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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

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Motors Some Useful Information Regarding Them. Seeing the Winter Highway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 May 1925 · page 36

In there times of short days and dark win[?] nights it becomes doubly essential that the motorist should look to the lighting equipment of his car…

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Correspondence. Border Railways Agreement. (To the Editor)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 May 1925 · page 3

Sir,--We noticed in your issue of the 15th inst. certain remarks re the above, and think they are most uncalled for. The Border Railways Agreement is…

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Railway Matters. Motor Train and New Station

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 4

A public meeting was advertised to be held at the town hall on Thursday last week, to protest against the motor train service and…

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Sydney-melbourne Main Road

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 5

Scathing comments on portions of the main Sydney road were made on Wednesday by the City Engineer, Mr. H. E. Morton, who returned to…

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Delayed Motor Licenses

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 5

Complaints have been received relative to delay attaching to getting a renewal for motor cars, owing to their having to be sent to the city…

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The Roads of the State

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 27 May 1925 · page 5

The Main Roads Act and Its Finance. The Fuller Government, during its three years of office, has found more money for expenditure on roads and…

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Local and General Altered Train Service

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 27 May 1925 · page 2

The local Post Master, Mr. Smith, has advised us that owing to the altered railway time table the mail time table will be slightly altered with…

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For the Railway User. Railway Fares and Freights Reduced

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 27 May 1925 · page 5

The National Government early reduced railway fares and freights The Storey Dooley Government contrary to Its pre-election prac[?]…

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Demolition of Old Yarrawonga Bridge

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 May 1925 · page 3

The contractor who is to carry out the work of demolishing tho old timber bridge was in Yarrawonga last week, and stated that the work would be…

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Sydney Harbour Bridge a Great Achievement at No Cost to Country People

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 May 1925 · page 1

The Sydney Harbor bridge will save the Railway Commissioners £200,000 per year--this is the Commissioners' own conservative estimate; if the traffic…

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Moama to Balranald Railway

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 30 May 1925 · page 3

Mr. M. A. Davidson, M.L.A., has forwarded us the following communication, received by him from the Under Secretary of Lands, re rabbit netting…

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Through Railway Service

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 3

Mr. M. Kilpatrick is in receipt of the following communication from the Secretary of the Railway Commissioners:—…

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Train Arrangements

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 3

The reduction or the running time of the Corowa Cultairn train service will doubtless benefit some storekeepers, as country people along the…

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Queensland Railway Disaster. Train Derailed on Bridge. Carriage Falls into a Creek; Nine Killed and Many Injured. BRISBANE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 2

A shocking train disaster occurred at 2 o'clock this morning when the Rockhampton mail train was derailed at the bridge on Traveston…

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To-day's Latest. Still Rising at Carrathool. Bridge Possibly Closed Tomorrow. 1922 Level Likely to be Reached

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 2

This morning, Cr. C. F, Campbell, of Mulberrygong Estate, who has had a life-time's experience of the river 'phoned us that during the 24 hours…

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N.s.w. Railway Commissioners on Tour

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners will pay a visit of inspection to the Corowa station and railway property, arriving at 9.30 this (Monday) evening. They…

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Motors and Motoring

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 5

The pricee of the Ford car, with self starter, dotatchable [?] and cord tyres, has been reduced to £179/10/. The ton truck [?]…

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Flood Damage to Roads

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 2

Speaking at the Shires' Conference Mr. Newell, a member of the Main Roads Board, said that if the shire councillors from the areas affected by…

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The Carrathool Bridge Approach

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 2

THE present flood in the river will furnish all the evidence the Department should require as to the necessity for an approach to the northern…

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Fond of Australia. Bute park, Temora-road, Cootamundra

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 14

Dear Uncle Jeff,—This is my second letter to the "Banner." You asked me what I thought of my new home in Australia. I like it very much. It is…

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