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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1928

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[?] on Roads [?] OF £50

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 1

Broken [?] roads are responsible for many [?] tyres and damaged covers and [?] the cause of great inconvenience to [?] much had…

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Train Derailed 300 Workmen Aboard

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 3

[?] derailed [?] but no [?] was found [?] been [?]…

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Motor Notes Pack Ford Coils Firmly

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 4

Misfiring in the case of the Ford engine can sometimes be traced Jo the colis being loose in their metal box. Pieces of card may be used to…

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Optimistic Farmers Appeal For Railway Concessions Commissioners Consider Times Too Hard for More Liberality

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 3

The Railway Commissioners make it plain that in the present financial position of the Railways the requests of primary producers for further…

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Serious Mishap—Melbourne Electric Trams

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 2

Electric tramway services were held up in the city yesterday, and southern lines for three hours, owing to part of the overhead electric equipment of…

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Our "Tin Hare" the Commissioners and Hay's Train Service. Rail Motor Meets the Requirements

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 2

Mr. M. M. Flannery, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following from the Secretary to the Railway Commissioners: "Sir,—With reference to your…

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Serious Motor Accident Two Men Badly Hurt

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 2

The twenty six mile culvert at the Box Creek, near Booroorban, on the Deniliquin road, was the scene of a serious motor mishap at about 2 a.m…

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Uranquinty Derailment Railway Officials Commended

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 2

After hearing evidence on Wednesday and Thursday regarding the Uranquinty derailment of Saturday, the district superintendent (Mr. J…

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Railway Station Building in Progress

The Independent · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 2

Visitors to Deniliquin by train have long pointed out that they get the worst possible impression of the town from the…

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The Proposed Hillston-roto Railway. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 2

The Public Works Committee will commence an inquiry next week into the proposed railway from Hillston to Roto…

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The Recent Motor Accident Death of Mr. Simpson

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 2

The motor accident which took place on Monday night, on the Hay-Booroorban road, in which Messrs. Angus Edward Simpson and Alfred…

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Shell Motorists' Index

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 5

One of the most valuable booklets that has come under our notice is the "Shell Motorists' Index," compiled by the British Imperial Oil Co. Ltd., in…

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Improved Railway Carriages

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 5

The Railway Commissioners intend to attach modern corridor carriages to the country trains in the near future. They will run much smoother than the…

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Serious Motor Accident Two Men Badly Hurt

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 2

The twenty-six mile culvert at the Box Creek, near Booroorban, on the Deniliquin road, was the scene of a serious motor mishap at about 2…

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Motor Cars Revenue £1,348,854

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 4

According to the National Roads and Motorists Association, every twelfth person in New South Wales owns a motor vehicle, and about one…

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A Thrilling Rescue By Lowly Tramp

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 1

"Yorkshire Post" features a thrilling story of heroism related from Hyde, Cheshire, where a lowly tramp walking along the embankment, heard…

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Smiled and Waved Hand! 35-Mile-hour Motorist Fined

The Independent · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 4

Cecil Dickason, who took part in the reliability top near motor trial between Sydney and Melbourne some weeks back, was flued £3 at Albury court for…

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Motor Accident

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 2

In order to avert a collision between a telephone post and his car Dr. Keith Bush, while travelling to Moulamein railway station had the…

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Balranald Railway

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 4

M. Davidson, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Victorian Railways Minister: “With reference to year recent personal…

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Motor Traffic Act Commercial Motor Vehicles from Other State

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 4

New Regulations under the Motor Traffic Act which will come into operation on February 1 this year will penalise commercial vehicles which…

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