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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1921

692 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 35

Morran's Bridge. Special Council Meeting

The Independent · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 2

The Municipal Council met on Monday night last for the purpose of considering tenders for the reconstruction of Morran's bridge. The Mayor (Alderman E. T…

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Train on Fire. Truck of Lucerne Destroyed

The Independent · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 2

When the Deniliquin-Echuca train was about eight miles from Deniliquin on its return journey last Saturday smoke was seen to be issuing from a 15-ton iron truck…

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Robbed on the Train Passenger Loses £125. ALBURY

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 4

Lewis Lauder, of Surry Hills, Sydney, reported to the police at Albury on Saturday that, when on the second division of the Sydney express from…

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The Cynical Motorist

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 40

Paradoxical though it may seem, nearly all cranks are self-starters. Perhaps a motor car is not a necessary accompaniment to the leading of a fast…

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About Motors. Correct Lubrication

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 40

"Correct and constant lubrication," writes, a technician associated with a Sydney oil firm, "is the greatest factor in the successful operation of a motor car…

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Motoring Contests

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 40

One of the most important motoring contests held in Europe since the war was held on July 10, 1920, in Belgium, when 145 competing cars in 10 different cities…

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Farmers and the Railways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 22

Mr. J. Estell, Minister for Railways, speaking at a railway banquet in Dubbo, said the Government was trying to do its best by the men in connection with the…

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Discontent in America Private Railway Owners' Task. New York, March 14

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 4

The wage reductions announced by practically every Western and several important Eastern railway companies will prodably affect 150,000 men, says…

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Riverina Railways. Meeting at Oaklands

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 4

A meeting of the Oaklands-Savernake Mulwala Railway League was held in the School of Arts on Saturday, 15th inst., for the purpose of…

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Main Roads Bill

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 March 1921 · page 2

The Minister for Local Government referred to a circular issued to Shire Councils by Mr. Bluett, secretary and solicitor to the Local Government…

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Thu Mount Buffalo Road

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 March 1921 · page 2

The road to Mt. Buffalo is officially stated to be in excellent condition for motorists. The Pioneer Motor Company's (Melbourne) char-a-bane…

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Morran's Bridge

The Independent · Friday 25 March 1921 · page 2

At the Council meeting on [?] night a petition was received [?] against the proposed action of the [?] with reference to Morren's [?]…

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(Published by arrangement.) Unenviable Conditions. Roads Described As "Sluiceways of Illicit Liquor

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 25 March 1921 · page 4

The New York "Herald" declares that the roadways, of Vermont State are "sluiceways of illicit liquor'" and that the State "is infested with…

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The Irish Problem. An Interesting Incident. Racegoers Put to Road Work

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 March 1921 · page 2

A curious incident is reported from Mullinga. Auxiliaries held up racegoers and bookmakers proceeding to Keele races, and they were put to…

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Millston-griffith Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 March 1921 · page 47

A meeting of Hillston citizens has emphatically protested against the decision of the constructing authorities to suspend the consruction of the Griffith to…

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Uniform Railway Gauge

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 March 1921 · page 30

The Uniform Gauge Commission, which was recently appointed by the Federal Government to conduct an investigation and make recommendations to solve the…

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Mad Russian Shoots a Politician. Wild Firing on Railway Station. Mr. Percy Brookfield, M.l.a., Killed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 March 1921 · page 23

A sensational shooting affray occurred at Riverton railway station, S.A., about 8 o'clock on Tuesday morning. A man who is supposed to be a German or Italian,…

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About Motors. Piston Clearance

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 March 1921 · page 40

Clearance is the term given to the looseness between the wails of the cylinder and the piston. This looseness is to allow for the expansion in the piston when it…

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Dirty' Oil Hurts the Motor

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 March 1921 · page 40

The purpose of lubrication is to provide a film of oil between two wearing surfaces. To be efficient this flim must have sufficient body to prevent the two surfaces…

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Control of Railway Building

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 March 1921 · page 13

"I have not yet submitted to Cabinet the proposal that the control and direction of railway construction work shall be transferred from the Railway…

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