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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1933

862 stories in Murray's papers · page 12 of 44

A Nice Letter "Eldorado," Albury Road, Wagga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 March 1933 · page 20

—For several years I have read the Children's Corner with great interest, and I have noticed the ever increasing number of cousins. This is my first…

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Petrol Duty Free. If Not Used on Roads. Canberra

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 31 March 1933 · page 3

The House of Representatives has agreed to an amendment of the tariff schedule, that petrol used in stationary engines, farm engines, fishing…

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A Runaway Train. The Engine Driver Killed. AUCKLAND

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 31 March 1933 · page 1

After running six miles down a steep incline on the Wilton Coal Company's railway, an engine and six trucks were precipitated over…

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Woman Dies—motorist Imprisoned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 March 1933 · page 14

John Edward Gaynor, 33, son of the licensee of the Peninsula Hotel, Maylands, who was found guilty in the Criminal Court at Perth (W.A.) of…

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Australia May Export Motor Bodies

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 March 1933 · page 31

Mr. W. Holden, chairman of General Motors (Holden) Limited, said that the motor body builders of Australia had developed to such an extent that…

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Motors Iron in Battery Solution

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 March 1933 · page 28

There is some conflict of opinions as to how far it is detrimental to the battery to refill the cells with water which has not been distilled…

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Railway Loss £4,564,605 in 1932

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 March 1933 · page 27

The annual report of the Commissioner for Railways of New South Wales for the year ended June 20, 1932, shows that, the loss on the year's…

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Rival Railway Unions. Granted Registration. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 31 March 1933 · page 3

The application of the National Union of Railwaymen for registration as a trades union, under the Arbitration Act, was granted by the Deputy…

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Graziers Want to Sell Railways N.s.w. Gauge From Tocumwal to Melbourne

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 March 1933 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.--At the annual Conference of the Graziers' Association to-day a motion was carried that the railways and tramways should be…

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Free Morning Tea on Train[?]

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 2

The New South Wales Railwa[?] Commissioners have decided to supply passengers' on the Melbourne and Brisbane limited expresses without…

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Road to Weir Construction May Cost £24,000!

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 2

A combined meeting of representatives of Deniliquin Municipal and Murray Shire Councils was held on Friday last to confer with Messrs…

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Alleged Stealing Victorian Contractor Fined Material Taken from Bridge Site

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 4

At Barham Police Court on Friday, March 24, Edmund Cornwall, of Murrabit (Vic.), contractor, was on the information of H. R. Stenning, shire…

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Wakool Weir Road Question of Its Improvement to Carry Heavy Traffic [?] Conference of Councils with Commission's Officers Decided on Application to Unemployment Relief Council for Grant

The Independent · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 1

At a conference of representatives of the Municipal Council and Murray Shire with Mr. F. H. Brewster, chief executive officer, and Mr. W. J. Whettam, resident engineer, of the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission, in the Council Chambers on Friday…

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Dangerous Electric Light Pole Motor Car Accident at Wahgunyah. Driver's Fortunate Escape

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 3

Attention was drawn on February 10, in this paper, to the menace to traffic that an electric light pole constitutes in Wahgunyah, on…

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Border Railway the Conversion

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 1

At a meeting of the Tocumwal Narandera Railway Conversion League held at Jerilderie, it was reported that branches and been formed at…

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Howlong Resident Killed Motor Fatality

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 1

Henry Moore Walter, 89, an old resident of Howlong, was knocked down and killed by a motor car at 7.30 on Thursday evening when he…

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The Hard Road. Riverina Trade to Melbourne

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 5 April 1933 · page 3

Evidence that his road transport services were saving graziers in Riverina £3/3/6 a ton on wool conveyed to Melbourne, was given…

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Railway Conversion League

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 5 April 1933 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Narandera-Tocumwal Conversion League the following deputation was appointed to go to Sydney to lay the…

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The Hard Road Motor Transport Riverina Trade to Melbourne

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 6 April 1933 · page 3

Evidence that his road transport services were saving graziers in Riverina £3/3/6 a ton on wool conveyed to Melbourne was given…

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Border Railways Federal Control the Remedy for Border Troubles

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 6 April 1933 · page 3

At a meeting of the district council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association at Albury a letter was read from the Department of…

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