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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1924

676 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 34

The Harbor Bridge

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 2

It is believed that four out of the six tenders for the harbor bridge are now out of the running. Their names have not yet been divulged, but it is…

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Those Bridge Tenders

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 2

It is practically certain that the bridge tenders have now been reduced to two British firms: Sir Wm. Arrol and Company and Dorman Long…

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Man Falls Off Train

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 2

James McAndrew, a passenger on the train from Parramatta to Castle Hill, last evening, was riding on the carriage platform, when he fell…

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The Federal Road Grant

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 17

Mr. Stewart, Federal Minister for Works and Railways, denies responsibility for delay in milking available to the New South Wales Government…

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Six Tenders for North Shore Bridge

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 39

Six tenders for the North Shore Bridge were received by. the Minister for Works. They were from the following:—English' Electric Co, of…

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Sunday Train Services MR. R. T. Ball in Favor

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 5

Interviewed by a deputation on Wednesday the Minister for Works and Railways, the Hon. R. T. Ball, said that be had often wondered why no trains…

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Motors. Some Useful Information Regarding Them. Petrol-electric Cars

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 36

In a paper read before the Institution of Automobile Engineers, London, Mr. L. Murphy advocated the adoption of the petrol- electric drive for…

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The Railway Strike. Effects Extend to other Industries

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 1

The railway strike has thrown many thousands of Welsh miners idle owing to the shortage of trucks. Certain steel and tinplate works have…

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The Wheat Harvest. Twenty Thousand Railway Waggons Engaged

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 1

The entire State railway plant, consisting of 20,000 waggons, is now in use handling the wheat harvest…

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Latest Cables. the British Railway Strike. London

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 2

The railway strike position is easier. Further Welsh collieries have been rendered idle…

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The Railway Crossing

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 3

Since the gate on the railway crossing opposite Murry street has been erected there has been great dissatisfaction expressed by residents of the…

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Cause Many Fires. Spares From Railway Engines. Pastoralists Complain

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 2

A fire broke out at the Albury recourse railway siding and portion of the platform was burned. The fire spread to adjacent grass…

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Forty Seven Years with Railway Company

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 2

Mr. Harry McCann, one of the employees of the Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company, who retired from active work when the…

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The Bridge Tenders. Pressure Being Exerted on Ministers. To Accept Local Tender

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 2

A determined effort is being made to force the Minister for Works to give preference to the Australian tenders for the Sydney harbour bridge…

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Motor Car Collision. One Man Killed; Others Injured

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 2

A motor car, proceeding from Heddon to Kurri Kurri last night crashed into the rear of a motor bus, and then overturned. One man was killed…

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Motor Vehicle Accident. on Anniversary Day Holiday. Leads to Death of Weir Known Resident

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 2

A death, which caused great regret to be expressed, took place on Sunday night at the Hay Hospital, when Mr. William Knottingley Moorhouse died…

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The Railway Trouble. Hopes of Settlement

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 2

Hopes of a settlement of the railway trouble have been raised by a conference of the mediation trades union committee and the railway managers,…

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Motor Car Sale

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 2

To-morrow (Wednesday, January 30), a special auction sale of second-hand motor cars on account of Prichard and Figgins Pty, Ltd. (in Equidation) will…

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North Shore Bridge. All Work to Be Done in Australia

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 5

Mr. Ball, Minister, for Works last week gave as assurance that, no matter who the successful tenderer for the, North shore bridge might be,…

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Motor Fatality at Hay

The Independent · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 2

A death, which caused great regret to be expressed, took place on Sunday night at the Hay hospital, when Mr W. R. Moorhouse died after receiving injuries on the…

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