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Railways, roads & transport, 1921

1,358 stories in Riverina's papers · page 11 of 68

Serious Acc[?] Buggy Falls Over Cliff a Dangeroub Road, Armidale

The Daily Express · Monday 14 February 1921 · page 2

A serious accident occurred between Armidate and Kempsey, where the road runs along a shelf bewn out of the mountain side…

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Queensland Railways Strike Threat Weakens. Brisbane

The Daily Express · Monday 14 February 1921 · page 1

No further development is anticipated in connection with the railway strike. The figures for the strike ballot have not been disclosed, but it is…

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The Henty-rand Railway

The Daily Express · Monday 14 February 1921 · page 2

The building of a railway, like every other kind of enterprise, is not an unmixed blessing, and there is always some small section who would…

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Border Railways

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 4

The Hon. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., has been interesting himself in connection with the all-important question to Riverina, viz.: linking up at the…

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A Good Bargain. Railway Companies and Government. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 2

The report of the departmental committee presided over by Lord Colwyn on the Government's war Agreements with the railways states that it…

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Railway Refreshment Rooms. Travellers' Drinks

The Daily Express · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 2

The last issue of the Victorian “Police Gazette”. contained notice of an opinion expressed by the Crown solicitor that the Licensing Act of…

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Broken Axle Railway Mishap

The Daily Express · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 2

When the goods train due at Albury at 10 p.m., was running between Henty and Culcaion[?] on Saturday the axle of a 0coal t[?] broke. The…

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Will Support the Government Pledge by Railwaymen

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 February 1921 · page 2

Ulster railwaymen have repudiated the strike threat. They pledge themselves to carry on and support the Government. It is understood that the…

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Tumbarumba Railway the Official Opening

The Daily Express · Wednesday 16 February 1921 · page 2

Mr. W. J. O’Brien, M.L.A., having made representations to the Minister for Railways on th esubject it has been decided to officially open the…

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Border Railways

The Daily Express · Wednesday 16 February 1921 · page 2

A few days ago it was announced [?] the Ministers for Works and Railways in New South Wales and Victoria had been prevalled upon to…

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Train Ambushed. Eight Persons Killed

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 February 1921 · page 2

There was a heavy casualty roll as the result of the sensational ambush of a train containing troops and civilians at Innishannon station, County Cork…

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Irela a Train A[?] Appalling E[?] Lond[?]

The Daily Express · Thursday 17 February 1921 · page 1

A large party of R[?] bushed a train at Inls[?] A military party, [?] aboard the train and [?]…

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Tram Conductor Shot. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 February 1921 · page 2

Joseph Webb, a one-armed returned soldier, employed by the Repatriation Department as a night watchman, forgot to return his revolver on going off…

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CORRESPONDENCE. (We do not necessarily endorse the views of our Correspondents) Opening Tumbarumba Railway. (To the Editor "Daily Advertiser.")

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 February 1921 · page 1

Sir,—The connecting line to Tumharumba has at last been accomplished, and the date March 9, fixed for the official opening of the railway…

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Items of News. Wagga-tumbarumba Railway

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 February 1921 · page 2

It has been officially announced that the date for the opening of the Wagga-Tumbarumba railway has been fixed for March 9 next, the first day…

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A Road Complaint

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 2

"A Ratepayer's Wife" writes complaining of the "awful state" of the road between The Rock and Mangoplah for eight or nine miles out of…

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Slice in the Train

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 4

A traveller on the train from Tumut to Sydney states that the through carriage in infested with lice and that he has made a complaint to the…

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Road Maintenance. Shire Councillors Speak Out

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 2

At the shire council meeting last week, Cr. O’Brien moved a motion, notice of which had been given, to the effect that the shire maintenance men be formed…

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Motor and Tram. Parramatta Collision. Inquest Opened. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 3

An inquest was opened at Parramatta to-day into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of Ambrose Whiting, William Whiting (his son),…

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Terrific Smash Steam Tram and Motor Man and His Son Killed Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 2

The collission between a steam tram and a motor car at Parramatta on January 3, In which Ambrose Whiting, his son William and Charlie Dow were…

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