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Railways, roads & transport, 1920

1,110 stories in Riverina's papers · page 23 of 56

Strike at Junee. Railway Work Held Up

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 June 1920 · page 3

The large number of men employed on the railway remodelling works at Junee, struck about 11 a.m. yesterday. It appears…

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Railway Strike. Gloomy Outlook. Both Sides Determined London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 June 1920 · page 2

The Irish railway, strikers, who have interviewed Mr. Lloyd George, decided that whatever the consequences, they would not give way. If Ireland were…

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Railway Strikes. Men Out in U.S.A. San Francisco

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 June 1920 · page 2

The strike of railwaymen which started in Bu[?]ow a few days ago to-day spread rapidly throughout the Eastern American railway centres…

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Railway Trouble Worse. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 June 1920 · page 2

The Dublin Castle authorities announce the extension of the railway trouble owing to the railwaymen refusing to man the trains carrying…

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Travelling on Motor Skates

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 24 June 1920 · page 5

France may not be the leading country of inventors, but Frenchmen are coming to the front nowadays with new devices…

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O. of E. Motor-car Fund

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 24 June 1920 · page 2

A committee consisting of the Warders, Coun[?] and others, was formed some 3 works ago for the purposes of raising funds to procure a…

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Irish Situation. General Strike Likely. Railway Workers and Police. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 June 1920 · page 2

A message from Dublin reports that if is rumored that the Government has decided to close down the railways to-day, owing to the refusal of…

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Abnormal Tram Traffic Sydney's Millions. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 June 1920 · page 2

Abnormal traffic was dealt with by the Sydney and suburban trams last week, when 6 1/4 millions of passengers were carried. On Saturday alone…

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Road Repairs

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 25 June 1920 · page 2

A number of men are employed cleaning out water channels, road repairing, etc., in Leeton town. The improvements being effected ara very…

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Local and General Child Falls Off Sutton Street Bridge

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 June 1920 · page 5

What might has resulted is a very serious accident happened last Friday to the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O'Connor, of "Reira," Cootamundra…

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First Round of the Mangan Cup. Bing Boys v. Railway

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 June 1920 · page 6

The first round of the Mangan Cup competition, commenced last Sunday, in Quinlan's paddock. A large concourse of spectators witnessed the…

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Railway Men Restive. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 June 1920 · page 2

There are indications of renewed discontent in the Victorian Railway Service. One of the men's representatives on the Reclassification Board…

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Riverina Motors Limited. Proposed Motor Bus Service

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 June 1920 · page 2

A public meeting was held in the School of Arts, Wagga, last night to consider, the feasibility of inaugurating a motor 'bus service in Wagga…

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Items of News. Motor Taxes and Fees

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 June 1920 · page 2

Sergt. Callaher stated yesterday that since, September 9, 1919, £462 16/8 had been collected as taxes on motor vehicles by the Wagga Motor…

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Beckwith Street Bridge. Specifications Before Council

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 June 1920 · page 3

At Thursday night's meeting i the Wagga Council letter and specifications for bridge over Wollundry Lagoon at Beckwith-street, were…

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Motor Cycling. Speed at Brooklands. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 June 1920 · page 2

[?] Brooklands J. Woodhouse is recorded as having won the 100 miles motor cycle solo race at the rate of 69.58 miles an hour…

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Trail Street Bridge

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 June 1920 · page 2

A start was made yesterday to give the give Trail-street footbridge its first coat of paint. The contracted has finished his work, and the council…

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Railways Paralysed

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 June 1920 · page 2

The correspondent of "The Times" in Dublin reports that, the four mala railway lines have been paralysed and it is feared that a food shortage will…

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Main Roads. Meeting in Sydney. Important Motions. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 June 1920 · page 3

A general meeting of the National Board was held yesterday, and a policy was adopted. It includes the immediate establishment of a Main…

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Blacks Ill-treated. Shocking Case in the West. Prisoners for the Roads. Perth

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 June 1920 · page 2

On board the steamer Bambra, winch has are arrived from Darwin at Wyndham, are twenty blacks, convicted of various offences, who were being…

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