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Riverina · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

2,416 stories in Riverina's papers · page 22 of 121

Shocking Accident Railway Employee killed ROCKHAMPTON

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 1

A shocking accident occurred on the Many Peaks-Monto line, Queensland. It appears that ono party of…

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Awaiting the Train

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 6

We're waiting long at Arajocl, And looking for the train, Still fancy brings on silver wings, The vision full and plain…

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Aeroplane Races British Entries Washington

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 2

Two British engines will be entered for the Schneider races in Baltimore on October 2 and 4, according to word received by the National Aeronautic…

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Aeroplane Crashes. Nose Dive of 150 Feet

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 3

Flight-officer F. E. Mailer was killed at Point Cook Flying School, Victoria, on Wednesday morning, when the Avro machine in which he…

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Main Roads Board. Preliminary Work

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 4

The Main Roads Board, which was not fully constituted until Thursday, 19th lnst., when Mr. Upton, one of its members, arrived from Melbourne, and…

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Cootamundra Railway Yards Fatality. the Inquest

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 4

Before Mr. Scobie (Coroner), at Cootamundra, an inquest was held into the death of George Clifford Hulme, who was killed on Thursday…

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Ford Motor Company Headquarters at Geelong. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 5

An official announcement was made to-day that the headquarters of the Ford Motor Company's operations in Australia will be established at…

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Motor Car Capsized Woman Driver Killed Melbourne

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 1

At Newstead this afternoon, a Dodge car driven down Green Gully Hill by Mrs. W. Mitchell, of Newstead and containing also Miss…

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Another Motor Garage and Works

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 2

Messrs. Williams Bros., are to be congratulated on bringing their Reliance Motor Garage, situated next to the Soldiers' Hall, in Leeton,…

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No Tax on Road Plant

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 April 1925 · page 2

The Mitchell Shire Council has received from the Chief Secretary's Department a letter in which it is stated that the Cabinet recently determined…

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Pontoon Bridge Collapses Soldiers Drowned BERLIN

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 1 April 1925 · page 1

The collapse of a pontoon bridge, erected between Veltheim and Hansberge, resulted in the drowning of numerous Retchswehr soldiers. It is…

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North Shore Bridge a Gigantic Affair Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 April 1925 · page 2

Sir Hugh Bell, of Dorman, Long and Company, speaking at the Millions Club today, said Mr. Ennis and Dr. Bradfield had worked it out that the blocks…

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New Railway Lines Estimated Cost Over Four Millions Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 April 1925 · page 2

The Public Works Committee has approved of a line of railway being constructed from Grafton to Killarney at an estimated cost of £3,529,190. The…

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Hawkesbury Railway Smash Enquiry Proceeding SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 1 April 1925 · page 1

The inquest was opened at the Coroner's Court to-day, into the death of John Coleman, aged 23, who was killed in a sensational smash at…

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Driver and Fireman Killed In Railway Smash Serious Accident on North Coast Line

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 1 April 1925 · page 2

A railway smash occurred at 10 o'clock on Monday night between Grafton and Casino. An engine jumped the rails and…

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£30,000 LOAN Roads and Bridge Building. a Point for Serious Consideration

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 5

During the discussion by the Wagga Municipal Council of its schedule of works embraced in the £30,000 loan scheme it was pointed out in these…

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CABLES Bridge Disaster 84 Perish BERLIN

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 1

It is now estimated that 84 men perished us a result of the collapse of the pontoon bridge yesterday, 78 are still missing. The disaster is…

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Main Roads Bowning—albury Route. Conference at Wagga

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 1

That the various councils interested in the Bowning to Albury (via Harden and Wagga) main road movement be urged to send to the Main…

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North Shore Bridge A Gigantic Affair. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 2

Sir Hugh Boll, of Dorman, Long and Company, speaking at the Millions Club to-day, said Mr. Ennis and Dr. Bradfield had worked it out that the…

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North Shore Bridge Crane Drivers' Rise Not a Precedent. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 3

Referring to the increases of wages which the crane drivers on the North Shore bridge have received the Minister for Works and Railways, the…

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