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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1930

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Albury Railway Men Agree to Commissioners' Terms

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 April 1930 · page 4

A stop-work meeting of railway men coming under both the Federal and State awards was held at the Albury goods sheds on Tuesday morning…

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44-Hour Week 22,000 Railway Men Affected Reprisals by Unionists

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 April 1930 · page 6

RAILWAY employees governed toy Federal awards will be obliged to work a 48-hour week by a decision of the Government. Twenty-two thousand…

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Railway Collision in Tasmania. Two Trains on Single Line. SYDNEY, Wednesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 April 1930 · page 1

Considerable damage was done by a head-on collision between a goods and passenger train, near Golganda, Tasmania. The only person injured was…

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Fatal Railway Accident. Lad Fails Between Carriages. MELBOURNE, Thursday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 April 1930 · page 3

Falling between two carriages of a train, travelling between Claredon and Richmond, Noel Wicks (15), was fatally injured. He waff trying to…

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THE N.S.W. Railway Trouble the Secret Ballot Approved. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 April 1930 · page 3

Ballots among the railwaymen, including members of the Australian Railways Union, are ia progress to determine whether they prefer the…

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Railway Workers Crisis Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 April 1930 · page 5

Fifteen thousand men in the railway and tramway service have agreed [?]Sir. Cleary's proposals, which includes a scheme for the rationing of…

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Yarrawonga Oaklands Railway

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 April 1930 · page 2

In response to his personal representations regarding the continuance of work on the Yarrawonga-Oaklands railway, Mr. Ball, Minister for. Lands,…

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N.s.w. Railways Concession

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 19 April 1930 · page 3

A railway concession, which has just come into force will be of considerable convenience to some travellers. Tickets issued between New…

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Railways News Bulletin Tours to Central Australia

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 19 April 1930 · page 3

AN important announcement is made on behalf of the Australian Railways Commissioners, that during June, July and August this year, a…

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Cracksmen at Tumbarumba. Railway Safe Blown

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 22 April 1930 · page 2

Between 3.30 o'clock, on Saturday afternoon, and 8.30 o'clock on Monday morning, cracksmen entered the office of the Tumbarumba railway station…

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Latest Telegrams. Our Railway Service. The Question of Greater Efficiency. SYDNEY, Tuesday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 22 April 1930 · page 2

In the near future experts from all branches of the railway service will conduct an investigation with the view of providing greater efficiency in…

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Princes's Aeroplane Crashes Cairo

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 April 1930 · page 5

The [?]eropiane which brought the Prince of Wales to Calro from Khartoum, crashed this morning when setting out on the…

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Strains, Stresses and Road Risks

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 April 1930 · page 3

The first rule of safe driving is mechanical care. But apart from this, accidents happen all too frequently because the driver, skilled though he…

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Marcelle's Picture Bridge of San Lius Re[?] Vaudeville Show for

The Independent · Friday 25 April 1930 · page 1

A first class vaudeville show gether with famous pictured [?] Bridge of San Luin Roy," is agreed elsewhere in this issue, by…

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Fire at Howlong Shed and Motors Destroyed

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 April 1930 · page 6

An outbreak of fire occurred in a shed at the rear of Mr. J. Cameron's residence at about 1.30 a.m. on Saturday last, writes our How…

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Motor Notes Usefulness of the Trailer

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 April 1930 · page 3

Many commercial-vehicle operators find trailers invaluable. Particularly so is this the case where the vehicles are engaged in heavy work such as…

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Rand Railway League

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 April 1930 · page 4

A meeting of the Rand Railway League decided that a letter should be written to the Victorian Minister for Railways, also to Mr. Cleary,…

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Aeroplane Falls Amongst a Crowd. Nashville (Te[?])

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 April 1930 · page 2

Six were killed, and twenty injured when an airplay[?] sweeping over a railway emba[?]ment upon which a crowd was watching a stunt flight…

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Medical Man in Aeroplane Accident. Flying to Attend Patient. ADELAIDE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 April 1930 · page 2

While flying from Adelaide to attend a woman suffering from blood poisoning at Alice Springs, Dr. C. Jungfer and Pilot J. Jukes received…

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Road Race Fatality Wellington (N.z)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 April 1930 · page 3

Lawrence Aldred, an amateur rider was killed, William Pratt, a professional, was critically injured, and several others were injured in a cycling…

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