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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1926

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Piangil Railway Employee Seriously Injured

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 17 November 1926 · page 2

Last week a railway employee at Piangil named C. E. Brannagan, 32 years of age, a returned soldier, married, met with serious injuries. He…

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Main Roads Money

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 30

The secretary of the Local Government Association, Mr. A. R. Bluett, stated that he had been urged by representatives of both the municipalities…

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Footway on Yarrawonga Bridge

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 3

At the last meeting of the Yarrawonga Councl Cr. Connell referred to the fact that a good deal of expense had been incurred in providing a…

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The Booligal Road Accident the Inquest

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 2

The Coroner Mr. M. E. Soane, P.M., resumed the inquiry into the death of John Pitts Oddy on Friday morning, at Hay. Inspector…

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A Damaged Road. Hume Shire Council Loses Case

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 31

At the Albury Police Court, before Mr. D. F. Parker, P.M., Percy George-Lacey was charged with having driven a motor lorry on a road in course of…

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Austral Pictures. "The Splendid Road." Saturday, November 20, 1926

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 5

After a short run of full-length special pictures the usual double-feature programme, will be resumed to-morrow (Saturday) night, and patrons…

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Motor Accident Near Barnawartha

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 28

On Monday afternoon two telephone mechanics, Messrs. Connelly and H. Fowler, were being motored to the Barnawartha post office to put the…

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Fatal Motor Smash

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 44

A tragic motoring fatality occurred when a motor car skidded and capsized near Westmead. Two men were killed and three others critically injured…

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Wheat Truck Delay. Reply by Railways. "Doing Our Best."

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 31

"To keep sufficient trucks and heavy locomotives on hand to be able to answer all the calls of a big wool and wheat season at a moment's notice…

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The Railways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 26

THERE should be some sympathy with the Railway Commissioners in the difficulties they have to face in endeavouring to make the railways…

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Motors Some Useful Information Regarding Them. World Ratios of Cars

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 36

In the table of motor vehicle registrations throughout the world, which was recently issued by the United States Department of…

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Salaries of Railway Commissioners

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 10

The Parliamentary Labour Caucus decided at its meeting to reduce the Chief Railway Commissioner's salary from £5000 to £4000 per annum, and…

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Railwaymen's Annual Picnic. Held at Albury. Interesting Speeches

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 22

Many trains on the main southern line, and those linking with it from various branch, lines, were packed to capacity limits, when the annual…

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Country Edition Telegrams. the New Railway Freights. Questions in the House. SYDNEY, Tuesday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 1

Mr. Wearne asked the Minister for Railways if he was aware that there were thousands of bags of wheat at country railway sidings awaiting…

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Railway Employees' Picnic

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 6

The annual picnic of employees of the Southern Section of the N.S.W Railways, was held on Monday at Albury. Special trains from Junee…

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Motor Accident

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 2

During the dust storm late on Tuesday night, Mr. Curley was returning along Conargo road to Deniliquin with a motor truck, when he struck…

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Motor Notes Danger of Driving in Dust

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 20 November 1926 · page 4

Dust constitutes a double danger to the motorist and during the present dry spell the trouble is naturally more pronounced than ever. First of…

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No More [?] New Motor Head [?] Test in Denilio[?]

The Independent · Tuesday 23 November 1926 · page 2

According to the [?] test carried out on [?] night cyclists and [?] alike will be [?]…

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Border Railways Gonn-stony Crossing

The Independent · Tuesday 23 November 1926 · page 3

The construction work on the new border railway line from Goun Crossing to Stony Crossing in New South Wales is well advanced over…

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Motor Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 November 1926 · page 2

One afternoon last week Dr. Jamieson, of Yarrawonga, was driving his car from Albury when something went wrong with the steering, causing…

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