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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

850 stories in Murray's papers · page 38 of 43

Motor Car Overturns. Retired Farmer Killed

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 November 1923 · page 2

A motor-car accident which resulted in the death of Mr. Joseph Fensom, aged 82, retired farmer, of Moama, occurred at Patho, four miles…

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Moama to Balranald. Settlement Along the Railway

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 November 1923 · page 2

In the New South Wales Assembly on Tuesday last Mr. Horsington asked the Secretary for Lands to inform the House as to the lands that…

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D. & M. Railway Benefit Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 November 1923 · page 2

A meeting of the Deniliquin and Moama Railway Benefit Society was held on Saturday evening at the railway station. Mr. A. Canavan…

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Extra Train on Wahgunyah Line

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 November 1923 · page 3

At the last monthly meeting of the Rutherglen Shire Council a letter was read from the Victorian Railway Department, relative to Commissioners'…

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Motor Trains

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 November 1923 · page 3

Speaking at a civic reception on Saturday morning last the Hon. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., said that he hoped it would not be long before there was a motor train…

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Telegraphic News. Melbourne, Tuesday. Another Motor Car Accident

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 14 November 1923 · page 2

Five sailors and the chauffeur were thrown from a motor car at Nepean road, Frankston. None of this occupants were seriously injured…

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Fortunes From Sport. Boxing the Short Road to Riches

The Independent · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 4

Now, more than at any time, fortunes are being made in sport. Boxers have been luckiest of all. Old-time boxers, like Jefferies…

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Moama-Balranald Railway. Land Settlement

The Independent · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 1

In the N.S.W. Legislative Assembly, Mr. M. B. Horsington (member for Start), asked the following question: Will the Secretary for Lands…

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D. & M. Railway Co. Extraordinary Meeting

The Independent · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 3

An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of the Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company was held at the company's office, Deniliquin, on Tuesday…

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The Industrial Unrest. Three More Mines Idle. Trouble Brewing on Railways

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 2

Three more coal mines were idle yesterday. There are now 1,450 miners idle. The mine owners say the position is again becoming…

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Motor Trains in Riverina. On Four Branch Lines

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners have decided to run motor trains on four branch lines: Culcairn-Rock, Culcairn-Holbrook, Narandera-Hillston, and…

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Border Railways. a Third Rail Proposition

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 3

A proposal for more effectively linking up a portion of the Riverina district with Victoria by railway con[?]tion was submitted by a deputation to…

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Motor Truck

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 5

Mr, R. Langdon, of Wahgunyah, has purchased on International truck for use in his growing carrying business on the Daysdale Corowa route, and the…

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Theft of Motor

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 2

A report from Oaklands states that a 1923 model six-cylinder Buick motor ear was stolen from Thomas' motor garage right in the heart of the township…

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Rail Motor Trains

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 2

The Hon. R. T. Dolt, Minister for Works and Railways, has been informed Hint the Railway Commissioners have derided to locate the rail motors which…

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Motors. Some Useful Information Regarding Them. Everlasting Tyres

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 36

A few years ago a pneumatic tyre that withstood 10,000 miles of ordinary usage on the road would have been hailed as something remarkable, and…

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Border Railways. Extension Desired to Finley

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 37

The proposal put before the Victorian Minister of Railways last week from a Berrigan deputation that the third rail scheme of railway transit…

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Politicians' Railway Passes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 44

The magnificent gold railway passes which distinguish members of Parliament from ordinary mortals are being called in, and passes of another design…

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Letter-box. Queensland to Melbourne by Motor. Oakleich, Charleville, Q.

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—I was very pleased to see my letter in print. I will now tell you about our trip by motor car to Melbourne and back. We left home on…

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Big Railway Claims Pending

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 28

Officials of the Australian Railway Union will shortly present in the Federal Arbitration Court a log covering every grade of the service. The…

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