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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1930

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Further Railway Curtailments. Sunday's Sydney Express Cancelled. MELBOURNE, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 December 1930 · page 2

The Victorian Railway Commissioners propose to cancel the express train to Sydney on Sunday, with the view of effecting further economies…

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Australian Landowners Interview Mr. Scullin. Advocate Terowie-Hay Railway. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 December 1930 · page 2

Mr. Scullin's last interviews included Sir Newton Moore, and Mr. Connolly, who, on behalf of Australian landowners and taxpayers in…

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Victorian Railway Commissioners Mr. Clapp Visits Wahgunyah

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 December 1930 · page 3

Mr. H. Clapp Chief Commissioner Victorian Railways and staff accompanied by Mr. Remrey superintendent. Mr. Cox, Superintendent Goods…

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N.s.w. Railway Loss £2,766,374 Last Year Commissioners' Annual Report

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 December 1930 · page 3

The annual report of the Railway Commissioners for the year ended June 30 1930 was made available on Tuesday by the Premier (Mr. Lang)…

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Cheap Railway' Excursions

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 December 1930 · page 1

In announcing the usual series of excursion trains to Sydney prior to the christmas holiday season, the Railway commissioners this year,…

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£500,000,000 Spent on Motoring

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 9 December 1930 · page 4

Attention has been frequently directed to the high percentage of motor vehicles owned in Australia. Compared with other countries, Australia, stands…

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Cheap Railway Excursions. New Privileges Granted

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 10 December 1930 · page 4

In announcing the usual series or excursion trains to Sidney prior to the Christmas holiday season, the Railway Commissioners this year…

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The Train Service

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 December 1930 · page 2

AS the people of Hay have suffered the loss of the very best train service they ever had, and have been given instead a three-times weekly…

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Walbundrie New Bridge Hearing Completion

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 December 1930 · page 3

The new bridge at Walbundrie is now nearing completion, and It is a structure that will stand as long as the Billabong will flow. That…

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Opening of the Harbor Bridge

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 December 1930 · page 11

When questioned, Dr. Bradfield, engineer in charge of the Harbor bridge construction, stated that, while no definite date had been fixed for the…

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Labor and the Main Roads Board

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 December 1930 · page 4

The general opinion in Labor circles in Sydney is that the Main Roads Board will either be wiped out or drastically reorganised by the State…

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The Question Corner Why Must an Aeroplane Stop Climbing ?

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 December 1930 · page 20

The further we get from the earth the thinner becomes the air, until it cannot hold up the wings. Also, from the pilot's point of view, there is the…

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Sydney Express Sunday Train May Be Cancelled

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 December 1930 · page 25

The Victorian Railways Commissioners propose to cancel the express train to Sydney on Sundays. They have written to the New South Wales…

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Motor Accidents Eight Persons Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 December 1930 · page 12

Mrs. Jack Meaker, of Tweed Heads, had the scalp almost torn from her head when a motor car in which she was riding skidded and overturned on…

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British Railway Statistics

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

The capital invested in British railways amounts to the stupendous figure of £1,147,000,000, and their income exceeds £210,000,000. There is only one…

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Motors When Changing a Wheel And Some Points About Tyres

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

A feature of the car which gives very little trouble and has added enormously to the comfort and convenience of motoring is the detachable…

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Floods in Victoria Railway Washaways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 December 1930 · page 6

Practically the entire State of Victoria has been drenched by torrential rains winch commenced on Friday and continued without abatement until…

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Motor Fatality on Filey-tocumwal Road Young Woman Killed Others Seriously Injured

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 December 1930 · page 2

A shocking motor accident, attended with fatal results, occurred on the Finley-Tocumwal road, four miles from Finley, about 10 o’clock on Sunday…

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Motor Car Collision Canon Williamson Injured

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 December 1930 · page 1

A head on collision occurred at 9.45 o'clock on Sunday night on the Tocumwal Finley road, when a car driven by Canon Williamson who was…

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Shocking Motor Accident Near Finley. Miss Stubbs Killed

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 17 December 1930 · page 3

On Sunday evening last, at about 10 o’clock a shooking motor fatality occurred on the Finley-Tocumwal road, about four miles from…

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