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Railways, roads & transport, 1920

1,110 stories in Riverina's papers · page 11 of 56

[?] the Railway

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 2

[?] pleaded guilty to [?] of chaff and the fect [?] perty of the N.S.W. [?]…

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Police Court. (Before Mr. M. J. McMahon, P.M.) Tuesday and Wednesday Trouble on the Railway. Porter Convicted of Stealing Six Bags of Chaff

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 2

Thomas Rushell Hughes was charged with stealing eight bags of chaff on 28th February last, the property of the N.S.W. Commissioner for…

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Griffith-Hillston Railway

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 5

The secretary of the Hillston Sub branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A. is in receipt of the following communication:—…

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Disturbing the Court. Noise of Motor Cycle. Remarks by Judge Bevan

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1920 · page 3

The roar of the open exhaust of a motor cycle passing along Little Gurwood-street disturbed business in the District Court during the hearing…

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Proposal to Germany. Aeroplane Downed

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 2

The correspondent of the "Daily Mail" at Copenhagen declares that a Russian aeroplane was forced to des[?]nd at Kovno as the result of gun…

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Funnell's Strange Death on Junee Road. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 4

At the inquest into the death of Owen Fi[?] of Temora, whose body was found on the Junee-read evidence was given that the deceased had…

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Pulled From Tram. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 2

Samuel Crocker was pulled from a tram at Newtown on Saturday and violently assaulted. He received serious injuries. It is assumed that Crocker…

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Train Beats the Telegraph. (To the Editor.)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 March 1920 · page 2

Sir,— I think the following is nearly a record. Last week at 10 o'clock in the morning, at Leeton, I handed in a wire to be sent to Junee, asking a…

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Shocking Accident. Motor Car and Sulky Collision. Mr. L. Gregory Terribly Injured

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 16 March 1920 · page 3

An accident of a very peculiar nature, but unfortunately terminating in serious results, occurred on Friday last 41 miles from Tumut on Yarrangobilly road, and in…

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Motor Car Burnt

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 4

A son of Mr. G. Symes, licensee of the Barellan Hotel, had together with a friend, been visiting Ganmain in his Overland motor car, and was…

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Dreariest Railway Journey

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 6

When the projected trans-Australian line from Oodnadatta to Port Darwin is completed the traveller on it will be confronted with what will…

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Married in Aeroplane. Methodist Minister Performs Ceremony

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 2

A novel event, the first of its kind to take place in Australia, was performed at Inglewood on Wednesday afternoon. Captains Snook and Leggatt…

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Wood's Motor & Engineering Works. Kurrajong Avenue, Leeton

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 2

That Leeton is going to keep up with the times is evident by the establishment of another Motor Car and Engineering Works in Kurrajong…

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Tram Passenger Shot. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 4

A shooting affray occurred on a team at North Melbourne on Thursday night. [?] Fishwick, a drover, was [?] on the from, and…

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A Narrow Escape. Dangerous Railway Crossing. Will the Council Act!

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 4

On Wednesday evening an accident occurred at what is known as the Tarcutta-road railway crossing, Wagga, and by the barest margin a fatality was…

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Substitute for Special Race Train

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 23 March 1920 · page 2

In connection with the special train for the races at Leeton on Saturday, the authorities, owing to the enormous traffic expected at Easter,…

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Melbourne Tram Strike Deman by the Men. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 4

As a result of the decision of the Melbourne tramway employees, a strike [?]ving the table and electric eystems is threatened. The men have…

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A Wire Road

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 3

In his book, "How Jerusalem was Taken," Mr. W. T. massey, the official correspondent with the Palestine army, describes an ingenious device which…

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World-wide Motor Cycle Boom

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 4

Great as is the home demand for British motor-cycles, the recently-held Olympia show proves that it is hot greater than the scramble from the…

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Science Notes. Science and Inventions. Largest Motor Ship

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 4

The motor ship Africa,, recently launched at Copenhagen, is the largest internal combustion engined vessel yet constructed. Built for the East…

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