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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

717 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 36

Motordrome Noises

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 3

A by-law for the suppression of the nuisance resulting from loud and offensive noises by motor vehicles was adopted by the Melbourne City…

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Motordrome Crash. Albert Bunning Dead

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 3

As the result of injuries received in the collision between four riders at the Metordrome on Saturday night, when Alexander Staig was killed and three…

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Motor Racer Killed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 20

During the race for the Garden City Cycle Handicap at the Melbourne motordrome on Saturday night, a rider fell while…

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Brisbane-kyogle Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 18

More than 100 men are now engaged on the Rocklea-Salisbury section of the South Brisbane-Kyogle railway line. These men are employed in…

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Motors Some Useful Information Regarding Them Improving Power and Speed. How to Tune Up Your Car

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 36

In order to get the best out of any car, one must not be contented with the rough and ready adjustments that are made by the ordinary garage…

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Country Edition Telegrams. a New Class of Vessel. Magnificent Motor Liner Arrives. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 1

An epoch-making voyage was concluded yesterday, when the Union Company's big motor-ship Aorangi arrived after a 17,000 mile voyage…

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Footballer's Motor Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 5

Mr. Walter Treloar, the well known Albury footballer, who was the victim of a motor accident whilst returning to Albury after having represented his…

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Motor Dog Boxes

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 2

A contributor to the Echuca “Herald” writes : “I had my first experience of travelling by the motor tram the other day and am not…

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Motors and Motoring

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 5

It is better to have a [?] smoke from the new car exhaust than score the [?] and smoke for ever after…

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Motors Some Useful Information Regarding Them. Intermittent Firing. An Irritating Fault That is Hard to Locate

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 March 1925 · page 36

Of the many petty mechanical annoyances which are prone to cause the motorist loss of patience and temper, few are more baffling and irritating…

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Toll of the Motor

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 March 1925 · page 32

Mrs. Agnes Skuse, aged 31 years, wife of the Rev. H. Skuse, of Manning River, was killed, and Eva Skuse, aged 9 years, her daughter, received…

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Motor Lorry Overturns

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 March 1925 · page 30

Four persons were injured in an accident which occurred on the road between Whittlesea and Yan Yean (Victoria) when a Ford motor lorry which…

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Death of Well Known Grazier. Mr. Edwick Killed while Motoring. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 March 1925 · page 2

While motoring to Melbourne W. F. A. Edwick, one of the wealthiest and best known graziers of the Riverina, was killed at 3 a.m…

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The Oaklands Railway

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 2

Fearing that a deviation from the original route approved by the Railways Standing Committee would be made in the…

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New Roads and Railways. the Commonwealth Road Grant. Carrathool Councillors Confer With Railway Officer

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 March 1925 · page 2

The clearing of roads to the new railway lines within the Carrathool Shire, i.e., the lines from Griffith to Hillston and from Barmedman to…

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Motor Blown Over Cliff. Drivers Miraculous Escape. Wellington (N.z.)

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 March 1925 · page 2

A motorist and his car were blown over the gorge by a fierce wind at Canterbury. The motorist, grasped the steel guard chain, and clung for…

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Motoring Fatality. Tocumwal Pastoralist Killed

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 4

A motoring fatality occurred about 4 o’clock on Friday morning between Murchison East and Murchison, which caused the…

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Keep the Oar Looking Well. (From the “Motor in Australia[?] )

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 5

How much are the looks [?] worth? Apparently a great [?] we can judge by the way in [?] many of our [?]…

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Proposed Border Railway Yarrawong A-oaklands Line

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 4

Rumors that railway surveyors had suggested certain alterations in the proposed route of the line from Yarrawonga to Oaklands,…

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Main Roads Recommended

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 7

After considerable discussion in which the representatives of each council look part it was decided to recommend the following roads to the Main…

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