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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1921

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Rand Train Service

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 September 1921 · page 31

With reference to the representations made by him on behalf of the Pleasant Hills Progress Association, relative to the train service between Henty and Rand…

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Rock to Mangoplah Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 September 1921 · page 30

With reference to his representations regarding the construction of a line of railway from The Rock to Mangoplah Mr. M. Kilpatrick, M.L.A., has been informed by…

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Railway Grievances Cannot Be Remedied

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 September 1921 · page 30

With reference to the deputation which waited upon Mr. Barnes, Victorian Minister for Railways, on the occasion of his visit to Albury on 10th May last, in…

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Loading the Motor Truck

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 September 1921 · page 33

A motor truck driver who is not fagged out will generally pay closer attention to the actual driving of his truck, and have fewer accidents and collisions than a tired…

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About Motors. Avoid Draught

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 September 1921 · page 33

A dangerous practice is that of opening a divided windshield in such a way as to allow a small but penetrating draft to blow on the face. In many cars, the shield…

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Albury Small Debts Court. Monday, 5th September. (Before Mr. S. J. Hamblin, P.M.) Damage to Motor Car

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 September 1921 · page 31

Ernest Albert Johnson, motor car proprietor, proceeded against Robert Drummond, of Talgarno, for the sum of £10, representing the amount of damage done…

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Uranquinty to Corobimilla Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 September 1921 · page 31

A deputation from those interested in the proposal for a railway from Uranquinty to Corobimilla took advantage of the presence of members of Parliament at…

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The State Railways

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 9 September 1921 · page 2

NO report, of a Government Department appears so promptly as that of the Commissioners for Railways and Tramways, the staff of which are to…

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Singular Mishaps. Two Motor Cars Fall Over Cliff

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 September 1921 · page 4

A motor car belonging to Mr. John Berry, of Drummayne, fell several hundred feet down a cliff at Kurringal Chase an Saturday last and was broken…

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Motor Train Service

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 September 1921 · page 46
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Under the heading "A Paying Railway," the following appeared in the city press, coming from Casino:—"The Lismore-Grafton motor train service has proved a fine…

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Cycling. Goulburn to Sydney Road Race

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 September 1921 · page 43

The Goulburn to Sydney Bicycle Road Race was held on Saturday in wintry weather. The distance was 131 miles. There were 57 starters, and the winner was…

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When the Motor Misses

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 September 1921 · page 40

Cylinders cannot operate efficiently if there is a leaakge between the cylinder wall and the piston, which finally results in loss of compression, a thinning of the…

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About Motors. the Messy Oil Drip

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 September 1921 · page 40

When the cap screws on the crank case get loose from the bearings a certain amount of oil is likely to drop from the tappets or plungers above the cam shaft…

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Break of Railway Gauge

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 September 1921 · page 25

The commission which was appointed last year to investigate and report upon the break of gauge problem, after many months of inquiry into the systems operating in all…

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Eight Hours on Railways Abandoned. Cane Town, September 11

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 September 1921 · page 20

The Ministry announces that it has decided to discontinue the eight-hour day in the railway service from September 12, experience having proved that the cost of…

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Railway Wheat Stacking Sites

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 September 1921 · page 22

The following communication has been received by the Hon. R. T. Ball from the Railway Commissioners:—"With reference to your representation on behalf of the…

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Dog -- and Motor

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 September 1921 · page 2

On Sunday last as Mr. Len. Parkinson was driving across the bridge in his new Palm car he met a dog with a chain dangling from its neck. In…

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Motor Train Services

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 September 1921 · page 4

Under the heading of "A Paying Railway" the following appeared in the city press, coming from Casino: -- "The Lismore-Grafton train service,…

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Railways We Lose On. Expensive Country Lines

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 September 1921 · page 4

The annual report of the Railway Commissioners, just issued, reveals that a year's loss on the various unprofitable lines was £875,789. The gain on…

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