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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1926

1,101 stories in Murray's papers · page 27 of 56

Hay and Deniliquin Railway

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 2

BOTH the Hay Municipal Council and Waradgery Shire Council are meeting next week and we suggest that they arrange for the calling of a public…

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Fatal Motor Accident at Whitton

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 4

Perhaps the saddest fatality that has occurred on these areas happened on Sunday afternoon last, when a large motor lorry tipped up from the…

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Aberdeen Railway Smash

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 4

The taking of evidence in connection with the Aberdeen railway disaster was completed on Friday. At its conclusion the Coroner expressed the…

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Motor Hints

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 6

Brasswork that has been polished and has to be left for any length of time, especially in a damp place, should be well vaselined. This also applies to…

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Diamonds and the Motor Car

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 6

Enough diamonds to stud a queen's coronet are worn nut every year in the manufacture of Ford cars. Contrary to the popular guess they are…

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Motor Notes Steering Looseness and Road Shocks

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 10 July 1926 · page 4

Either because of faulty design of the ravages of time there comes a day when the steering seems loose and road shocks are transmitted to the…

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The Railway Ostrich

The Independent · Saturday 10 July 1926 · page 2

When the Victorian Commissioner for Railways, Mr. Clapp, was in Denlliquin, not so long age, in connection with the taking, over of the railway…

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Local and General Hay and Deniliquin Railway

The Independent · Tuesday 13 July 1926 · page 2

Both the Hay Municipal Council and Waradgery Shire Council are meeting next week and we suggest that they arrange for the calling of a public…

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Railway to Canberra

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 July 1926 · page 2

Interest has been aroused in the Upper Murray by the suggestion that a railway line be built from Corryong to Canberra, via Cudgewa, the…

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Railway Superintendent at Deniliquin

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 July 1926 · page 2

Mr. W. Tredinnick, district superintendent of the Victorian Railways, arrived in Deniliquin on Monday and interviewed the secretaries of…

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Diamonds and the Motor

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 July 1926 · page 4

Enough diamonds to stud a queen’s coronet are worn out every year in the manufacture of Ford cars. Contrary to the popular they are not…

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Our Railway. Friendly Relations Established With Riverina Railway Users

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 14 July 1926 · page 1

To explain methods of railway operation, and to stress the desire of the Victorian Railways Department for a co-operative spirit with business men,…

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Railway Extension. Stony Crossing to Wakool Crossing

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 14 July 1926 · page 4

An enthusiastic meeting was held on 30th [?] at Wakool Crossing, under the suspices of Wakool Crossing Railway League, for the purpose of…

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Correspondence Finley Road Reserve. to the Editor

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 15 July 1926 · page 2

Sir,—There is considerable discussion on the throwing open for selection of the reserve adjoining the Finley Road, and so far as the…

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Peechelba Bridge

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 2

In spite of the unsuitable weather and accidents the work on approaches to the new Ovens bridge at Peechelba is showing considerable progress…

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Road Construction

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 2

Tenders are invited by the Municipal Council for the construction of the road from Morran’s bridge, North Deniliquin, to the railway…

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Good Roads. the Federal Tax Scheme

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 20

The decision of the Federal Government to levy upon motorists an increased tariff on petrol, tyros and chasses has drawn a protest from the…

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Sowing Finished. Mimosa-road, Temora

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—This is my first letter to the "Banner," and I hope you will accept me as one of your many nephews. I am 12 years old…

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On Holidays. Mountain-road, Thirroul

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—This is my first letter to the "Banner," as I am only on a visit to this district. I live at Thirroul, near Sydney, but we are…

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Goods Train Derailed. Fireman Killed — Drivee Scalded

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 30

A heavy goods train was wrecked, the fireman killed, and driver injured, near Murrurundi, one night recently. The men were overcome by fumes in a…

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