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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1927

936 stories in Murray's papers · page 14 of 47

Cazna Employment Agency Moreland Road, East [?]

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 13 April 1927 · page 4

We have Men, Women and Girls wanting Positions in the Country. If you are wanting Position in the City we may have one to [?] you…

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Traffic at Wahgunyah Railway Station

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 13 April 1927 · page 2

The following revenue was received at the Wahgunyah Station during the month of March, and represents an increase of £180 over those of the…

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Train As Law Count

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 4

Mr. Justice Swift, who recently heard an application and granted an injunction against a film company in a train at Cannon Street Station…

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Railway Inquiries

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 1

Word has been received from the the Secretary of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works in connection with the…

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Fatal Motor Accident

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 3

A fatal motor accident happened on the Jerilderie-Yanko Road on Sunday afternoon last at about 4.45 o'clock, when a motor lorry…

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Motor Prosecutions

The Pastoral Times · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 2

Geoffrey Cecil Bayliss was fined 10/ and 8/ costs for nor driving his car close to the footpath Basil George Pearn( who explained he was…

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Railway Engines and Bush Fires Farmers Will Not Assist

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 16 April 1927 · page 4

The Bush Fires Commission on Tuesday heard evidence by Mr. George King, chief inspector of the permanent way for the metropolitan…

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Motor Car Accident

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 16 April 1927 · page 2

On Wednesday afternoon of last week Mr. Alee Stenning, of Gracedale, while returning home from Swan Hill along with Mrs. and Miss Stenning in…

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Motor Vehicles in Collision. Twelve Persons Injured. SYDNEY, Tuesday Evening

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 April 1927 · page 2

A motor car, motor cycle and taxi were involved in a collision at Glebe late last night. The cycle was wrecked and taxi were badly…

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Motoring to the Moon !

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 4

Twenty years ago there were not more than a few hundred motor vehicles in Great Britain. To-day they number nearly half a million…

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Motor Notes

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 4

Figures made available by Mr P. A. Hogan, of the Victorian Motor Registration Office, show that during March last the number of new…

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Jerilderie-berrigan Road

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 2

Two enders were accepted subject to the approved of the Main Roads Board, for supplying 5000 cubic yards of road metal and…

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Bandits Burn a Train [?] Soldiers Killed Vancouver

The Independent · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 2

A message from Mexico city states that it is reported that 170 passengers and [?] milliary escort of [?] ware killed of burnt to death when…

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Rand Railway League Extension to Coreen. Victorian Gauge to Rand Wanted

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 3

A meeting of the Rand Railway League was held at Mr. Clough's warehouse. Rand, on Thursday, the 7th inst. to consider the matter of…

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Motor Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs. F. Hodgson met with a most serious accident on Saturday night. It appears that about half pant nine on that night while…

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Roads to Canberra

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 23 April 1927 · page 2

Much inconvenience is likely to be caused by persons travelling by road to Camberra for the opening of Federal Parliament, as it is reported that…

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Motor Notes Tracing the Cause of Oiling Up"

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 23 April 1927 · page 4

It is quite apparent that the amount of oil which will get by the pistons will deper[?] upon the amount reaching the cylinder bores, secondly…

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Better Farming Train

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr Dunn, announced that arrangements were now in hand for the Better Farming Train to tour the North…

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Bridge Talks by Radio

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 3

Arrangements have been made for Mr. Graham Kont, an authority on bridge, to broadcast front Station 2FC, Sydney, a series of Friday night…

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"Legalised Robbery" the Main Roads Grab Country Party Member Attacks (To the Editor.)

The Independent · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 2

Sir,—Good roads in a subject which is generally recognised as a hardy annual for every type of politician. It is also subject of perrennial, interest to the…

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