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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1928

517 stories in Murray's papers · page 21 of 26

Border Railways Mr. Kilpatrick Keen

The Independent · Tuesday 25 September 1928 · page 1

In the Legislative Assembly Mr. M. Kilpatrick said:—In reference to the question I asked the other day with reference to border railway services,…

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Railway Professional Officers. Claim Increased Salaries. SYDNEY, Tuesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 September 1928 · page 2

Sir John Quick has begun the hearing in the Federal Arbitration Court at a plaint by the Railways Professional Officers of Australia, against the…

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Chasing ’Roos Motors and Shooters

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 25 September 1928 · page 2

In the early, days when roos were plentiful, horses and greyhounds were used lo hunt and destroy them. It was exhilarating sport when you…

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Blighty Railway. Cabinet’s Decision

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 26 September 1928 · page 2

The announcement was made on Wednesday last that the N.S.W. Cabinet had decided it would be prepared to allow…

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Iniquitous Tax Removed. Motor Vehicles on the Border

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 26 September 1928 · page 5

The question of discontinuing the taxation of motor vehicles visiting New South Wales from Victoria has been under…

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Motor Traffic Border Regulations

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 27 September 1928 · page 3

The question of discontinuing the taxation of motor vehicles visiting N.S.W, from Victoria has been under consideration by the N.S.W…

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Better Farming Train

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 September 1928 · page 4

On Friday last, 21st inst., the Better Framing Train paid its first visit to Oaklands, Over 250 residents of the town and district visited the train…

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Better-farming Train Lecture No. 1.--Pasture Improvement

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 September 1928 · page 7

The following is a pr[?] of the matters dealt with by Mr. Moodie, Assistant Agrastologist of the Department of Agriculture, in the course of…

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Hume Highway New Name for Sydney Road. Tribute to Great Explorer

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 September 1928 · page 3

In future the main road from Melbourne to Sydney will be known as the Hume Highway, a name which has been bestowed upon it by the…

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[?] Beat Colts for Deniliquin Football Premiership [?] RAILWAY [?] Rain Deputation [?] In-blighty League Meets

The Independent · Friday 28 September 1928 · page 1

[?] in Bendigo and Echuca having offered to [?] [?] to the Victorian Government in support of the [?] of the railway from Deniliquin to [?] the Executive of the Deniliquin-Blighty [?]…

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A Change the Years Have Wrought. From Cobb's Coaches to Motor Cars. Exemplified in Buildings

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 September 1928 · page 2

Hay is fairly old town. It has been a municipality for fifty-six years, and has always been progressive. It was the first inland town in New South…

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Motor Ramps on Common Boundary Discussion in Shire Council

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 September 1928 · page 4

The matter of the construction of motor ramps on the Hay Common boundary, on the Jerilderie and Maude Roads, respectively, which has…

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Peculiar Railway Accident. Adelaide

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 September 1928 · page 1

An extraordinary accident occurred near Edwardstown railway station, when a boy, who was holding his mother's hand was struck by the…

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N.s.w. Railways Loss of £1,600,000 a Year

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 September 1928 · page 1

After paying interest charges, which amounted to £5,882,452, the New South wales railways showed a loss of £1,609,267 for the year ended June…

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Blighty Railway Further Action by League

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 September 1928 · page 2

At a committee meeting of Blighty Railway League held yesterday, it was decided to take steps immediately to arrange a conference between…

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Railway Commissioners' Report Rebate to Pastoralists Questioned

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 29 September 1928 · page 1

The Railway Commissioners, in their annual report point out that it has been the practice to allow substantial concessions by way of rebate from…

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Aeroplane Fatality in Spain. London

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 October 1928 · page 2

A Paris message states that a commercial aeroplane, with, two passengers and mails, struck a mountain at Gerona, Spain, and ignited. The…

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Train Derailed in Queensland. The Line Tampered With. CAIRNS

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 October 1928 · page 2

Seventeen members of the crew of the Flone were being taken to Ingham yesterday by ten police, where they were subsequently charged with…

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Better Farming Train

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 October 1928 · page 2

The Better Farming Train will visit Rutherglen on Monday, October 29. Lectures and demonstrations will be given on the following subjects: Wheat…

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Country Shows Motor Cars and Public Interest

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 October 1928 · page 1

Although there was a good attendance at the recent Finley Show, and the officials carried out their tasks well, it was apparent that the public…

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