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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1931

682 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 35

Thrown From Motor Cycle Jindera Resident Suffers Broken Collarbone

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 3

A very unpleasant accident befell Mr. Bert Manglesdor[?], of Jindera, on Sunday afternoon last. While riding a motor cycle, the…

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Car and Tram Collision

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 2

Thomas Scott, aged 35 years, fruiterer, of Hawthorn road, Caulfield, met with a shocking death on Tuesday, when the car in which he was…

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Peechelba Mixed Train Cancelled

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 February 1931 · page 1

Commencing from Monday, February 2, the present mixed train service between Wangaratta and Peechelba will be cancelled. Goods trains will…

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For the Motor Man. Bad Fitting of Piston. Rings

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 February 1931 · page 4

AN old and misshaped piston or a badly worn cylinder will be conducive to many troubles. Bad fitting of rings is a frequent cause of…

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Railway Picnic. to Be Held at Narandera

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1931 · page 2

At the annual meeting of the No. District South Railway Employees it was resolved to ask the Railway Commissioners to make [?]…

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Aeroplane Crashes Three People Killed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 11

Three persons were killed at Rolleston, near Springsure (Qld.), when an aeroplane crashed from about 60ft. The victims were :—…

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Premiers' Conference Roads Agreement Amended

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 3

The Premiers' (Conference spent several hours discussing the Federal aid roads agreement, and decided on several amendments…

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Federal Road Grants. Assistance to the Statss. CANBERRA, Tuesday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 1

The Premiers' Conference spent several hours discussing the Federal aid to roads agreement. It was decided that from July 13th the…

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The N.r.m.a. and the Shires Who Pays for Road Upkeep ? Mr. Watson Answered

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 3

MR. J. C. WATSON, president of the N.R.M.A., makes some very wild statements in his article No. 2. The basis of his contention ridicules the…

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Floods Damage Queensland Railways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 47

The Queensland Commissioner of Railways stated that the railways had suffered considerable damage by floods and the cost of repairing the…

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Railway in the Air

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 34

Switzerland can already boast that it possesses the highest railway in Europe—the Jungfrau line, which goes up 11,340 feet. But it isn't satisfied…

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Motors Fluctuations in Oil Pressure

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 28

There are many motorists who cause themselves worry by imagining that a falling off in oil pressure as the engine reaches the higher…

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Preventing Motor Accidents

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 6

The Vacuum Oil Company has just issued an interesting 64-page profusely illustrated booklet called "Modern Motoring," an important section of…

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Walla Railway Returns

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 3

The following particulars of traffic at the Walla Walla railway station for January 1930 and 1931 have been kindly furnished by Mr. H. C. Kerr…

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Motor Notes "Snatching at Low Speeds"

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 February 1931 · page 4

If an engine exhibits a tendency to run very erratically at low speeds on top gear--say, between 10 and 15 miles per hour--the most usual cause…

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Gaols Filling Unemployed Train Tr[?] Passers

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 2

Gaol accommodation at [?]hausted. The prisoners are mos[?] employed who have been [?] the popular pastime of “jump[?]…

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Corowa Cycle Club Road Race

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 2

The above club will stage a handicap road race on Saturday next, open only to members of the club…

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The Motor Traffic Act. a Batch of Summonses

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 4

At the Court of Petty Sessions, before Mr. Hardwick, P.M., on Monday a number of summons cases for alleged breaches of the Motor Traffic…

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Preventing Motor Accidents

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 25 February 1931 · page 1

The Vacuum Oil Company has just issued an interesting 64-page profusely illustrated booklet called “Modern Motoring,” an important…

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Road Completed Napier Street Formation Good Work by Fire Brigade

The Independent · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 1

The reforming of the road at the top end of Napier Street is now almost completed and in future motorists will be safe from broken springs…

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