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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1924

676 stories in Murray's papers · page 11 of 34

Aeroplane Tests. Low-powered Machines

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 5

The New South Wales section of the Australian Aero Club, which successfully held the Aerial Derby last year, will conduct in October this year a…

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Commonwealth Road Grant

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 11

The Minister for Local Government issued a statement giving details concerning the grant for roads made by the Commonwealth, together with the…

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Federal Road Grant

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 4

The latest information received from Melbourne by Mr. Fitzpatrick, Minister for Local Government, with regard to the Federal roads grant, is that £10,000…

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Ex-constable's Accident. Run Over by a Train

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 5

At Cootamundra ex-Constable Reid of Young, was run over by a train yesterday. His foot was crushed and he sustained other minor injuries…

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Main Southern Road Deviation. Hume Shire Council Strongly Opposed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 2

At a meeting of the Hume Shire Council on Wednesday the proposal to divert the main southern road to a road along the railway line from…

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Good Roads. Vigorous Attack on Government's Action. Grant Less Than It Was Fifteen Years Ago

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 4

Mr. J. C. Watson, ex-Prime Minister, and now president of the National Roads Association, speaking at a National club luncheon on Wednesday last,…

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Ex-policeman Found on Railway Line

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 25

Mr. Reid, formerly a policeman stationed at Young, and late of Gundagai, who resigned from the force a fortnight ago, boarded the express train at…

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Border Railways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 20

Delegates from many districts attended a conference held at Savernake some days ago in connection with a proposal submitted to the Victorian…

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Motors. Some Useful Information Regarding Them. the Auxiliary Spark Gap

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 36

There are many people who do not quite grasp the purpose of the auxiliary spark gaps which are now sometimes seen on cars. Usually, the device is in…

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Preferential Railway Freights

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 17

The freight on a perambulator from Wagga to Sydney is 5/6. For the same perambulator to be brought from Sydney to Wagga the charge is £1…

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Theft From Motor Car Two Men Get Six Months

The Independent · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 2

At the court of petty sessions on Monday morning, before Mr. R. B. Irving, J.P., Alexander Littlejohn (39) and James Connors (38), were charged that on the 5th day…

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Disastrous Fire. Railway Station Gutted

The Independent · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 2

Shortly after four o'clock on Tuesday morning, Deniliquin experienced the most isastrous fire that has taken place for many years, resulting in practically the…

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The Tramway Trouble Ballot on

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 1

It is understood that the ballot by the tramway men, on the proposed StriKe, will be taken next Friday. If the men favor a strike it will…

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The Tramway Trouble. The Strike Regarded as Certain

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 5

It is believed that the tramway regulation strike is certain to evaluate as soon as the ballot formalities are disipsed of. It will probably start…

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Fire at Deniliquin. Railway Station Destroyed

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 1

Early on Tuesday morning the railway station at Deniliquin—a weatherboard building—including the hotel on the platform and the greater…

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End of a Free Motor Trip. Serious Allegation of Assault

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 4

On Saturday morning a girl, aged 15 years, called at the Kyneton police station and made a statement to the effect that a married man, who is the…

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Early Morning [?] Railway Station [?] Freshment Rooms [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 April 1924 · page 2

About 4.30 a.m. on T[?]ing townspeople were aw[?] their sleep by the ringing [?] bell, and found that [?]…

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Fatal Collision at Adelaide. Between Car and Train. ADELAIDE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 April 1924 · page 2

A man was killed and three women injured, late on Sunday night, in a collision between a motor car and the last train from the city to…

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Motor Vehicle Accidents. a Long List

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 April 1924 · page 2

There were several motor vehicle accidents to-day. Charles Jones, 85, was struck by a motor lorry, and is said to be dying. Leslie Miller, tram…

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Yarrawonga - Savernake Railway

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 4

A conference of Railway Leagues interested in the Yarrawonga-Oaklanks railway extension was held recently…

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