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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1931

682 stories in Murray's papers · page 17 of 35

Double Motoring Fatality

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 June 1931 · page 10

A motor car crashed into a tree in St. Kilda-road, Melbourne, near the, corner of Roy-street, early on Sunday morning, and two men were killed. The…

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Rail Motor Disabled Mails and Passengers Late

The Independent · Friday 5 June 1931 · page 1

Soon after leaving Mathoura station for Deniliquin oh Tuesday evening, the motor train, running an hour late, developed engine trouble and had…

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Fatal Railway Accident. Nurse Killed at St. Arnaud. MELBOURNE, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 June 1931 · page 2

Believed to have been walking in her sleep, Sister Jean Ford (24), who took charge of a private hospital, at St. Arnaud, only last Monday, was…

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Motor Taxation

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 June 1931 · page 3

Figures issued on Monday by the National Road Motorists' Association show, a falling off of nearly 35 per cent, in new motor registrations for…

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Shell Motorists' Index a Comprehensive Treatise on the Maintenance of Motor Cars

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 June 1931 · page 1

The increasing number of motorists to-day who are finding it necessary to carry out their own engine adjustments and repair work will find…

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Railway Officer's Vigilance Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 June 1931 · page 1

The night officer at Warner Vale railway, station near Gosford, noticed two men alight from a train with a large suit case. The police were…

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Motor Notes Plain Advice on Car Buying

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 June 1931 · page 3

To buy wisely is half the battle and the man or woman who is in the happy position of having finances enough to warrant the purchase…

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Bridge Craze

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 6 June 1931 · page 4

Declaring that the hold bridge has obtained over many women is causing "an iniquitous breaking down of the moral fibre of the community," the…

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New Train Service

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 6 June 1931 · page 2

It is needless to state that the new train arrangements on the Echuca-Balranald line are anything but satisfactory. Doubtless, the railway…

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“Waysbacks” Reduced Train Services

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 9 June 1931 · page 2

An ex-Deniliquin resident writes to us from Bendigo :— “Mr Clapp classes Deniliquin people as ‘waybacks’ While he is cutting out…

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Original Correspondence. the Hay Aerodrome. the Proposed Demolition of Hangar. Action in Opposition Suggested. The Editor, "Riverine Grazier."

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 June 1931 · page 2

Sir,—The intended demolition of the aeroplane hangar at Hay is rightly described in Friday's issue of the "Grazier" as a "retrograde step," and…

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Motor Cycle Bolts. Serious Accident at Rydalmere. SYDNEY, Tuesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 June 1931 · page 2

Throwing its rider in a solo handicap, at the motor cycle races, Rydalmere, a motor cycle careered on madly into the crowd clustered round the…

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New Shell Motorists’ Index

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 10 June 1931 · page 4

The increasing number of motorists to-day who are finding it necessary to carry out their own engine adjustments and repair work will…

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New Shell Motorists' Index a Comprehensive Treatise on the Maintenance of Motor Cars

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 11 June 1931 · page 3

The increasing number of motorists to-day who are finding it necessary to carry out their own engine adjustments and repair work…

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The Hay Aerodrome. Proposed Removal of Hangar Action in Opposition

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 2

As will be seen by a perusal of the proceedings at Tuesday's meeting of the Hay Municipal Council, the alderman decided to protest against the…

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Border Railways N.s.w. Obligations

The Independent · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 1

The New South Wales railway authorities declare that the State has more that fulfilled its obligations in the border railway agreement…

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Railway Curtailments Murray Shire Objects

The Independent · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 8

At the meeting of Murray Shire Council at Mathoura on Tuesday, Cr. A. Leitch stated that settlers on the Moama-Balranald railway line had…

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Reported Motor Improvement. To Alter Gear-Changing. SYDNEY, Wednesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 1

Howard Hobbs, orchardist, of Paradise, South Australia, after experimenting for ten years, has invented a device which eliminates the…

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For the Motor Man Use the Gears with Discretion

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 4

Even the driver who has become familiar with the operation of his car and has gained a good grasp of the general technique of driving…

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Motorists Index a Comprehensive Treatise On The Maintenance Of Motor Cars

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 13 June 1931 · page 4

The increasing number of motorist today who are finding it necessary to carry out their own engine adjustments and repair work will find much that…

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