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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

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Motor Car Record Reduced

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 December 1923 · page 18

Driving a 30-98 h.p. Vauxhall motor car, which had already covered more than 40,000 miles in previous attempts on road records, Mr. J. L. Burton and…

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Railway Freight Reductions. No Political Influence

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 December 1923 · page 18

The attention of the Hon. R. T. Ball has been invited to a paragraph appearing in the press respecting recent important freight alterations wherein…

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Opening of Rich lands. Proposed Riverina Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 December 1923 · page 6

Satisfaction is expressed at Wagga at the news that the bill authorising the construction of a railway line from Uranquinty, eight miles south of…

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Train and Motor Collide. Lorry Driver Killed

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 December 1923 · page 2

A train collided with a motor lorry at a level crossing, at Avondale, N.Z. This lorry driver, Jack Griffth, was killed outright and his brother…

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Mount Buffalo Road

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 December 1923 · page 4

During holidays traffic on Mount Buffalo road will be regulated by telephone. Motorists on arrival at Lower Gate are requested to stop and…

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New Zealand Tram Accident. a Resourceful Driver

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 December 1923 · page 2

At Auckland, a tram driver, seeing the tram following him was out of control, hurriedly stopped his own tram, and cleared the passengers out,…

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Sydney Tram Service. 2,000,000 Passengers Safely Carried

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 December 1923 · page 2

The Sydney trams caried two million pasengers on the two busy days of the Christmas holidays, without a single accident…

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Motors. Some Useful Information Regarding Them. Special Care for Heavy Machines

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 December 1923 · page 36

Carburretors on heavy duty machines for tractor work seldom go wrong [?] not tampered with by persons un[?]amiliar with the delicate parts. The…

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Fatal Motor Accident Near Walla. One Man Killed, Two Men Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 December 1923 · page 26

A fatal motor accident occurred four miles from Walla, on the Walbundrie-road. Mr. E. J. Collins, manager of Stockman and Co., Walla, was…

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Motor Permits Issued at Albury

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 December 1923 · page 26

That the popularity of the motor is now an established fact, has been abundantly demonstrated during the past few days by the number of…

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Tramcar As Wedding Coach

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 December 1923 · page 44

The American bridegroom who made his journey to the altar in a steamplough has had many rivals in matrimonial wedding carriages…

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