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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1927

936 stories in Murray's papers · page 40 of 47

Increased Settlement Promoted by Border Railways

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 22 October 1927 · page 2

Under the Border Railways Agreement of 1922 it was stipulated that areas suitable for mixed fanning aggregating at least 125,000 acres were…

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Motor Notes Carry Valve Spring Spares

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 22 October 1927 · page 4

When one considers the constant hammering and wear and tear that the valve spring receives in the ordinary poppet valve engine, it is not…

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Border Railways Progress of New Lines

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 22 October 1927 · page 1

Rapid progress in the construction of border railways is revealed in the annual report of the chief engine[?] for Victorian railways construction…

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Mayor’s Report Interview with Main Roads Board

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 25 October 1927 · page 2

The Mayor (Ald. E. T. Matthews), who attended the annual local government conference in Sydney, briefly reported to the council last…

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Visit of Reso. Train. Visit to Corowa

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 October 1927 · page 4

The Reso. train has been designed to enable leading citizens in town and country to know more about their own land and about each other, and by…

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No Road Conference Shires and Municipality Windouran Announcement

The Independent · Tuesday 25 October 1927 · page 4

At a meeting of Windouran Shire Council on Wednesday, there were present Crs. H. S. Schollick (president), P. Daly, H. Porter, L. S. Falkiner, J…

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Now for Blighty's Railway!

The Independent · Tuesday 25 October 1927 · page 2

Now is the time to strike for the Deniliquin Blighty railway. If ever we had a chance of succeeding it is now. The Lender of the Country Party…

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Now's the Time to Act Deniliquin to Blighty Railway Business Men and Farmers Get Together!

The Independent · Tuesday 25 October 1927 · page 2

Blighty Railway is now further into the picture than over, with the Father of the Border Railways Agreement, Hon. R. T. Ball, in the New South Wales Government as Minister for Lands and the Leader of the Country Party, Mr. Buttenshaw, Minister for Works…

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Alleged "Plying for Hire" the Council Proceed Against Local Motorist

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 October 1927 · page 2

At yesterday's Court of Petty Sessions, the charge of plying for hire within the municipality with an unlicensed car, which was preferred…

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Yarrawonga-oaklands Railway. Construction Will Not Be Commenced for 18 Months

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 October 1927 · page 3

Following the announcement in the annual report of the chief engineer for railways construction (Mr. C. H. Perrin) that construction work on the…

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Motor Car Smash. One Killed; Five Injured

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 26 October 1927 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday, Noel Burns, 20, was killed and five others injured, three seriously, when a motor car crashed into a telegraph…

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New "Shell" Motor Oils

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 26 October 1927 · page 3

The Shell Company of Australia employe 2700 Australian workers, pays £800,000 a year in wages, and has spent well over three millions…

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Latest Telegrams. Fatal Aeroplane Crash. Melbourne, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 October 1927 · page 2

C. Seach was killed when an aeroplane crashed near Healesville, this morning. Seach was the only occupant, and the machine, after…

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Municipal Road Roller British or Australian-made ? Finality Not Reached

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 October 1927 · page 5

At the meeting or the Municipal Council on Wednesday evening last considerable discussion took place on tenders before the meeting for the…

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Railway to Blighty League Executive Meets Victorians Asked for Help

The Independent · Friday 28 October 1927 · page 2

At a meeting of the Executive of the [?] Blighty Railway League yesterday, presided over by the…

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Direct Action? Railway Dispute Sydney

The Independent · Friday 28 October 1927 · page 2

A mass meeting of more than a thousand railway employees is being held at the Trades Hall to decide what action should be taken as a protest…

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Border Railways Progress of New Lines

The Independent · Friday 28 October 1927 · page 2

Rapid progress in the construction of border railways is revealed in the annual report of the chief engineer for Victorian Railways construction (Mr…

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Two Dead Deniliquin Men Fatal Motor Smash

The Independent · Friday 28 October 1927 · page 2

Two Deniliquin men died with tragic suddenness, this week. Mr. Bert O'Brien, a drover, who leaves a widow, and Mr. J. McDonald, who leaves a…

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New "Shell" Motor Oils

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 October 1927 · page 6

The Shell Company of Australia employs 2700 Australian workers, pays £800,000 a year in wages, and has spent well over three millions…

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Good Roads Councillors Compliment Engineer

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 29 October 1927 · page 3

Daring the discussion anent roads and road rollers that took place at the Municipal Council meeting on Wednesday evening, very complimentary…

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