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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1927

936 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 47

Border Railways

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 5

After the general business [?] progress Association had been disposed of at their last meeting, the matter of the…

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Motor Accident. a Stolen Suitcase

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 4

Whilst being driven at a speed of thirty miles an hour, a Chevrolet car crashed into a tree on the [?] road…

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The Road Terror

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 12

When your engine's humming sweetly and the road is smooth as glass, And you 're naturally tempted to be stepping on the gas,…

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British Motor Cars

The Independent · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 2

Mr. [?] H. Samuel, Parliamentary Secretary to the Overseas Trade department stated in the House of Commons on Monday that for the [?]…

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Fatal Motor Smash

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 17

A fatal motor accident occurred at Werribeo Gorge, near Bacchus Marsh (Vic), when a Stanley steam car overturned on a steep portion of the road…

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Port Kembla Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 17

An agreement has been concluded between the State Government and the firm of Messrs. Hoskins Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. for the construction of a…

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Motors Some Useful Information Regarding Them. Broken Battery Terminal

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 36

It sometimes happens that either the battery terminal of the earth wire or the terminal at the end of the earth wire that is fastened to the frame…

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Stolen Motor Gar Young Man Remanded to Echuca

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 2

Before Mr. Griffin, J. P. at the police court this morning James Ernest Alfred Walking was charged on warrat with stealing a…

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Motor Accident and a Mean Action

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 19 February 1927 · page 2

White being driven at a speed of thirty miles an [?] crashed trip [?] on the [?]…

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Motor Notes Ignition Trouble

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 19 February 1927 · page 4

Many rases of ignition trouble have been traced to the use of improper spark plugs or to fa[?] location of these members. Manufacturers of…

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Cross Country Railway

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 19 February 1927 · page 2

Organised through the Kerang Progress Association, a Cross-Country Railway League was formed last Wednesday in Kerang to secure the…

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Finley—tuppal Railway Questions in Parliament

The Independent · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 4

The Hon. R.T.Ball, M.L.A. asked the Minister for Railways the following questions in the Legislative Assembly last week:…

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Stolen Motor Car Young Man Arrested

The Independent · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 2

At the police court on Friday morning last, before Mr. Griffin, J.P. James Ernest Alfred watkins was charged on warrant with…

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Motor Notes. Thinning of the Oil

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 3

Thinning out of the engine lubricating oil is caused by unvaporised fuel mixing with the oil film on the cylinder wall and blowing past the rings…

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Motor Registrations

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 5

The number of motor vehicles in Australia at the end of 1926 was as follows:--Victoria, 97,000; New South Wales, 126,000; South Australia…

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Wahgunyah Railway Station

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 2

Mr. E. Hargreaves, stationmaster at Wahgunyah, supplies us with the following particulars of revenue for the month of January:--Passengers,…

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Proposed Yarrawonga-oaklands Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 2

Mr. Kilpatrick, who is anxious that an early start be made with the extension of the Yarrawonga-Oaklands railway, such extension being held up…

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Man Killed by Train

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 23 February 1927 · page 3

Ernest Benjamin Pollard, 54 was run over and killed by a train at Liddicombe railway station this morning The man was at work on the line…

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Yarrawonga - Oaklands Railway

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 23 February 1927 · page 4

Mr. M. Kitpatrick, M.L.A. who is anxious that an early start be made with the extension of the Yarrawonga-Oaklands railway such extension…

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