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Railways, roads & transport, 1929

700 stories in Murray's papers · page 32 of 35

Bishop's Denunciation of Cocktails and Bridge Parties

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 November 1929 · page 5

In his address at the evening service at St. John's Church, Maffrn, recently. the Anglican Bishop of Gipps land (Dr. Cranswick) directed his…

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Changing Deniliquin's Motors

The Independent · Friday 15 November 1929 · page 2

The decision of the Municipal Council to put in new motors and fans when the current is changed to a.v. from d.c., seems, on the face of it…

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Chief Railway Commissioner

The Independent · Friday 15 November 1929 · page 3

The Premier announced in Parliament, on Friday, that Mr. Cleary had accepted the position of Chief Railway commissioner, at £5,000 at year…

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The Deadly Cocktail Causes Numerous Motor Car Accidents Professor Denounces It

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 November 1929 · page 5

The Academy of Medicine has had before it the subject of cocktails (writes the Paris correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" recently). This…

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Police Court Wednesday, November 13, 1929 an Unlucky Day for Tramps

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 November 1929 · page 2

At the Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. W. S. Kolk, J. P., J. J. Curtis, labourer, was charged with having, stolen from R. Robertson, a…

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Weighbridge Certificate Registration of Motor Vehicles

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 16 November 1929 · page 3

In reply to the Wentworth Progress Associations' agitation for the establishment of weighbridge at Wentworth the following reply has been…

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Conargo Road Bore

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 19 November 1929 · page 2

Mr- W O’Callaghan, junr.., has- completed the bore on - Conargo Yoad, a the 7 mile reserve, for the P.P. Board, A splendid supply of good water was…

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Strange Motor Accident. Sydney, Tuesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 November 1929 · page 3

When a car crashed into a concrete culvert, on the Uralla-Tamworth road an iron stanchion cut through the windscreen. Harold McCuskers throat…

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Motorship Quarantined Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 November 1929 · page 2

With a Chines steward suffering from smallpox, the motorship, Cape of Good Hope, was ordered to quarantine upon her arrival at Sydney…

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Theft From Motor Car

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 20 November 1929 · page 2

Prahran polica are to be complimented on the expedition with which they recovered property stolen from a motor car in the…

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Removing Stock by Motor Permit Necessary

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 20 November 1929 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Corowa P. P. Board, Mr Lonsdale [?] that at present a good deal of stock was being removed by…

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Electric Motors Council's Plan Accepted Motion to Rescind Fails

The Independent · Friday 22 November 1929 · page 1

At a special meeting of the Municipal Council, on Wednesday night, an attempt to rescind the motions under which the present plan for the changes…

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The State Parliament. The Hillston-Roto Railway Line. More Disorderly Scenes. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 November 1929 · page 2

The State Parliament will adjourn on December 20th for the Christmas vacation, and resume on February 4th SYDNEY, Friday Noon…

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Vic: Railway Commissioners to Visit Wahgunyah

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 November 1929 · page 5

On Tuesday December 3. the Commissioners will visit wahgunyah station. Mr. page, stationmaster, would be pleased to her from the various…

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Hillston-Roto Railway

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 23 November 1929 · page 3

The construction of a railway from Hillston to Roto (N.S.W.), as recommended by the Public Works Committee, was approved by the New South…

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North Road

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 26 November 1929 · page 2

With the approval of the Main Roads Board, the . Municipal Council last night accepted the tender of C. Snell, of Oakleigh, at £2180, for bitumen…

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Wahgunyah-Springhurst Railway Question of Motor Service Discussed

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 November 1929 · page 3

On Wednesday last Mr. M. A. Remfry, district superintendent of the Victorian Railway, Seymour, and Mr. Devine visited…

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Railway Transport Proposal for Rutherglen

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 November 1929 · page 1

Mr. Renfry, district superintendent of railways, with Mr. Devine, had a conference last week with Ruthergion shire councillors and…

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Canberra Popular with Motorists

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 November 1929 · page 2

To these who intend camping for some days in the Federal Capital Territory. It may be instructive to know that visitors are obliged to notify the…

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Canberra Popular with Motorists. Making Known the Regulations

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 27 November 1929 · page 2

Some indication of the grown popularity of the Federal [?] may be gathered from the [?] formation of a Gov’mnt Tou[?]…

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