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Railways, roads & transport, 1928

2,139 stories in Riverina's papers · page 16 of 107

Motor Car Fatality Riverina Man Arrested MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 1
Also in Daily Advertiser

On Saturday night Mrs. Gibbous was knocked down by a motor car at St. Kilda Junction, and she died from her injuries…

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Tram Traffic Block Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 1

A tram and car collided this morning, at 10.30, and locked, with the result that the trams blocked, piling up in an endless succession…

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Railway Washaway In Wyalong District West Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 2

A serious washaway occurred on the railway line during the week-end. The rails were suspended 15 feet in the air for a distance of a mile and a…

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Woman's Throat Cut in Motor Vehicle Collision Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 2

A woman whose identity has not been established met her death under remarkable circumstances at Redfern at a late hour to-night. She was a…

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Railway to Darwin Advocated by Bishop Orange

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 6

Speaking at the Holy Trinity Church yesterday the Bishop of Bathurst, Rt. Rev. Dr. Long, advocated the construction of a railway line from Bourke to…

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Floods Damage Railway West Wyalong

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 3

A serious washaway occurred on the railway line near the town during the week-end. The rails were suspended 15 feet in the air for a…

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Punishment for Drunken Motorists Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 3

Mr. M'Mahon, S.M., at the Central Police Court to-day imposed a line of £15, in default sis weeks' imprisonment with hard labor, on a man…

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Breaking the Motor Laws Many Riders Fined

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 4

At Griffth Court on Tuesday last, before Mr. D. Parker, P.M., a number of defendants appeared to answer charges of [?] of the…

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Motor By-passes

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 5

In our columns recently a short explanation was given of the new Act authorising the construction of motor by-passes…

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Rain Damages Roads

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 2

The torrential rains of last week caused damage to roads within the Mitchell shire boundary to the extent of hundreds of pounds. The shire…

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Far West Train Held Up Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 2

The express from Sydney to Broken Hall was held up at Ivanhoe last night owing to rain. Thirty chains of tho line were under water yesterday to a…

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Essex Road Crime Murder of Constable Dramatic Story Two Men London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 2

A dramatic story of the arrest of Kennedy and Browne on a charge of having undered Constable Gutteridge on a lonely Essex road was told in…

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A Big Save Circular Quay Railway Station Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 1

THE DECISION of the Commissioners to accept the altered design for the Circular Quay station will save the taxpayers at least…

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Accident to Motoring Party

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 2

A party of motorists, consisting of Mrs. H. Brown, of The Rock, two children, and Mr. Holder, were returning from a trip to Melbourne last week…

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Considering the Motorist

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 2

The Department of Local Government, in a communication read at the meeting of the Mitchell Shire Council yesterday, directed attention to the…

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Dealing with Reckless Motorists Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 2

The Minister for Justice, Mr. Lee, stated to-day that he intended to confer with the Chief Secretary, Mr. Bruntell, with a view to preparing…

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Motor Fatalities Taxi Driver Discharged Cairns (Q.)

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 2

Felice Groppi, an Italian taxi driver, who was charged with having unlawfully killed Eva Clark' and Batiste de Martian, was discharged yesterday by…

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Train Through a Bridge

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 2

When portion of a train on the Adelaide-Broken Hill line fell into a creek, through a bridge collapsing, the fireman was killed. The driver…

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Better Farming Train

Ariah Park News · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 8

Arrangements have been made for further to[?]rs of the Better Fuming Train. To meet the convenience of producers, it is…

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