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Railways, roads & transport, 1925

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Rollin Motor Wins Reliability Test Astonishing Petrol Economy

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 2

The Secretary Farmers and Grazuiers' Co-op. Co. writes:- The management of our organisation has been all along saguine that…

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Local and General Railway News

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 2

The following have exchanged positions under the reolassification schema: W. J. Muir goes to Murrumburrah; J. Furze, N.O., to…

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Aeroplane Tragedy. Three Sovietists Killed Moscow

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 March 1925 · page 3

An aeroplane flying from Tiflis to Suchum caught fire in mid-air and dived to earth killing the two pilots and three passengers…

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Main Road to Albury

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 March 1925 · page 2

The controversy respecting the proposal to have the road to Albury, via Bowning, declared a main road, is to be introduced to Wagga. The Greater…

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Dr. BRADFIELD North Shore Bridge Work SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 March 1925 · page 1

The Minister for Warks is said to be considering the proposals to relieve Dr. Bradfield of the duties of directing the construction of the city…

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Tram Collision. Six Casualties. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 March 1925 · page 1

As the result of a collision between two trams at Kew this morning six persons sustained serious injuries. One tram was stationary, at the time when…

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Ford Motors. Works at North Geelong. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 March 1925 · page 1

It is stated that the Ford Motors Company has practically decided to establish works at North Geelong. Land has been acquired not far from the…

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Level Crossing Tragedy Express Van Dashes Into Motor Car Eight Persons Killed Bodies Shockingly Mutilated

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 March 1925 · page 3

Eight people were killed outright in a shocking level crossing accident near Highett railway station, on the Cheltenham line, shortly after 8 o'clock on Monday night. A Ford motor car was caught midway on the…

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Shocking Accident at Railway Shunter Hulm Crushed

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 March 1925 · page 1

Mr. George Hulm, a fine young fellow, and a most efficient railway official, was engaged shunting at 5 o'clock this morning, in the…

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North Shore Bridge No New Award for Crane Drivers Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 March 1925 · page 2

Judge Roland delivered judgment in the Sydney Industrial Court today upon the application of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's…

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Rollin Motor Wins Reliability Test. Astonishing Petrol Economy

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Thursday 26 March 1925 · page 2

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co , writes: The management of our organisation has been all along sanguine that the…

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Railway Shunter Injured Leg Taken Off Above Knee Cootamundra

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 March 1925 · page 2

J. Hulm, a railway shunter, met with a terrible accident this morning. While at work in the Cootamundra railway yards Hulm was knocked…

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Ford Motor Company. Land Secured Near Sydney. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 March 1925 · page 6

The Ford Motor Company has secured the well known Sandown meat works property, at Granville which was recently partially destroyed by…

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Southern Main Roads

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1925 · page 5

Last night a meeting of the Main Roads Promotion League, which has as its object the gazettal at a main road of all of the rood along the…

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Main Roads Board

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1925 · page 2

Members of the Main Roads Board met on Wednesday and decided that steps should be taken (1) to ascertain the board's liabilities to the…

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Road Signs America Warns "Hogs"

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1925 · page 3

America undoubtedly leads the world in the wording of road-side warnings to motorists. The following are selected from…

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Safed and Keturah on Long Road

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 March 1925 · page 6

"Keturah and I are still young," writeth "safed the sage," but we were once younger in years though not in hope and joy And we…

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North Shore Bridge. Foundation Stone Laid. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1925 · page 2

The foundation atone of the North Shore Bridge was laid this afternoon in the presence of a large gathering of distinguished citizens. It is estimated…

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Sydney Harbor Bridge The Foundation Stone SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 March 1925 · page 5

After nearly two years since the first [?]d was turned, Mr. R. T. Ball, Minister for Works and Railways, to-day [?] the foundation stone of the…

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Train and Car Collide. Eight Persons Killed and Mutilated

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 27 March 1925 · page 2

A shocking accident on Monday night at Wickham Road level crossing, near Moorabbin, Victoria, resulted in the death of eight persona…

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