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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1927

936 stories in Murray's papers · page 28 of 47

Euston to Balranald Road

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 23 July 1927 · page 3

The following communication has been received by Mr. M. A. Davidson, M.L.A., from the Under Secretary of Public Works, Sydney:—…

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Better Farming Train Open All Day Thursday. Wonderful Exhibition. Well Patronised

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 23 July 1927 · page 2

On Wednesday night about 7.20 p.m. the Better Farming Train of 17 carriages, drawn by one of the biggest engines in the Victorian Railways,…

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A Se[?]tation Created at Ha[?]ley Bridge Demonstration By the Advance Super Crude Oil Tractor

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 23 July 1927 · page 1

One of the newspapers in describing this event, referred to it as a "Hamley Sensation," and results indicate that this proved in be the case…

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Motor Notes Baulking Self Starter

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 23 July 1927 · page 4

If oil and dirt are allowed to accumulate and to congeal on the thread on which the self starter pinion operates it may have the effect of causing…

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Rand to Coreen Railway P.w. Committee Not in Favor of Construction

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 23 July 1927 · page 3

Mr. M. Kilpatrick, M.L.A., has been advised by the New South Wales Public Works Committee that, after consideration of the evidence…

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Tarring Roads

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 26 July 1927 · page 2

The town clerk was authorised by the council last night to make in queries regarding the cost of charring the new round in [?] street…

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Decapitated by Train Sydney

The Independent · Tuesday 26 July 1927 · page 2

The mutilated body of Charles Calvert, an elderly man, was found on the railway line, near Punchbowl, to-day. He had been decapitated and…

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Sugar Fields Strike Train Stopped and Raided Brisbane

The Independent · Tuesday 26 July 1927 · page 2

Strikers stopped and raided a cane train which was passing through South Johnstone street on Saturday night. The cane was strewn all over the…

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The Innisfail Strike. a Cane Train Raided. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 July 1927 · page 2

The Innisfail (Q.) strikers stopped and raided a cane train, which was passing through South Johnstone streets on Saturday night. The cane…

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Rand-coreen Railway

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

Refering to the decision of the Public Works Committee in connection with the proposed railway extension from Rand to Coreen, viz,…

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Callous Motor Driver Man Shockingly Mutilated

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 27 July 1927 · page 1

Mystery env[?] the circumstances leading up to the [?]dent which befell Patrick Glynn, aged 28 years, who was found on the road at Batlow…

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Rand to Coreen Railway

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 27 July 1927 · page 4

Commenting on the decision of the Public Works Committee, that it was not considered expedient to construct the proposed railway extension from…

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Motor Traffic Prosecution. Case Dismissed

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1927 · page 2

At the Oaklands Police Court on Thursday last before Mr Parker, G. A. Olsen, grazier, of “Kyanvah,” Oaklands was…

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Aeroplane Damaged

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 20

An aeroplane piloted by Flying officer M'Gilvray and Flying-officer Renwick, of the Royal Australian Air Force, while endeavouring to land on…

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Aeroplane Smash

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 25

Group Captain Williams, who is conducting a survey flight around Australia, crashed at Armidale on Wednesday. No one was injured. Group Captain…

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Aeroplane Forced to Land

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 5

Sergeant K. Oxley, pilot, accompanied by a mechanic (Thompson), who was returning from Sydney with a reconditioned de Havilland aeroplane of the…

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Bridge Decking

The Pastoral Times · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 2

After months of delay the Works Department is inviting tenders for the supply of timber to re-decking the Edward River bridge. Tenders…

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Train Wrecked

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 31

A message from Innisfail (Q.) states that the strikers held up a cane train, which was passing through South Johnstone. The cane was strewn all…

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Main Roads Grab Country Party Will Replace

The Independent · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 4

[?]M.L.A., to the Municipal Council, on Monday night stated that if his party got back off the right s[?]…

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Rebo Train Tour to Central Australia

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 5

Advices from Oodnadatta state that the petrol and oil supplies for the motor section of the above tour are now being placed in position along…

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