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Railways, roads & transport, 1920

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Stock on the Railway Line

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 May 1920 · page 2

At daylight yesterday morning a goods train coming in from the southwest to Junee, ran over a horse near the railway crossing, on the Old…

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Railway Returns

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 May 1920 · page 2

Following are details of the traffic at the Wagga railway station during the month of April:—Passenger tickets issued,790 first single, 4439…

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Sydney Melbourne Express Races Through Fire. Dash Over a Burking Bridge

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 14 May 1920 · page 2

Rushing his train at full speed over a burning bridge a few miles from Henty on Wednesday, the driver of the first division of the Sydney-Melbourne express reached…

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Yanco - Griffiths Railway

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1920 · page 1

Good progress has been made with the Yanco to Griffiths railway, the line having now been laid out the whole distance. The earthwork…

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Tram and Dray Collide Three Persons Injured Dray Driver Escapes SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 May 1920 · page 1

A tram and horse and dray collided on the road this morning, with the result that three people were more or less seriously injured. While the…

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Stock on the Railway Line

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 May 1920 · page 2

At daylight yesterday morning a goods train coming in from the southwest to Junee., ran over a horse near the railway crossing, on the Old Junee…

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Railway Employees. Deputation's Requests. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1920 · page 2

A deputation from the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Employees Union laid their grievances before Mr. Estell Ministr for…

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Railway Men and the 1917 Strike. Sydney

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 14 May 1920 · page 3

A deputation of the Railway and Tramway Services Employees Union interviewed the Minister for Works with eighteen requests, including a…

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Deplorable Conditions. Starving Stock. Sheep Dying on the Roads

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 May 1920 · page 4

Mr. C. Lyne, inspector of stock for the Wagga P.P. Board, has just re[?]urned to Wagga Irom a tour of the Temora and Junee district, on…

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Items of News. Railwaymen to Meet

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 May 1920 · page 2

A mass meeting of railwaymen, called by the New South Wales Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association, will be held in the Trades Hall…

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The Unemployed. Building Country Railways. Minister's Intentions. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 May 1920 · page 3

While a strong effort is being made to provide work for the unemployed married men in Sydney, the Minister for Works and Railways (Mr. J…

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Smart Police Capture. Berrigan Store Entered. Petrol Stolen. Alleged Theft of a Motor Car. Arrests by Coolamon Police

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 May 1920 · page 3

At the week end a report was received by the Wagga police from Berrigan that a store there had been broken into and several cases of…

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Railway Collision

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 2

A collision occurred at the local railway station at about 2.15 a.m. on Friday last, which resulted in a fair amount of damage being done to…

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Railway Returns. Heavy Stock Traffic

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 2

We are indebted to Mr H. G. Benning, stationmaster at Tumut, for the following interesting information respecting the trucking of stock and produce outwards…

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Railway Mishap. Trucks Derailed

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 2

Some excitement was caused at Coolac Railway yards on Saturday afternoon when the derailment of seven sheep trucks occurred, the…

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Football Bing Boys v. RAILWAY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 4

Two local teams, the Bing Boys and a team from the railway, met on Albert Park on Saturday, and played a friendly game…

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Water Main Bursts Twenty Feet of Roadway Lifted Tramline Displaced

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 1

A four—feet water main in Dulwich Hill burst, with the result that about twenty feet of roadway was lifted, and the tram line displaced…

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Railwaymen. Position of Strikers. Conference in Sydney. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 4

The Premier (Mr. Storey) had a lengthy interview with the Chief Railway Commisioner (Mr. Fraser) to-day on the question of seniority and the…

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Railway Works and the Unemployed

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 3

In order to absurb the unemployed, the Minister for Works intends to actively proceed with the construction if authorised railways. In this…

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Motor-cycle Design

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 20 May 1920 · page 4

Commenting on the recent motor-cycle exhibition at Olympia, a London paper asserts that the general tendency of motor-cycle and side-car design is…

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