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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1926

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The Great White Train Visit to Coolamon 2000 View Exhibition

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 20 March 1926 · page 6

The Great White Train, with its display or Australian-Made goods, and its slogan of "Make Every Week an Australian-Made Preference Week"…

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Motor Notes Victorian Alpine Trial

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 20 March 1926 · page 6

The great Victorian Alpine Tial organised by the R.A.C.V. is now in full swing and advance reports to hand indicate that it is proving an…

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Oaklands to Varrawonga Railway

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 20 March 1926 · page 2

Has the interest in this project which means so much to local farmers and landholders faded into nothing [?] that we hear nothing of it now…

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The Great White Train

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 March 1926 · page 3

Arrangements for the reception of the Great White Exhibition Train which will visit Corowa on 16th and 17th of the next month are already…

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Springhubst-wahgunyah Train Service

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 March 1926 · page 2

For some considerable time Rutherglens been advocating for an increased train service. The latest letter received by the Citizens'…

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Melbourne to Sydney by Road

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 March 1926 · page 3

A big motor bus which left Sydney on Saturday, afternoon, at 4.30, carrying nine passengers,' arrived in Albury lost .Tuesday evening at 5.45. Its…

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Border Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 March 1926 · page 2

The official opening of the border railway, from Moama to Balranald while the While the construction of the line by…

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Special Train. Echuca to Balranald

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 24 March 1926 · page 2

A special train will leave Echuca at 7.45 a.m., on Monday, 5th April, taking passengers (and horse boxes if necessary), arriving Balranald at 2 p.m…

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The Great White Train Visit to Wagga

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 24 March 1926 · page 4

The "Great While" Train, which came from Junee, reached Wagga at about [?] o'clock on Saturday morning, and was shunted to its position on…

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Malvern Tramways Band Corowa Lad's Success

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 24 March 1926 · page 3

The Matvern Tramways Band's 25 picked members who are on their way to compete in the Toowoomba competitions, which are the biggest…

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Inspection of Moama to Balranald Railway Line

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 24 March 1926 · page 2

A special train to enable Victorian railway departmental officers an opportunity to inspect the new line prior to the official opening, was run from…

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Motor Notes

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 25 March 1926 · page 1

There are so many different types of cars on the market to-day that employ many different principals in their construction that it is often…

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Andrews Tells of Thrilling Trials on Gobi Desert. Explorer's Own Account Gives Dodge Brothers Motor Cars Credit for Remarkable Exploits

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 25 March 1926 · page 1

The motor car will be the "covered waggon" of the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, the most extensive undeveloped and unexplored region…

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Roads Policy

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 March 1926 · page 26

IT would have been idle to talk about improving the main roads while the dry weather prevailed, but now that conditions have changed and…

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Great White Train

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 March 1926 · page 6

The interest aroused in the southern districts by the Great White Train has never been surpassed. All classes have joined together in their…

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The Great White Train

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 March 1926 · page 5

A meeting of the committee of tin Great White Train was held at the Council Chambers on Tuesday night last when Mr. C. Callow the organiser…

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Improved Train Service. Culcairn-albury

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 March 1926 · page 4

The Railway Department announces an improvement in the train service between Culcairn and Albury. Commencing on Thursday, April 1, the…

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Railway Freights. Serious Motor Competition

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 March 1926 · page 13

Privately-owned motor vehicles are becoming increasingly serious competitors of the Railway Department, and passenger revenue, especially in…

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Motoring Record. 15,500 Miles in 20 Days. Englishwoman's Endurance. Milan, March 21

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 March 1926 · page 30

In pouring rain a large crowd this afternoon loudly cheered the young English motorist, Miss Violet Cordery, on the completion of 25,000…

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Motors Some Useful Information Regarding Them. Motor Transport and National Progress

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 March 1926 · page 36

One of the biggest problems in connection with the rational development and progress of passenger transport on modern lines would seem to be the…

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