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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1924

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Broken Hill Railway

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 15 October 1924 · page 3

Mr. Doc—In view of the progress being made with the Trida-Menindic section of the Condoholin. Broken Hill railway will the Minister for Railways…

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Train or Tortoise?

The Independent · Friday 17 October 1924 · page 4

America is popularly supposed to be the land of "hustle," but on one occasion, at any rate, she failed to live up to her reputation…

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The Aeroplane Mail Service. To be Extended to Brisbane

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 October 1924 · page 5

The Executive has approved of the agreement between the Federal Government and the Larkin Aircraft Supply Company for the inauguration…

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Another Motor Car Victim

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 October 1924 · page 5

A man, who has not been identified, was killed by a motor car in Parramatta Road, last night. The deceased was about 40 years of age…

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The Railways

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 October 1924 · page 2

THE report of the Railway Commissioners for the year ended 30th June has been made public, and, with its predecessors, it serves as a most…

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The Railway Commissioners

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 October 1924 · page 5

Over 100 applications have already been received for the positions of Commissioners of Railways. Mr. Fraser is certain to be re-appointed,…

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[?]Rilderie-pine Hills Railway

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 October 1924 · page 3

[?] the Legislative Assembly, Mr. [?] Kilpatrick asked : Will the Min[?] for Public Works make pro[?]on in the l[?]an estimates for the…

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Railway Employees' Picnic

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 October 1924 · page 3

The fifth annual picnic and sports under the auspices of No. 4 District South was held at Corowa yesterday, when over 2000 persons travelled by three…

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Railway Employees Picnic. Corowa Re-visited

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 22 October 1924 · page 3

For the third time in succession railway employees, with their wives and families, came to Corowa for the annual [?]. There [?] trains…

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New Murray Bridges. Railways Undertaking

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 22 October 1924 · page 3

Preliminary arrangements are being made by the Victorian Railways department for the erection of two new bridges across the Murray, one at…

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First Underground Railway

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 22 October 1924 · page 4

In October, 1860, London's first underground railway was approaching completion, but it was not until January 10th, 1863, that the first…

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Collier Collides with Bridge

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 October 1924 · page 1

The collier Malachite collided with the solid steel undsrstructure of Glebe Island Bridge yesterday afternoon. The impact was so severe that…

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Jump From a Train

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 October 1924 · page 3

As the Albury express approached Wangaratta on its way to Melbourne on Friday morning, passengers in a second-class compartment were astonished…

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Motor Cyclist Injured. Found Unconscious on Road. Near Albury

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 October 1924 · page 3

A man was found lying unconscious one morning last week on the Howlong-road, near the Horseshoe Lagoon. A motor cycle which had evidently…

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The Proposed Railways Bill

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 October 1924 · page 2

The State Government has not yet had an opportunity of discussing fully the findings of the Royal Commission into the New South Wales railways…

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Yarrawonga-daklands Railway

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 25 October 1924 · page 1

When they visited the district in June, 1933, in connection with the border railway proposals, the Victorian Railways Standing Committee…

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A December Fire LEETHAM V. Railway Commissioners. Verdict For, £752 DAMAGES

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 October 1924 · page 2

On 13th December, 1923—13 days after the Victorian Railway Commissioners took charge of the D. and. M. railway line—a lire spread from the…

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Motors Meet Head-on

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 28 October 1924 · page 2

A head-on collision between two motor cars occurred at Randwick last night, and two men and a woman were slightly injured…

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Carrying Wool on the Railways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 October 1924 · page 44

The railway wool season commenced on July 1, and between that date and the present time 404,559 bales of wool have been carried by the New South…

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New Zealand Railways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 October 1924 · page 44

A ballot has been taken among members of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants employed in the locomotive, signalling and maintenance…

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