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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1933

862 stories in Murray's papers · page 14 of 44

Two Injured in Motor Smash Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 April 1933 · page 2

A serious railway accident occurred at Rhodes early this morning, when a motor car crashed through a fence to the railway line. William…

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For the Motor Man Those Rattles

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 April 1933 · page 1

Bothersome rattles may be quickly overcome by inserting pieces of rubber between the two vibrating or chafing surfaces. An old inner tube…

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Fatal Railway Wreck Eighteen Passengers Killed. New York

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 11 April 1933 · page 2

Eighteen were killed and over 20 injured in the wreck of a passenger train' near the town of Ventguemada, Colombia…

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Manchukuo and Soviet. Friction Over Railways. SHANGHAI

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 11 April 1933 · page 2

The Chinese Eastern railway is again causing international controversy, this time between the Soviet and Manchuko. The situation is daily…

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Motor Transport Over Shire Roads

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 13 April 1933 · page 3

The question of inter-state motor transport and the damage caused thereby to roads within the Shire was the subject of…

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Aeroplane Strikes Wire Fence. Pilot and Passenger Escape Injury

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 12

Essaying a short take-off from a paddock directly behind the Crawn Hotel, Rocklea (Qld.), on Saturday afternoon, a Moth aeroplane, piloted…

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Cousins Meet in Train West Wyalong

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 20

Dear Uncle,—Would you please print "Mignonette's" full name and address on the Page? I met her in the train whilst travelling to Adelong…

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Motorist's Tragic Death

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 15

John Giblet, 26 years, of Thornleigh, was killed, and William Salisbury, of Pennant Hills, was so badly injured that his left arm and right…

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Prisoner Escapes From Railway Car

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 3

Gordon Paul, 24, who had earlier in the clay been sentenced at the Bordertown (S.A.)Police Court to imprisonment for six months for having…

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Man and Child Killed Motor Cycle Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 37

A police constable and a baby were killed in an accident on the Erskineville-road, - Newtown, on Saturday night. The victims were: Constable…

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304 Deaths Due to Motor Accidents

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 25

Deaths resulting from motor accidents in New South Wales last year numbered 304, compared with 318 the previous year. Of the 304 deaths, 176…

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Government Railway Policy Defended by Premier

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 25

In the opening of the western regional conference of the U.A.P. at Orange the Premier (Mr. Stevens) said that he had been told shortly before…

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Motors Banner Examining Crankshaft Bearings

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 28

From time to time in these notes we have laid stress on the value of making periodical inspections and overhauls of various parts of the…

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Railway Porter's Death. At Redfern Station. SYDNEY, Thursday Afternoon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 3

James Cornelius O'Connell (53), a relief railway porter, was found lying on the track at No. 2 platform, Redfern railway station, to-day, with…

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Bush Fire in Victoria. Young Man Burnt to Death. Houses and Motor Truck Destroyed. Melbourne

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 1

A young man, George Fairbrother, lost his life in a bush fire which broke out near Guiyah Junction and Mirboo East. He vas found on the…

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Fatal Motor Accident. Botany Storekeeper Killed at Bathurst. BATHURST

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 1

J. E. Jeffs, storekeeper, of Botany, Sydney, was killed almost immediately, last night, when he was thrown from a car which capsized after…

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Harbour Collision. Between Motor Ship and Trawler SYDNEY, Wednesday Evening

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 2

The wooden motor ship, Bolton, and the trawler, Baeramul, collided in the Harbour this afternoon. A huge hole was torn in the bows of the Bolton,…

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Railway News Bulletin April 1933 Railway Headlights

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 15 April 1933 · page 4

Up to March 16, 3130 trucks of fruit were forwarded by rail, from the Goulburn Valley compared with 2880 last year…

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Railway Freights on Wool Reductions Recommended

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 15 April 1933 · page 1

Substantial reduction in the railway freights on wool has been recommended to Cabinet by the Minister of railways (Mr. Menzies) and decision…

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Soviet and Japan. Russia and the Chinese Railway. Note Handed to Ambassador. Moscow

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 April 1933 · page 2

An abrupt Note was handed to the Japanese Ambassador citing recent incidents on the Chinese-Eastern railway as prejudicial to Soviet interests,…

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