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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1932

543 stories in Murray's papers · page 12 of 28

Driving on the Footpath. Motor Driver Fined

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 May 1932 · page 3

At the court of petty sessions, before the P.M., yesterday, Stanley Jones was charged on summons for that he did cause a motor vehicle to cross a…

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N.Z. Tramway Strike. Negotiations fop Settlement, CHRISTCHURCH

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 May 1932 · page 2

The conference between the Tramway Board and the unionists on strike has, so far, been unsuccessful. The chief difficulty is the disposal of the…

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Another Robbery Boots Stolen From Train

The Independent · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 1

Pilfering from railway trucks on the Echuca Deniliquin line is again prevalent. Soon after the goods train, which had been left in Echuca yards…

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Corowa-culcairn Train Mr. R. T. Ball's Suggestion Receiving Consideration

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 3

As from last Monday the train service on the Corowa Culoatrn line has been reduced to three times a week in place of a daily…

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Finley Railway Revenue

The Independent · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 3

The revenue actually collected at the Finely Railway station for the month of April, 1932 was £449, compared with £341 for 1931, and £1077…

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Free Railway Passes for Hay High School. Mr. Donovan, M.l.a., Urges Permanent Retention

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 2

Mr. J. R. Donovan, M.L.A., has received the following reply to representations urging the permanent retention of free railway passes for the…

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Country Edition The following appeared in our Country Edition of Wednesday. Telegrams. a Youthful Gang. Joy Rides in Motors. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 1

At the Campsie Court, to-day, seven members of a gang of youthful joyriders, were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment for illegally…

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Motor Expenses Engineer Asks for More Council Will Consider

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 2

A request that he should receive more than £100 a year for motor travelling expenses was made to Murray Shire Council on Tuesday by the new…

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Victorian Railways

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 14 May 1932 · page 1

The revenue for April this year was £1542 compared with £779 last year. The increase of £763 was made up by increase in the various sections…

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The Necessity for Railways

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 14 May 1932 · page 1

Discussing a recent statement that "roads must take precedence, as the most valuable asset in the development of the Commonwealth," the Railway…

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Conargo Shire Reports on Road Works

The Independent · Tuesday 17 May 1932 · page 2

Following are the reports of the engineer (Mr. Fitznead) and the works committee to the meeting of Conargo Shire Council on Thursday, which had…

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Main Road Tocumwal to Deniliquin Berrigan Council Discussion

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 May 1932 · page 4

At Berrigan Shire Council meeting last week a communication was received from the Department of Transport m reply to a letter from the Council relative…

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Shire and Hay Road Proposal to Take It Over

The Independent · Tuesday 17 May 1932 · page 1

The Mayor, Ald. J. A. Lawson, conferred with Windouran Shire Council, at the latter's request, on Friday, with reference to the Shire taking over…

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A Bad Road Offer by Shire Council Mayor Lawson Approves

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 May 1932 · page 2

At the invitation of Windouran Shire Councillors, the Mayor (Ald J A. Lawson) on Friday attended a meeting and discussed with them a proposition…

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Railway Fettler Killed Run Down by Train

The Independent · Friday 20 May 1932 · page 6

Prevented by a dense fog from seeing a fast moving stock train bearing down on them, two railway fettlers, George Fletcher and Patrick Barry,…

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Deniliquin-albury Road Via Tocumwal or Finley?

The Independent · Friday 20 May 1932 · page 6

For some time past Conargo Shire Council has been endeavouring to have the Deniliquin-Tocumwal Albury main road altered so that the Deniliquin to…

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Girl's Shocking Death. Cut to Pieces by Train. Port Kembla

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 May 1932 · page 1

Evelyn Green (20), met a shocking death this morning, when she was cut to pieces by a train. She was riding on a lorry with her fiance when the…

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A Cruel Assault. Tram Driver Blinded by Chemicals. SYDNEY. Tuesday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 May 1932 · page 1

In a commemoration day rag, to-day a youth, believed to be a university student, hurled a bottle of chemical into a tram, temporarily blinding the…

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Railway Employees. Age Sixty Embargo Lifted. SYDNEY, Thursday Evening

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 May 1932 · page 2

The Transport Commission has received instructions from the Government to cancel the order of the previous administration that all railway…

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Petrol Mileage Costly Waste of Revolutions Remedies Applied Handy Hints for Motorists

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 May 1932 · page 4

Although we all know that it never pays to throw anything of value "down the sink,". it is astounding how many car owners are prodigal of the…

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