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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1926

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Walbundrie Bridge

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 25

Mr. M. Kilpatrick, M.L.A., has been informed regarding the Walbundrie bridge that the Main Roads Board confirms the information given by the…

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£20,000,000 Road Development Proposals

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 11

The Composite Government has decided to proceed with its proposals for road development in the four States of West Australia, Queensland, Tasmania…

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Electric Train Accident Sensation at Melbourne. Three Killed; 36 Injured. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 2

Three passengers were killed and 36 injured when a train ran into the rear of another at the Caulfield railway station last night…

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Bonus System at Railway Workshops

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 13

A State Cabinet meeting has been convened, when the principal business before it will be the operation of the bonus system in the railway and…

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No Sick Pay for Railway Men

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 38

The non-payment of employees on the Railway staff for loss of time through sickness was recently brought to the notice of the Minister for…

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Motors Some Useful Information Regarding Them. Melbourne's Great Motor Exhibition

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 36

No little significance attaches to the International Motor Show which lately has been staged in Melbourne. As we pointed out before in these…

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Proposed Railway. Griffith to Jerilderie

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 25

Residents of Griffith are urging the construction of a railway lino from Griffith via Darlington Point to Jerilderic. The line would cross the…

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Railway Services. Winter Time-table

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 25

The Railway Department announces that the winter time-table is to come into operation on Sunday. In addition to the usual curtailments of services…

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Motors Collide

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 2

A large Reo motor waggon, driven by Mr. James Mylon, of Wodonga, came into collision with a Buick car at Bonegilla on Friday evening, during…

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Motor Lorry Overturns

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 29

A motor lorry, driven by Thomas M'Marra, of Bexley, and conveying a number of persons overturned on Forrest-road, Bexley, following the…

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Railway Officials Dismissed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 11

Startling allegations regarding the conduct of the driver and the fireman of a goods train near Bendigo on 19th April were investigated by the…

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Railway Commissioners Make 2000 Mile Tour

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 4

That the whole country side gives promise of beautiful returns was the opinion formed by the Railway Commissioners, who, on Saturday, returned…

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Walbundrie Bridge

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 29 May 1926 · page 4

Mr. Kilpatrick. M.L.A. has received the following letter from the Main Roads Board, in reference to the above bridge on Main Road NO. 40…

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Caulfield Train Disaster 3 Killed 59 Injured

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 29 May 1926 · page 3

Three persons were killed and 59 injured when the down train from Melbourne to Oaklelgh ran into the down train from Carrum, on…

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The Big Six Railway Frauds. Alleged Conspiracy Thefts

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 29 May 1926 · page 2

The case in which a number of railway employees are charged with conspiracy to de[?]rand the Railway Department was continued at the…

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Motor Notes Is Your Carburettor Behaving?

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 29 May 1926 · page 4

Even if the carburettor has not been guilty of any serious short-comings, which may have left your stranded, it is perchance from time to time…

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[?]26,000,000 Road Development Proposals

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 June 1926 · page 4

The Composite Government had decided to proceed with its proposals for road development in the four States of West Australia. Queensland,…

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Motor Smash. Football Party Injured

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 June 1926 · page 2

An accident occurred to a party of nine. Albury football supporters early on Sunday morning. They were returning from Corowa, where the…

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New Motor Train

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 2 June 1926 · page 2

The new Pullman, which has been entirely constructed at the Newport workshops, arrived at Barlanald early last week. It is being placed on the…

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New Train Service

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 2 June 1926 · page 2

Attention is drawn to the advertisement in this issue of the new train service, from which will be seen that motor trains leave Balranald on…

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