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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

850 stories in Murray's papers · page 21 of 43

Motor Accident Near Molong. Lorry with 15 Passengers Capsizes

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 June 1923 · page 2

When returning to Molong, from Yeoval, last night, a motor lorry with 15 passengers, driven by George Hutchinson, ran into a gully, six feet deep,…

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Fatal Motor Accident. Visitor to Auckland Killed

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 June 1923 · page 2

A taxicar, with four passengers, dropped over an embankment at Cleveland, 15 miles from Auckland, N.Z., last night, and rolled into a creek…

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Border Railways. Corowa to Oaklands

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 June 1923 · page 3

The Victorian Railways Standing Committer took evblenre on Thursday last regarding The proposal to link up the Riverlea with…

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Motor Trains for Country Lines

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 June 1923 · page 4

It is officially announced by the Now South Wales authorities that the department is making good progress with its motor train policy,which it is eager,…

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Tooleybuc Bridge Delay in Construction

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 20 June 1923 · page 2

A largely attended meeting of district residents was held at Tooleybuc on Monday afternoon last when Mr. Joseph Lockhart occupied the chair. The…

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Jerilderie-Deniliquin Proposed Railway

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 21 June 1923 · page 1

The public meeting convened on the 13th inst , in the Mechanics' Institute was fairly well attended, considering the state of the roads,…

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Berrigan-oaklands Railway League

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1923 · page 2

A meeting of the executive of the Berrigan-Oaklands railway league was held on Saturday afternoon, when Mr H. P. Whitty…

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Yarrawonga-oaklands Railway. Estimate of Cost

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1923 · page 4

The leagues interested in the Yarrawonga-Oaklands proposed railway are to be congratulated on the clear, concise and…

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An Interstate Bridge

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 June 1923 · page 2

Representations have been made to the Hon. R.T. Bull, Minister for Works and Railways, from time to time regarding the erection of a bridge over the…

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On the Bridge of a Liner

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

A captain of a large passenger liner (says Captain C. A. Smith, of the Berengaria, in the "Weekly" Dispatch") is always on duty, so to…

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Murray Valley. Road to Development

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 June 1923 · page 26

On the Murray proper both Victoria and South Australia are undertaking huge irrigation settlement schemes— Victoria, on the left bank, from…

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By Aeroplane to the Pole. Amundsen Abandons Flight. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 June 1923 · page 1

A Christiania message states that owing to unsatisfactory trial fights, Amundsen has abandoned his aeroplane Polar flight…

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An Unfortunate Youth. Found Dead at a Suspension Bridge

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 June 1923 · page 2

Ashley Iddles, aged 16, was found dead in shallow water, below the suspension bridge, North Sydney, this afternoon. He had fallen 250ft. He…

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Railway Gauge Problem

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 June 1923 · page 28

The Berrigan-Oaklands Railway League at its last meeting discussed a proposal from Mr. Hall, the New South Wales Minister of Railways, in…

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New Railway Wanted. Proposed Line to

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 June 1923 · page 44

Advantage was taken of the presence in Wangaratta of the. Railways Standing Committee by advocates of the Moyhu-Mahackah branch line to…

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Border Railways. Yarrawonga-oaklands Route

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 June 1923 · page 32

The Railways Standing Committee took evidence at Wangaratta regarding the proposal to link up the Riverina with the Victorian railway system…

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Commissioners' Failure in Motor Trains

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 June 1923 · page 3

The Dubbo District Council of the F.S.A. has been informed by the Railway Commissioners that a rail motor service on the Dubbo-Merrygoen line…

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Motors. Some Useful Information Regarding Them. Clips for Holding Gaskets

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 June 1923 · page 36

When the lower half of the crankcase is replaced, after work has been done on the connecting rods, considerable difficulty is frequently encountered…

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Fight for a Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 June 1923 · page 2

Both Yarrawonga and Corown people are fighting hard for the Oaktands railway. The position is that Yarrawonga, a Victorian town, will benefit if the line…

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Railway Routes. [?]Om Jerilderie or Finley to Deniliquin?

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 June 1923 · page 3

At a general meeting held at Jer[?] last week to discuss matters Connection with the visit of the [?]blic Works Committee in July 10…

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