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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1930

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Latest Telegrams. Motor Car Overturns. One Killed; Two Injured

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 3

When Thos. Edward Pascoe, fruiterer, of Carlton, was returning by car from a trip to Warragul, accompanied by two friends, the car…

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Motor Notes Moisture on Plugs

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 4

The condensation of moisture on the porcelains of sparking plugs is prone to occur in the damp atmosphere of autumn and is frequently…

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Oaklands Railway Stopped

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 6

The Yarrawonga railway bridge is completed, but the line extension to Oaklands has come to a standstill for went of funds. The contractors…

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Nowranie Railway League Delegates Interview Jeril Derie Shire Council Want Line Extended to Nowranie

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 3

Delegates of the aboye League interviewed the Jerilderie' Shlro Council on 8aturday last with a view to obtaining the council's…

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Walla Railway Returns

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 3

The following particulars of traffic at the Walla Walla railway station for the month of February 1929 and 1930, have been…

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Euston-wentworth Road Works

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 15 March 1930 · page 3

Mr. Davidson: Will the Minister for Public Works say if it is a fact that he has given instructions to stop road work on the Easton-Wentworth…

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Railway Hit Out Will Charge Road Users Higher Rates for Low Grade Goods

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 March 1930 · page 3

An Order in Council has been issued empowering the Victorian Railway Commissioners to withhold the lower rates of goods…

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The Railway Workers. Proposed 48-Hour Week. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 March 1930 · page 3

It is learned from an authoritative source that the Government intends to introduce legislation providing for a 48-hour week on the railways, in…

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The Motor Traffic Act Some Local Court Cases

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 March 1930 · page 4

At the Court of Petty Sessions, before the P.M., yesterday, a number of summons cases for alleged breaches of the Motor Traffic Act were heard:…

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Heavy Rain at Tamworth. Railway Line Affected. SYDNEY, Tuesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 March 1930 · page 3

Phenomenal rain fell at Tamworth district, yesterday, flooding wide stretches of country and causing the cancellation of two trains, owing to…

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N.s.w. Railways Payment on Short Week Suggested

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 March 1930 · page 3

Financial matters were considered at a meeting of the State Cabinet on Tuesday last. The position of the railways [?]s…

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Oaklands Railway Stopped

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 March 1930 · page 2

The Yarrawonga railway bridge is completed, but the line extension to Oaklands has come to a stanstill for want of funds. The contractors…

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Must Repay £238 Motor Man's Lapse

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 20 March 1930 · page 3

"I might as well go the whole hog and take his own surety in £200," said Judge Coyle, when suspending sentence against William…

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Double Aeroplane Tragedy

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 21

Crashing 1000 feet to earth, a Moth, aeroplane piloted by Mr. Fred Ward, aged 28 years, with Mr. Kay Neville, aged 26 years, an aircraft mechanic,…

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New Bridge Over Murray

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 5

It is expected that the bridge over the Murray River, about three miles above the site of the Hume Weir wall, will be open for traffic by July. The…

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Gerogery Road Council Should Complete Job Very Important Road

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 4

When that portion of Gerogery road known as "Mickan's Lane" was formed and graded a couple of years ago by the Mickan Bros.,…

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Hay Resident Missing Disappearance From Train Recently Sustained Head Injuries

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 5

Much concern is being manifested in the disappearance of Mr. P. S. Kemmie, manager of the Australian Mercantile, Land…

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Living Near Sydney Windsor-road, Rooty Hill, N.S.W.

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 20

DEAR Uncle Jeff,—About one year and six months have passed since I last wrote to you and no doubt you have forgotten me. Since I last wrote…

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Peculiar Train Accident Carried Two Miles on a Cow-catcher. SYDNEY. Wednesday noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 1

Hit by the engine of a train near Toowoomba (Q.), Stanley Hunt was carried two miles on a cow catcher, with a broken ankle, before the driver…

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Motors Bad Kicks and Bendix Starters

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 28

The driver should protect the starting motor as he would his own arm if he were doing the cranking. Attempting to start with an advanced spark…

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