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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1932

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How to Get the Best Out of Your Motor Spirit. a Few Helpful Hints on Economy

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 October 1932 · page 4

Routine inspection round the fuel system is just as necessary as in the oiling system. During cold weather the use of the…

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More Cheap Railway Tries

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 October 1932 · page 4

Additional evidence of the Transport Commissioners' desire to provide cheap excursion travel at seasons of the year most convenient to country…

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Border Railways. Proposal to Change to Victorian Gauge. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 October 1932 · page 2

Referring to the report that the New South Wales Government proposed to discuss with representatives of the Victorian Government, the…

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Aeroplane Crash at Cootamundra. Cootamundra

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 October 1932 · page 3

An Air Force Moth plane was completely wrecked when it crashed during an aerial display, at "Back to Cootamundra" celebrations, to-day…

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A "Rocket Aeroplane." a German Inventor's Experiment. BERLIN

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 October 1932 · page 2

The rocket aeroplane designed by Herr Reinhold Tiling was fired at Templehof aerodrome, and ascended to a height of nearly half a mile. The…

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Train Breaks Down Show Visitors From Mathoura Delayed Mathoura

The Independent · Tuesday 25 October 1932 · page 8

Visitors to the Deniliquin show last Wednesday, who travelled by train had the night, as well as the day, but While shunting at Gulpa Siding the…

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Railway Revenue £12,054 in Freights at Deniliquin for September

The Independent · Tuesday 25 October 1932 · page 1

An indication of the huge amount of business being done by the railways in recent months in the carrying of stock is shown in that during…

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Interfering with Railway Property. Two Boys Convicted. No Picture Shows for Six Months

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 October 1932 · page 2

Two boys appeared before the P.M., Mr. Sheridan, at the Children's Court, on Monday, on charges arising out of interference with railway property…

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Aeroplane Fatality in New Zealand. Wellington

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 October 1932 · page 3

An air tragedy involving two lives occurred yesterday, when a Moth plane, the property of Wellington Aero Club, was wrecked on a hill at…

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Road Championship Corowa Cycle Club Title to Be Decided on

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 October 1932 · page 5

The Corowa Cycle Club has decided to hold their championship road race on Sunday next, October 30., It is expected that a big field will…

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Boys' Interfere with Railway Property

The Independent · Friday 28 October 1932 · page 2

Two boys appeared in the Children's Court at Hay on Monday on a charge of interfering with railway property. It was alleged that the boys had…

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Ten Thousand Pounds Fine. Motor Companies' Income Tax Case. Melbourne

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 October 1932 · page 1

Fines totalling £10,560, together with double the taxation were imposed on William Thomas, defendant for Neale Motors Pty. Ltd. and Lanes…

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Peculiar Motor Fatality. a Man's Arm Torn Off. ADELAIDE, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 October 1932 · page 3

While a lorry on which Bert Cutting (25), an apprentice jockey, was riding, was proceeding along the Port Wakefield Road, last night, it…

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Border Railways

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 October 1932 · page 3

Referring to the report that the New South Wales Government proposed to discuss with representatives of the Victorian Government the…

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For the Motor Man Bending, Cutting and Annealing Metal Tubing

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 October 1932 · page 3

As far as motoring is concerned, meal of the tubing which the car owner has to deal with is of brass or copper and it is well that he should…

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Gold Slug in Tyre Surprise for Motorist

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 October 1932 · page 1

While examining a tyre of his car for the cause of a puncture at Kalgoorlle, Mr. J. Wilson, contractor, dugout a flat piece of metal about half…

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Australian Railways

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 October 1932 · page 5

Addressing the Social Welfare Union, Mr. J. C. Ross, M.L.A., deplored the lack of standardisation on rolling stock on the Australian railways. He…

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Motor Accident. Car Strikes Stump

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 October 1932 · page 2

Mr. S. Pullen (manager for Messrs McKenzie and Co.) and Mr. C. J. Cameron (manager of Barratta station) suffered from slight injuries when the…

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Roads Controversy Letter From Cr. HENDERSON

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 1 November 1932 · page 2

Cr. J. H. Henderson (Conargo Shire) writ as follows with reference to the merits of Deniliquin-Finley and Deniliquin Tocumwal roads :—…

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Child's Shocking Death. Falls From Railway Viaduct. SYDNEY, Wednesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 November 1932 · page 1

Raymond John Lemaire (7), of Marrickville, met a shocking death when he fell from a viaduct to the railway line, at Sydenham, beneath…

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