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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1920

932 stories in Murray's papers · page 44 of 47

Latest Telegrams. Sydney. Monday Evening Railway Accident in W.A. Eleven Men Killed

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 November 1920 · page 2

Eleven men were killed in a railway disaster in West Australia on Saturday. A timber train running from Mornington Mills to Wokaluo…

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Another Motor Fatality

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 November 1920 · page 2

A party of motorists were nearing Narellan when the car swerved in the roadway, and was overturned. One of the passengers was thrown…

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The Irish Problem. a Railway Crisis Precipitated

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 November 1920 · page 3

The police are reported to have visited the house of the Tralee correspondent of the "Central News" in his absence, and left a warning that…

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Prince Writes to Florrie, But Not to Me. Kimo-road, Gundagai

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 November 1920 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—Just a few lines to tell you of my good news. When the Prince of Wales was in Sydney I wrote him a letter, and yesterday received a reply…

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About Motors. Breaks in the Tyre

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 November 1920 · page 33

Have you ever had a blow out when your car was standing still after coming from a drive on a smooth, level road ? Or have you had the experience of going…

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Railway Disaster in Western Australia

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 November 1920 · page 32

A shocking railway smash occurred on Saturday night on Millars' Karri and Jarrah Company's private line from Mornington mills to Wokalup, W.A., on the…

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Fatal Tram Smash

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 November 1920 · page 11

Between forty and fifty people were injured, one fatally, in a tram collision in Anzac Parade, near the show grounds, Sydney, on Saturday night, when a car…

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Fatal Motor Accident

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 12 November 1920 · page 4

A party of motorists started on Sunday for a trip from Sydney, via Bowral. When nearing Narellan the car swerved, overturned and…

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Items of Interest. Yiotorian Railways

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 12 November 1920 · page 3

We have received the Victorian Railway Commissioner's report for the year ending June 1920. which shows that the gross revenue…

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Railway Fatality

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 November 1920 · page 2

The mangled body of Mr. Phillip Germanly, laborer, of Rutherglen, was found on Tuesday morning on the railway line, about two chains further up…

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Dookie to Springhurst Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 November 1920 · page 2

An enthusiastic meeting was held at Boweya to discuss the urgent necessity of obtaining railway communication between Dookie and Springhurst. The…

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Latest Telegrams. Sydney. Railway Collision in Queensland. Monday Evening

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 November 1920 · page 2

A serious railway collision took place at Rockhampton between two goods trains. Before the impact the engine-drivers and firemen of both…

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To Motor Car Owners

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 November 1920 · page 3

Shortly the number plates on all the under cars in the State will be changed. The new plates, which will be substituted for those at present in use, will…

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Railways Ready. Handling the Harvest

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 18 November 1920 · page 1

The railways are ready, according to a statement made by the chief traffic manager (Mr O. A. Hodgson) to the Agricultural Committee on…

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One Road to Success

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 November 1920 · page 17

A boy had been employed on a farm for a year. When the farmer was engaging him for the second year he told the lad how pleased he was with his work, his…

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Accident on Wodonga Road

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 November 1920 · page 28

An accident which befel Mr. Morant and Mr. Goodwin on the Wodonga-Albury road on Friday might have been attended with very serious consequences had it not…

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Letter-box. the Train at Last. Wabba House, Cudgewa

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 November 1920 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—I am taking the pleasure of writing to the dear old Page again. The railway line has passed here now. There are a few men working on…

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The Royal Road to Success. Maxims of an American Magnate

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 19 November 1920 · page 4

What are the particular qualification's of the business man who can command an income of £2,000 to £5,000 a year?…

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Cable Advices From London. Ireland. Army Controls Railways. 94 Bays' Fast Ends

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 November 1920 · page 20

Seventy armed men waited in ambush for seven civilians and a police escort near Tralee (County Kerry) on aturday. When men in ambush attacked, seven of them…

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About Motors

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 November 1920 · page 33

The establishment of safety zones at tram stops throughout the city has been much appreciated by intending or alighting tramway passengers. If practicable,…

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