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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1932

543 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 28

The State Railways the Minister for Works On Railway Control. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 March 1932 · page 2

Speaking at the Railwaymen's picnic, at Dubbo, to-day, the Minister of Works, Mr. Davidson, declared that if the railways of Australia were…

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Mice Affect Railways Wheat Hurried to Seaboard

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 8 March 1932 · page 2

Notable increases in Victorian railway revenue have been shown in the last two weekly returns. The Chairman of the Railways Commissioners (Mr…

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Harbor Bridge. Mr Ball, M.l.a., Returns His Tickets

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1932 · page 3

Mr R. T. Ball, M.L.A., a former Minister of Works in the [?] Government, has returned his harbor bridge invitation tickets to the…

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The Bridge (Of Sighs)

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 4

The pubs are full and trams are crowded; Pants are pressed and cheeks are powdered…

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Tender—road Work

The Independent · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 1

Tenders are invited the Municipal Council closing on Monday next, March 14, for reforming boxing, gravelling, etc., on Jerilderie road…

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Habour Bridge Opening a Belated Invitation

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 5

Mr. R. T. Ball, Minister for Lands and Works in the Bavin Ministry, who introduced the Harbour Bridge Construction Bill into the Legislative…

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Harbour Bridge (Administration) Bill Discussed in Legislative Assembly Speech by Mr. R. T. BALL

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly last week, during the debate on the Harbour Bridge (Administration) Bill, Mr. Ball had something to say about…

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For the Motor Man Handy Hints

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 3

Driving With Margin of Safety--Body Rusting In Single Seater Models--Centralised Lubrication--Examining Oil Level--…

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Mice Affect Railways Wheat Hurried to Seaboard

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 1

Notable increae in railway revenue have been shown in the last two weekly returns. The Chairman of the Railways (Mr. Clapp) said that these…

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Its Future Motor Transport in N.s.w

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 6

Drastic and, as a great many people believe, entirely inequitable legislation has been introduced by the Lang Government in order to…

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Tho Bridge (of Sighs)

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 12 March 1932 · page 3

The pubs are full and trams are crowded; Pants are pressed and cheeks are powdered;…

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Bridge Opening Great Celebrations Pending Widespread Interest

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 12 March 1932 · page 4

Those who have been privileged to peep behind the scenes in connection with the floral section of the pagentry with which the Sydney Harbour Bridge…

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Elaborate Road Map Free to Motorists

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 March 1932 · page 4

Strikingly printed in four colours and complete in every minute geographical detail, the new road map of this State just issued by the…

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Accident in Road Race Car Overturns. Melbourne

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 March 1932 · page 2

A serious accident marred the Australian Grand Prix 200 miles motor race, at Phillip Island, to-day, when in the third lap, a car driven by A…

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Coreen Shire Council Monthly Meeting "Oiltree" Overflow to Have Bridge

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 March 1932 · page 3

The March meeting of the Coreen Shire Councillors was held at the Municipal Council Chambers on Friday last. There were present…

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Harbour Bridge to View Opening of Novel Use of Sailing Ship

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 March 1932 · page 1

The authorities and people generally in Sydney are sorely perplexed at problem of handling the tremendous crowds that will try to view the…

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Opening the Bridge the Favored Ones

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 17 March 1932 · page 4

Union Secretaries at the Trades Hall and officials of the Trades and Labor Council were to be seen proudly displaying their invitations…

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Sydney Harbour Bridge

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 March 1932 · page 2

During the coming weeks the Sydney Harbour Bridge will be very much before the public. The official opening has been fixed for tomorrow…

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Repairing National Bridge

The Independent · Friday 18 March 1932 · page 4

Work was commenced on Monday morning re-decking the National bridge at Deniliquin. The job, which his being supervised by Mr. C. A…

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Council's Road Job

The Independent · Friday 18 March 1932 · page 8

Tenders for reforming, etc., on Jerilderie road were dealt with by the Municipal Council on Monday night. The tender of T. P. Stokes at £236…

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