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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1933

862 stories in Murray's papers · page 19 of 44

Motors Keeping Garage Tools in Temper

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 May 1933 · page 28

Professional and the more advanced class of amateur mechanics realise that quick and neat work at the bench and lathe depends greatly upon the…

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Veteran Railway Driver

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 May 1933 · page 4

Mr. Patrick Egan, of Albury, in the service of the N.S.W. railways for 43 years, was the guest at a social in St. Patrick's Hall on Wednesday evening,…

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Motor Car Art Union

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 May 1933 · page 5

There was a large gathering at Hoyts Regent Theatre, when the Albury District Hospital Art Union, the prize for which was a six-cylinder…

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Motor Prosecutions

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 May 1933 · page 6

For driving a car with a defective headlight, Maurice O'Connell was lined 10/ and 8/ costs. A similar fine was imposed on Charles Friend for driving…

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Exemption From Rates Victorian Railways' Request

The Independent · Friday 26 May 1933 · page 1

The Victoria Railways Commissioners want to be put on the same footing as N.S.W. Commissioners in being exempt from…

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Mystery Motor Drive

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

No never information concerning the Mystery Motor Drive to be held on Sunday next has been made available but those who intend to make…

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Mathoura News. (From our Correspondent) Monday. Railway Sleepers

The Pastoral Times · Friday 26 May 1933 · page 1

Many of our bushmen have completed their sleeper contracts and have [?]livered them at the railway yard. Looking over the stacks you see fine…

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Moulamein Police Court a Number of Motor Cases Heard

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 27 May 1933 · page 3

At the Moulamein Court House last week the following motor cases were listed and death with. James Hoare was charged with…

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Rutherglen-Springhorst Road Deputation to Country Roads Board

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 May 1933 · page 4

Last week a deputation consisting of [?] president (Cr. F. Fuge). Crs. S. P. Diffey. W. H. Chambers, J. Burch and R. Ready (Ruthergien…

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Victorian Road Championship

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 May 1933 · page 2

On Saturday last the Corowa town test for the five-mile junior championship Was decided when there were five starters from the local cycle…

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Hay-moama Road Action in Sydney

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 30 May 1933 · page 2

At Waradgery Shire Council meeting at Say on Thursday, the president (Cr. G. R. Horton) reported: Regarding the proposal to have T.R…

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Railway and Tramway Men An Amended Award. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 May 1933 · page 2

An order applying to the N.S.W. railway and tramway employees the altered method of assessing the basic wage, decided upon by the Arbitration…

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SAFEBLOWERS at Corowa Railway Station Office Visited Thieves Get Small Loot

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 May 1933 · page 1

Thieves visited the Corowa station early on Saturday morning and, after blowing the door off the safe in the office, got away…

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Bridge Hand of 13 Hearts

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 June 1933 · page 2

An unusual contract bridge hand was dealt in a game played last weekend by the acting secretary to the Treasury (Mr. S.G. McFarlane), the…

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Improved Road Shire Engineer’s Work

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 June 1933 · page 1

At Windouran Shire Council meeting this morning, the president (Cr. Cameron) said he wished to compliment the engineer (Mr. Fitznead) on the…

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Coal to Drive Motor Cars

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 June 1933 · page 38

In the near future the driver of a motor car, instead of filling up with petrol, may buy a sack of anthracite or hard coal and tip it into a…

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Motors Judging New Cars

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 June 1933 · page 28

One of the mistakes often made by motorists who are in search of a new car is to allow their wise judgment of the vehicle under consideration to be…

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Motor Cyclist's Awful Death

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 June 1933 · page 14

A shocking motor accident occurred at Upper Banlcstown when a man was thrown from a motor cycle and killed instantly, and a woman passenger in…

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Motor Oils No Cheaper

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 June 1933 · page 33

Representatives of the major oil companies stated in Melbourne this week that no reduction could to expected in the price of motor…

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Railway Superannuation in Queensland

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 June 1933 · page 35

The Queensland Government proposes to repeal the railway superannuation schema as from July next, from which date contribution payments will cease…

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