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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

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An Aeroplane Crashes. Occupants Have Lucky Escapes

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 January 1923 · page 2

An aeroplane, containing a pilot andi passenger crashed, and was completely wrecked, at Cronulla yesterday. The pilot, Barkell, broke his…

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Motor Car Collision. Homebush Accident

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 January 1923 · page 3

A collision between two motor cars at Homebush to-day resulted in three persons being injured. One car struck the rear of the other, which…

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German Aeroplane in France The First Since the War

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 1

The first German aeroplane since the war landed in France yesterday. The passengers were three directors of the Aero-Lloyd German Air…

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Returned Soldier Killed on Roof of Railway Carriage

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 32

The body of a returned soldier was found on the roof of a carriage on the Melbourne express when it pulled up at Jerrawa, near Goulburn, a day or two…

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Motors. Some Useful Information Regarding Them. the Motor Coach

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 36

"The coaches for the coming season will be found to be of a new type, which will afford more comfort, greater speed, less noise in operation increased…

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Albury and District. Theft From Disabled Motor Car

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 22

Thieves stole two tyres and two reflectors from the headlamps of Mrs. Harris' six-eylinder Oakland car, which was burned on the Albury-Beechworth…

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Motor Car Accidents

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 5

At least two motor car accidents happened in connection with the Chiltern race meeting on New Year's Day, and although a third was reported as…

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Railway Electrification

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 January 1923 · page 3

In February the last stage of the Melbourne suburban railways will be completed, when the total route miles served by electric trains will be 145¾…

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Railways and Bridges

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 2

In accordance with a proclamation issued recently, the act passed by the Victorian Parliament authorising the contruction of four railway lined into…

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Two Flights by Australian Motorless Aeroplane

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 20

A new type of flying machine has been invented by Messrs. L. A. and A. J. Millgate, of Tatalia, N.S.W. It is built on the principle of an…

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Motorists in Trouble. Police Magistrates Warning

The Independent · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 2

When dealing with charges arising out of unlighted tail-lamps on motor cars on Wednesday. Mr W. A. Flynn, P.M., said that in future cases he would inflict heavy…

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Coal for Railways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 19

The attitude of the Government on he stand taken by the Railway Commissions in regard to coal, is being watched with interest. An…

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Railway Line Via Broken Hill Advocated

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 35

Members of the State Government will very probably urge upon the new Federal Government, when formed, the advisability of co-operating with New…

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Motors. Some Useful Information Regarding Them

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 36

The latest attempt to produce a compressed air motor-assisted bicycle (says "Motor Cycling"), hails from the United States, and consists of a bicycle…

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Combine Keeps Up Coal Prices. Position of Railway Commissioners

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 32

It was learned at the end of last week that the coal vend had refused to reduce the price of coal, although the controlled prices expired with the…

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Albury and District. Motor Car in River

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 22

At Norieul Park on Sunday afternoon a Daimler motor car managed to get info the river, where it remained powerless to move backwards or…

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Border Railways

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 5

The first move in connection with the building of the border railways into the Rivernia district of New South Wales was made this week, when the…

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Shocking Fatality. Railway Inspector Killed. Hurled Over Viaduct

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 1

While inspecting the viaduct on the Junee side of Wagga on Monday morning Charles Bye, Inspector of Buildings and Bridges of the New South Wales…

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Border Railways. Survey of Routes

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 2

Survey for the railway from to Bair[?]ald, via Moulamein, to be constru[?]ed under the border railway agreement, will be commenced this…

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Motorists Fined

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 2

At the Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. W. A. Flynn, P.M., Francis John Edwards was charged with driving a car without…

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