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Railways, roads & transport, 1922

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Under a Train. Salvation Army Lass Killed Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 4

A shocking railway fatality occurred at N[?]ll, South Australia, early this morning, which Miss Evalos, a Salvationist, fell under a train, and her…

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North Shore Bridge Cost to Ratepayers North Sydney Pays. Sydney. Thursday

The Daily Express · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 1

Copies of the Bill providing for the construction. of the North Shore Bridge have been circulated amongst the Municipal and Shire councils…

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Fatal Collision On St. Kilda Road Three Injured MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 1

Three people were injured in a collision between a tram and a jinker on St. Kilda road, Melbourne, last night. One of the party, a woman,…

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A Long Tramp Lithgow, Thursady

The Daily Express · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 2

There passed through Sunny Corner the other day on old man who has done a long tramp in search of work. According to, his statement, he left…

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Railway Rolling Stock New Construction Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 2

An important development in the system of autogeneous welding has been made at the Evelelgh railway workshops…

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Railway Accident Adel[?]

The Daily Express · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 1

A Shocking railway [?] [?] early to [?] [?] [?]…

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Smothering the Rabbit. Destruction by Means of Motor Car Pumps

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 4

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Armed Motor Cars. (Published by Arrangement.) Liquor Smugglers in U.S.A.

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 4

Provision in U.S.A as elsewhere is seen to be greater menace to the public [?] and well are the more it is studied by the [?]…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Pastoral. Smothering the Rabbit. Destruction by Means of Motor Car Fumes

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 8

Experiments carried out by the South Wales Department of Agriculture have resulted in the conclusion that where rabbits are numerous, and…

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S.A. Strike. a Conference Sought the Strikers’ Trams Cape Town, Jan. 12

The Daily Express · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 1

The Industrial Federation has requested the Government to convene a joint meeting of all employees concerned in the strike for the purpose…

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McGIRRISMS! Will Fight Dooleyism Stuart Robertson in Support Executive Angry with "Mother" Likely to Expell Her! Labor at the Cross Roads. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 1

Mr. McGirr, Minister for Motherhood, in another statement this morning, remarked. We have to fight, and we are going…

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To-day's Wires and Cables a Big Offer 57 Millions To Unify Australian Railways LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 1

E. Foss, managing director of the British Shipping Finance Corporation, said his company offered to find 57 millions to unify the railway gauges [?]…

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Armed Motor Cars (Published Arrangement) Liquor Smugglers in U.S.A.

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 2

Prohibition in U.S.A. as elsewhere, is seen to be a greater menace to the public peace and welfare the more it is studied by the press…

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Fatal Collision Jinker V. Cable Tram Sydney Youth Killed Melbourne

The Daily Express · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 2

A fatal collision between a jinker and a cable tram occurred this afternoon in Victoria Street, Carlton, when the horse belted and bashed into the…

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Head-on Collision Between Railway Motor Cycles Electrician Hurt

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 2

Last night two motor cycles crashed on the single line near the gap, with the result that Mr. Herbert G. Crawley, relieving electrician at Cootamundra…

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Henty-rand Train Service

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 2

Md. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., has forwarded us the following communication, which the received from the Department of Railway:—"With…

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Local and General the Rand Train

The Daily Express · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 2

Mr. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., has been informed by the Railway Commissioners that passengers for stations on the Henty-Rand line shall now…

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Hourly Dread. Dismissals From Railway Service. an Official Contradiction. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 2

In an official statement to-day, the Railway Department says a prominear unionist had stated that permanent and temporary employees live almost in…

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Railway Gauges No Action Taken

The Daily Express · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 1

The question of remedying the break of gauges on railways was further considered, but a decision was not reached before the Conference…

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Train Accident

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 5

A married woman, Mrs James Hanley, 56, of Weston, fell under a train at Clyde last night when alighting Her left arm and leg were severed…

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