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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1920

932 stories in Murray's papers · page 27 of 47

Railway Men Granted Double Pay

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 3 June 1920 · page 2

The State Cabinet to-day confirmed the Acting Premier's promise that the railway and tramway employes should receive double double pay on June 16 and 17…

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Expediting Transport of Fodder. a New Regulation Albury Agents Confer. with Railway Officials

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 3 June 1920 · page 2

It is expected that within the next few days much of the congestion caused at Albury in the transhipment of fodder will be relieved under ordinary traffic…

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1917 Railway Strikers to Be Reinstated. Sydney

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

Cabinet decided to-day to take action in connection with the reinstatement of the 1917 strikers, who were dismissed from the railway service. Minister were of…

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Riverina Railways Deniliquin to Finley, Jerilderie or Hay

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 3 June 1920 · page 3

According to the subjoined report of the last meeting of the Deniliquin F. and S. Association the agitation for railway connection with their own…

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North Shore Bridge

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 33

A conference attended by representatives of all the municipal and shire councils on the northern side of the harbour interested in the proposed North Shore…

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Motor Hogs. a Howlong Road Incident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 4

An instance of the callousness and carelessness of motorists was experienced on Saturday evening last by a boy coming into town on his bicycle…

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Items of Special Interest. Pastures on the Roads

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 23

Owing to the serious, outlook caused by the severe losses of stock US n result of the drought, the Minister for Local Sovernment, Mr. T. D. Mutch, is asking…

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Train Your Toe[?] It Aids the Memor[?]

The Independent · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 4

It has long been known [?] use of the fingers is the [?] stimulus to tie brain Inde[?] of the chief reasons why the…

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Girl's Remarkable Escape. Fell From Train and Crawled Over Eight Sets of Rails

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 4

After falling from a train between Redfern and Macdonaldtown just before 6 o'clock on Wednesday evening, 28th May, Alice Meagher, aged 19, of…

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[?]Ence of Councils [?]-Deniliquin Railway

The Independent · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 3

[?]ence of representatives of River-[?] Government Councils took place [?]dgery Shire CHambers, Hay [?] last. The delegates had been…

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Albury Police Court. Monday. May 31. (Before Mr. S. J. Hamblin, P.M.) Expired Motor Cycle License

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 31

Sergt. Kersley proceeded against James M. Clark, for failing to deliver up an expired motor cycle license within three days after the date of expiry, viz., April 20…

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N.s.w. Railway Workers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 23

A deputation which waited on the Chief Secretary, representing the Railway and Tramway Association, pressed tho following requests:—During the Prince's…

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New Riverina Railways. Deniliquin to Finley, Jerilderie or Hay

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Deniliquin Farmers and Settlers' Association Mr. Keys moved a railway to Finley, via the Tuppal soldiers'…

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Double Pay for Railwaymen Costs the State £10,500. SYDNEY

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 3

Mr Corish, secretary of the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Employes, stated today that 15,000 men would be affected in the Railway Department alone…

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Handling F0dder at Albury Consignments for Rural Industries Board. to Be Transhipped by Railway Department

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 2

A further conference between officials of the N.S.W. Railway Department and a representative of the Rural Industries Board and the transhipping and…

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Dogs Fond of Motoring

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 4

Mo[?] motorists have noticed how keen dogs are on motoring, and frequently we see the family dog perched on the running board or on…

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Farmer's Shocking Death. Crushed Beneath a Motor Tractor

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 3

Mr. Leslie Dowe, a well-known farmer, of Manills, was killed on Saturday night owing to a motor tractor caring over and crushing him beneath…

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"The Road to Love"

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 5 June 1920 · page 1

Author of "Capricious Caroline," "The Strongest of All Things," "Suzannah and One Other," "Love and Louisa," "The Way to Win," etc…

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New Serial Story. Commences To-day. Attractive Domestio Story by a Leading Writer. "The Road to Love" Sketch of Opening Chapters

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 5 June 1920 · page 5

We have pleasure in introducing to our readers another of Madame Albanesi's charming domestic stories We are invited to follow the fortunes of a young girl of…

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Auckland Tram Strike. Auckland

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 5 June 1920 · page 5

All Auckland walked to work today, the whole of the tramway service being suspended in sympathy with the jockeys who are on strike…

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