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Railways, roads & transport, 1920

932 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 47

The Tickers-vimy Aeroplane

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 19 February 1920 · page 1

The dimensions of the Vickers-Vimyaeroplane are as follow:— Span of machine, 67ft. (from wing-tip to wing-tip)…

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Motorists Dizzy Limit. Escape From 300 Feet Fall

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 19 February 1920 · page 1

A sensational motoring accident occurred near Adelaide on Sunday, when a motor car, weighing 25cwt., broke through a protecting fence and fell 300ft. to the…

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A Border Railway to Tap New Coal Field

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 19 February 1920 · page 4

Representations were [?] on Thursday last to the Victoraian Minister for Railways (Mr. Barnes) that the linking up of the rail ter…

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Aeroplane Fatality

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 41

A display of aeroplaning given on the Geelong racecourse on Saturday afternoon by Captain G. C. Wilson, Lieutenant Pratt and Messrs. Clarke and King, had…

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The Springhurst-wahgunyah Train

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 3

The irregular running of the above train, particularly on the last four afternoons of the week, when it does not have to depart again, is causing a great deal of inconvenience to the public…

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Federal Railway Union

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

A single railway union for Australia has been created, under the name of the Australian Railway Union. The new organisation is composed of an amalgamation…

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Railway Improvements at Border

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 28

The work of transferring coal and other commodities at Wodonga. Albury, and Tocumwal will be facilitated greatly by the operation of transfer roads which have…

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Railway Congestion at Albury

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 28

Mt. Miscamble, third Victorian Railway Commissioner made a trip to Albury in connection with the congestion that has arisen at the border owing to the…

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Fruit Losses on the Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 28

Mr. F. L. Vines, fruiterer, Albury, has experienced considerable trouble and loss through, the delay in the carriage of consignments of fruit from Sydney…

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The Rock to Pullitop Railway. Deputation to Mr. Ball

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 41

Landholders along the proposed line of railway from The Rock to Pullitop waited on Mr. R. T. Ball, Minister for Works and Railways, and asked that the line be…

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Motor Bus War Record

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 22

The King, at Buckingham Palace, inspected the London motor-bus B43, which served on the continent throughout the war and is now plying again in London…

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Waste of Sydney Foodstuffs at Albury Railway Refreshment Rooms

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 2

A striking example of the utter inabil try of the Government in New South Wales to follow the advice when it is so fond of preaching from the [?]…

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Railway Strike Postponed. Detroit, Feb. 14

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 2

The strike of 300,000 railwaymen called for Tuesday has been indefinitely postponed at the request of President Wilson. Mr. Barker, the International…

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Tram Men Seek Increase (Published in "The Times.") LONDON, February 18

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 3

A demand has been lodged by the Transport Workers Federation for an increase in the tramwaymen's wages to 14/ a week above the pre-war rate…

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Aeroplane Changing Our Forests

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 1

On the Crown lands within the New forest u great planting of trees has began,alter a lasmon that makes the country see a page of compressed [?]…

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C0ntract Bridge. Have You Played It Yet!

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 4

By A. E. Manning Foster, Author of "Auction Bridge Table Talk." Will the new Contract Bridge displace the present form of "Auction," just as…

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No Waste at Railway Refreshment Rooms. To the Editor

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 5

Sir,—In reply to a paragraph which appeared in the "Border Mail" on February 20, 1020, re waste of Sydney food i stuffs. I wish to protest against such…

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Motoring Notes. Motor Car Exhibition

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 3

A meeting of representatives of the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria and of motor car importers and allied traders was held in Melbourne last week to…

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Our Main Bridge

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 February 1920 · page 2

Reference has been made in there columns to the dangerous condition of the main bridge between Corowa and Wahgunyah owing to the decking becoming…

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Why Sydney Foodstuffs Are Sent to Albury. No Waste at Refreshment Rooms. Says the Railway Estate Agent. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 24 February 1920 · page 3

The alleged waste of foodstuffs sent nom Sydney owing to deterioration by the time it is intended for consumption it the Albury railway refreshment rooms,…

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