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Railways, roads & transport, 1921

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Tumbarumba. Railway Opening and Show. History of the Line. Possibilities of the District. Tumbarumba

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 2

The special train from Wagga was absolutely packed with passengers for Tumbarumba in order to witness the official opening ceremony of the…

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Tumbarumba’s Railway New Line From Wagga Completed Yesterday Magnificent Stretch of Country Opened for Development. Town And. District Makes Holiday at the Ceremony and at the Show. (From Our Special Reporter with the Minlstor[?]al Party.) TUMBARUMBA

The Daily Express · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 1

After several years taken in the coustru[?] of the line, the first [?] [?]nger upon come through [?] W[?] to the Tu[?]nbarumba station…

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Railway Extension

The Daily Express · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 2

The portion New South Wales, [?] out from wagga and from [?] towards Tumbarumba reached, yesterday, a stage…

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Overhead Bridge Required

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 2

The question of the erection of an overhead bridge across the railway line near Mt. Erin Convent, was again brought up at last night's meeting of…

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The Overhead Bridge

The Daily Express · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 2

For a considerable time there has been in Vogue an agitation to secure an overhead bridge across the railway line near the Convent. Represented…

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Main Roads Bill. Minister Disputes Circular. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 2

The Minister for Education and Local Government, takes strong exception to a circular letter purporting to explain the proposed Main Roads Bill,…

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Main Roads Bill the Country Included. Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 2

Tho Minister for Education, and Local Government (Mr. T. D. Mutch) this afternoon stated that when Par[?] [?] he purposes…

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A Costly Spree Railway Station Held Up Beer Poured Over Porter. Katoomba

The Daily Express · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 1

Four [?] men [?] Frank[?] Grace and Cecil [?] held up Mount [?]…

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Fatalities and Accidents Fell Out of Train. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 March 1921 · page 3

Falling through the doorway of a Tait carriage as a Brighton train passed over the South Yarra bridge toward the city this morning, a man,…

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Knocked Down by Motor Car. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 March 1921 · page 3

Herbert Kirby was knocked down by a motor car owned and driven by Osmund M'Dougall at Redfern yesterday, his skull being fractured. He…

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Mysterious Resolution Railway Men Indignant. Melbourne, Saturday

The Daily Express · Monday 14 March 1921 · page 1

At the Railway Conference last [?] a reaction was said to have been carried protesting against the “hired [?] of the British…

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Robbery on the Train Passengers [?]

The Daily Express · Tuesday 15 March 1921 · page 1

[?] [?] [?] [?] of the Sydney [?] from…

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“The End of the Road” Melbourne Comment

The Daily Express · Tuesday 15 March 1921 · page 2

Recently the “Daily Express” in its leading columns took exception to the lading columns, took [?]tion to the exhibition in Wagga of a picture film…

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Benefits of Motor Power

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

We are selling large numbers of "Monitor" Oil Engines, [?] h.p. for operating the large size "Alfa-Laval" hand power separators, and for…

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Lower Wages Discontent in America Private Railway Owners’ [?]Sk

The Daily Express · Tuesday 15 March 1921 · page 1

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Aeroplane Smash a Narrow Escape. Dubbo

The Daily Express · Wednesday 16 March 1921 · page 1

An [?] with Pilot Smith on board, and also two boys and a girl was taking a short spin at Dubbo Railway Picade late yesterday after…

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Aeroplane Smash. Whilst Looping the Loop. Passengers Uninjured. Dubbo

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 March 1921 · page 2

An aeroplane, which was doing stunts whilst carrying passengers at a railway picnic at Dubbo, met with a mishap. Pilot Smith, with two boys and a girl…

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Fatalities and Accidents Tram and Motor Collision. Drivers to Blame. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 March 1921 · page 2

The inquest concerning the deaths of Ambrose Whiting. William Whiting and Charles Gow, who were killed in a collision between a motor cal and a steam…

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The Railways. Tribute by Mr. Dunn. Farmers Would Be Down and Out. But for Help of Railways. Dubbo

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 March 1921 · page 2

Mr. J. Estell, Minister for Railways, speaking at a railway banquet in Dubbo last night, said the Government was crying to do its best by the men in…

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Two Railway Employees to Be Dismisses. Decision of Victorian Cabinet. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 March 1921 · page 2

At the conclusion of a meeting of the State Cabinet this evening, the Premier (Mr. Lawson) stated that Cabinet had given further consideration to the…

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