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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1931

682 stories in Murray's papers · page 13 of 35

Attempted Train Hold-up Foiled by Engine Driver. the Rails Greased. Sydney, Tuesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 May 1931 · page 2

Train bandits who attempted to rob a goods train, bound from Sydney to Newcastle, early this morning near Kuringhai station, were foiled…

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Corowa Cycle Club. Saturday's Road Race a 46 Miles' Spin Won by Norman Tucker in Fine Style

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 May 1931 · page 1

The local Cycle Club held its sixth road race in ideal weather conditions on Saturday afternoon and the nominations were equal…

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Railway Carriage Window Broken. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 May 1931 · page 2

Police and railway detectives are investigating the mysterious breaking of the window of a railway carriage in which Mr. Fairleigh, M.L.C. was travelling last night it is…

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Border Railways Agreement

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 May 1931 · page 3

The Hon R.T. Ball, M.L.A., states that his attention has been drawn to a report of the Farmers' Social, appearing in the Denillquin…

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[?]Rder Railways Mr. Ball's Denial

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 5 May 1931 · page 3

[?]Hon. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., states is attention has been .drawn to port of a farmer's social, ap[?] m the Dgmliqum, "Pastoral…

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Border Railways Agreement

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 6 May 1931 · page 3

The Hon. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., states that, his attention has been drawn to the report of a farmers’ social, appearing in the Deniliquin…

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Border Railways Agreement

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 7 May 1931 · page 4

The Hon. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., states that his attention has been drawn to the report of a Farmers' Social, appealing in the Deniliquin…

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Attempted Train Robbery. Rails Greased

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 5

Two men, who attempted to rob a goods train bound from Sydney to Newcastle on Tuesday morning, near Kurangai station,…

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Attempted Train Robbery Bails Greased

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 46

Two men, who attempted to rob a goods train bound from Sydney to Newcastle on Tuesday morning, near Kurangai station, were foiled by the…

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Mr. Bavin's Escape Shot Fired at Train

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 15

A bullet struck the train in which the leader of the State Opposition (Mr. Bavin) was travelling from Bowral to Sydney on Sunday night. The window…

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Aeroplane Crash in South Africa Two Well-known Airmen Killed CAPETOWN

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 1

A storekeeper from Nelsonkop arrived at Van Reenan, a border town of Natal and the Free State and reported that he saw an aeroplane crash. A…

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Train Robbery Between Sydney and Canberra £10,000 in Notes in Mail Bag

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 27

When the express which loft Sydney on Thursday night for Canberra reached its destination on Friday morning, it was found that a mail bag…

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Motors "Jury Rigging" Broken

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 28

The term "jury rigging" as used in its nautical and not criminal sense implies the ingenious devising of some, makeshift repair which will enable a…

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N.s.w. Transport Bill Railways to Be Protected From Competition

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 38

The new Transport Bill will be submitted to Cabinet this week. It provides for a transport commission, whose power will override that of the…

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Split Amongst Railway Workers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 16

The organiser of the railway workers branch of the A.W.U. (Mr. Garbines) has resigned, to advocate the Lang plan, which is opposed by the…

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Border Railways Agreement

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 31

The Hon. It. T. Ball, M.L.A., states that his attention has been drawn to the report of a fanners' social, in Deniliquin district, wherein Mr. M. Kil…

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Motor Notes. Adulterated Fuel and the Petrol Question

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 3

The matter of the sale of adulterated petrol to motorists and the price of fuel generally are questions of such widespread and immediate…

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Motor Lorry Registration

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 May 1931 · page 3

In the N.S.W. Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, replying to Mr. Donovan (L.a.b.) and Mr. Fitzgerald (Lab.) the Minister for Local Government (Mr…

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Johnnie, Our Aeroplane Girl (Contributed.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 May 1931 · page 21

WHEN you took a notion to fly across the ocean, And headed your plane through the blue…

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Opening of Sydney Bridge

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 May 1931 · page 2

The New South Wales Cabinet has approved of a proposal to hold an exhibition combined with the Royal Easter Show next year to…

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