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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

850 stories in Murray's papers · page 13 of 43

Regulating Motor Traffic

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 26

The motor business having now become the largest in the world, it is well that local governing bodies are taking a lively interest in the subject…

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Motors. Some Useful Information Regarding Them. the Differential

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 36

How many automobile owners know what a differential is and of what use it is? A writer asserts that even a large proportion know little, if…

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Melbourne Tramwaymen on Strike

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 3

Motor car companies reaped a rich harvest in the southern suburbs by the cessation of work on the electric tram routes. Thousands of people in…

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Border Railways. Linking Riverina and Victoria

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 32

The proposal to connect Riverina with, the Victorian railways system, under the Border Railways Act, was discussed at a public meeting at…

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Effect of Basic Wage on Railways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 5

The Chief Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Fraser) who is touring the Western line stated that the decision of the Board of Trade in increasing the…

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Railway Economy. Dispensing with Gatekeepers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 4

The Secretary for Railways has advised Mr. Kilpatrick, M.L.A., as follows:— "With reference to your letters…

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Railway Connection with Twofold Bay

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 7

Recently the Acting-Premier of Victoria, Mr. T. M'Pherson, who has been touring East Gippsland, paid an unofficial visit to Eden. Referring to…

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Railway Porters Sentenced

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 2

Grant and Clark, junior porters, convicted of defrauding the Railway Commissioners of moneys in connection with selling tickets, have each…

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Border Railways. Need of Organisation, a Benalla Opinion

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 1

The way in which the people of the neighboring town of Wangaratta have set to work in order to secure the building of the railway from the Oaklands…

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An Aid to Motorists

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 2

We have received a copy of an interesting booklet entitled "Spot. Lights on Tyre Troubles," describing the causes of various tyre troubles and…

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Motor Taxes for Construction of Roads

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 April 1923 · page 4

It was stated last week that the Government prepared to hand over the whole of the revenue at present received from motor taxation to the roads…

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Motor Smash on Windsor Road. One of the Injured Succumbs

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 April 1923 · page 3

William Brooks, 56, one of the six victims of the motor smash on the Windsor road yesterday, died to-day, in the Parramatta Hospital…

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Fire at Sydney. Two Motor Busses Destroyed

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 April 1923 · page 3

A fire this morning destroyed the Phoenix Fibro-Plaster Company's factory and contents, and also two motor busses valued at £1700. The…

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Overlanding by Car. Motorists Meet Mishap

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 April 1923 · page 3

A smash into a dry water course, 70 miles from Eucla, while travelling 70 miles an hour, settled all the chances of Burton and Bradley of…

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Corowa and District Railway League

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 April 1923 · page 2

Public meeting of the the above will be held as follow:-- Balldale, Tuesday May [?] Brocklesby Wednesday, April 25. All persons interested in the…

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Oaklands-mulwala Railway

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1923 · page 2

People of Yarrawonga, Oaklands and Savernake are just now greatly concerned at the counter proposal, launched at Corowa, to…

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The Bridge

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 3

The first of these was the Mayor, who called attention to the state of the Hay bridge decking, which was so much worn that the spikes were…

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A Golden Bridge

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 3

The the Wangaratta "Chronicle" in a leading article last week:-- The extension of the Victorian railway across the Murray to Corowa,and…

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The Windsor Road Accident. Another Passenger Succumbs

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 2

Another victim of Sunday's motor smash on the Windsor road is reported, namely, Alfred Ickerson, aged 65, surveyor, of Mosman, who died…

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Tram and Motor Vehicles in Collision

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 32

A strange collision, in which a tramcar, a motor-waggon, and two motorcars were involved occurred in Botany Road, Alexander, a day or two ago…

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