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Railways, roads & transport, 1929

2,845 stories in Riverina's papers · page 5 of 143

Sydney Trams Motor Bus Opposition Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 4

It is learned that the Railway Commissioners have received a report disclosing the formidable opposition of motor 'bus traffic, especially on the…

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Motor Racing. Permit Granted to Bookmakers. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 1

The Aspendale Motor Speedway management announced to-day that bookmakers will be permitted to operate on motor races in Victoria…

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Motors and Motorists Motoring Notes Dear Speed £250 a Minute Car

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 7

The London, "Daily Mail," publishes further details of Major Segrave's car, Golden Arrow, in which he will try to make a new speed record…

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Five Men Injured Motor Smash Near Albury

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 4

Five men were injured yesterday when a motor thus overturned on the load to the Hume Weir, about eight miles from Albury. A little before 8…

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Motors and Motorists Motoring Notes

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 8

An interesting feature of the motes manufacturing programme in England for 1926 is the number of sports cars being offered by makers of all…

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Five Injured Motor Smash Near Albury Albury

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 1

FIVE MEN were injured yesterday when a motor 'bus overturned on the road to the Hume Weir, about eight miles from Albury…

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Lockhart Shire Timber on Roads Burke's Creek Bridge

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Lockhart Shire Council was held on Monday. Councillors H. J. Hazelwood (President), W. Weedon, W. F…

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Coolamon Shire Saleyards to Be Built Noxious Weed Menace Main Roads For 1929

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 8

The monthly meeting of the Coolamon Shire Council was held in the council chambers yesterday, Councillor W. A. Thompson presiding. Others…

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Culcairn Shire Main Road Matters Electric Lighting Water Supply Question Reference to Riverina Development League

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 7

Before the ordinary meeting of the Culcairn Shire Council on Monday, a special meeting was held for the purpose of electing a representative on…

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Correspondence. Proposed Railway to Monia Gap To the Editor Hillston Spectator

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 9

Sir,—In your issue of 3/1/29, under the above beading, the following appears:—"The Committee has recommended that a line from Ballingall…

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Fatal Motor Accident Two Women Killed Evidence at Inquest SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 1

The Penrith District Coroner resumed the inquest to-day into the death of two women, Miss Annia Christina Haigh, aged 36 years, of…

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"Reso" Tours See New South Wales Cheap Excursions Arranged By Railway Authorities

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 3

"See Australia first" is a very proper slogan and apparently the New South Wales Railways authorities consider that the Wagga branch of the…

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At Revolver Point Storekeeper Holds Off Motorists Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 4

Two men driving a motor car, pulled up in front of Caruss' general store, near Geelong, this morning and demanded to be supplied with petrol…

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Fatal Fall From Train Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 2

William Scattergood, aged 14 years, was killed this morning when he fell from a moving train near the city…

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Bush Fire Starts After Train Goes By

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 2

Just after the mail train from Tumut to Gundagai passed by on Wednesday afternoon a fire started close to the railway line in one of the…

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Serious Train Smash Many Killed and Injured Drunken Driver Blamed Bucharest

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 2

A strange series of events resulted in 14 persons being killed and 40 seriously injured in a railway accident to-day. The express from Craiova…

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Motor Mishap at Albury

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 2

Two motorists were injured at Albury last night when their car gol cut of control on Monument Hill and Jashing on to a side track,…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 2

Charles Morris, aged 20 years, a motor mechanic employed at Fox's motor cycle shop, Wagga, was riding a motor cycle yesterday afternoon when…

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Obstruction on Railway Line

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 2

The Wagga police are making inquiries to discover the identity of a person who interfered with the railway line near Wagga on Wednesday…

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Sleepers on Railway Youth Sent for Trial Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 5

As a result of the discovery of two railway sleepers across the rails near Bacchus Marsh on January 9 just as the Adelaide express arrived at the…

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