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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1927

936 stories in Murray's papers · page 45 of 47

Over the Bridge North Wakool Car Smash Two Men Underneath

The Independent · Tuesday 29 November 1927 · page 2

Approaching the bridge at the mile on the North Wakool Road, [?] saturday the steering great of a [?] driven by Mr. Crompton manager…

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Blight's Railway

The Independent · Tuesday 29 November 1927 · page 2

Good cheer for those who hope for a railway from Deniliquin to Blight is contained in a letter from the public w[?]ks Department to Mr. M…

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NOTJROMlI Railway to Bligh[?]y Reply From Public Works Dept

The Independent · Tuesday 29 November 1927 · page 2

Mr. M. Kilpatrick, M. L. A. has been informed as follows by the public works Department. with reference to the question…

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Motor Accident. Two Men Injured

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 November 1927 · page 2

Mr. R. D. Crompton, manager of North Wakool station and Mr. William Hendy, station employee, had a miraculous escape from death on…

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Motor Collision on Tocumwal-berrigan Road

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 30 November 1927 · page 4

On Saturday night, 19th in[?] collision occurred on the Tocumwal-Berrigan road between [?] cars owned by Mr J. F. [?]…

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Road Making and Grading Demonstration. M’cormack-deering Tractor

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 30 November 1927 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Berrigan Shire Council the International Harvester Company of Australia, Ltd., offered to give a…

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Motor Casualties Cost Hospitals £100,000 a Year

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 30 November 1927 · page 2

The Minister for Health (Dr. Arthur) stated at Marrickville on Saturday that motor accidents were costing hospitals of the State a total of…

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Broken Hill Railway Line Earnings £1000 Per Week SYDNEY

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 30 November 1927 · page 3

The revenue derived from the Broken Hill railway service since its inception on November 1 has already exceeded the £1000 a week mark…

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Riverina Railways

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 1 December 1927 · page 3

Mr M. Kilpatrick, M LA., has received the following communication from the Under Secretary, Department of Public Works:—…

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Railways

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 1 December 1927 · page 2

It is pleasing to note that Mr KilPatrick, M.L.A., is still keeping before the Government the construction of the line from Jerilderie to…

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Country Party & Roads Col. Bruxner Sums Up

The Independent · Friday 2 December 1927 · page 4

The first statement of roads policy by the Minister for Local Government Col. B[?]er at the N.R.M.A.Roads [?] on Monday, im[?] as the att[?]ance of a [?] job. He viewed the roads question from every [?] He…

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Motor Notes. Keep Ignition Advanced

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 December 1927 · page 5

The reason why it is always advisable to keep the Ignition lever of a car advanced as far as possible, without, of course, causing knocking…

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Motor Cyclist's Lucky Escape

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 December 1927 · page 2

While travelling at 60 miles an hour, according to his own statements, a young man named Dudley Lloyd, lost control of his motor cycle at…

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Riverina Wool Reduced Railway Estimates

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 December 1927 · page 4

Throughout Riverina, according to the estimates issued by the N.S.W. Railway Department at Junee, there will be 19,353 bales of wool less this…

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Motor Notes Jerky Speedometer—lack of Oil

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 3 December 1927 · page 4

Most speedometers are dri[?] from the transmission and on several popular cars the driving gear and woes are lubricated from the [?]…

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Rail Motor. Rail Motor Service Not Acceptable

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 3 December 1927 · page 2

The Hay people are right up against the rail motor service which has recently replaced the mixed train on the Narrandera to Hay railway line. A…

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Victorian Railways News Bulletin Cheap Summer. Excursions

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 3 December 1927 · page 1

Now that summer is here the Department provides a special cheap trip to Daylesford every Saturday (December 21th and 31st excepted), by the [?]…

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Railway Construction

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 3 December 1927 · page 3

The work in connection with the construction of the Moama-Balranald line has at lest been finalised. The camp which has been situated about a mile…

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Federal Roads Policy Co-operation with States

The Independent · Tuesday 6 December 1927 · page 4

"A country says for good roads whether it has them or [?] said the Federal treasurer, Dr. Barie Pase, when addressing the Roads Conference. If it has bad roads it says what it would cost to thoroughly, improve those had roads in broken minings and…

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N.S.W. Government Railways Cheap Excursions

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 December 1927 · page 2

A reminder is given regarding the cheap excursions to Sydney their month. The opportunity to have sir weeks' holiday on a ticket at half the…

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