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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1929

700 stories in Murray's papers · page 18 of 35

The Third Rail Victorian Minister for Railways Sympathetic

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 30 May 1929 · page 5

The combined deputation of representatives from Jerilderie, Berrigan and Finley waited upon the Victorian Minister for Railways…

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Man Shot at Albury Found Wandering on Albury Road

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 5

At the Albury Police Court on Friday, Francis O'Reilly was remanded for a week on a charge of having shot at Frank Hayes with…

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Man Drowned Motor-car in Waterhole Drop of Twenty Feet

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 5

Ernest Sutherland, railway employee, who worked at Spencer- street, was drowned at 2 o'clock last Thursday morning. when a…

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Motor Cycle Accident Driver Before, Rutherglen Police Court Defendant Fined

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 4

Fred, Peadthre was charged at the Rutherglen' Police Court on Wednesday last, before Mr. Williams, P.M., with having on March…

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Area Under Crop Northern Victoria and Southern Riverina Railways' Estimate 1,285,038 ACRES

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 1 June 1929 · page 2

In an important statement which he issued last week, the district superintendent of railways at Bendigo, Mr. W. Tredinnick, gave the official…

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Carrier Killed in Road Accident

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 June 1929 · page 3

Edward Ramsden, motor[?] proprietor and carrier, of Walgett, was taking a load of corn arid other goods along the Brewan-road, when a back…

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Motor Cars Collide. Three Persons Seriously Injured. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 June 1929 · page 2

Three persons were seriously injured when a touring car and a sedan collided at Fitzroy, near Melbourne, the latter crashing into an electric…

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Railway Fatality. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 June 1929 · page 2

Joseph Thomas was killed by the Kempsey passenger train, his body being cut in two. It is supposed that he fell out of the carriage of the…

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500 Miles Motor Race Winner Averages 97½ Miles Per Hour

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 June 1929 · page 1

On the Indianopoils speedway on Friday Ray Keech, of Philadelphis, who a year ago was comparatively little known as a…

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Blighty Railway Tocumwal-blighty Proposi-tion

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 June 1929 · page 4

At a meeting at Tocumwal last week a discussion took place on a proposal for a railway running north-west from Tocumwal and them north…

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Riverina Railways. Third Rail Suggested

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 5 June 1929 · page 4

Railway extensions [?]in the Riverina are being supported by the Victorian Minister of Railways (Mr Groves) who informed…

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"Road Train" That Failed. an Echo of Mr Ralph Falkiner's White Elephant Action for £30,000

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 6 June 1929 · page 2

Directions have been given for evidence to be taken on commission in Berlin in respect to a claim before an Anglo-German mixed…

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Collision on Albury Road Motor, Cyclist in Hospital

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 June 1929 · page 2

At about 6 o'clock on Tuesday morning last, a col[?]on occurred between a carf, owned by Mr. G. Phipps, butcher, of Corowa,…

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Theft From Motor Lorry. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 June 1929 · page 2

A motor lorry containing tobacco and cigarettes, valued at £500. was taken from a city street yesterday afternoon, and later found abandoned at…

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Motor Fire Engine Installation at Deniliquin

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 June 1929 · page 2

MR. M. A. Davidson, M.L.A. has received the following letter from the Board of Fire Commissioners :— “With reference to your further…

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Electric Train Partly Derailed. Five Persons Injured. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 11 June 1929 · page 3

Five people were injured when two cars of an empty electric train became derailed at Elsternwick station this morning, and dragged down the…

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Motor Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 June 1929 · page 3

While going to a ball at Wyalong on Monday, 3rd inst., Miss Gwen Nixon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Nixon, of Urana, accompanied by…

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Yarrawonga-oaklands Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 June 1929 · page 1

During his recent tour through the district, a number of requests were made to Hon. F. Groves (Minister for Railways), who has now replied to…

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Fatal Train Accident. Following Indian Landslide. CALCUTTA

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 June 1929 · page 1

At Dueto, a landslide has occurred following a monsoonal flood. A train on the Assam-Bengal railway overturned and was hurled down an…

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Motor Car Plunges Into River. Melbourne, Friday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 June 1929 · page 3

When a car crashed through a gate in a punt and plunged into the at Red Cliffs, Vic, Mrs. White was drowned, but her husband…

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