Killed by Passing Train. An Albury Man's Fate
Two young men, Wilfred Franks. (21), and Ronald J. Rice, belonging to Albury, who were searching for work camped at Williams' orchard, near…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1932
543 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 28
Killed by Train Albury Resident the Victim Sleeping Alongside Line
Wilfred Franks (21), of Albury, was struck by a passing train at Junee on Saturday evening. He was sleeping alongside the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Shadow of the Arch. of Sydney Harbour Bridge. Has Blighted Countrymen
"Official figures reveal that it cost £43,000,000 to build the Sydney Harbour Bridge, electrify the Sydney railways, and instal[?] the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Protest by Bishops Against Date of Bridge Opening. Bishop of Riverina Joins In. Sydney
A protest against the date selected for the opening the Harbour bridge has been signed by the Anglican Bishops of Riverina, Newcastle, Grafton…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Motor Collision
James Meehan, aged 28 years, of Quarry Street, Ultimo, was killed, and two persons were injured when a motor-car crashed into a telegraph…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Modern and New White Flash Motor Spirit
After man discovered copper and tin, he found that a combination of the two produced a still more marvellous metal—bronze. From iron he…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Chiefs' Conference. The Staggering Deficits. MELBOURNE, Monday Night
"It is no exaggeration to say that to-day we are faced with a condition of economics, unhappy without precedent in the history of the country,'…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Shadow of the Arch of Sydney Harbor Bridge
Official figures reveal that it cost £43,000,000 to [?] the Sydney Harbor bridge, electricity the Sydney railways, and [?]ostal the Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accident on Bridge Three Workmen Injured Girder Breaks Loose
While taking out an old girder on tho main bridge between Corowa and Wahgunyah on Tuesday morning last, John Dow, scnr., foreman…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Jumped From Brisbane Bridge Young Woman's Suicide. BRISBANE
An unknown well-dressed woman, about 19 years of age, committed suicide, last night, when she jumped into the Brisbane River from the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Roads Into Hay the Matter of Their Improvement. Shire and Municipal Cooperation
At yesterdays, meeting of the Waradgery Shire Council, all the Councillors being present, the correspondence included a letter which brought…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Suicide Before a Crowd Man Throws Himself in Front of a Train. Sydney, Friday Noon
A man, believed to be William J. Magner, about 50, committed suicide at Auburn Railway Station, this morning by throwing himself under an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railways Conference No Profit Since 1915. SYDNEY, Wednesday Noon
The conference of Australian railway and transport authorities, which was resumed yesterday, gave careful consideration to the question of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Railway Conference an Important Decision. Sydney
It was authoritatively learned tonight that the conference of railway and transport administrative officers agreed to accept a scheme outlined by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Harbour Bridge Souvenir
We have received a copy of the official souvenir and programme of celebrations for the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. This book…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The State Lottery Result of No. 2 Bridge. Sydney, Monday Night
Her Majesty.'s Theatre was packed this morning, on the occasion of the drawing of the Second Harbour Bridge Lottery…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Great Harbour Bridge Celebrations Special Railway Arrangements
By means of an attractive [?]ilhouette of the great Sydney Harbour Bridge in association with a sketch of one of their modern long-distance…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victorian Railway Union. Sends Delegate to Russia. MELBOURNE, Friday Noon
It was decided, last night, by the Victorian branch of the Australian Railways Union, to send one of its members to Russia, to obtain first…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hospital Bridge Party
A bridge party in aid of the popular girl competition will be held at the Masonic Hall, Balranald, on Monday 21st March. The proceeds of this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Great Harbour Bridge Celebrations Special Railway Arrangements
By means of an attractive silhouette of the great Sydney Harbour Bridge, in association with a sketch of one of their modern long-distance…
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