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Railways, roads & transport, 1926

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Latest Telegrams. Motor Road Accident. Melbourne

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 2

Pierced by the shaft of a dray, Edward Murphy, 40, bookmaker, was killed instantly last night, while sitting in a motor car travelling to…

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Mammoth Motor Lines

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 39

An order has just been placed in Italy by the Italian ship-owning company, the Navigazione Generate Italiana, for a motor passenger liner of…

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Awful Motor Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 25

Edward Murphy, a middle-aged man, living at Carlton, Melbourne, was killed instantly in it collision between a motor car and a spring cart on Point…

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Railway Trials

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 10

No one can envy the men who are employed on the railroads of Alaska, for in winter all the metal-work is so cold that to touch a piece of steel with…

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A Wonderful Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 38

The Trans-Andine Railway, by which the Prince of Wales travelled from the Argentine to Chili, claims to be the most wonderful mountain railway in…

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Motor Spirit in Bulk. Shell Service Extended to Corowa

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 5

With the inauguration of bulk delivery of Shell Motor Spirit in Corowa, on Friday January 15, and which will reduce the price of petrol…

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Motor Mail Service

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 2

Mr. T. J. Pearce, of Corowa, is the successful tenderer for the mail services between Corowa and Merton, and Corowa and Berrigan. A motor car…

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Renewal of Motor Licenses

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 2

The lion. R. T. Ball. M.L.A., has been advised by the Chief Secretary's Department, in reply to his representations relative to the estabilshment…

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News Motor Mail Service

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 4

On Saturday last a motor mail service from Corowa to Berrigan, via Redlands Ringwood and Savernake was commenced. The successful…

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Local & General Renewal of Motor Licenses

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 4

The Hon. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., has been advized by the Chief Sesretary's Department an reply to his representations relative to the establishment…

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Motor Spirit in Bulk Shell Service Extended to Corowa

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 4

With the inauguration of bulk delivery of Shell Motor Spirit in Corowa, on Friday, January 15, and which will reduce the price of petrol…

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Motor Notes

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 1

In the last issue I dealt in short with the lubrication of running gear and engine. I would now like to give some…

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Renewal of Motor Licenses

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 1

The Hon. R. T. Ball, M.L.A. has been advised by the Chief Secretary's Department, in reply to his representations relative to the…

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Arctic Flights. Airship and Aeroplane. London, January 5

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 23

In the spring there will be a race to the Arctic. Men are already working at the hangar of Amundsen's airship for the projected flight in April, while…

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Cloudburst at Junee Buildings, Fences and Railways Wrecked Main Line Traffic Blocked at Harefield

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 2

A cloudburst flooded the country between Junee and Harefield late on Tuesday afternoon. Junee residents state it was tho most terrific storm over experienced in the town. One building was washed away, and others were damaged. Long…

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Hay District Railways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 4

By direction of the Minister for Lands, Messrs. Fleming, Under-Secretary, and Hall, the new Surveyor-General, will leave on a visit to Hay…

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Motor Cycle Strikes House

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 3

Returning home from Mordialloc (Vic.) a motor cycle struck an object believed to have been a horse lying on the road in Brighton-road, near the…

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Motors Some Useful Information Regarding Them. on to the Carburettor

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 36

Now we are nearing the end of the petrol pilgrimage and find ourselves at the float chamber of the carburettor. As a the this entrance is screened off…

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Cloudburst Near Junee. Causes Great Damage. And Holds up Railway Traffic

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 4

A cloudburst flooded the country between Junee and Harefield late on Tuesday afternoon (says the Wagga "Advertiser"). One building was…

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Motor 'Buses. Cause Government to Consider Taking Over

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 2

Arising out of the competition of motor buses in the city thoroughfares, and a request by the Railway Commissioners to enter the motor 'bus…

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