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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1929

700 stories in Murray's papers · page 12 of 35

Motor Car and Motor Cycle Collide. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 3

William Hart was killed and his fiancee, Mary Hallwon, was seriously injured in a collision between a motor cycle and a motor car at Kellyville…

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Blighty Railway. Victorian Minister’s Visit

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 2

An official communication has been received by Blighty Railway League that Mr. Groves, Victorian Minister for Railways will make an…

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Yarrawonga-oaklands Railway. No Deviation

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1929 · page 3

The prompt action of Mr E. F. Cleary has been responsible for a quick decision by the Railways Standing Committee in their…

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Victorian Railway Minister’s Visit

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1929 · page 5

The Victorian Minister for Railways has arranged to make an inspection of border railway routes. On Tuesday next he will…

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Local and General. Minister for Railways Visit

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 11 April 1929 · page 2

As will be seen elsewhere the Victorian Minister for Railways is visiting this portion of Riverina next week to investigate the many…

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Riverina Railways Many Projected Extensions

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 11 April 1929 · page 3

Many proposals for local modifications of the Victorian railways services in Riverina will be examined by the Minister for Railways…

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Lachlan Street Aldermen Discuss the Road Question. with Main Roads Board Engineer

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 2

The roadway of Lachlan Street is, next to the water supply question, the chief concern of the local Municipal Council. It is constantly…

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The Pace That Kills. Motorist Crashes Through Bridge and Two Lives are Lost. MELBOURNE, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 2

A man and a woman, whose names have not yet been ascertained, were drowned this afternoon, when a car, in which they were riding, crashed…

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The Harbour Bridge. Ironworkers Ordered to Resume Work. SYDNEY, Friday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 3

The Disputes Committee of the Trades and Labour Council, to-day, ordered the boilermakers and ironworkers to resume work on Sydney…

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Mr. Langford Sides. Determined Suicide At Central Railway Station. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 1

Hearing the sound of a shot in a lavatory at the Central Railway Station, a constable investigated and found Langford Sides, of Manly, a…

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Fatal Collision at Ryde. Motor Lorry and Cart. SYDNEY, Friday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 3

When a motor lorry and a cart collided, at Ryde, late last night, a youth named Godfrey was fatally injured. One of the shafts of the cart…

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Wahgunyah Railway Station

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 2

Following are the particulars of revenue received at the above station for the month of March, as supplied by the stationmaster. Mr. E…

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Riverina Railways Inspection by Minister Balranald to Be Visited on 22nd APRIL

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 13 April 1929 · page 3

Many proposals for local modifications of the Victorian railways services in Riverina will be examined by the Minister for Railways (Mr. Groves),…

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District Roads

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 April 1929 · page 2

In his report to last week's meeting of the Rutherglen Shire Council, Mr. Lingford, C.E., had the following interesting clause:--"Mr. Wood,…

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Railways v. Motors Graziers’ Discussion

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 April 1929 · page 2

Introducing a motion at the graziers’ conference in Sydney that the association urge upon its members the necessity for supporting the…

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[?]Lf Season Opens; Football Ground Will Be Ready [?] Railway [?] on Thursday [?] to Be Present

The Independent · Tuesday 16 April 1929 · page 1

[?] for Railways for Vic[?] and perty [?] has country to [?] the suggested…

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Sydney to Melbourne New Motor Record Established. by the Silver Anniversary Buick

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 April 1929 · page 4

On Tuesday, April 9th, Mr. E. J. Buckley, accompanied by Mr. C. E. Cooper, succeeded in making a new road record between Sydney and…

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The Proposed Hay-deniliquin Railway

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 April 1929 · page 2

FEW subjects have been more often discussed than the construction of a railway from Deniliquin to Hay. Generations ago the matter was…

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Railway Ganger Seriously Injured. Penrith

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 April 1929 · page 3

Henry Swanson, a ganger, ws knocked down by a train near penrith. The wheels passed over his right leg, which was severed. He…

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Four Killed in Motor Smashes. Victoria's Bad Week-End Record

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 April 1929 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon, when Mr. Jas. Bond, who carries on business as a chaffcutter, at Sale, was returning from Dennison, accompanied by four…

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