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Railways, roads & transport, 1930

2,782 stories in Riverina's papers · page 9 of 140

Utilising By-products of the Sugar Industry Will Reduce Motor Spirit Importations

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 8

If the claims put forward by the Minister for Mines in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland can be substantiated, the time is at hand when…

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Plucky Ganger Attempt to Capture Thieves Railway Station Bobbed Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 2

Discovering two men attempting to break into the office at the Monea railway station 80 miles from Melbourne, early this morning, Frank Grimmett, a…

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Plucky Ganger Attempt to Capture Thieves Railway Station Robbed MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 1

Discovering two men attempting to break into the office at the Monea railway station, 80 miles from Melbourne, early yesterday morning…

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Motor Deaths Increase in U.S.A. CHICAGO. Jan. 14

The Daily Express · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 2

The National Safety Council has announced that deaths due to automobile accidents in the United States during 1929 totalled 31,500. In 31…

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Centenarian's First Train Ride

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 3

Although she is 102 years old Mrs. Elizabeth Humphries, of Robertson, has just had her first ride in a train. She travelled from Bowral to Mittagong, a…

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The Tumut-- Canberra Road

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 3

Interviewed here to-day, Mr. Ken Hoad, M.L.A., expressed regret that the Stale Govt. would not accept. Mr. Theodore's sugges-…

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Two Road Pests "Buggy Rider" and "Expert Driver."

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 7

There are, according to the N.R.M.A., two road pests each of whom scores 100 per cent as a doubled-barreled,…

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Lockhart Shire First Meeting of 1930 Main Roads Work Unemployment Relief Grant

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Lockhart Shire Council was held on Tuesday. Present were Councillors H. J. Hazelwood, president, L. W. Sly, J…

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Uniform Railway Gauge Estimated Cost £20,851,000

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 2

Consideration was given by the Federal Cabinet on Tuesday to suggestions by the Minister for Transport, Mr. Parker Moloney, regarding…

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Speed Motoring Kaye Don's Car Buildersz Busy London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 1

Day and night shifts are being worked in the Sunbeam motor factory to complete Raye Don's car for the race which must be run between March 1…

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For the Motorist New Year Resolutions

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 8

The acting-chairman of the N.R.M. A. board of management. Mr. G. N. King), suggests that motorists of all classes should form, and apply, the…

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Coal Stocks Seriously Depleted Railways Can Last a Month Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 4

Stocks of coal held by public bodies arc being seriously depleted by the trouble on the northern coalfields. The Railway Department is believed to…

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Motoring Notes Speedwell Successes

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 8

Cecil Walker, international all-round world Champion, has with his Speed-well won everything in which he has started on the Sydney Velodrome board…

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Transport Trust Wide Powers Special Taxation of Motor Buses Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 4

The Transport Trust, which will be created by the Transport Bill now in course of preparation by the State Cabinet, will have complete control of…

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Items of News Railway Bargain

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 4

On Saturday last the Railway Commissioners sold a six-roomed cottage in Junction street, Junee (for which the Railway Department paid Mrs. H…

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The Railway Dam

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 2

The water from the three big raid way dams is reddish, but is proving suitable, so far the engines. It is early yet to say whether the dams…

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Utilising By-produts of Sugar Industry Will Reduce Motor Spirit Importations

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 6

If the claims put forward by, the Minister for Mines in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland can be substantiated, the…

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Motor Cycle Notes

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 7

Albert Yelland's dreams have materialised and he now roars round the town on his new Redwing Pan-ther. Albert took delivery of this…

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Upper Murray Railway Work of Reconstruction

The Daily Express · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 4

Requiring two years to build, and costing approximately £150,000, a section of the Wodonga-Tallangatta railway line, about nine miles long, is…

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Combaning-Grong Grong Railway League. General Meeting at Meihul

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 5

There was again a large and representative meeting of members of the above League at the Methul Hall on Monday afternoon last, when final…

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