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Railways, roads & transport, 1920

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Ireland. Railway Strike Likely. Trouble Over Munitions. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 2

A general strike of the Irish railway men is threatened, following upon the refusal of two enginedrivers to drive a trainload of munitions which the…

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Motor Racing. Brooklands Re-opened. Hawker's Great Race. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 4

The first meeting at Brooklands since the war attracted a large attendance to-day. Leading motorists took part…

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Lost Motor Car. Sequel to Joy Ride. Three Men Remanded

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 May 1920 · page 1

At the Coolamon Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. A. W. Stinson, J.P., James Hammond, Thomas Lawson and Henry Clarke, were charged…

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Railway Employees. Meeting in Sydney. Appeal to Government. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 May 1920 · page 2

All grades of the railway and tramway service were represented at a mass meeting of the Railway and Tramway Service Association at the Trades Hall…

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The Beckwith-street Bridge

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 2

his about three months since the Beckwith-street bridge, spanning Wollondry Leagoon, Wagga, was closed to heavy traffic. Some inconvenience has…

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Fall From a Train

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 2

Alice Meagher, 19, fell from a train between Redfern and M'Donaldtown last night. She crawled about 100 yards across eight sets of rails and…

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INDIA. Railway Strike 12,000 Take Part BOMBAY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 1

The railway strikers rioted, damaging the rails, and holding up the trains. Military assistance had to be requisitioned to disperse the…

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Railway Matters

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 4

A good suggestion has been made by the Ardlethan Progress Association to the sundry councils and public bodies—that delegates be…

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Railway Workers. Claim for Award. Objection to Gangers. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 4

In the Arbitration Court to-day application was made by the A.W.U. for awards for the permanent way railway workers and the gangers…

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Excursion Train From Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 May 1920 · page 4

On Thursday next a special excursion train will leave Wagga at 6.21 p.m. for Sydney, carrying passengers desirous of visiting the city for the Prince…

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Australian Gems. Tons of Rubies. Railway Needed

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 May 1920 · page 8

Gold is not the only metal found in Central Australia, for silver, copper, lead, good quality coal, rich ironstone, wolfram and its allied metals, and…

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Railway Gauge

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 May 1920 · page 4

An ancient question has been revived at the Premiers' Conference, when attention was directed towards the need for a uniform railway gauge…

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Aeroplane at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 May 1920 · page 2

At about 5.30 on Saturday afternoon, Lieut. Bartlett, accompanied by Capt. Snook, arrived at the M.T.C. racecourse in an Avo biplane, from…

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Grazing on Roads Minister Asks for Relax of Rules To Save the Stock

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 1 June 1920 · page 1

Owing to the serious outlook caused by the severe losses of stock as the result of the drought, the Minister for Local Government is…

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Motor for the Minister

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 1 June 1920 · page 4

The Presbyterian Committee met last night and further went into the matter of a motor car for the minister. It was decided to start a subscription list…

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Railway Employees. Meetings at Darling Harbor. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 June 1920 · page 3

Two mass meetings of the railway employees at Darling harbor were held to-day. Altering hearing the explanation from the secretary of the…

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Railway Workers

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 June 1920 · page 2

Last Saturday night some of the men employed at the railway works in Junee started to, as they termed it, make the town "lively," and they…

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Aeroplane Departs

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 June 1920 · page 2

Captain Snook, who arrived in Wagga on Sunday in his Avro aeroplane, and who did good business in conveying passengers for flights over…

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The Drought. Pastures on the Roads. Mr Mutch's Belief. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 June 1920 · page 3

Owing to the serious outlook caused by the severe losses of stock as a result of the drought, the Minister for Local Government, Mr. T. D. Mutch…

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Busy Day Yesterday. Tour in the Country. by Train and Car. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 June 1920 · page 2

At 10 o'clock this morning the Prince of Wales left by special train from Spencer-street railway station on his first country tour in the…

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