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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

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The Railway Company. Some Early History

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 November 1923 · page 2

At the final meeting of the Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company on Tuesday the following interesting particulars were read by…

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D. & M. Railway Company. Sale Confirmed

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 November 1923 · page 1

The sale of the Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company’s line to the Victorian Government was formally confirmed at an extraordinary…

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Aeroplane Fatality at Capetown. London

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 November 1923 · page 3

Reuter's Capetown correspondent states that Lieuts. Lawson and Shaw were killed this morning, from a military aeroplane, which nosedived from…

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Rand to Ringwood Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 November 1923 · page 2

The following question was asked in the Legislative Assembly lost week by Mr. Kilpatrick:--" In view of the recommendation of the Public Works…

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Deniliquin-Moama Railway

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 21 November 1923 · page 2

At an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders in the Deniliquin-Moama Railway Co. held last week at Deniliquin, a resolution confirming the sale…

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Rail Motor Service

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 22 November 1923 · page 5

The Hon. R. T. Hall Minister for Works and Railways, has been informed that the Railway Comm[?]ers have decided to…

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A Trick of the Train

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 November 1923 · page 11

The train seemed wobbling most horribly. Teddy Hare looked up nervously. The only other occupant of the carriage, a coppery-haired, grey-eyed…

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North Coast Residents. Dissatisfied with Railway Scheme

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 November 1923 · page 1

Some North Coast residents declare they will not pay the income tax, basing their refusal on the Works Committee's rejection of the…

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Queensland's Plans for Border Railways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 November 1923 · page 17

The Premier (Sir George Fuller) sent communications to both the Acting Prime Minister (Dr. Earle Page) and the Premier of Queensland (Mr…

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Riverina Railway Terminal

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 November 1923 · page 37

The proposal to remove the Victorian railway terminal from Tocumwal to Finley has, it is asserted, met with general approval in this part of…

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Motors. Some Useful Information Regarding Them. Don't Kill the Kiddies

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 November 1923 · page 36

The large proportion of children appearing in all statistics relating to automobile fatalities has made recent writers put in some strong pleas for…

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Pilfering From Railways. Conspiracy Charges Fail

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 November 1923 · page 40

Much interest has been aroused in the Riverina by the trial at Wagga of three men—Johnson, a railway fireman; Murray, a fettler, and Arentz…

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Railway Unrest

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 November 1923 · page 44

The acting secretary of the New South Wales branch of the Australian Railways Union, said that there was no question of a railway strike. The…

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Railwaymen Restive in Victoria

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 November 1923 · page 23

A calmer atmosphere prevailed at Melbourne during the week-end when about 1500 members of the Victorian branch of the Australian Railways…

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Rail Motor Service

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 November 1923 · page 2

It is intended to extend the railmotor service in the country, and the Victorian Railway Commissioners are inviting applications for the…

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The Summer Road to Melbourne

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 November 1923 · page 2

ACCORDING to the "Pastoral Times," of Deniliquin, the Victorian Government will take over the Deniliquin and Moama railway on the 1st…

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Labor Member in Hospital. Result of Motor Accident

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 November 1923 · page 2

Mr. Cecil Murphy, Labor member for North Sydney, was admitted to hospital yesterday afternoon as the result of a motoring accident at…

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Colossal Engine. the Largest in Australia. Transhipped at Albury Railway Yards on

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 November 1923 · page 4

Portions of a massive engine were transhipped at the Albury railway yards on Wednesday morning. The engine, which was constructed by Thompson…

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Railway Unrest in N.S.W.

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 November 1923 · page 3

The acting secretary of the New South Wales branch of the Australian Railways' [?] has stated that there was no question of a railway strike. The…

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Victorian Railways. to Be No Go Slow Strike

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 November 1923 · page 3

All fears of a go slow strike on the railways were dissipated by a mass meeting of railwaymen on Sunday accepting the Government's promise to…

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