Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Railways, roads & transport, all years

Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

850 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 43

Items of Interest. Successful Trials of Rail Motor

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 31

After a long and arduous working trial. "Kathleen Mavoureen," the experimental rail motor of the Railway Commissioners, has proved her worth…

Continued on Trove, page 31 →

Railway Control

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 5

Amending legislation altering the system of railway control will be enacted before the end of the year, when the term' of the present Commissioner…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Border Railways Victorian Minister’s Vis[?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 2

Hon. S. Barnes, Victorian Min[?] for Railways, will pay a visit to [?] next week, to inspect so[?] the country affected by the new [?]…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

D. and M. Railway Company. Half-yearly Report

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 2

The half-yearly report, together with the statement of accounts of the above company, which has been issued to shareholders, is as follows :…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Latest Cables. the Ruhr Difficulty. Reported Demonstration in Bavaria. The Rumored Railway Strike. Germans Removing Rolling Stock LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 2

Reuter's Berlin correspondent says that after prohibiting the Fascisti demonstrations, the Bavarian Government finally allowed them to be held…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Serious Railway Accident at Adelaide. Two Men Killed. Thirty Passengers Taken to Hospital. ADELAIDE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 2

A fireman and a passenger were killed and many people injured in a sensational railway collision yesterday, just outside the North Terrace…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Rail Motor Cars

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 4

Six rail motor cars of a new and improved type are in various stages of construction at Newport workshops. The type embodies several…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

New South Wales Government Railways. Excursions to Sydney Friday, 9th February 1923

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 31 January 1923 · page 2

Excursion tickets at Single Fare for the Double journey (Minimum rates 8s 9d first-class and 5s 10d second-class) will be issued at Hay to Sydney and intermediate…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Adelaide Train Smash

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 22

A sensational railway smash occurred just outside Adelaide station, when rains from Kapunda and Clapham col[?]idd Two persons wens killed and…

Continued on Trove, page 22 →

Doris Prefers the Country. Strassbourg-road, Rosanna

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff.—It is some time since I last wrote to you. We have shifted from Orelda, and are living in Rosanna, a small town on the…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

Border Railways. Victorian Ministers Tour. Reception at Deniliquin

The Independent · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 2

During the week Mr S. Barnes, Victorian Minister for Railways, has been in south-west Riverina in connection with the border railways agreement between New South…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Railway Charces. How They Hit Producers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 43

A returned soldier who has settled on Magus Settlement has forwarded to the Wagga "Daily Express" an account of his experience, as a producer…

Continued on Trove, page 43 →

The Ace of the Motor

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 26

The motor is now being applied [?] such a variety of uses that both the State and local authorities are compelled to pay special attention to the…

Continued on Trove, page 26 →

Motor Trains for the Country

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 26

It is announced by the Railway Commissioners that the trials of the new type of motor train on the Barraba line have been so successful that four…

Continued on Trove, page 26 →

Motors. Some Useful Information Regarding Them. British and American Motorcar Practice

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 36

American motorcar practice, says "Engineering," has always been that of mass production of one standard model. The consequent low price at…

Continued on Trove, page 36 →

Motor Car Hire

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 5

Mr. F. Buster announces in this issue that he has a new Buick motor car available for hire, day or night service See advertisement…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Riverina Railways. Victorian Minister’s Tour. Visit to Deniliquin

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 2

The Victorian Minister’ for Railways (Mr. S. Barnes), accompanied by his secretary, Mr. T. P. Lynch, and Mr. C. H. Perrin, assistant chief…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

A Remarkable Case. Handcuffed Prisoner Leaves Moving Train. PERTH

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 2

Frank Matamin, in custody in respect to the alleged Nullagine murder, who was said to have escaped from a train, and who was stated to…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Latest Cables. the Ruhr Region. The French Occupy Baden. Further Exchange of Notes. International Train Service Restricted

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 2

Reuters Berlin Correspondent states that French cavalry entered Baden at nine o'clock in the morning and occupied the railway station, post office…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Latest Telegrams. a Railway Platform on Fire. Sydney, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 2

A portion of the passenger platform at Normanhurst Railway Station was destroyed by fire early this morning. The cause of the outbreak is…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →