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Railways, roads & transport, 1920

1,110 stories in Riverina's papers · page 17 of 56

"Go Slow" Strike. Railwaymen's Action. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 May 1920 · page 2

Disappointed, owing to the failure of the drivers and porters on passenger trains to adopt the [?]anny strike, the extremist section of the reailwaymen…

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Riverina Railways. Lines Under Construction. Surveys Made. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 May 1920 · page 2

The quarterly report issued by the N.S.W. Railway Commissioners states that work on the Henty to Billabong railway extension has been…

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New Racecourse Road

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 2

Alderman J. J. Scott asked, at the Wagga Council meeting last evening, what the council intended to do in connection with the proposed new road…

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State Motor Cars. Restrictions Imposed. Cabinet's Decision. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 4

The Slate Cabinet has considered the question of Stale motor cars. The Premier states that a considerable saving has already been effected by the…

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Wagga Railway Staff

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 2

Some time ago the Wagga Council wrote to the Railway Department pointing out the need for additional staff at the Wagga railway station. At the…

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French Labor. Nationalising Railways. Manifesto Issued. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 2

It is likely that the seamen, dock laborers and metal workers will join in the strike. The General Confederation of Labor…

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Horses Dying on Road. a Cruel Practice

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 3

"It is a right down shame to turn out poor horses and let them die on on the road." said Councillor G. L. M'Nickle at the Mitchell Shire…

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Dreadful Accident. Train Crashes Into Cart. Three Persons Killed. Perth

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 4

Mrs. Annie Thornton was driving in a spring cart with her six months old and her four-year-old children and two step-daughters at East Armadale…

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Bomen Railway Crossing

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 4

At yesterday's meeting of the Mitchell Shire Council a letter was read from the secretary to the Railway Commissioners stating that the…

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State Motor Cars. Mr. Lang's Revelations. Amazing Story. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 May 1920 · page 2

Mr. Lang, Treasurer, said to-day that since he has been Treasurer he has made a number of discoveries about the way in which past Ministers have…

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Exchange of Road

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 4

At the Adjungbilly Council meeting it was decided to apprise Messrs. McDermott, A. J. Kidd. and J. M. Finlay, of Muttama, that the Shire consented…

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One Gauge. Australia's Railway Problem

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 1

The vexed problem of the unification of the railway gauges in Australia is again to be discussed by the Premiers Conference…

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The Railways. Increased Expenditure and Revenue

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 4

Although comparisons of the workings of the Railways and tramways during the quarter ended March 31. with the corresponding quarter of last…

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Motor Cycling

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 8

The local Motor Cycle Club does not, apparently, believe in allowing the grass to grow under its feet. It does things. As was mentioned in these…

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Railway Damage

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 7

At the P. U. meeting: Lengthy correspondence was read from the Railway Commissioners bearing on a complaint forwarded by the…

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Railway Changes

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 4

Several changes have been made in the staff at the Harden Railway. Mr. J. A. Mars, principal clerk in the Steam Shed Inspector's Office, has been…

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Henty to Billabong Railway

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 2

Mr. R. T. Ball. M.L.A., is in receipt of a letter from Mr. W. J. Morris, secretary to the Railway Commissioners, advising that, in reference to his…

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Poles Cut Railway

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 2

An official message from the Ukrain states that the Poles have cut the railway forty kilometres from Kieff and are threatening the whole Red line of…

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Sir George Steward. Killed in Melbourne. Motoring Accident. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 May 1920 · page 3

While motoring to his offijce this morning, Sir George Steward, Chief Commissioner of Police, was accidentally killed. It is thought that in his…

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State Motor Cars. Abolition Urged. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 May 1920 · page 3

Mr. Lang, Treasurer, has received letters upholding his decision to reduce the number of State motor cars, and stating that he should sweep…

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