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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

850 stories in Murray's papers · page 25 of 43

Motors. Some Useful Information Regarding Them Service Is Paramount

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 July 1923 · page 36

No matter how well satisfied a man is with the car he has purchased, while it is new, he will not remain a booster unless he is able to get satisfactory…

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Mr. Fraser As Chief Railway Commissioner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 July 1923 · page 37

The State Government proposes to amend the Railway Act in the direction of abolishing the office of a fourth Commissioner. The proposal will…

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Yarrawonga Bridge

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 July 1923 · page 4

At a public meeting held at Yarrawonga last week the chairman (Mr. W. J. Gorman) said there were one or two local matters they might consider. He…

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Aeroplane Service in West Australia. a Good Record

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 July 1923 · page 2

Since the aeroplane services commenced on the North-west coast of Australia, the 'planes have flown 180,000 miles, carried over 200,000…

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A Mysterious Case. Richly Dressed Woman at Railway Station. SYDNEY, Tuesday Afternoon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 July 1923 · page 2

A Melbourne woman, believed to have been doped, was found by a constable, lying on a seat at Flinders-street railway station. She was…

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A Tram Accident. Driver's Lucky Escape. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 July 1923 · page 2

A tram at East Maitland completely overturned yesterday. The driver, W. Currey, was pinned inside, unhurt., although his cap was crushed…

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Fatal Accident at Adelaide. Motor Cyclist Killed

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 July 1923 · page 2

At Adelaide, George Douglos McLean, riding a motor cycle, collided with another motorist at St. Peter's. McLean was thrown under a tram,…

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Hay District Court. Arising Out of Motor Accident Claim of Compensation. Verdict for Plaintiff

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 July 1923 · page 2

At the Hay District Court, on Friday, before His Honor Judge Cohen, an action to recover compensation for injuries received in a motor accident,…

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Motor Trains. for Southern Lines

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 July 1923 · page 4

The Minister for Works, Mr. Ball, while visiting Wagga last weekend, referred to the motor trains promised for use on name of the branches of the main…

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S.d. Railway Picnic

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 July 1923 · page 3

At a meeting of railway employees held at Culcarin on Saturday afternoon it was decided to hold the annual railway picnic on October 8. The…

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Tooleybuc Bridge

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 18 July 1923 · page 1

A dozen years ago settlers on the New South Wales side of the Murray river at Tooleybuc, were promised a bridge to give them access to…

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Border Railways Acquisition of the Deniliquin—Moama Private Railway

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 19 July 1923 · page 3

The Hon. R. T. Ball. M L A., Minister for Public Works and Railways, intimated yesterday that acting under authority given in the…

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Cement for Roads

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 July 1923 · page 3

In conversation with a representative of the "Dally Express" at Wagga on Saturday, the Minister for Works, Mr. Ball, referred to a movement which…

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Railway Bridge at Albury. Discussion by Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 July 1923 · page 28

At the meeting of the Municipal Council on Wednesday night, Ald. Brian's motion came up for discussion. It was as follows:—"That the…

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Griffith-temora Train Derailed. Fifty Passengers Aboard

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 July 1923 · page 1

The Griffith-Temora mixed train was derailed yesterday afternoon two miles from Temora. About fifty passengers, who were on the train, were…

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Moama-Balranald Railway. MR. A. T. Creswick Critical

The Independent · Friday 20 July 1923 · page 2

In Tuesday's Melbourne "Argus" Mr Alex. T. Crsswick, a landholder with extensive interests in the Moulamein district, writes as follows concerning the proposed…

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Deniliquin-Moama Railway. Proposed Government Acquisition

The Independent · Friday 20 July 1923 · page 2

Referring on Sunday night to the proposed acquisition of the Deniliquin-Moama railway, Mr Ball, Minister for Railways, said that he had endorsed the…

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Proposed Varrawonga-oaklands Railway. Great Importance to the Goulburn Valley

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 July 1923 · page 2

Strange as it may seem, it is not the less true, that there are among us people who fail to realise the necessity of doing all in our power to assure the…

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Motors. Some Useful Information Regarding Them. Use Accelerator More

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

Most of the destructive racing of engines and the noise which accompanies it, a great deal of the difficulty experienced in shifting gears and not…

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Proposed Railway in Wheatgrowing Country

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 July 1923 · page 20

Recently a deputation from the members of the Cudal district railway league waited on the Minister for Works regarding the proposed raliway extension…

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