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Railways, roads & transport, 1926

1,101 stories in Murray's papers · page 36 of 56

Motor Notes Carrying Gun and Camera in the Car

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 28 August 1926 · page 4

Two Items which the sporting tourist always likes to Include in his holiday kit are the camera and a gun or rifle, but it is generally found that…

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Railway Ambulance Class

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 28 August 1926 · page 4

During the month of April last an Ambulance class was formed by members of the Local Railway Staff, the object being to study first Aid, and…

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Latest Telegrams Fatal Motor Accident. Child Killed in Street. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 31 August 1926 · page 2

Doris Collyer, 4, of Marrickville, was killed by a motor car while playing in the centre of the road in front of her home. Her neck was broken…

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Motor Truck

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 31 August 1926 · page 2

On Friday Mr. G. Adcock, of the Star Motor Garage, Rutherglen, had on view in Main-street, a Chevrolet motor truck, which he had taken…

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Balranald Bridge Approaches

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 1 September 1926 · page 1

Mr. B. J. Doc, M.L.A., who has made representations on behalf of the Balranald Municipal Council, in regard to appointment of an Assistant…

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Telegraphic News. Tokio, Tuesday. Aeroplane Disaster

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 1 September 1926 · page 2

During the trial flight of an aeroplane at Ohama, near Osaka, the engine failed and the aeroplane crashed to the ground and burst into flame…

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"Great White" Train Benefit to Storekkeepers

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 1 September 1926 · page 1

On the eve of the "Great white" [?] departure from Sydney for the tour of the North and South Coasts the "Australian Made" Preference…

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Motor Accident

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 1 September 1926 · page 2

Mr. Henry Emery, while driving his motor lorry loaded with produce for Canally woolshed on Friday last, struck a tree and with the force of…

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Railway Extension to Wakool Crossing

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 1 September 1926 · page 4

Following previous correspondence as between the Hon. Secretary of the Wakool Railway League (Mr. M. Coy), Mr. B. J. Doc, M.L.A.,…

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Riverina Railway Traffic

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 1 September 1926 · page 2

Mr. W. Tredinnick, district railway superindendent at Bendigo, in the course of a speech ut Echuea recently, said the Victorian Railway officials…

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Federal Roads Grant

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 September 1926 · page 32

On his arrival at Tamworth, a deputation of councillors of the Peel Shire waited on the Federal Treasurer (Dr. Page) and asked whether, in…

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The Railways and the Motors

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 September 1926 · page 26

MR. K. S. WILLIAMS, Minister for Public Works in Now Zealand, says that owing to the extraordinary development of motor traffic in the…

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Motors Some Useful Information Regarding Them. Grease Gun Use and Maintenance

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 September 1926 · page 36

The erstwhile grubby job of chassis lubrication has now become agreeably simplified by various systems of high, pressure greasing which are commonly…

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Motor Cars at the Show a Big Attraction

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 September 1926 · page 4

A feature of the show was the fine exhibit of motor vehicles. The parking area was on the north of the ground and throughout the three days…

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100 Steel Railway Cars

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 September 1926 · page 34

It is expected that the Walsh Island Dockyard at Newcastle will receive the contract from the Railway Commissioners for the construction of 100…

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Railway Accident in China. Seventy-Six Killed SHANGHAI

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 September 1926 · page 2

Seventy-six were killed and 140 injured, as a result of an accident on the Peking-Suiyuan railway, when a passenger train was derailed. Three…

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Motor Notes. Thinning of the Oil

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 September 1926 · page 5

Thinning out of the engine lubricants oil is caused by unadvertised fuel misting with the oil item on the cylinder wall, and blower past the tings…

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Telegrams Train Crashes Down Mountainside Shanghai

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 4 September 1926 · page 2

Seventy-six persons were killed and 140 injured as the result of an accidental derailment of the Pekin S[?]an train. Three coaches crowded…

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Motor Notes Holding and Drilling Bolts

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 4 September 1926 · page 4

The amateur who loves to carry out a good deal of the minor mechanical work entailed in the upkeep of his car, and who is also blessed with…

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