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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

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Motors Some Useful Information Begarding Them. Spinning Out the Petrol Mileage

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 November 1925 · page 36

Petrol economy is a subject which is near to the heart of every car owner, for it does not take much imagination to perceive how great a…

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Railway Required Narandera-moon's Siding-argoon Line. League Formed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 November 1925 · page 32

A large and fertile tract of country, particularly for wheat-growing, awaits development south of the Murrumbidgee in the Narandera, Moon's…

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Missing Wool. Alleged Railway Theft. Two Men Committed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 November 1925 · page 18

At the Deniliquin Police Court on Monday, John Carter and James Jeal, two Bendigo residents, were charged with stealing 17 bales of wool, valued…

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Railway Commissioners at Wahgunyah

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 November 1925 · page 3

On Tuesday last the [?]…

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Motor Notes. How to Locate and Remedy Faults in the Lighting System

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 November 1925 · page 5

It is rarely that any serious fault develops in any part of the lighting systems of ears built to-day and for this reason when anything goes wrong, the…

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Reso. Train at Albury

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 28 November 1925 · page 5

In raining weather the Victorian resources train arrived at Albury on Thursday afternoon with 68 guests. The other officer in charge of the tour was…

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Oaklands Yarrawonga Railway

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 28 November 1925 · page 2

The survey of this line is new near completion. It is expected that the necessary grant will be authorised by both N.S.W. and Victorian…

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Motor Notes the Outlook for Next Year

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 28 November 1925 · page 4

It is perhaps rather early in the day to embark on a series or forecasts of what will be the state or affairs in the Australian motor world during…

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Gonn to Stony Crossing Railway

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 28 November 1925 · page 4

Messrs. M. A. Davidson B.J. Doe, M's.L.A., advise received the following communication from the under Secretary of Public Works…

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Motor Car Burnt

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 November 1925 · page 4

The Barham paper reports that Mr. Kerr, of the construction department of the new Balranald Moama line whilst driving his…

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The World's Speed King. New Motoring Records. VANCOUVER

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 1 December 1925 · page 2

At Culver City, California, travelling at an average speed of 127.87 miles an hour, Franq Elliott established a new world's record in…

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The Great White Train Enthusiasm Grows Ever Stronger

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 2 December 1925 · page 3

Readers of this paper must be deeply Interested in the remarkable success of the "Australian Made" Preference League's "Great White"…

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Motoring Accident

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 3 December 1925 · page 5

A motor accident that [?] have been attended by in[?] [?] consequences [?] Brownless and Messrs [?]…

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Road Beacons

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 December 1925 · page 31

The first road lighthouse in the Manly district was inaugurated on Saturday afternoon at the top of Seaforth Hill, on the Manly side of the…

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The Great White Train Outspoken Criticism

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

Speaking at Lismore on Wednesday night, Mr. J. F. O Flynn said that the Great White Train had been built with taxpayers' money for the benefit of…

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The White Road to the Sea

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 December 1925 · page 13

I shall get up in the morning If Jim will como with me, And take the little winding road, The white road to the sea…

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Motors Some Useful Information Regarding Them. Obscure But Important Tappet Matters

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

We have often made allusion to the question of tappet adjustment and the vital necessity for the owner-driver keeping a watchful eye on this part of…

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Motor-car Racing. New 250 Miles Record. 127.87 Miles an Hour. New York, November 29

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 December 1925 · page 28

At Culver City (California), travelling at an average speed of 127.87 miles an hour, Frank Elliott established a new world's record in winning a…

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Cheap Railway Excursions for Christmas

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 December 1925 · page 28

Details of a series of cheap excursion trains to and from Sydney are announced by the Railway Department in our business columns. These will…

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Federal Railways

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

One railway operated by the Commonwealth—that of the Federal Territory—made a profit in the financial year ended June 30. Its credit balance…

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