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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1922

577 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 29

About Motors. Price of Petrol

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 40

British motor cycling papers are mating much of the reduction which has taken place in the price of petrol—although from 4.3½ to 2/5½ (per gallon), a…

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Snowed Up. Railway Passengers Unpleasant Dilemmas

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 1

Curiously enough, some of the worst instances of trains being snowed up have occurred at a time when spring might be considered to be…

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Double Fatality on Railway Line

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 2

Lance Evans and William Fogarty were filling their billies at Locksley, when they were run down by a paper train from Sydney. Evans was killed…

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The Tramway Men and the Government

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 2

In view of the Premier's promise to restore the pre-strike privileges in the event of the Government being returned to power, a mass meeting of…

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Railwayman in[?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 March 1922 · page 2

A young man, Ha[?] M‘Donald, 24 years of a dent of Toolamba, was se[?] jured in an accident [?]…

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Man Jumps Over Bridge

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 10 March 1922 · page 1

An unknown man jumped ov[?] the Pyrmont bridge late yesterday, despite the effort of a, civilian to prevent him. His body was…

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Motor Fatality at West Wyalong

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 March 1922 · page 41

A returned soldier, Patrick Berrell (26), met his death under sad circumstances. He and James Woods, another returned, soldier drove a man who had been…

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About Motors

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 March 1922 · page 40

Further large figures are shown in regard to transport. (It is computed that 6,000,000,000 passengers (fares) are annually carried by motor vehicles, and…

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N.s.w. Railways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 March 1922 · page 30

More than six months ago the Railway Commissioners appointed two accountants, Messrs. Smith and Johnston, to make an examination of the operations of the State…

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Latest Telegrams. Motor Car Accidents. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 March 1922 · page 2

A motor car collision, which took place at 1.30 a.m. at a street intersection in Fitzroy, Melbourne, resulted in Miss Anne Gleeson being killed and…

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The Prince in India. Motors Through the Khyber Pass

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 March 1922 · page 1

The Prince of Wales motored through the famous Khyber Pass to the Afghan frontier at Landikhana. In addition to the regular frontier…

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Fighting Continues on Sunday. Further Casualties and Captures. A Railway. Line Blown Up. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 March 1922 · page 2

Reuter's Johannesburg correspondent, wiring on Sunday, stated that the fighting continued on that day. General Smuts has taken charge of…

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Well-managed Railways

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 March 1922 · page 3

During the past seven or eight months an exhaustive examination of the whole of the operations of the New South Wales Government railways and…

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The Balranald Railway. Deputation to Minister

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 15 March 1922 · page 4

A deputation consisting of Messrs J. E. Dowling, mayor of Balranald, F. W. Graban, president of the Wakeol shire, George Holton, president of the…

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New Bridge at Mulwala. Work Commenced on New South Wales Side

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 16 March 1922 · page 1

The New South Wales Government has made a start on its portion of the new b[?]dge which is to be erected [?]ver the Murray river at…

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Railway Benefit Soo Annual Meeting

The Independent · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 2

The annual meeting of the De and Moama Railway. Employes' Society was held at the Railway Saturday evening last. Mr A. C…

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About Motors

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 13

The U.S.A. National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, through the statistical department, announces that the production of cars and waggons in the United…

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Railway Benefit Society. Annual Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 March 1922 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Deniliquin and Moama Railway Employees’ Benefit Society was held at the Railway hotel on Saturday…

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New Riverina Railways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 3

Settlers in the district north of Murrumbidgee River, between Wagga and Currawarna, have revived the agitation for a railway line to connect with the…

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About Motors. Lewis Two-stroke

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 40

Intending and present motor cyclists will be interested in the now Lewis two-stroke motor cycle. This little machine is beautifully heat and reflects great credit on…

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