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Railways, roads & transport, 1929

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Deniliquin Blighty Railway Chance of Success Better Than Ever Meeting of Landholders to Be Called in July

The Independent · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 1

It is believed that the chance of getting a railway from Deniliquin to Blighty is better today than ever—If no time is [?] in urging it upon both Governments. A meeting is to be called of landholders, at Pine Hills and statistics of production are to…

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Fire Engine Motor for Deniliquin

The Independent · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 1

Gone are the days when, at the sound of the firebelt, members of the brigade rushed for[?] a high powered motor car to convey their…

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Assault on Motorist Man Arrested in Hills

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 14

After searching for three days the police arrested Bert Kay, aged 21 years, in connection with the attack on Mr. W. B. Murray, a motor car…

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Your Own Property—the Railway Are You Using It?

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 28

The Railway Commissioners have sent out the following appeal to graziers:—"As the shearing season is…

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Motors Some Useful Information Regarding Them. Care of the Bodywork

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 28

Few things are more annoying than the rattles and squeaks to which road vibration and dust give rise in course of time. A little care and attention…

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Racing Motorist Killed In 200 Miles Race New York, June 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 35

On the Altoona speedway, Tipton, Pennsylvania, Kay Keech, the famous racing motorist, was killed on Saturday when his car crashed at the…

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Victorian Railway Deficit Loss of £50,000

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 8

Regret was expressed by the Victorian Minister of Railways that the industrial depression and consequent loss of traffic had made it impossible…

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Great Provincial Motor Show Magnificent Display at Albury Indication of Advancing District Latest Models in Oars and Speed Boats

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 7

DESCRIBED as a show that would compare with any section of a similar show in Sydney or Melbourne, the annual show of the Albury Motor Traders' Association was opened in Younghusband's wool store on Tuesday, and will continue until 10 this evening…

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The North-south Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 7

"The North-South railway, when completed, will give invading nations an excellent means of offence," said Dr. Gilruth, a former Administrator…

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Rail and Motor Transport

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 17

The railway versus motor transport campaign, at Lithgow, has advanced another stage, when the railway men decided to convene a mass meeting to…

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Some of Our Railways Want Scrapping. Says the Minister for Justice. SYDNEY, Wednesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 1

Minister for Justice (Mr. Lee), speaking at Bombala, said he thought that instead of building new railways the Government ought to scrap some…

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Well-known Methodist Minister Killed. In a Motor Accident. GILGANDRA

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 1

Rev. L. R. Bensley, a well-known Methodist minister, was killed when a car in which he was riding overturned on the Dubbo Road. His…

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Alleged Motor Car Theft. How He Hoped to Escape Arrest. SYDNEY, Friday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 2

When two plain-clothes constables went to a boarding house, at North Sydney, they were unable to locate a man wanted in connection with the…

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The Border Railway Question. Victorian Minister's Views. MELBOURNE, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 2

Replying to a deputation from New South Wales, which asked that the Victorian railway be extended to Urana, the Minister for Railways (Mr…

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Motor Accidents Some of the Causes Negligence of Motorists

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 3

Detailed analysis of the causes of motor accidents which came under the notice of the police last year. Invites study by all who…

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Child Injured Struck by Motor Car

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 2

Lovell Walker, aged 8 years, daughter of Mr. W. U. Walker, of Mundiwa, was admitted to the hospital, yesterday afternoon suffering from injuries…

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Blighty Railway Meeting of League

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 2

Mr. H. R. Thomas presided at a meeting of Deniliquin-Blighty Railway League yesterday, at the School of Arts…

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Proposed £18,000 Bridge For Riverina Government Offer to Be Accepted

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 1

There is no bridge across the Murrumubidgee River between Wagga and Narrandera, a distance of 65 miles. The Government recently offered to…

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Rough on Roads

The Independent · Tuesday 25 June 1929 · page 2

To the last meeting of Conargo Shire Council C. V. Gollaghan [?] Park, Finely [?] thanking [?] Engineer for the [?] the [?]…

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Bandits Rob American Train. Martiaz (California)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 June 1929 · page 2

Two robbers held up the Southern Pacific passenger train and shot and wounded the engineer and then [?] with loot which may [?]…

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