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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1929

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Motor Car Fatality at Bogan Gate. Sydney. Tuesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 3

Captain G. C. Wilson, one of the most daring aviators in Australia, was driving with a number of others in a car, near Bogan Gate, last night,…

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The Missing Motorist. Leslie Williams Returns to His Parents' Home. End of Donnybrook Mystery. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 2

Leslie Williams aged 23, electric[?]an, of Goulburn, and son of Mr. Williams stipendiary magistrate of Sydney, returned to his…

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District Railway Matters Meeting at Daysdale. Hon R. T. Ball Interviewed

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 2

A meeting of the delegates of Rand, Nowranle and Savernake Railway Leagues was held at Daysdale on Saturday last, March 9. A report of the…

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Wahgunyah Railway Station

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 2

The stationmaster at Wahgunyah (Mr. E. Hargreaves) forward the following particular[?] of revenue for the month of February:--Passengers…

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Dazzling Headlights Warning to Motorists

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 2

Convinced by reports submitted lo him that dazzling headlights on motor cars can be prevented by the adoption of the trade devices and by…

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Deniliquin-Blighty Railway Mr. Davidson’s Support

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 2

Mr. M A Davidson, M.L.A., is a strong supporter of the Deniliquin Blighty railway proposal Recently the Municipal Council…

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Yarrawonga--oaklands Railway

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1929 · page 2

The building of the [?] Oaklands railway has [?] progress for several [?] about ton miles of the [?]…

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Motor Accident. Three Men Badly Injured

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1929 · page 5

After attending a wedding at Tocumwal on Wednesday last, John Savage, Jame[?] M’Grath and Ronald M’Millan were…

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The Secret Of The Roads

The Independent · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 2

Easily the most [?] proposal [?] has come before the Municipal Council on the last three years is that of Ald. [?] and [?]…

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Gates on Roads Farmers Want Repairs

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 2

At the Farmers and Settlers’ meeting yesterday, the president (Mr. Lawson) said it had been mentioned to him that on the…

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Bridge Ironworkers Talk Strike. Sydney, Friday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 2

The ironworkers and boilermakers employed on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, threatened to go on strike again, unless a compulsory conference…

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Man Jumps From Express. Cut to Pieces by Another Train. SYDNEY, Wednesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 1

A man whose name has not been ascertained, leaped from the Ballarat express and was struck by an electric train coming in the opposite direction…

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Motor Car Fatality. Two Men Killed. MELBOURNE, Wednesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 1

Alexander McColl and William Stelins were killed when a motor car in which they were travelling, struck a culvert and overturned at Kerang…

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Motor Driver Gives Himself Up After Seriously Injuring Woman. SYDNEY, Friday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 2

After knocking down and seriously injuring Kathleen Bedker, on the Old South Head Road, last night, the driver or a motor truck drove on…

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Speed Motorist Killed. Daytona Beach

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

Lee Bible crashed into the sand dunes and was killed to-day, when travelling at 202 miles per hour, in attempting a world's record in J. M…

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District Railway Matters Meeting at Daysdale

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

The railway meeting, called for Saturday last, was attended by three branches, viz., Rand, Messrs. Mcle[?]land, Towsond and Byrne; Nowranie,…

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Ringwood Railway League

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

A meeting of the above was held at Ringwood school on Thursday evening, 7th inst, when over 30 members were present…

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Mulwala Railway League

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

A special meeting of the Mulwala Hallway League was held in the local hall on the 6th inst. There was a good attendance of members. Messrs…

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District Railway Facilities "Now Is the Accepted Time."

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

There is an old saying, "The wise man changes his mind: the fool never does." To change one's mind is a sign of progress, and of the…

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Unemployment Relief On The Roads

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 1

Although it has been frequently pointed that modem mechanical appliances and methods of road construction and repair have practically…

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