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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1933

862 stories in Murray's papers · page 18 of 44

Car Suspended. on (Bridge by One Wheel

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 May 1933 · page 2

When Mr. Bryce and Mr. Len parson were motoring on the Highway. near Benalla, where a bridge is being constructed they…

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Another Pride. the New Wahgunyah Road

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 May 1933 · page 1

Many men were, working on wahgunyah road to-day. Breaking up and scraping up the metal and the clay…

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Evading the Law Stock Crossings at Murray Bridge

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 May 1933 · page 2

The stock inspector (Mr. C. White) reported to the Pastures Protection Board yesterday that from information he had received recently there were…

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Motors Hydrogen As Car Fuel

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 May 1933 · page 28

A good deal of comment has been caused by the recently cabled news that successful experiments have been made in England with hydrogen as a…

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Rail Motor Strikes Cow

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 May 1933 · page 12

A rail motor, which was travelling from Komine to Roma (Q.), on the Injune line, on Saturday evening, struck a cow which was straying on the line,…

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Sydney Motor Bandits. Monday Night's Victim Dead. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 May 1933 · page 3

John Rowland, who was shot by motor bandits at Bondi, on Monday night, died in hospital this morning. The Government, to-day, increased…

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Victim of Motor Bandits Succumbs

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 May 1933 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday. --John Rowland, who was- shot by motor bandits at Bondl on Monday night last. died to-day at St Vicent's Hospital The…

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Road Tra[?] sport

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 20 May 1933 · page 4

At the monthly meeting of the local Council, Ald. McCulloch, when speaking on roads and transport said they could not place any restrictions…

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Balranald Police Court Wednesday, May 17, 1933 (Before Mr. Johnstone P.M.) Motor Cases

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 20 May 1933 · page 3

John M. Wise pleaded guilty for failing to return the number plate of his ear and his drivers' liecnce. A fine of 2/ with 8/ costs was imposed in…

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Novel Joke Dummy Hanging From Bridge

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 23 May 1933 · page 2

Travellers over the Sydney Harbor Bridge on Friday morning were alarmed to see what appeared to be the figure of a man hanging by a rope from the…

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Mystery Motor Drive

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 May 1933 · page 2

Attention is directed to the announcement in our advertising columns to-day concerning a novelty in the shape of a Mystery Motor Drive,…

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Body Under Bridge

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 May 1933 · page 2

About 11.30 on Saturday morning last the body of Mrs. Irene Bray, aged [?]0.wife of Mr. William Edward Bray, of Wh[?]feld, was found under a bridge…

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Speeding on Harbor Bridge

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 May 1933 · page 8

Owing to the large number of accidents which have occurred oil the Harbor Bridge, the traffic authorities are considering the advisability of…

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Aeroplane Tragedies. Two Continental Crashes. MARSEILLES

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 26 May 1933 · page 2

Three were killed and two injured when the Genoa-Marseilles service plane crashed at Marignane. The pilot was unhurt…

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Fastest Train in the World

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 May 1933 · page 19

The oil-electric railcar, "The Flying Hamburger," was put into regular service between Berlin and Hamburg on May 15. The capitals are 178 miles…

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Short Story Third Road to Riches

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 May 1933 · page 39

THE lamp stood beside the old man's bed, on the round table with the chenille cloth. It was an oil lamp, for the old man was primitive. He was…

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Heavy Road Traffic Restrictions to Be Imposed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 May 1933 · page 35

The N.S.W. Transport Department proposes to gazette new regulations limiting the speed mid Wright of heavy road vehicles. It tentatively has…

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Conargo Road Culverts Ald. Edwards Wants Them Replaced

The Independent · Friday 26 May 1933 · page 4

In his report to the Municipal Council's meeting on Monday night, the town clerk stated: - "On a number of occasions Ald…

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Overseas News Fatal Train Smash, In Suburban London. Five Deaths Reported. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 26 May 1933 · page 2

Two men, two women and a boy were killed in a train smash on the Southern Railway, this afternoon, when the Southampton express and…

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Railway Parcels Rates

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 May 1933 · page 11

The railways cash-on-delivery parcels system is now available to all stations in the State under the following conditions:—…

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