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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

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Railway Benefit Society Annual Meeting

The Independent · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Deniliquin and Moama Railway Mutual Benefit Society was held at the Railway hotel on Saturday evening last. Mr A. Canavan…

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Motor Traffic Prosecution

The Independent · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 2

Before Mr W. A. Flynn, P.M., at the court of petty sessions on Wednesday, George Robert Wills was charged with driving in a public street a motor vehicle…

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Railway Concessions for Shows

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 40

In a report of a meeting of the South-western Districts Shows' Association, held at Young, it was stated that very little encouragement was…

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Motors. Some Useful Information Regarding Them. Compression Tests

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

Keep watch on your compression by squirting oil occasionally around spark plugs, valve caps, and relief valves as well as around the gasket of the…

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Motor Hogging. New Melbourne to Sydney Record

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 25

On Wednesday Messrs. A. V. Turner, and C. Kirton drove in a motor car from Sydney to Albury in nine hours. Starting at 5.20 a.m. they…

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Wheat at Corowa Railway Station

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

At the present time there are 10,000 bags of wheat stacked at the Corowa railway station, nearly all of has come from Redlands and Ringwood. Of this season's whet 15,710 bags have been sent away by rail. The agents operating locally are:--Messrs. Samuel Sunday and Coy., Sydney, and Lindley Walkers co-operative Coy., Sydney, both represented Wheat by Messrs. A. A. piggin and Co.; Messrs. John Darling and Sons, represented by…

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The Oaklands Railway South

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

On Thursday evening next a public meeting will be held at the Council Chambers for the purpose of discussing matters in connection with the…

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Melbourne Sydney Motor Record

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

Mr. Norman Smith, in an Essex motor ear, and accompanied by a mechanic, set out on Tuesday morning from Melbourne to break the motor car record…

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Railway Benefit Society. Annual Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 2

About 20 railway employees attended the annual meeting of the Deniliquin and Moama Railway Benefit Society, held at the Railway…

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In the Occupied Region. Train Accidents

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 February 1923 · page 2

Sixteen were killde and 35 injured as a result of a railway accident at Pontibinson, when, a train crashed into a shunting engine. The train carried…

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Latest Cables the Irish Problem. Reported 'Letters from Mary McSwiney to De Valera. Another Train Outrage. London

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 February 1923 · page 2

"The Observer's" Dublin correspondent says that importance is attached to the capture of letters from Mary McSwiney to De Valera. They…

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Railway Fatality Near Brisbane. Returned Soldier Cut to Pieces

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 February 1923 · page 2

Henry Manning, a returned soldier, was cut to pieces on the railway line near Brisbane this morning. He was to have entered the hospital to-day…

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Railway Matters

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 February 1923 · page 4

On Thursday evening o public meeting--convened by the Mayor--will be hold at the Council Chambers for the purpose of discussing matters in…

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Railway Statistics

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 February 1923 · page 1

A bulletin issued by the Australian Bureau of Railway: Statist[?]es shows that, exclusive of Tasmania, there are 22,149 miles of railway open for…

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District Railway Matters. (To the Editor)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 February 1923 · page 3

Sir,--I herewith enclose a letter which I have received from the Secretary of t he Victorian Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways…

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Railway to Oaklands. Visit of Victorian Officials

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1923 · page 5

Mr R. T. Ball, M.L.A, Minister for Railways, has received the following letter from the secretary of the Victorian Parliamentary…

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Good Roads Movement

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 26

It is significant of the tendency, of the times that the movement by the Albury Council to expend a large sum for the improvement of the roads and…

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Bridge on Fire

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 5

By some mysterious mentis a fire occurred in the decking of the Yarrawonga-Mulwain bridge shortly after midnight on the 12th inst. It had bean…

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Road Construction Costs

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 30

The Minister for. Local Government (Mr. Fitzoatrick) does not believe that the condition of roads in New South Wales is as bad as Mr. J. A. Murdoch…

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Roads of Rubber. What Is the Full Value of Rubber?

The Independent · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 6

If the general public only knew the full value of rubber they would be more keenly interested in the rise and fall of the market…

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