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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1926

1,101 stories in Murray's papers · page 30 of 56

'Visitors' Motor Drivers' Licenses

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 28 July 1926 · page 4

The Hon R. T. Ball, M.L.A., at the request of several Local Governing Bodies in his electorate, made representatives to the Superintendent of…

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Aberdeen Railway Smash

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 28 July 1926 · page 2

A departmental inquiry conducted by the railway Commissioners into the cause or the sensational accident at Aberdeen on June 10 has found that…

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Better Roads

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

THE remarkable fact in connection with, the demands of the Federal Government for more revenue in order that large grants may be made to the…

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Road Open Now. Jindera

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 July 1926 · page 13

Dear Undo Jeff,—Nearly two months have elapsed since I last wrote but I still take great interest in the page. My cousin started to go to…

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Federal Roads Grant. N.s.w. Will Not Sign

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 July 1926 · page 28

Referring to the reference made by Mr. Hill, Federal Minister for Works, in the House of Representatives, regarding the Federal roads…

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Wheel Fell Off. Glenfield, Urana-road, via Wagga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 July 1926 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—I am going to tell you about my trip to Wagga. Just as wo got into Wagga to the placo where we were supposed to go, the…

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News by Cable Aeroplane Thrill. Pall of Two Miles. Pilot Lands by Parachute. London, July 23

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 July 1926 · page 20

Thousands of holiday-makers at Ramsgate experienced a thrill this morning when an aeroplane attached to the Royal Air Force became…

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Road Improvement. New South Wales Not Yet Accepted Commonwealth Offer

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 July 1926 · page 22

In the House of Representatives, the Minister for Works, Mr. Hill, moved the second reading of a Bill to execute an agreement between the…

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Motor Drive on Sunday. Eden Park, Corryong

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 July 1926 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—We went for a motor drive on Sunday to Towong Gap, and saw some of the old mines where a lot of good gold was obtained It…

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Charges Against Railways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 July 1926 · page 38

Further serious charges against the Railway Department have been made to the secretary of the Commission which is inquiring into the scheme of…

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Motors Some Useful Information Regarding Them Comfort Depends on Tyre Inflation

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 July 1926 · page 36

A good deal of the comfortable use of the automobile depends on tyre inflation pressures, and he is a wise motorist who takes some little trouble…

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Border Railways. Yarrawonga to Oaklands. Works Committee to Investigate

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 July 1926 · page 4

A deputation from the Rand Railway League waited on the Minister for Works mid Railways (Mr. Flennery) on Wednesday to ask that instead of…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, July 26. (Before Mr. C. A. Arnold, P.M.) Motor Cyclist Fined

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 July 1926 · page 18

Leonard Edwards, 19, was charged with driving a motor cycle without a silencer being affixed to the machine as required by the Act. Colonel…

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Mexican Troubles. Railway Strike Settled. Religious Instruction Prohibited. Mexico City, July 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 July 1926 · page 20

A general strike, involving 70,000 workers on the Mexican National Railway lines, was called for this morning by Labour officials, but the…

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Motor Fatality

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 July 1926 · page 7

A tragic smash occurred in Oxford-street, Paddington, when three sisters were struck by a motor car while crossing the roadway. One of the girls…

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Railway Mishap Averted

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 July 1926 · page 11

Whilst travelling at 50 miles an hour through Islington Junction, Newcastle, the Brisbane limited express was broughtto an abrupt standstill as…

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Control of Railways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 July 1926 · page 11

At a meeting of the Goulburn Chamber of Commerce a resolution from the country stock and station agents that the decentralisation of the…

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Border Railways. Yarrawonga to Oaklands. Deputation to Minister

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 July 1926 · page 5

A deputation from the Rand Railway League waited on the Minister for Works and Railways (Mr. Flannery), on Wednesday, to ask that…

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New Use for Motor Trucks

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 July 1926 · page 3

The Hay Motor and Engineering Co., which for some time past, have been doing considerable business in the transport of sheep by motor van,…

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Motor Registry at Mathoura

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 July 1926 · page 2

The Hon. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., forwards the following letter received from the Under Secretary, Chief Secretary's Department:--"With…

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