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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

717 stories in Murray's papers · page 23 of 36

Cased Motor Spirit Higher Duty Proposed

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 3 September 1925 · page 1

It will interest farmers and motorists in remote country centres to learn that on attempt is being mode to add another financial…

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Insect Control by Aeroplane

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 September 1925 · page 16

The commercial peach crop is the latest to receive treatment by the aeroplane dusting method for controlling insect pests. According to a report…

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Damage to Roads

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 September 1925 · page 6

Numerous instances of damage to reads in the Cu[?]cairn Shire by drivers of teams have been reported to the Shire Council and the latter, intends, to…

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Road Fatality. Death of Mrs. Henry Stoker

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 September 1925 · page 30

A driving accident occurred a little distance from Duutroon Military College, at Canberra, on Sunday afternoon, resulting in the death of a former…

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Motors Some Useful Information Regarding Them. Accumulator Intricacies Simplified

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 September 1925 · page 36

In spite of the fact that the storage battery is often a defaulting member the motorist should approach it in a spirit of sorrow rather than anger, for…

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Albuby Awake on the Railway Question

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 September 1925 · page 26

THE public bodies of Albury have been admittedly slow to move in regard to the agitation for the construction of a line of railway direct…

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New Border Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 September 1925 · page 15

A deputation representing the Gippsland shires recently interviewed the Premier of Victoria (Mr. Allen), and urged the construction of a railway…

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Queensland Railway Strike

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 September 1925 · page 30

There is a sanguine feeting that the end of the Queensland railway strike is near. The compulsory conference which was called by the Arbitration Court…

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Another Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 September 1925 · page 5

An enthusiastic meeting held at Bombala advocated the extension at the railway from Orbost (Vic.) to connect up at Bombala. The meeting was…

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Two Railway Men Killed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 September 1925 · page 32

A shocking accident occurred in the Maryborough (Vic.) railway yards while several railway carriages which had been derailed as a result of an…

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Country Edition Telegrams. Queensland Railway Strike. Situation Not Improved. Compulsory Conference Fails. Consignees Forcibly Remove Goods from a Shed. Rockhampton Pickets Doubled. Cairns Without Milk Supplies. BRISBANE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 September 1925 · page 1

Mr. F. Paterson, a Rhodes scholar, made a fiery speech at Rockhampton to-day. He suggested that the workers should do the same with…

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Motor Bus Accidents. Sydney, Tuesday Afternoon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 September 1925 · page 1

A motor bus caught fire at Darlinghurst to-day, and 15 passengers had to jump to the road. Only one man, Thomas Richards, was slightly…

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Motor Notes. How to Locate Cause of Knocks in Engine

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 September 1925 · page 5

Each part of the engine [?]kes a fairly distu[?]tive bo[?]se when it star[?] to wear but it is generally possible by listening to the [?]nd to tell who[?]…

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Proposed Henty-rand Road

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 2

Mr. R. P. Ball, M.L.A., has been informed by the Local Government Department that the department cannot accede to his request on behalf…

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Motor Notes Developing Garage Service Practical Improvements for Country Proprietors

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 4

An interesting series of photographs to band from America shed a surprising light on the high state of efficiency to which garage services…

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Latest Telegrams. Queensland Railway Strike, the Men Resume Work. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 September 1925 · page 2

The Queensland railway strike has terminated after having lasted a week. The Rockhampton and Townsville men returned to work under…

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Attempt to Derail Train

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 9 September 1925 · page 2

What appears to have been a deliberate attempt, to wreck the narrow gauge Belgrave train was reported to police headquarters, Russell Street,…

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Wahgunyah-corowa Bridge Over the Murray River

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 9 September 1925 · page 2

The Hon. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following official correspondence from the Public Works Department:—"With reference to…

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Noxious Weeds. Clearing the Roads. Property Owners Liability

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 9 September 1925 · page 3

Mitchell Shire Council on Friday decided to call a meeting of ratepayers for October 3 in the M.P. and A. Association's rooms. Gurwood street,…

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Motor Gymkhana at Show

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 9 September 1925 · page 3

This is a motor age, an age of quick business and lots of it an age when young Australia is beginning to realise to the full its almost unlimited…

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