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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1929

700 stories in Murray's papers · page 21 of 35

Railways for Riverina New Extensions Favoured

The Independent · Tuesday 25 June 1929 · page 2

During the last year there has increasing evidence of the desire of residents of the Southern Riverina to become more closely linked with…

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Conference of Railway Commissioners and Men. Failure to Reach Agreement. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 June 1929 · page 2

A compulsory conference, presided over by the Commonwealth Industrial Registrar, and attended by representatives of the Railway…

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Motor Cycle Fatalities. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 June 1929 · page 2

Two persons were killed and four others injured in four separate cycle accidents, in Sydney and suburbs, tp-day. In three instances, cycles…

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Motor Fatality

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

When a motor car capsized near Kiama to-day a youth named Francis Love, 25, was kiled, it is believed that the tyre blew out…

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Support the Railways Appeal for the Use of the Iron Road

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 27 June 1929 · page 5

The following letter has been sent to the landholders from the Goulburn office of the Area Commissioner:—…

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Motor Cycle Record

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 27 June 1929 · page 3

The record for the Mt. Arnold track established by Alex. Finlay a week ago was broken on Sunday by Victor Barclay and Jack Morris,…

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Motor Accident near Urana

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 27 June 1929 · page 5

On Saturday night a sports motor car driven by William Watson and a car driven by Leslie Mattson collided head-on on the…

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Disgraceful Road

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 2

A majority of the aldermen nearly three months ago voted against any expenditure by the council to put the road in Cressy Street in order. The…

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Head-On Collision Two Cars Collide on Albury Road Many Injured

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 5

On Saturday night a car driven by William Watson and another driven by Leslle Mattson met in a head-on collision on Albury…

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Runaway Motor-bus Another Verandah Post Hit Excitement in Sanger Street

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 3

Just after lunch hour on Wednesday, when many were returning to their offices, Mr. Jas. Kearney's bus, which had been…

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Adventure in Motor-boat Attempt to Cross Murray Mouth

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 6

Messrs W. Bennet, of Alphington, and C. Bohim will leave Albury next month in an outboard motor-boat to traverse the…

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Border Railways Another Extension Sought Oaklands to Urana

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 6

Another request for a Victorian railway service in Riverina was received on Thursday last, In Melbourne, by the Minister for…

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Road-Makers Of History Were Nation-builders Too Federal Transport Policy

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 29 June 1929 · page 3

"The road-makers of history were nation-builders, too," remarks the weekly bulletin of the Federal Country Party Parliamentary Committee…

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Riverina Railways Duplication by Victorian Gauge Opposed

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 29 June 1929 · page 1

Mr. A. J. Bligh, secretary of the Tocumwal branch of the Riverina Development League, writes:— "A deputation from Jerilderie,…

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Roads, Water, Drains Civic Policy Speeches Country Party Disc[?]s[?]ions

The Independent · Tuesday 2 July 1929 · page 1

Municipalities politics will be the subject of the next debate at the Country Party branch in Deniliquin on July 13. Instead of taking the [?]…

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A Tramp Yarn

The Independent · Tuesday 2 July 1929 · page 3

The Tramp: Kind lady, I ain't one of them what's seen better days. I neglected right from the start—bein'…

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Deni.-Blighty Railway

The Independent · Tuesday 2 July 1929 · page 5

In connection with the proposed Deniliquin Blighty Railway Line a meeting of all landholders concerned has been convened for Friday, 5th July,…

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Robbing Diggers Milking Motor Cars

The Independent · Tuesday 2 July 1929 · page 3

Thieving of late has been so rampant on the Corbie [?] Merungle Hill settlement (Murrumbidgee Irrigation Settlement), that the Digger…

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Motorist’s Predicament

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 2 July 1929 · page 4

A sensational motor accident occurred at the level crossing on the Gunnedah road, 20 miles from Coolah, when a car driven by Mr. Dumbridge,…

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Motor Car Accident. Miss Peggy Mills Killed

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 4 July 1929 · page 5

Miss Peggy Mills, aged 25 years, of Heyington Place, Toorak, Melbourne, was killed at Robertson on Thursday, when the motor car in…

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