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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1926

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Upper Murray Wants. Parliamentarians' Visit. Canberra Railway Proposals

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 March 1926 · page 22

A Parliamentary party, consisting of Mr. Laughlin (Minister of Lands), Mr. Hoad, M.L.C., and Messrs. Goodin and K. Hoad, Ms.L.A., accompanied by…

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Motor Thief Sentenced

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

At the Albury Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. C. A. Arnold, P.M., Allan Lawrence, 19, was sentenced to six months on a charge of…

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Fatal Motor Accidents

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 March 1926 · page 11

Mr. W. E. Fitzsimmons, M.L.A., Nationalist Member for Cumberland, died on Saturday as the result of a motor car accident at the corner of Hunter…

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Water Supply at Various Railway Stations

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 March 1926 · page 2

At the request of the Corowa District Council of the Farmers and Settlers. Association, Mr. Ball made representations to the Railway…

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Main Roads

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 3

A continuance of rain in the Riverina will put many cars out of commission and the farmer and others will have to revert to the horse drawn…

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The Great White Train Great Enthusiasm Displayed

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 5

The interest [?]roused in the southern district by the Great White Train has never been surpassed. All Classes have joined together in their…

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Supply of Water at Various Railway Station

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 2

At the request [?] district Council [?] Association [?] resentation to the[?]…

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Motor Notes Consider the Uses of the Tools

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 6

It is a common thing to hear amateurs condemning the quality of the steel in a screw driver or spanner which has chipped or snapped and the…

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Riverina Railways. Rand-ringwood or Randyarrawonga. Big Meeting at Crangeline Hall. Former Route Favored

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 March 1926 · page 3

On Wednesday last a well attended meeting was held at the Prangeline Halt for the purpose of considering railway extension from Rand either…

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Opening of Moama-balranald Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 March 1926 · page 2

Mr. M. Kilpatrick. M.L.A., has received an Intimation that a berth will be reserved for him on the Melbourne Limited Express, from Sydney, in…

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Goods Train Derailed

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 31 March 1926 · page 3

Owing to the derailment of a goods train near Galong early on Monday morning the whole of the railway system of the Southern line was…

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Roads in Western Division

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 31 March 1926 · page 3

The fallowing [?] has been received from Mr. B. J. Doc, M.L.A., in reply to question in the Legislative Assembly on 10th February,…

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Special Train. Echuca to Balranald

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 31 March 1926 · page 2

A [?] train mill leave Febuey at [?] taking passagers(ual horse boxes it necessary (arriving Baleanadi at 1.30 p.m…

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Rand to Ring Wood Railway Route Decided Upon by Majority of Five

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 31 March 1926 · page 3

A public meeting was called at the instance of a representative meeting at Urangeline Hall to consider the extension of the present line or the…

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Railway Extension

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 31 March 1926 · page 2

The extension of the railway line from Kooloonong to Yungera (West Narrung) has been completed and a regular train service began running…

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Border Railways Outlook

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 31 March 1926 · page 4

Although there is universal satisfaction in Balranald district that railway connection with the south is new [?] fact, and that [?]…

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Suggested Alteration in Train Service

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 1 April 1926 · page 1

Mr W. W. Killen. M.H.R., has received the following letter from the Secretary of the N.S.W Railway Commissioners:—…

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Great White Train

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 April 1926 · page 3

Special interest is being contred in the visit of the Great White Exhibition Train, which is to break its journey at Walla Walla for three hours on…

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Progressive Road Contractor

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 April 1926 · page 5

Mr. Johnson, road contractor, who has finished the far end of his contract on the Corowa road, has shifted camp to near Urmia. Besides the plant…

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Train Crashes Into Lorry

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 April 1926 · page 39

A railway fatality occurred at a lovel crossing at Liverpool, when George Solomon, 28, of Clyde, was killed instantly. He was" driving a…

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