture. N.S.W. Railways Accused of Unfair Treatment

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 2

The Albury transhipping agents regard the statement by Air. Dunn, Minister for Agriculture, alleging that border agents are wilfully delaying and holding up…

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Princely Profiteering Railway and Tramway Men Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 27 May 1920 · page 2

All grades of the Railway and Tramway Service were represented at a mass meeting of the Railway and Tramway Service Association at the Trades Hall…

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Along the Henty-Billabong Railway. Country Gripped by Drought

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 27 May 1920 · page 3

Those producers who showed such commendable enterprise in finding the money which enabled Mr. R. T. Ball, when Minister for Works and Railways in the late…

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Mishap at Railway Gates

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 27 May 1920 · page 4

A mishap which might have been attended with serious consequences occurred on Saturday afternoon. Mr. H. Stead, cab proprietor, was driving through the…

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Alleged Robberies. the Motor Cab and Benzine Cases

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 27 May 1920 · page 2

Reports received at Berrigan, at the week-end show that the suspects arrested in connection with the larency of a motor oar from Melbourne…

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Wodonga Police Court Wodonga Greek Bridge

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 3

The adjourned tearing of the case in which Mattheew Parnaby was proceeded against by Percy Lingford (representing the Country Roads Board), for driving;…

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Woman Falls From Train. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 2

A young woman named Alice Meagher, 19, fell from a train while travelling be-tween Redfern and Macdonaldtown last night. She crawled about 100 yards across…

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Shire Councils and Rabbits. Have Councils to Clear Them Off the Roads!

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 1

The Berrigan Shire Council at its last meeting received a letter from the Jerilderie Pattures Protection Board, asking that rabbit harbors on…

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Uniform Railway Gauge

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 23

The proposals of Mr. Hughes the Prime Minister, in regard to a uniform railway gauge for the Commonwealth as presented for the Premiers' Conference, were as…

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Claim for Injury by Motor Car. an Incident at Wahgunyah

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 3

At a sitting of the Supreme Court in its civil jurisdiction at Wangaratta on Tuesday last, before His Honor Mr. Justice…

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Riverina Railways. Deniliquin to Finley, Jerilderie or Hay. a Railway Wanted

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 1

At the last meeting of the Deruiliquin Farmers and Settlers' Association Mr. Keys moved that the matter of constructing a railway to Finley, via the…

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Electric Motor Cars

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 2

A derided impetus has been given in name countries, notably Scandinavia and Italy, to the electric vehicle, due to the rapidly incrensing prince of motor…

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