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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1927

936 stories in Murray's papers · page 24 of 47

[?]R Farming Train [?] Riverina Tour

The Independent · Tuesday 21 June 1927 · page 3

[?] tour of the Better Farm [?] conducted by the Depart[?] Agriculture, in conjunction [?] Victorian Railways, will…

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A Much Discussed Road in Carrathool Shire

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 June 1927 · page 2

At the meeting of the Carrathool Shire Council, on Friday, the matter of the discussed road from McKinley to Merriwagga was again under…

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Melbourne Motor Smashes Melbourne

The Independent · Tuesday 21 June 1927 · page 2

In the weekend 15 persons were injured in motor smashes in Melbourne and suburbs. fortunately there were no fatalities…

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Blighty Railway

The Independent · Tuesday 21 June 1927 · page 4

The Mayor, and Aid. Evans and Lawson have been appointed to represent the Municipal Council on the Denillquin-Blighty Railway League…

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Lad's Painfull Accident. Alleged Callous Motorists. Emu Plains

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 June 1927 · page 2

Walter Sheenis (17), of Emu Plains was ascending the side of a gully when he slipped and fell, causing his gun to go off. The calf of his right…

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Wahgunyah Railway Station

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 June 1927 · page 2

On the 16th inst., Mr. Morris, Superintendent, and Mr. Bye, District Engineer, visited the Wahgunyah railway station. Mr. E. P. Permezel…

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N.s.w. Accepts Main Roads Grant Mr. Lang[?]signs Agreement

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 22 June 1927 · page 3

The Prime Minister, Mr. Bruce, announced after a meeting of the Cabinet on Saturday that the Premier of New South Wales. Mr. Lang had…

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Motor Cars More Popular Than Clothes Sydney

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 22 June 1927 · page 2

When hearing or the claim or the Clothing Industry was resumed before the Arbitration Court today, Mark King, managing director of the…

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Better Farming Train

The Independent · Friday 24 June 1927 · page 2

Now that the date of the visit of the better farming train has been definitely fixed for July 16, it should be well worth while for every…

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N.s.w. Enters Roads Agreement

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 June 1927 · page 6

A definite stage has been reached in the negotiations, which since the beginning of last week have been in progress between the Premier of New…

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Railway Trucks Derailed Sydney

The Independent · Friday 24 June 1927 · page 2

Two trucks of a goods train became deralled at Woy Woy, carly this morning Train from the North Coast were delayed four hours, whilst trains…

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Country Edition Telegrams. Motor Cycle Accident. Causes Girl's Death. MELBOURNE, Tuesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 June 1927 · page 1

Margaret Heritage (19), walked to a farm house near Mirboo North, and announced that she and a young man named Clarke had been thrown to the…

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Motor Notes Warm and Cold Starting Difficulties

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 25 June 1927 · page 4

One of the chief causes of bad star ting for the first time in the day is the use of an unsuitable oil, which results in the gumming up of the…

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Car Crashes Into Bridge

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 1

Messrs. Byrnes, of Rand, were very fortunate on Friday night In that they escaped unhurt from impact with a bridge when passing through Jindera…

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“Most Unsatisfactory” Main Roads Board Ignores Letters and Telegrams

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 2

Following upon the article published in last Tuesday’s “Pastoral Times” concerning the Main Roads Board, the town clerk (Mr H. R…

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Another Railway Deniliquin [?]Ay League Meeting to Be Called

The Independent · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 2

We are glad to hear (says the Hay "Grazier") that a requisition is being signed asking the Mayor to convene a public meeting with a view to…

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Original Correspondence a Hay-deniliquin Railway. To the Editor

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 2

Sir,—I take the liberty of drawing your attention to the following, which in my opinion, is a vital question to the prosperity of Hay and district in…

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Two Local Motor Accidents. Some Lucky Escapes From Serious Injury

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 2

On Saturday night, about 12 o'clock a motor collision occurred on the Booligal Road, in which the drivers of the vehicles concerned escaped…

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A Hay-deniliquin Railway

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 2

We are glad that another effort is to be made to bring the claims of the district to railway communication with its natural port, under the notice…

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Bowser-Peechelba Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 3

The first annual meeting of the Bowser-Peechelba Railway Construction Trust was held at Wangaratta on Wednesday. The chaiman…

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