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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

850 stories in Murray's papers · page 15 of 43

Corowa-coorabin Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 May 1923 · page 32

A meeting of delegates representing the industries and districts was held at the Wangaratta Town Hall on Thursday afternoon. The object of the…

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Motors. Some Useful Information Regarding Them. Generator Regulations

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 May 1923 · page 36

In the case of a generator having "buckling-field" regulation, its output can be increased by slightly reducing the current which passes through the…

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Motorists Held Up

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 May 1923 · page 5

Motor oar drivers have expressed their disapproval of the action of the Melbourne police in holding up the motor traffic, and contend that it was…

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Wahgunyah-corowa Railway Connection. Corowa-oaklands Connection

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 May 1923 · page 4

A public meeting was held at Balldale on Tuesday night last to consider the question of the formation of a branch of the Corowa and District…

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Procession and Motor Gymkhana

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 May 1923 · page 4

Wednesday was a public holiday, and the fixtures arranged were a decorated motor car procession and motor gymkhana in the afternoon and drama and…

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Riverina Railways

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 May 1923 · page 2

On Monday Mr. J. R. Rennie, of Yarrawonga, visited Benalla and addressed the Shire Council in regard to the construction of a line from…

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Riverina Railways

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 May 1923 · page 2

The Shepparton Shire Council has received from the Yarrawonga Oaklands Railway Extension League a request for co-operation in getting the…

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Notice to Motorists

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 May 1923 · page 2

We draw your attention to the traffic regulations for race day published in last issue, and also advise that the police are going to rigidly enforce same…

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Horses Displace Motors

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 May 1923 · page 2

There is much speculation in farming and motoring circles concerning an order that has been placed with a Riverina firm of agents to buy 250 draught…

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Border Railways. Speech by Minister. Purchase of D. & M. Co.’s Line

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 4

There was a fair attendance at a public meeting held at the town hall on Friday night last week, when addresses were given by Hon. R. T…

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Chinese Bandits. Wreck an Express Train. Hold Passengers to Ransom

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 May 1923 · page 3

Chinese bandits wrecked an express train near Shantung, and captured 28 foreigners including 13 Americans and 300 Chinese, who are held as…

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The Oaklands Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 May 1923 · page 4

Wangaratta is deeply interested in the question whether Yarrawonga or Corowa is to be chosen as the place to be bridged by a railway across the…

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Mulwala-savernake Road

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 May 1923 · page 4

Representations were recently made on behalf of the Coreen Shire Council requesting that Mulwala-Savernake road, and the road south of portions…

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Main Roads. Commonwealth Scheme. Grant of £500,000

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 May 1923 · page 1

A memorandum on the subject of the proposed National Main Roads Development Scheme, which is to be discussed by the Premiers' Conference,…

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Chinese Bandits. Express Train Wrecked. New York, May 6

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 May 1923 · page 23

Bandits wrecked C[?]s finest express train near Shantung, in North China, and took as prisoner the passengers among whom was Mr. Robert…

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Soviet Intrigue. Missing Documents. Tragedy in Train. Rome, May 5

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 May 1923 · page 20

An amazing drama of secret documents, revenge, and Communist and Soviet intrigue will come to light in a case shortly to be tried in the Italian…

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Late Cable News. Bandits Attack Train. Serious Outrage in China. Peking, May 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 May 1923 · page 24

Details of the outrage by bandits, who wrecked China's finest express train near Shantung, in North China. and held the passengers as prisoners…

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Driving Motors with Maize. Wonderful New Source of Power

The Independent · Friday 11 May 1923 · page 4

Like individuals, nations are continually worrying about what will happen when certain commodities are exhausted. Some time ago it was…

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Motors. Some Useful Information Regarding Them. Cooling the Engine

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 May 1923 · page 36

The automobile engine is a heat motor ; that is, its power is derived front taking fuel into cylinders, burning it and producing heat, which, because of…

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Japanese Motor Rules

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 May 1923 · page 4

The Japanese Government has laid down the following rules for the guidance of tourists:— "At the rise of the hand of the…

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