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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1922

577 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 29

Motors, Carts, and Bicycles Driving Across Footpaths. Batch of Summmonse at the Court of Petty Sessions

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 February 1922 · page 2

At the Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, before the P.M., fourteen summonses for alleged breaches of the Motor Traffic Act and of the Local…

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Laughable Railway Finance

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 February 1922 · page 4

The quarterly report of the Railway Department for the three months ended December 31 was presented to the Minister for Railways on Wednesday…

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Aeroplane Crashes at Mildura. Two Killed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 32

A serious aviation accident occurred at Madura, last week-end. The victims were Sydney B. Nettleton and Campbell M. Ludbrook. No one appears to have been…

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About Motors. the Magneto

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 33

The magasto should receive attention by taking off the cover plate on the contact-breaker, and theft feel the contact-breaker arm. A light touch followed by a…

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Callousness of Motor Party

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 32

A grey double-seated motor-car crashed into the hack of a spring-cart containing milk on the Bulla-road, one mile from Essendon, and turned the cart completely…

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The Railway Pumping Plant

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 3

Recently the Municipal Council entered into an arrangement with the Railway Commissioners for the taking over of the local pumping plant to…

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Motor Boat Disaster. Fourteen Lives Lost. CAPETOWN

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 3

There was a terrible disaster at False Bay. It appears that 13 men and one boy were fishing in a motor boat, which was also fitted with sails. A…

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Motor Trains

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 3

The Hon. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., when Minister for Public Works and Railways, was responsible for inducing the Railway Commissioners to inaugurate a…

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Australia's Empty Spaces Railways and Settlement

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 22 February 1922 · page 4

A comprehensive scheme for the settlement of Riverina has been received by the Prime Minister (Mr Hughes) from Mr W. S. Keast, a…

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Balranald Railway

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 22 February 1922 · page 3

On Wednesday afternoon last, at the invitation of Mr C H Beasley, a number of both town and country citizens journeyed to Yanga Station to interview the…

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Shire Road Maintenance

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 February 1922 · page 13

Difficulties of road maintenance in shires which comprise large areas of forest reserves were discussed by a deputation from the Avoca Shire Council, Vic, to the…

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Children's Story the Stolen Train. Chapter I. the Most Daring Robbery on Record

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 February 1922 · page 13

The engine-driver of the big American-built locomotive No.517 on the Northern Chilian Railway was seated in the cab, eating his lunch. He was a Scotsman, named…

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About Motors. Coil and Battery Ignition

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 February 1922 · page 36

Several American motor manufacturers are now equipping high-priced cars with coil and battery ignition only, claiming that it is more reliable and satisfactory…

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Prime Minister and Uniform Railway Gauge

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 February 1922 · page 43

The Prime Minister deplores what he terms 'the inexcusable parochial stand­point from which the Victorian Parlia­mentary Standing Committee of Railways…

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Naked on a Tram

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 24 February 1922 · page 1

Passengers on an East Perth tramcar which was proceeding along Wellington-street towards the city recently were considerably…

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On Her Wedding Day. Bride Injured in Motor Car Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 February 1922 · page 1

Less than half an hour after they had been married on Wednesday evening a bridal couple (Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Williams), while on their way to…

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Run Over by Tram

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 February 1922 · page 2

Ernest Kannaford, whilst stepping off a tram car was run over by another car travelling in an opposite direction in George Street this…

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Laws of the Iron Road

The Independent · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 4

How many readers are aware that the Great Eastern Railway Company has a curious regulation forbidding women to occupy easts in smoking…

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Children's Story. the Stolen Train. (Concluded from last issue.) Chapter Ii

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 13

Jack Randall had slowed down the car until it was running at exactly the same speed as the train—about, forty-five miles an hour. But the swift onward movement…

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Petrol Motors

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 16

Mr. A. Woodlands, in a paper on petrol motors, read at a meeting or the Wirrabara branch of the Agricultural Bureau, said it was advisable to dismantle the…

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