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Railways, roads & transport, 1921

1,358 stories in Riverina's papers · page 26 of 68

Motor Car Thefts. Another Machine Disappears. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1921 · page 3

At about 9 o'clock last night Mr. Arthur Pittar, who lives at the Hotel, Mansions, reported that his motor car, worth £800, had disappeared…

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Visit of Mr. Estell Minister for Public Works and Railways. Leeton To-night (Friday). Griffith To-morrow Morning

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 13 May 1921 · page 2

Mr. B. A. Buttenshaw, M.L.A. has forwarded us the following communication, dated May 9, 1921, which he received from the Hon. Mr. J. Estell,…

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New Railway Union

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 4

A larrely attended meeting of railway employees was held in St. Luke's Hall Junee when a branch of the Australian Railway Union was established…

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Corobimilla Railway Line

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 4

After a good many years of agitation, there now appears to be a healthy prospect of securing a line of railway from Urauquinty to…

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The Die Is Cast. Scottish Railwaymen on Strike. Without Sanction of Executive. Question of Handling Goal. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 4

The Glasgow and West Scotland branch of the railwaymen have decided to strike to-night in order to enforce the reinstatement of suspended men who…

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Railway Bill

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 4

The text of the Railway Bill to be introduced in the House of Commons is slightly modified since the original drafting mostly as regards labor's voice…

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Railway Extension Wagga Corobimilla

The Daily Express · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 2

Settlers in the district south of the Murrumbidgee River between Wagga and Narandera are showing activity in furtherance of their' agitation for a…

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Tumbarumba Railway

The Daily Express · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 2

Recently, at the instigation of Aidarman Box, the Wagga Municipal Council worte to the Railway Commissioners asking them to [?]…

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Fateful Tram Rides

The Daily Express · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 2

When a runaway tram at Lancaster (Eng.) jumped the points on a steep gradient and crushed into a wall a passing pedestrian received injuries…

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Motor Car and Boat Three-year Old Robbery. Melbourne

The Daily Express · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 1

In March, 1918, the Minister for Public Works drove a new motor car, valued at £3,000, ID Menzies Hotel, and when he came out of the hotel…

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Why Railways Don't Pay

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 May 1921 · page 2

Mr. Estell, Minister for Railways for N.S.W., stated to a deputation in Albury that the revenue of the N.S.W. railways for last year had been larger…

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Coal Strike. Embargo on Coal. Railwaymen and Transporters Determination. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 May 1921 · page 2

After two and a half hours' sitting the joint meeting of the executives of the railwaymen and transport workers carried a resolution affirming their…

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New Railway Carriages Planned in Inebriate Homes Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 May 1921 · page 3

Councillor Croft, referring to the new railway carriages on the Milson's Point line, said he was more than ever convinced that the cars…

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Motor Cycling Fatality Harold Parsons Killed. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 May 1921 · page 2

Harold Parsons, the well known champion motor cyclist, died in Melbourne Hospital this afternoon as a result of injuries received through…

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Fatal Collision. Motor Car and Sulky. Chauffeur Under Arrest Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 May 1921 · page 3

Thomas Barton, aged 39, a contractor, was killed last night in a collision between a motor car and a sulky at Camperdown. His wife and Captain Hogg,…

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Street Fatauty. Sulky and Motor Car Manslaughter Alleged. Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 16 May 1921 · page 1

• Thomas Burton, of F[?] Dock was killed in a collision between a motor car and a sulky on Parramatta (Road, Camperdown, las tnight, and Burton’s…

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Aeroplane in Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1921 · page 2

Mr. R. Graham Carey, the well-known aviator, who is representing Palm motor cars, will arrive in Wagga to-morrow. Daring his stay here tickets…

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French Railway Smash Express Train Derailed Also a Collision

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 17 May 1921 · page 1

Four wore killed and 14 injured owing to the derailing of the Paris-Toulouse express. Seven were killed and 33 injured in…

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Aeroplane Coming to Narandera Big Car Company Engages Leading Aviator

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1921 · page 2

The most recent commercial coll-cern to adopt the aeroplane as a means of enabling its salesmen to more speedily and effectively cover their…

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Attack on Motor Car. Sir Charles Barrington Killed. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1921 · page 2

A party of armed men fired at a motor car at Glenstal, County Limerick, and killed Sir Charles Burton Barrington, Provincial Grand Master of…

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