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Riverina · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

2,416 stories in Riverina's papers · page 3 of 121

Main Roads Board Chairman SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 3

The Premier announced to-day that Mr. J. Garlick, Under Secretary for Local Government has been appointed chairman of the Main Roads Board, at…

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Mr. J. Garlick. Chairman of Main Roads Board Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 2

Cabinet decided to-day, on recommendation of the Minister of Local Government, to appoint Mr. J. Garliek, Under-Secretary of Local…

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For the Man on the Land Fighting Weeds at Walbundrie Ganmain's Harvest at the Railway Agriculture in Dry Areas

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 1

Despite some loss through the lodging of the crops, the wheat harvest which is being taken from Riverina farms this year is Wonderful. As an example, at Ganmain railway station the silos, stacks and trucks have…

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Railway Smash. LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 2

A message from Port Louis, Mauritius, reports that three passengers were killed and 60 injured in a collision between two passenger trains. The dead…

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"AUSTRALIAN-MADE." The Proposed Exhibition Train

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 1

The Exhibition train which will commence a comprehensive tour of New South Wales early next year, under the auspices of the "Australian-made…

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Mr Jack Young's Engineering Works & Motor Garage. Burned to the Ground. Three Cars Saved. Four Destroyed

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 2

A fire, originating in a spontaneous way at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, destroyed the engineering works and motor garage of Mr. Jack Young, in…

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New Motor Mixture. Kerosene and Dripping

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 3

Having negotiated the worst part of his journey round Australia on a 2¾ h.p. Douglas motor cycle, A. W. Grady, who left Perth on October 1,…

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Motor Car Registration

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 6

Owners of motor vehicles are reminded that registrations are how due. With the new year the mode of registration is to be by weight, and…

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Big Blaze at Adelong. Whole Town Illuminated. Garage and Three Cars and Motor Juke Burned

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 4

Mr. J. Young's motor garage, at Adelong, was burnt to the ground at a quarter to 3 p.m., on Wednesday afternoon…

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Motor Omnibuses

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 1

There are about 500 Motor-omnibuses operating in New South Wales, and the number of passengers carried daily is about 300,000, or…

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Drunk at the Wheel. Motorist in Trouble Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 2

At the Central Court to-day, Clive Edwards, 31, auctioneer, was charged with having driven a motor car in Elizabeth-street, while under the…

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Motor Notes Xmas Troubles With a Borrowed Car

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 6

My memories of Christians 1924, al though happy enough from the social standpoint will nevertheless remain mixed with some degree of…

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Railway Time Table

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 1

The following is the Time Table of [?] Railway Line:-- [?] Wednesday and Friday.-- [?] Hill…

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£150 Missing. Disappearance From Train. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 6

Detectives are investigating a mystery in connection with a rash bag containing £150 in bank notes which was placed on a train at Katoomba for…

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No Railway Strike

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 4

No matter to what extent the shipping crisis grows it is not likely to generate an industrial upheaval of the magnitude of the 1917 trouble, when…

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Sydney Harbor Bridge. Building the Workshops. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 2

Dr. J. Bradfield, who went to London to finalise' matters in connection with the North Shore bridge contract, returned to Sydney to-day. In the course…

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Found Unconscious in Train Skull Smashed. Maryborough (Q.)

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 1

Robert Woods, aged 18, was found unconscious in a train near Bundaberg with his skull baily smashed. He died sometime later…

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Motor Vehicle Registration

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 2

With a view of assisting motorists generally, the Royal Automobile Club of Australia has collected information for the guidance of those who have…

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Bumper Harvest Heavy Yields in the South-West. Railway Figures

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 1

Well over half of the harvesting in the south western districts has been completed. Very good yields are reported as general and it is estimated…

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Under Suspicion British Army Reserve Scheme Railwaymen Warned. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 2

Mr. Cramp, general secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen, has criticised all branches of the union in Britain in regard to the four great…

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