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Railways, roads & transport, 1933

862 stories in Murray's papers · page 15 of 44

Gangsters in Japan. Hold-up Harbin Railway Station. Two Policemen and Two Women Killed. Tokio

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 April 1933 · page 3

Three masked gangsters held up the Harbin railway office and seized 300 thousand yen, killed two policemen and two women, and escaped in…

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Motor Accident

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 19 April 1933 · page 3

On Monday evening, 3rd [?]. Mr J. Wardrop and Mr J. Kenny, of Oaklands, who were In Urana on business, set out on the return…

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House to House Delivery Light Motor Vans

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 20 April 1933 · page 4

Slowly but surely specially designed vehicles for house to house motor delivery are making their appearance in overseas countries, and…

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Holiday Accidents and Tragedies. Girl Killed by Train

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 16

Doreen Robinson, 14 years, was crossing the railway line at Rooty Hill, when she was run down by a passenger train and killed instantly…

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Train Wheel Collapses Express Travelling at High Speed

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 1

A sensational mishap occurred to the third division of the Sydney to Melbourne express, due at Albury at 7:50 a.m. on Tuesday…

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Damage to Roads by Heavy Lorries Protest by Coolamon Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 11

Coolamon Shire Council has decided to recommend to the Shires' Conference that shire councils be given power to limit the loads of motor vehicles…

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An English Niece Unable to Answer All Her Pen-friends' Letters 266 Billet Road, Wolthamstow, E17, London, England

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 20

Dear Uncle,—I am sorry I have not written sooner to thank you very much for printing, my letter in the "Banner" last year, asking for pen-friends…

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Australian Motor Cyclist Killed. Copenhagen, April 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 12

Con Cantwell, an Australian, competing in the final at the international speedway meeting, Copenhagen, to-day, fell under the motor cycle, and was…

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Motors "Clicks" and Ignition "Shorts"

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 28

The high tension ignition current is a rebellious force which is only too ready to break down the insulation which keeps it in control and enables…

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Victorian Railways Experts' Recommendations

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 36

A unanimous recommendation that a substantial reduction be made in the nominal capital value of the Victorian railways will be made in a report by…

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Wagga News Motor Car Overturns

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 3

Late on Sunday night a motor car driven, by Mr. K. Gardiner overturned on the Urana road, about 12 miles from the town. Passengers were Mr…

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Missionary Motors From Wyndham to Melbourne

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 36

The Rev. Albert A. Bell, of the Methodist Inland Mission, who travelled more than 4000 miles overland from Wyndham to Melbourne to attend…

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Local Governing Bodies and Motor Taxation

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 7

The Hon. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following letter from the Minister for Transport, Mr. M. F. Bruxner:—…

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Hit and Run Motorist. Causes Man's Death. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 2

All the police in the metropolitan area are searching for a motorist who, after fatally injuring George Chitenden (60), at Edgecliffe, this…

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Balranald Police Court Wednesday, 19th APRIL, 1933 (Before Mr. Johnstone, P.M.) Motor Cases

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 22 April 1933 · page 3

Alex. McDonald, a resident of Goodnight, was proceeded against for driving an unregistered vehicle and also with driving without a licence…

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Missionary Aeroplane Crashes. The Pilot Uninjured. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 April 1933 · page 3

A message has been received from, Darwin stating that Keith Langford Smith crashed in a bog in the missionary aeroplane, "Sky Pilot," at…

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Crushed Under Lorry. Young Man's Death. on Hay-deniliquin Road

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 April 1933 · page 2

On Saturday evening, shortly, after 6 o'clock, a young man named Albert Hedley Beavan, engaged in motor lorry carrying between Hay and…

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Local Governing Bodies and Motor Taxation

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 April 1933 · page 1

The Hon A. T. Ball, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following letter from the Minister for Transport, Mr. M. F. Bruxner, under date 10th April:--…

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Local Governing Bodies and Motor Taxation

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 26 April 1933 · page 3

The Hon. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following letter from the Minister for Transports Mr M. F, Bruxner, under date the 10th…

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Local Governing Bodies and Motor Taxation

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 27 April 1933 · page 4

The Hon. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following letter from the Minister for Transport, Mr M. F. Bruxner, under date the 10th…

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