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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1921

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No Railway Concessions

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 40

Mr. J. G. L. Fitzpatrick, M.L.A., introduced to the Railway Commissioners a deputation of nearly 100 strong representing the municipalities and progress…

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Griffith to Hillston Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 31

The Hillston District Progress Association is agitating for a re-commencement of the construction of the Griffith-Hillston railway. Some time ago plate-layling was…

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Railway Damages

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 23

The railway authorities announce that the bridge near Kempsey over the Macleay River was washed away. The floods there are the highest ever known. A train was…

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Oaklands-savernake Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 22

The Public Works Committee inquiring into the Oaklands-Savernake railway will arrive in Wagga on Wednesday, August 3. The committee will proceed to Oaklands…

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A Welcome Announcement. Motor Tyres Cost Less

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 2

The announcement in our business columns that the prices of the famous Vacuum Cap (Non-skid) Tyres have been reduced will be welcome…

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Communist Delegates Killed in Railway Accident

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 3

"The Daily Express" says that a special train, from Moscow to Riga, with foreign Communists, returning from the third International Congress…

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Bathurst Musicians. Railway Employers Debarred From Outside Engagements

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 4

A lively argument has been aroused in musical circles in Bathurst by an intimation from the Railway Commissioners that any railway employee…

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Oaklands-bavernake Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 2

The Public Works Committee inquiring into the Oaklands-Savernake railway will arrive in Wagga on Wednesday, August 3, according to Mr…

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The Aerodrome Site. Conflicting Applications for Special Lease. Dealt With by the Land Board

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 August 1921 · page 2

The Hay Land Board had before it on Tuesday last conflicting applications for a special lease of what is known as the aerodrome site, by J…

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Latest Telegrams. Sydney. a Train Fatality. Monday Evening

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 August 1921 · page 2

The victim of a Bay Road tram fatality has been identified as Miss Nellie Smith, aged 38, who resided at Lane Cove. The police were occupied…

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New Motor Service

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 August 1921 · page 2

Mr. L. Parkinson announces in this issue that he has commenced a reliable motor service in Corowa, and is prepared to make passengers anywhere, at…

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Developmental Railways. Oaklands to Mulwala Line

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 4 August 1921 · page 3

The Public Works Committee, which is to inquire into the proposed Oaklands to Savernake railway line, will visit Oaklands to day to take…

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Irish Train Robbed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 20

Four armed men "held up" a train between. Cork and Macroom at the point of a revolver on Friday, and forced the guard to yield £200 which was intended for the…

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New Bridge at Yarrawonga

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 4

At last the New South Wales Public Works Department has the plans ready and is culling tenders for the construction of a new bridge across the Murray…

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French Train Robbers. Paris, July 31

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 23

The bandits concerned in the robbery and murder on the Paris-Marseilles express train at the beginning of this week have all been either captured or killed by…

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D. & M. Railway Co. Half-yearly Meeting

The Independent · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 2

The ninety-fourth half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company was held at the company's office, Deniliquin, on Tuesday…

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No Money for Railways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 30

The Minister for Works received a deputation representing the Gresford district urging the construction of a railway to connect with the North Coast line at…

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About Motors

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 40

How many motorists know that a sliced apple rubbed up and down on the screen is a satisfactory method of preventing the formation of beads of rain on the glass…

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The Position in Ireland. Possible Railway Strike. The Peace Parleys. The Cause of Delay in Ireland

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 2

"The Times" Dublin correspondent says the discussion on the question of a general strike against the proposed reduction of wages on the…

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D. & M. Railway Company

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 August 1921 · page 2

The ninety-fourth half - yearly meeting of shareholders of the above company was held on Tuesday morning at the railway station. Mr. S…

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