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Railways, roads & transport, 1923

1,728 stories in Riverina's papers · page 13 of 87

Harefield-currawarna Railway

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 February 1923 · page 2

In connection with the visit of Mr. R. T. Ball, Minister for Works and Railways, to-morrow, to inspect the proposed Harefield to Currawarna…

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Victorian Railways. a Strike Likely. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 February 1923 · page 2

By a taree to one majority the council of the Victorian branch of the Australian Railways Union decided to endorse the regulation to strike by the…

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MOTORING. Sydney to Melbourne Record

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 15 February 1923 · page 4

A Delage motor, driven by A. V. Turner, with whom was H. Kirton, the owner, left Sydney at 5.20 yesterday morning, and reached Melbourne…

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The Rock-pullitop. Railway Ceremony To-day. Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 15 February 1923 · page 2

Mr. R. T. Ball. Minister for Works and Railways, and Messrs, Weaver. Fitzsim[?]n[?] and Lane, Ms.L.A., are Leaving for Wagga [?]ight to attend…

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Riverina Railways Uranquinty-moons Siding Narrandera Opinion [?]Andera

The Daily Express · Thursday 15 February 1923 · page 2

A [?]er has been received from the Secretary of the Public Works Committee stating that the Committee will visit Narrandera on Saturday, March…

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BICYCLE v. Motor Car

The Daily Express · Thursday 15 February 1923 · page 2

A young man, Joe Brown, when riding a bicycle at North Wagga last night had an encounter with a motor car and came off second best. He is…

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Record Motoring Sydney to Melbourne Melbourne

The Daily Express · Thursday 15 February 1923 · page 1

[?] of Sydney [?] in a [?] the Sydney [?]…

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Forged a Railway Ticket Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 15 February 1923 · page 1

George Copeland, 32, a commercial reveller was sentenced at Darlinghurst to-day to six months’ Imprisonne[?] for having forged a railway…

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Victorian Railways. Strike Not Confirmed Melbourne

The Daily Express · Thursday 15 February 1923 · page 2

By a 3 to 1 majority the Victorian branch of the Australian Railway Union, last night decided not to endorse the regul[?]tion strike declared…

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Hillston Train

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 7

From the Murrumbidgee " Irrigator " Leeton, we clip the following : The extension of the railway line from Griffith to Hillston will be opened…

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Stock Train Delays

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 2

At the Carrathool Shire meeting Mr. Mills (president) reported that whilst in Sydney the same deputation which waited on the Minister in reference to…

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Shire Roads and Shire Plant

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 5

Reiteration being the secret of conviction we publish again this week that portion of the shire engineer’s report, read at the council meeting last week, which…

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Good Roads Efficiency League Advocacy Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 2

Mr. J. A. Murdock speaking [?] the Business Men’s E[?]ciency League to-day, commented on and contra[?]ted the policies of this State with those…

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Coal Train Routes Paris, February 14

The Daily Express · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 1

The “Matin” says negotiations with Britain regarding an arrangement [?]or the passage of coal trains from the Ruhr through the British area are…

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Tram and Motor Car Collide. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 1

A tram crashed into a motor car at Moore Park this morning. The driver of the car, Samuel Southall, was [?] through the windscreen…

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Country Shows. Railway Concessions

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 3

According to a report of a meeting of the South Western Districts' Shows Association held at Young (writes the Railway Publicity…

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Turning the Sod. for the Mangoplah-pullitop Railway. Epoch Making Ceremony Performed. Rich Riverina Lands to Be Developed

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 2

Yesterday, at Mangoplah, the first sod of the construction work on the Mangoplah-Pullitop railway was turned by the Hon. R. T. Ball (Minister for…

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Motor Car Destroyers

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 2

Mr. O. Minty, who arrived in Wagga [?] Sydney yesterday, bringing with him two new Studebaker motor cars one for Mr. H. E. Mitchelmore and the…

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Railway Smash. Adelaide Coroner's Finding. Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 1

The Adelaide City Coroner (Dr. Ramsay Smith) yesterday afternoon summed up lengthily in connection with the inquiry into the death of J. Brailey in the…

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Cootamundra Motor Cycle Club

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 8

A meeting was held last night. It was decided to hold a club run to Gundagai next Sunday, leaving the post office at 9, to see O'Dea pass…

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