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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1930

825 stories in Murray's papers · page 38 of 42

Woman Motor Driver Killed. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 November 1930 · page 1

While descending a steep will near B[?]thuret a motor car driven by Mrs. Ruby Melran left the road and crashed through two panels of [?] and…

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Main Road Finley-deniliquin Proposal Supported by Berrigan Council

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 November 1930 · page 3

By six votes to two, Berrigan -Shire Council carried a motion to support Conargo Council in the proposal to proclaim the Deniliquin-Finley road a…

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N.s.w. Finances Auditor-general's Report the Railway Problem

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 November 1930 · page 3

A deficit of £1,279,263 in consolidated revenue accounts. heavy overdrafts totalling £14,056,450 for general loan and loan expending…

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Euchre and Bridge Evening

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 22 November 1930 · page 1

A most successful function in the form of a card party and dance was held in the Convent School Hall on Friday evening. The younger set,…

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Moulamein Court Thursday, 20th NOVEMBER (Before Mr. Sheridan, P.M.) Motor Traffic Cases

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 22 November 1930 · page 1

Eric E. Jackson, charged with failing to surrender driver's license— Case withdrawn. Marion I. Garlick, failing to…

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Road Construction

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 November 1930 · page 2

The grants received by the Corowa Municipal Council from the Unemployed Relife Council have come as a great blessing to the municipal…

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The Harbour Bridge Allocation of Cost

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 November 1930 · page 5

Ratepayers of the city council will have contributed [?]1,017,000 towards the cost of Sydney Harbour bridge when [?]284,000 has been paid this…

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Snake in a Motor Car

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 November 1930 · page 1

Joe Nicholls and John Dunn forest workers, of Rutherglen, who had been fulling timber for a bridge between Chiltern and Yackandandah,…

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Woman Killed by Train

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 November 1930 · page 11

Beatrice Huck, 55 years, of Darlinghurst, was run down by a train at Toongabbie and decapitated. Portions of her body were strewn along the…

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The Up-hill Road

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 November 1930 · page 3

(The road that Australia faces to-day calls for self-reliance, initiative and adaptability—all characteristics of the true Australian.)…

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Dead Man Found on Road

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 November 1930 · page 10

Thomas Christopher, a single man, about 34 years, who found dead on the roadside about two miles from Bowral. Appearances indicated that…

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Tram Conductor Robbed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 November 1930 · page 12

An armed man accosted, the conductor and driver of a motor omnibus in Maroubra early on Monday morning and, escaped with the conductor's bag…

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Motor Accidents

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 November 1930 · page 15

When two cars collided at Parramatta, Nola Rowe, four years, of Mosman, sustained head wounds, Leslie Rose four years, shock; R. Rowe, 13…

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Country Spirit Needed Advice of Railways Commissioner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 November 1930 · page 14

The Chief Railways Commissioner (Mr. Cleary), speaking at the official luncheon of the New South Wales Government railways and tramways…

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Snake in a Motor Car

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 November 1930 · page 14

Joe Nicholls and John Dunn, forest workers, of Rutherglen, who had been felling timber for a bridge between Chiltern and Yackandandah, were…

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Motors When Battery Ignition Goes "Dead"

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 November 1930 · page 28

One of the most embarrassing and at times difficult troubles to diagnose is a failure of the battery ignition system. Not the obvious failure…

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Wonderful Swiss Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 November 1930 · page 34

A new railway has been built in Switzerland and is now open for traffic. The new line runs over the Furka Pass and connects Zermatt and Visp to the…

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Railway Revenue Decreases in Victoria

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 November 1930 · page 6

If it continues to decline at the present rate the Victorian Railways revenue since July 1 will, by the end of the year, be £1,000,000 less than in…

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New Motor Era Eveeybody Will Be Insured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 November 1930 · page 34

Within the next 12 months far-reaching schemes for the control of the motor traffic, and the protection of the public against financial loss by…

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Motoring in Britain Third Party Assurance London, November 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 November 1930 · page 7

The new motor insurance certificates, which include compulsory third party insurance, are parchment-like documents 8½in. long by 4½in. broad…

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