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Railways, roads & transport, 1925

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Main Roads Grant

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 1

Mr. M. Kilpatrick, M.L.A., advises that under the joint Federal and State Governments' main roads maintenance scheme, recent allocations include the…

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Easy Chairs to India. Service by Aeroplane. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 2

The "Daily Express" aeronautical expert understands that an airship service to India will be. preceded by an all-metal aeroplane service occupying…

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Junee Problems Subway or Bridge? Deputation to Commissioners

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 4

Junee has its problems, one of them has been whether to have a bridge or subway in place of the existing level crossing…

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Childs Body Found on Train. Young Woman Arrested. Sydney, To-Day

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 4

The body of a male child about three months old was found on the train which reached Muswellbrook yesterday afternoon…

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Motoring Notes. Racers of To-day. Modern Design Indicative of Present High Efficiency

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 1

If any tangible proof were needed of the wonderful advances which have been made in perfecting the design of the modern car, and equipping it…

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Uranquinty Railway Service

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 2

At a meeting of the Uranquinty Progress Association' held on January 28, 1925, it was decided to write to the Hon. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., asking…

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Raven Railway Contract Mr. Lang Again Denounces. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 2

Commenting on' the big railway contract given to Sir Vincent Raven by the Railway Commissioners, Mr. Lang, leader of the Labor Party, said…

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Rail and Tram Traffic NEARLY 120 Million in Three Months. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 4

The Railway Commissioners state that during the quarter ending December 31, 1924, the passengers carried on the trains of the State totalled…

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Motoring the Faults of the Amateur. He Helps to Make His Car Wear Out

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 6

It has been stated that there is now a fair percentage of incompetent drivers, but it is only just to state that even under existing…

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The Railways Visit of the Area Commissioner

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 2

Mr. Reid, tho now Area Commissioner for this part of the State's network of railways, was in Cootamundra last night. and was met at…

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Terrific Rainstorm Ganmain Flooded Railway Washaway. Much Other Damage

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon last [?] 2 and 3 p.m. the district was [?] by the most severe rainstorms [?] ;living [?]. It was accompanied…

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Elephants, a fish and a Motor Car. Wirth’s Circus Comes to Town

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 7

Mr. P. Wirth, of the firm of M[?] Wir[?] Bros., accompanied the circ[?] [?] whi[?] visited Coola[?] [?] st[?] over…

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Motor Accident

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 3

[?] [?] was [?] last, when [?] and [?] of…

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Railway Time Table

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 1

The morning is the Time Table of Tuomboowa Railway Line:-- Many Wednesdays and Fridays.-- Waggas at [?] p.m, Forest Hill…

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Chinese Railways. Powers' Note to Government Shanghai

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 4

Reuter's Pekin correspondent reports that the Foreign Powers' Diplomatic Corps to-day sent a note to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs…

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Another Aeroplane Honeymoon. Junee Couple "Plane" to Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 2

What is probably the first aeroplane honeymoon trip in New South Wales and the second in Australia was arranged for on Saturday, when Mr…

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Filthy and Odorous. Strong Criticism of Our Railway Carriages. Chamber of Commerce Express Indignation

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 7

Reams of paper are being used up in complaints about the type and condition of the carriages on the night train from Cowra to Harden, and the…

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Filthy And Odorous. Strong Criticism of Our Railway Carriages. Young Chamber of Commerce Express Indignation

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 4

Reams of paper are being used up in complaints about the type and condition of the carriages on the trains from Sydney. Indigation was…

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Motorist Fined

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 2

James Curley pleaded guilty through his solicitor, Mr. J. M. Blair, of Messrs. Walsh and Blair, to a charge of having driven a motor car too far from…

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Local and General a Motor Jaunt

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 2

Our scribe left Cootamundra by car on Friday afternoon, and returned last night, after a 600 miles run. Gunning, 91 miles, was made tho first…

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