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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1922

577 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 29

Remarkable Motor Accident

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 March 1922 · page 2

A rather remarkable motor accident took “place on the Hay-Deniliquin road on Tuesday. last week t reports the Hay “Grazier”). Mr. Rupert…

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Sow Stolen From Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 March 1922 · page 2

At the Wangaratta market on the 7th inst., a Springburat famer purchased fourteen pigs, and during the afternoon he trucked them himself for…

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Country Roads

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 26

Speaking at Albury recently, Cr. J. E. Jelbart, a member of the Hume Shire Council, mentioned that during the course of an extended tour of Riverina he…

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Brighton's First Train

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 43

Eighty years ago London and Brighten were connected by railway. On September 21st, 1841, the first train from London steamed into Brighton station amid scenes…

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The Weir Road

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 23

As the work of construction at the Hume Weir advances huge quantities of material will necessarily life transported to the site. As the greater bulk of this…

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Albury and District. Closed Upper Murray Bridge

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 22

We are requested by the clerk to the Tumbarumba Shire Council to inform the public that the bridge near Mr. A. Paton's, towards Tintaldra, has been…

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Latest Cables. the Irish Problem. Conference Opened in London. An Ulster Bank Stuck Up. Goods Train Derailed and Plundered. The Irreconcilable Dail Members Pass a Resolution. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 2

The most representative Irish conference held in London since the early peace negotiations was opened at the Colonial Office. Mr. Churchill…

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About Motors. the Gear Box

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 40

Now that the four-speed gear box is becoming more popular, particularly on small powered European cars; the question arises whether it is better to have…

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Remarkable Motor Accident

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 2

A rather remarkable motor accident took place on the Hay-Deniliquin road (reports the Hay "Grazier.") Mr Rupert Matthews was…

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Killed by a Train. Fatality at Bomen

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 April 1922 · page 4

A shocking railway accident, resulting in the death of Mrs. Eileen Patricia Burns, wife of Mr. George Edward Burns, stationmaster at Bomen, occurred in the…

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About Motors. Scientific Lubrication

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 April 1922 · page 13

Many motorists not having had previous experience in the care of machinery do not realise the urgent need of proper lubrication, yet no one thing is so vitally…

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Grass Fires. Several Properties Burnt Out. Four Men Severely Burnt Near Finley. Stock, Outbuildings, Fencing, Etc. Burned. Motor Car Destroyed

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 7 April 1922 · page 2

Tuesday last was a day which will be rembered for some time on account of the severe dust storms and fires which occurred in the…

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Riverina Railways. Line for Coorabin

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 April 1922 · page 1

Continued promises have failed to secure the construction of new Riverina railways either by he N.S.W. Public works Committee or by the…

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Albury and District. Easter Excursion Train

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 April 1922 · page 22

The annual Easter excursion train steamed out of Wagga station on Monday afternoon laden with its usual happy throng. Although not so many availed…

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A Bad Road. Petitioners Criticise Council

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 14 April 1922 · page 2

The bad state of a piece of road near the boundary of the Berrigan and Conargo Shires was responsible for a petition at the Shire meeting at…

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The Mountaineers. Mountain View, Back Marsden-road, Forbes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 April 1922 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—I have not written to the Children's Page since Christmas. Our teacher is leaving at Easter. We had a game of tennis the other day, and…

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Motor Car Crash

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 April 1922 · page 31

Four persons were injured, when a motor-car and a motor-cycle collided at the intersection of Bourke and Cleveland streets, Sydney. The victims of the…

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Railway Experiment

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 April 1922 · page 25

As a test of cheapness in operating cost and of economical means of developing new traffic, the Victorian Commissioners are placing a railway motor car on the…

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Motor Cycle Strikes Bicycle

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 April 1922 · page 28

On Tuesday, shortly after 7 p.m., a serious motor accident occurred at the intersection of two Wangaratta streets, and one of the victims, Mr. L. M'Cardel…

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About Motors. Who Will Revive Belt Drive?

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 April 1922 · page 13

In these days, when there is a marked tendency to return to the simple, the question naturally arises, "Why is not belt drive more extensively adopted?" says a…

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