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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

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Railway Collision in England Six Persons Killed

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 July 1923 · page 3

The Leeds to Manchester express collided with a goods train at Diggle. Three engines and a number of carriages were completely wrecked…

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Railway Smash in New Zealand. a Landslide the Cause. Six Persons Killed; Thirty Injured. AUCKLAND

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 July 1923 · page 2

Six people were killed and 30 injured in a railway smash. The mail train, Auckland to Wellington, early this morning dashed…

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Fatal Railway Accident. a Woman's Self-sacrifice Unavailing

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 July 1923 · page 2

A man named Frogley, in attempting to board a train at Leyington, a Melbourne suburb, fell under the wheel. His lady friend, Annie Marshall…

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Two Motor Cars. Ticket Holders Wanted

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 July 1923 · page 6

Many of the prizes of the N.S.W. Ambulance third annual art union, which was drawn on Monday last at the Sydney Town Hall, have not been…

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Motor Car Statistics

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 July 1923 · page 1

Figures supplied by the traffic branch in Sydney show the number of private cars in New South 'Wales to be 37,247. Of the 460 different makes in use in…

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Hay-Deniliquin Road Motor Accident. the Inquest

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 July 1923 · page 2

The inquest respecting the death of Thomas Henry Bradley, jockey, which took place as the result of injuries received in a motor collision…

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Border Railways. Who Is to Have the Credit? Mr. Ball or Mr. Bruxner

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 July 1923 · page 3

Col. Bruxner, M.L.A., leader of the Progressive party, on Wednesday, referred to the speech of Mr.,B., T. Ball, Minister for Works and Railways, at…

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Railway Smash in New Zealand

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 July 1923 · page 3

Fifteen persons. were killed and 82 injured through the wrecking of the Auckland-Wellington express in the darkness early on Friday morning. The…

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Bolting Motor Car. Stops on River's Brink

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 July 1923 · page 4

An extraordinary accident occurred near Gundngal on Tuesday lost. Councillor C. .f. Fraser, president of the Adjungbilly Shire,and Mr. J.O…

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The Rail Motors

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 July 1923 · page 4

Commenting recently with reference to Mr. Ball's advocacy of light railways, Mr, Kilpatrick, M.L.A., was reported to have said that for the past…

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Border Railways

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 11 July 1923 · page 2

According to a paragraph in the city papers last week, the New South Wales Government is proceeding a pace with the valuation of the Deniliquin-Moama…

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Boorooban Motor Accident

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 11 July 1923 · page 2

The adjourned inquest with regard to the death of the jockey, Thomas Henry Bradley, of Deniliquin, as the result of injuries received in a motor collision on…

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South Coree Railway League

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 12 July 1923 · page 3

The South Coree Railway League met on Friday last at Langtry Park. There was a very fair attendance. The minutes of the previous…

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The Bridge Road

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 July 1923 · page 2

The work of re-formtng and metalling the section of roadway from the first approach bridge on towards the old Steampacket Hotel, although hampered…

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Retrenchment in Railway Service

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 July 1923 · page 33

A deputation from the Federated Coachmakers' Union approached the Minister for Railways (Mr. Ball) regarding the dismissal of 20 of its…

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Harefield-currawarna Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 July 1923 · page 33

Following his inspection of the route of the proposed Harefield-Currawarna railway, Mr. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., Minister for Works and…

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Motor Trains. an Early Start

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 July 1923 · page 32

The Minister for Works and Railways, Mr. R. T. Ball, stated on Saturday that he is now satisfied that everything possible is being done to expedite…

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Auction Sale of Used Motor Cars

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 July 1923 · page 31

The Studebaker Motor Garage, Albury, is making arrangements for auction sales of used motor cars of various makes. The next sale will be…

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Terrible Railway Accident. Fourteen Persons Killed in New Zealand

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 July 1923 · page 41

Fourteen people were killed and 30 injured in a railway smash on the mail train from Auckland to Wellington. The train dashed into a…

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Border Railways Argument

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 July 1923 · page 41

Mr. A. K. Trethowan, M.L.C., in a statement said: "The Minister for Works, Mr. Ball, in his reply to Col. Bruxner, is endeavouring to make it…

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