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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1930

825 stories in Murray's papers · page 41 of 42

Fatal Motor Accident Near Finley One Killed; Four Seriously Injured

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 18 December 1930 · page 3

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

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Roads Damaged Result of Heavy Rain

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 December 1930 · page 2

The remarkably heavy downpour of lain which occurred on Sunday and Monday caused considerable damage to some of the shire roads…

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Motors Causes of Rear Wheel Misalignment

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 December 1930 · page 28

The most common causes of rear wheel misalignment are improper adjustment of radius-rods, bent axle housing, bent axle shaft, crooked…

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Early Railway Oddities

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 December 1930 · page 34

A recent issue of the "Great Western Railway Magazine" gives amusing facts about railways in their early days. Not until 1839 did the Great…

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Freight on Wheat 50 Per Cent. Reduction Sought Railways Unable to Agree

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 December 1930 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly, the leader of the Country Party (Mr. Buttenshaw) asked the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn) whether, in view…

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Finley Motor Fatality Miss Stubbs Killed Four Others Seriously Injured

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 December 1930 · page 5

From the "Finley Mail". we glean further particulars concerning the serious head-on collision which occurred about four mlleo…

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Railways and Motors

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 20 December 1930 · page 1

It is stated that the railways are steadily winning back much of the support lost through motor competition (according to an Albury message). This…

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Why the Railways Don't Pay

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 20 December 1930 · page 4

The debt upon the Victoria Railways is £74,000,000. The interest payable for this year (including exchange) is £3,721,266. The percentage of…

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Deproclamation of Main Road

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 December 1930 · page 3

At the November meeting of the Berrigan Shire Council a resolution was panned agreeing to a proposed that a portion of the…

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Tram Brakes Fail. Resultant Collision

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 23 December 1930 · page 2

Six persons were injured when, as the result of the brakes failing, one tram crashed into another this afternoon. The impact was severe, and…

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Motor Fatality. Wellington' (Nz), Mon

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 December 1930 · page 5

Ivy Byron, 18.killed entright and claudon Balkin [?] died from in jurics as the result of a motor accident at wellington (N.Z) They…

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Motor Taxation Traders’ Association’s Letter (To the Editor)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 23 December 1930 · page 3

Sir,—Yours readers will no doubt remember that some two or three weeks ago some sections of the Sydney Press gave prominence to a rumored…

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Green Swamp Road

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 24 December 1930 · page 3

On Wednesday afternoon last quite a large assemblage gathered at the Green Swamp Road School for tho annual break-up entertainment,…

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Motor Taxation To the Editor

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Wednesday 24 December 1930 · page 3

Sir,—Your readers will no doubt remember that some two or three weeks ago some sections of the Sydney Press gave prominence to…

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Shearers by Aeroplane Queensland Squatter's Intention

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 December 1930 · page 8

A telegram from Charleville stales that in an effort to defeat the striking Queensland shearers, one big squattor near the New South Wales border,…

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A Good Crop Narandera-road, via Wagga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 December 1930 · page 20

DEAR Uncle Jeff,—As we are busy, with the harvest, I have only, just found time to write to the page again. One of our crops went bags. It is…

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Almost Wrecked Train Amazing Escapade of Seven-year-old Boy

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 December 1930 · page 14

Amazing stories of the escapades of a seven-year-old boy who was stated to be a menace to his school and to have led elder boys astray were told at…

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The Motor Traders' Association Horse-power Tax on Motors Not Proposed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 December 1930 · page 9

The Motor Traders' Association of N.S.W., writes:— "Your readers will no doubt remember that some two or three weeks ago…

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Cost of Railway Passes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 December 1930 · page 4

Among the 247 persons who Hold life passes in the State railways out side members of Parliament are fifteen, officers of the Victorian and eleven…

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Motors Polishes Are Good

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 December 1930 · page 28

There was a time when a superstition prevailed that a well-painted car should never be polished with, any preparation, and that nothing other…

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