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Railways, roads & transport, 1921

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North-south Railway. Settlers Doubt Value. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 April 1921 · page 1

Settlers in the extensive cattle districts in the Northern Territory and the northern portion of Western Australia are not at all enthusiastic in…

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Railway Slackness

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 April 1921 · page 2

Never in the history of the railway at Junee was there such a slackness of work. First-class guards are now doing work in minding the railway gates,…

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Railway Services Curtailed

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 April 1921 · page 2

With a view to conservation of coal passenger trains are being reduced by 25 per cent. from April 6. Both Houses of Parliament are…

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Railway Wanted Albury‘s Quest. Albury

The Daily Express · Monday 4 April 1921 · page 2

The Albury Chamber of Commerce is co-op[?]ating with the townships on the Upper [?]urray, with a view to having a railway line built from…

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Coal Strike. the Gravest Development. Railwayman Support Miners. Fit Ponies Starving Underground. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 April 1921 · page 2

The hopes of the country for settlement are centred in the Government laking pacific action in the form of a conference between the Government…

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Motorist Fined

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 April 1921 · page 1

Walter Burns, of Collingullie, charged with not having renewed his motor cycle license, a breach of the Motor Traffic Act, was fined 10 and 8 costs of…

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Motor Cycle Accident

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 April 1921 · page 2

Miss Edna Gregory, who is on a visit to Junee, was knocked down by a motor cyclist in Main-street, Junee, on Friday. The rider of the cycle, offered to take…

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Sympathy and Railway Policy

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 April 1921 · page 2

It is to be feared that Sir Joseph Carruthers was rather optimistic when, in answer to the remarks of Alderman B. Box and Mr. H. S. Headley regarding…

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Crisis More Grave Transport and Railway Services Support the Miners General Strike Threatened at Short Notice Leaders Urge Re-opening of Negotiations

The Daily Express · Wednesday 6 April 1921 · page 1

The Coal situation is increasingly [?]. The latest evidence of danger is that the Executive of the Transport,…

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Knocked Down by Motor Car. Little Girl Killed. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 April 1921 · page 4

While crossing the intersection of a Street at Willonghby this afternoon on their way home from school Eunice Muncaster, aged eight, and Agatha…

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Road Making Scheme

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 5

A few weeks ago Mr. Lang (Treasurer) submitted to Cabinet a rod making scheme, which was referred back to Mr. Lang and Mr. Mutch…

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Aeroplane Crash. at Point Cook. Mechanic Killed. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 3

An avro machine crashed at the aerodrome, Point Cook, Victoria, and the pilot, Captain Fryer Smith and the mechanic, Corporal Willcker, who were…

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Road Making Scheme. Report Before Cabinet. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 2

A few weeks ago Mr. Lang (Treasurer) submitted to Cabinet a road making scheme, which was referred back to Mr. Lang and Mr. Match…

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U. S. A. RAILWAYS Board on Wages Say of Both Sides VANCOUVER

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 1

The Railway Board has decided the wage of common labour. The railways cannot be arbitrarily slashed, but both sides must come before the board…

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Motor Car Thefts. Five Men Arrested. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 2

The police recently gained information that the extensive motor car thefts round about the city and suburbs were the work of a gang of half a dozen…

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Railway Matters

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 2

On Monday, 21st March, Hillston Progress Association made arrangements by telegraph and by letter with the three local members of…

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Sunday Trams Objection to Extra Fares. Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 3

The question of Sunday tram fares formed the subject of a deputation to the Minister for Works to-day. Mr. B[?]ke, M.L.A., who introduced…

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Motor Thieves Gang Captured. Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 1

Five young men were are[?]ted after midnight at E[?]rabeth Bay while apparently trying to open a motor garage. A sixth man got away…

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Aviation. Defence Department Plan Aerodrome at Junee

The Daily Express · Saturday 9 April 1921 · page 6

The Defence Department now appears to [?] embanked definitely on [?] programme of serial defence. The controlling body has been selected,…

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By Killarney's Lakes. Food Supplies Cut Off. Owing to Railway Stoppage. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1921 · page 4

There have been fresh outbreaks of outrages in Ireland. Three civilians were killed and two wounded in an attempted bomb attack on a military…

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