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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1928

517 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 26

Railway Station Building Nearing Completion

The Pastoral Times · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 2

Very good progress has been made by the men employed by the Victorian Railways in building the new railway station at Deniliquin…

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Cemetery Road

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 2

Ald. Evans last night gave notice of his intention to move at next Municipal Council meeting that a committee be appointed to carry out…

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Motor Engineering

The Independent · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 3

Burchfield Bros. have recently our caused a [?] of the latest [?] and are now prepared [?] classes of cylinders. An advertise…

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Blighty Railways League

The Independent · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 3

A meeting of the delegates to the Blighty Railway League is to be held in the School of Arts, on Thursday, March l, at 11 a.m. The business will…

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Blighty’s Railway

The Independent · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 3

Blighty’s railway from Deniliquin is to be discussed at a meeting of the Deniliquin Blighty Railway League on the first of March, at the School of…

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Railway Bosses Drop Prohibition (Published by arrangement.)

The Independent · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 5

“Railway executives in U.S.A., who as a group backed the move for Prohibition, have in many instances reversed their attitude as a result of…

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New Motor Regulations

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 3

On March 1 new motor regulations coma into force in this State which are going to unduly hamper trading facilities along tho Border, and…

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Western Railways Proposed North-South Link

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 2

Sir Graham Waddell, president of the Graziers’ Association, speaking in Sydney on Monday, said it was most encouraging to note that the Premier…

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Woman Killed by Car. St. Kilda Junction Episode. Motorist Committed for Trial

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 2

After an inquest in Melbourne, last week into the death of Beatrict Gibbons, aged 34 years, married woman, of Marlton street, St. Kilda,…

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Tar North Road? Municipal Council

The Independent · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 4

At the regular hi-monthly meeting of the Municipal Council on Monday night there were present, the Mayor, Ald, E. T. Matthews, and Aldrmen…

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Blighty Railway Deputation to Minister Meeting of the League

The Independent · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 2

Seven delegates were selected by the meeting of the Deuiliquin-Blighty Railway Lengue, at the School of Arts, on Thursday, to meet the Victorian…

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Trucking Sheep Agents Complain of Train Delays

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 3 March 1928 · page 4

City stock agents are complaining of the delay of the delivery of sheep by the Railway department to the yards at Newmarket ("Age" 2/2/28) For…

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Re imposition of Border Motor Tax

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 3 March 1928 · page 3

The following is a statement by Mr. M. A. Davidson, M.L.A. to the Hon. A. Bruntnell, M.L.A., Chief Secretary, under date 24/2/28, re above:—…

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Motor Car Taxation Public Meeting Protests Against Imposition

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 3

Advantage was taken of a public meeting on Thursday last at the Corowa Literary Institute to discuss the question of the recently imposed tax…

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Train Runaway. on Jerilderie Line

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 7 March 1928 · page 5

On Tuesday night of last week passengers on tho mixed train from Tocumwal to Narrandera had rather and exciting…

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Motor Gar Brakes

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 7 March 1928 · page 5

The Chief Secretary, Mr Bruntnell, stated on Friday that it had been decided to waive for twelve months the regulation providing…

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Motor Accident Fatal Collision

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1928 · page 3

A cyclist was killed, and two persons were injured in a collision which occurred between the police wireless patrol car, under Inspector…

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[?]Bow Bridge, [?]

The Independent · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 2

The follwi[?] Tuesday, night [?] Cooper, Sal[?] W. H. [?]…

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Brakes on Motor Cars

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 2

The Chief Secretary, Mr. Bruntnell, stated that it had been decided to waive for twelve months the regulation providing that all motor cars…

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Interstate Motor Tax

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 2

Acknowledging a letter of protest from the Albury Chamber of Commerce regarding the proposed taxation of motor vehicles entering New…

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