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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1930

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Aeroplane Disaster Near Perth. Three Killed in Crash. PERTH

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 October 1930 · page 1

The missing Moth, in which Captain Nesbit left Maylands Aerodrome with Miss Saidee Rae (34), and Wm. Bell (23), pupils for navigation…

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New Road Works Benefit by Rainfall

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 October 1930 · page 4

The recent rains have had a good effect on the new road works done in the municipality and shire under the Unemployment…

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Treasurer Stevens at Cowra Answers a Railway Question. SYDNEY, Wednesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 October 1930 · page 1

Answering a question at a meeting which he addressed, at Cowra, last night, Treasurer Stevens said there was no truth whatever in the…

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The Motor Speed Record. Plans to Reduce It. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 October 1930 · page 1

A motor car, being built in Australia, is among at least three special cars being constructed to attack the speed record, said Malcolm Campbell…

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Tram Officials Brutally Assaulted. Sydney, Friday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 October 1930 · page 2

Albert Beehag (27), a tram conductor, and Arthur Myers (45), a tram driver, were brutally assaulted in Cleveland Street, city, last night…

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The Railway Staff. Men to be Re-employed. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 October 1930 · page 2

The Railway Department announced to-day, that as a result of the setting aside of the awards by the Federal Arbitration Court, the Commissioners…

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Spring Showing of Motor Cars Dealers Everywhere in Australia Display General Motors Cars Simultaneously

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 23 October 1930 · page 1

Motor car dealers in all parts of Australia inuagurated on Friday last a special Spring Showing of General Motors cars and trucks…

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Sydney to Melbourne Road Race Riders

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 October 1930 · page 4

The international and inter-State, cyclists who are participating in tho Sydney, to Melbourne road race spent Wednesday at Aagga, the only town…

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Work for Railwaymen

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 October 1930 · page 27

Following the setting aside by the Federal Arbitration Court of awards governing, railwaymen, the railway commissioners of New South Wales…

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Escape From Drowning Rescued by Passing Motorist

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 October 1930 · page 34

W. Sealey, aged 35 years, of Carlton, had a narrow escape from drowning in the Goulburn River, at Shepparton (Vic) on Sunday afternoon. In…

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Motors Bendix Drive

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 October 1930 · page 28

The floating pinion or screw drive known as the Bendix drive, is largely used by the car manufacturers. This has the advantage of being quite…

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Boy Killed by Motor Bus

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 October 1930 · page 3

William Franklin, 15 years, of Un-dercliffe, was riding a cycle at Auburn, when he was pitched under a bus. A wheel passed over his head. The boy…

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Back to Horses Railway Chief's Prediction

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 October 1930 · page 9

Addressing a deputation at Dayles-ford (Vic.) Mr. H. W. Clapp, chairman of the Victorian Railways Commissioners stated it was no doubt delightful…

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Queensland Railways £25,000,000 to Be Written" Off

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 October 1930 · page 17

Referring to the proposal of tho Government to write off £25,000,000 on the total railway capital of £65,000,000, the Queensland Minister for…

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Two Motor Accidents

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 October 1930 · page 11

Two cars collided at St. Peters. Mrs. Gladys Lennon, 28 years, of Campsie, and her two-year-old son Max, were thrown through the wind screen. The…

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Long Motor Cycle Tour Covered 5200 Miles in Twelve Weeks

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 October 1930 · page 1

Miss Mavis Vona[?] arrived back at her home at Boorhaman on Sunday last after her solo tour on a motor bicycle to Queensland…

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Sydney-melbourne Road Race Won by Mauclair Opperman Finishes Second

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 October 1930 · page 1

Josef Mauclair, of France, won the 700 miles road cycling race from Sydney to Melbourne on Saturday. His riding time for the…

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Charge of Manslaughter Thomas Freeman's Death St. Kilda Road Fatality

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 October 1930 · page 3

In the Criminal Court, Melbourne, on Thursday, before Mr. Justice Lowe, Harold True, 39 years, of Milford-st., St. Kilda, photographer, was charged…

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Motor Notes Curing a Leaky Petrol Tank

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 October 1930 · page 4

Sometimes it happens that a leak develops in the main petrol tank and that the situation of the leak of the difficulty of removing the tank make…

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Captain Matthews Aeroplane Hits Fence

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 October 1930 · page 12

Captain F. J. Matthews, who landed at tho Mascot Aerodrome on Monday afternoon on the 42nd day put from Lismore, near the Queensland border,…

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