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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

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Bridge Wanted at Yanco

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 28

For some years there has been a continuous agitation for a bridge across' the Mumunbidgee River, in the neighbourhood of the Yanco High School…

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Child Leaps From Train

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 29

Passengers travelling by an afternoon train from Melbourne to Oakleigh were Horrified to sue a little girl suddenly jump from her seat, and throw…

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The Road to Hell

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 33

The greatest sin against yourself is having a good impulse and not acting upon it. The human race may be divided into…

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Fatal Motor Smash

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 28

Thomas O'Rouke, jun., of. Mount Victoria, was killed instantly when a motor-car he was driving overturned on the Jenolan Caves Road…

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Motor Accidents Week-end Toll. Two Killed at Brighton

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 32

Two men are dead and two others lie in a serious condition in the Alfred Hospital owing to injuries received when a motor car overturned on the…

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Motors Some Useful Information Regarding Them. Starting Difficulties of the Ford

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 36

A good number of the starting troubles which beset the Ford owner may be traced to the commutator When any starting difficulty arises the…

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Victorian Railways Returns

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 35

Figures showing the revenue for the half-year ended December 31 have been issued by the Railways Department. The total revenue for the period…

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Boy Knocked Over by Motor Car

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 25

The corner of Guinea and Macauley streets was the scene of an accident about 6 o'clock on Monday afternoon, when a small boy named Ormand…

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Railway Smash in Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 25

A serious railway smash occurred just outside Central Railway Station on Wednesday night, when two trains— one crowded with passengers and the…

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Far West Railway Nearing Menindie

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 33

The Broken Hill to Condoblin railway head is now only a hundred miles from Menindie. A regular service is in operation to Ivanhoe, which is 120…

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Motor Insurance Increased by One-third

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 28

Insurance rates for motor cars will be increased by 30 per cent, from February 3. This decision was reached in Sydney on Monday by the Accident…

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Price of Motor Spirit

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 35

Matters dealing with the world's oil supplies were referred to by Sir Robert Waloy Cohen, chairman of directors of the British Imperial Oil Company, who…

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Railways and Wheat

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 2

Railway officials state that their efforts to transport this season's wheat to the seaboard have exceeded the capacity of the shippers to handle the…

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Washaway at Brocklesby. Railway Traffic Blocked

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 3

The heavy rainfall at Brocklesby on Monday night and Tuesday brought down the water in a depression about a mile on the Corowa side…

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Little Boy Killed by Motor Lorry

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 3

A shocking fatality occurred in Albury about 4.30 o'clock on Thursday afternoon, when a little boy named Arthur Douglas Creasey, was run over…

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Motor Charges. Increases From January 1

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 3

The new seale of motor registration charges for New South Wales came into force on January 1. A number of drastic changes has been made. Motor…

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Train Derailed. Near Bundure

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 3

About 6 20 p.m., on Wednesday of last week a derailment occurred, on the Narandera side of Bundure. A special wheat train left Finley…

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The Utmost in Motor Car Values. Rollin Surpasses Expectation

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 3

The Secretary of the Farmers and Graziers' Cooperative Co., writes:— Ever since the Rollin Motor Car…

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Wheat Train Derailed

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 3

A serious railway smash occurred to an "up" train near Bundure siding in the Berigan district, due, it is stated to rails spreatling the result of the…

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The Utmost in Motor Car Values. Rollin Surpasses Expectations

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 5

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. writes:— Ever since the Rollin Motor Car first made its appearance in…

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