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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1929

700 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 35

Careless Motor Drivers

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 2

Of late the Municipal council has suffered a lot of damage to culverts as the result. of careless drivers of motor vehicles. Already several…

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Fatal Motor Smash. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 2

Mrs. Daisy Pithero was killed and five members of her family more of loss seriously injured, when a motor car got out of control near Jollombi,…

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Border Railways Yarrawonga-Oaklands Line

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 5

Further investigation of the route of the new border railway between Yarrawonga and Oaklands was promised last week by the…

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Blighty Railway

The Independent · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 2

Judging by the enthusiasm shown by the Bendigo people in connection with the Deniliquin-Blighty railway proposal there is little to fear from…

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Thirteen Injured in Motor Smash. Sydney, Friday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 2

Thirteen people, mostly women ana children, were more or less seriously injured when a motor lorry capsized near Singleton, yesterday afternoon…

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Motor Accident Near Jindera Driver Fined on Two Charges

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 6

As the result of a motor accident near Jinders, on the Albury Jinders road, on November [?] last, James Archibald Campbell, of Walla Walla…

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District Railway Matters Meeting at Mulwala Deputation to await on Minister

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 1

As a result of the deputation from Savernake which awaited on the Victorian Minister for Railways recently, when he stated that it was likely…

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Shocking Motor Accident. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 2

Allc[?] Williams, aged four, and Eathleen Williams, aged 2, sisters, were playing outside their parents home at Willoughby last night when they were…

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Useful “Shell” Booklet for Motorists

The Pastoral Times · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 2

An informative 40-page booklet printed in very clear type, and pleasingly illustrated in three colors, has just been issued for the interest of…

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Blighty Railway Minister Favorably Impressed

The Pastoral Times · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 2

A deputation waited on the Victorian Minister for Railways (Mr. Groves) at Bendigo on Wednesday, with reference to the proposed…

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Railway Speeds Old and New Records

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 1

Although there has been a general speeding-up of express trains in Great Britain, on the Continent, and in the United States, maximum speed records…

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The Aerodrome Question

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 3

The following appeared in the "Sun" Pictorial" on Saturday, 19th inst:--Albury, Friday, January 18:-- Squadron Leader Kingsford Smith…

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The Value of the Aeroplane. Sydney, Tuesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 2

In response to an urgent call, Dr. Aspinall, of Sydney, flew to Scone, yesterday, and performed an operation on a patient at the hospital. The…

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Killed by Train Fetiler at Barnes Collison with Tricycle

The Independent · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 1

Thomas George Hetherington, railway [?] at Barnes siding,[?] through [?] from…

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Motor Lorries Active Competing with Railways. Goods Delivered in Corowa Direct From Warehouse to Store

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 3

The latest innovation for Corowa is the direct conveyance of goods of all descriptions from warehouses In Melbourne to the buyers' places of…

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Commonwwealth Railways

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 3

The Commonwealth Railways Department have announced that arrangements were in progress for establishing before the end of the year, a…

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Ringwood Railway League

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 3

A meeting to reform the Ringwood Railway League will be held in the Ringwood Public School on Wednesday evening next January 20 at 8…

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Yarrawonga -Oaklands Railway. Proposed Deviation Resented

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1929 · page 5

Since action was taken recently by tho residents of Savernake and Nyora to endeavor to secure a deviation in their direction from…

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Border Railways. Minister Favorably Impressed

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1929 · page 5

In order to urge the necessity for the extension of tho Deniliquin railway line through Blighty soldier settlement towards…

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Cheap Railway Excursions

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 1

A further notification is given regarding the cheap excursions to be run during the second week in February. Intending travellers are…

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