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Railways, roads & transport, 1922

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Country Roads Board of Victoria

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 4

The Country Roads Boards of Victoria is constituted under a special Act, called the Country Roads Board Act, and consists of three members…

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Killed by a Train [?]Ra

The Daily Express · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 1

After the [?] [?] last [?] Joseph low was [?] the[?]…

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Waiting for a Train

The Daily Express · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 4

Two men were waiting for a train, and one Said—“I will ask you a question, and if I cannot answer my own question, I will buy the tickets. Then…

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Country Roads Board O[?] Victoria. Allocating the Costs. (Ii.)

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 4

In the first place, the total cost of permanent works and maintenance is paid by the Treasury of the State on warrant and each year the board…

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Railway Revenue. Quarterly Report Issued. Substantial Improvement Disclosed

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 1

The quarterly report of the Railway Department for the three mouths ended December 31 was presentd to the Minister for Hallways on Wednesday…

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Railway Time Table

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 1

The following to the Time Table of Tumbarumba Railway Time:-- Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.-- [?] at 10 a.m. Forest Hill…

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Sandy Creek Bridge

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 4

A communication was received at the meeting of the Mitchell Shire Council from the Kyeambe Shire Clerk in connection with the bridge…

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Road Plant V. Contract

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 4

At the meeting of the Mitchell Shire Council yesterday, the various councillors were of the opinion that the various works required doing…

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Threat of Coercion Railway Men’s Pay Strange Cabinet Threat Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 2

Off[?]lars of the Amalgamated Engineers say there is discontent throughout the Railway and Tramway services. A mass meeting is taking…

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Country Roads Board of Victoria. Materials and Drainage. (Iii)

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 1

Traction engines in Victoria have to be registered every twelve months at a fee for each registration of three guineas…

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Train Wrecking. Ugly Developments on the Rand. Johannesburg

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 2

It is now clear that there was a concerted commando movement on the whole reef during the night to damage railways etc., and to pull out the…

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Accident on Gundagai Bridge Side Car Wrecked One Killed GUNDAGAI

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 1

Paul Windle, of Sydney, and Roy Musgrave were crossing the Kimo Bridge Gundagai on a motor-cycle and sidecar, when the connecting rod broke…

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Dashed to Death. Motor Bike Mishap. Mans Brains Knocked Out

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 2

Gundagai was shocked on Saturday at the untimely end of Mr Paul Wimple, head of a city firm of artistic honor roll and…

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The Motor in Australia

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 3

The greatest exhibition of motor cars the world has ever seen, was staged at Olympia and White City, London, during November last. The…

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Cootamundra Smash. Shocking Railway Accident Recalled. the Story Retold

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 3

On January 26 last we published an account of the Cootamundra railway accident of January 20, 1883, and in connection wiht this we have…

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The Rock—pullitop Railway

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 2

Mr. M. Kilpatrek, M.L.A., has forwarded us the following letter which he received from the Minister for Railways:—Replying to your letter of…

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Railway Smash. Fatal Accident in Victoria Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 2

Owing to the couplings of a heavily laden goods train snapping a serious accident occurred on the railway line between Macedon and Woodend…

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Engineers’ Pay Railway Difficulty Men’s Violent Demand. Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 1

A mass meeting of members of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers in the employ of the Railway Commissioners was held at the Trades Hall…

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Trouble in Germany Railway Men Out. Berlin, Feb. 3

The Daily Express · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 1

General railway workers have joined in a strike, which it is estimated is causing a loss of 190,000,000 marks daily…

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Dashed to Death. Mr. P. V. Windle's Untimely End. Motor Cycle Crashes into Embankment

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon, about 4 p.m., an accident that resulted in the death of Mr. P. V. Mendle, a returned soldier and a stranger in…

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