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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1933

862 stories in Murray's papers · page 33 of 44

Motors a Garage Inspection Lamp

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 September 1933 · page 28

In every service station there is usually a collection of superannuated storage batteries which have been discarded because they do not hold their…

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Victorian Railways £250,000 Grant for Works

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 September 1933 · page 33

On the recommendation of the State Employment Council the Victorian Cabinet has made an additional grant of £250,000 from loan funds to the…

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Toll of the Motor

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 September 1933 · page 11

Mr. H. .H. Redding, Wodonga, writes:—"The alarming number of fatalities—the toll of the motor—the grievous injury to many has almost…

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Would Examine Motorists Periodically

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 September 1933 · page 2

Re-examination of motorists every three to five years before renewal of licences was suggested at Brighton Council on Monday night by Cr…

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Railways

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 September 1933 · page 1

WE have before us a booklet issued by the Victorian Railways, entitled “A Decade of Progress.” It has a foreword by the Hon. R…

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Road Transport

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 23 September 1933 · page 4

The intention of those responsible for the drafting of the Motor Transport Bill, now before the Victorian parliament, is evident to anyone who has…

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Accident at Railway Station

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 23 September 1933 · page 2

Mr. J. Crompton was loading plaster at the Railway Station this morning when it slipped and fell on his leg, causing a fracture. Mr. Crompton was…

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Balranald Police Court Wednesday, 20th SEPTEMBER, 1933 (Before Mr. Johnstone, P.m.) Motor Cases

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 23 September 1933 · page 1

Stanley Thomas Mills was charged with using a false number plate on his motor truck and with also driving a motor truck which had not been…

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Airplane Wrecked. At Newcastle Aerodrome. NEWCASTLE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 September 1933 · page 3

In attempting to land at Old Bar Aerodrome with a faulty engine a small plane crashed into a fence, and was badly damaged. Two occupants,…

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Proposed Main Road

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 September 1933 · page 2

In connection with the proposed main road connecting Berrigan and Walbundrie, through Oaklands, Mr. A. Ford, secretary of the Oaklands…

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Fatal Motor Collition. Motor Car and Cycle Meet Head-on

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 September 1933 · page 3

One man, Arthur Glanveld (22), of Foots[?]ray, was killed and Reuben Doupe (20) and Eric Boulter (18) severely injured on the…

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Trade of Riverina N.s.w. Motor Regulations Condemned by Wagga Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 September 1933 · page 3

Sixty traders, primary producers and motor transporters of Wagga district at a meeting in Wagga Town Hall on Friday night, criticised the…

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How The Money Goes a Railway Comedy

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 26 September 1933 · page 2

A farcical proceeding on the part of the Victorian Railway Department was related by Cr. A. Harrison at Benalla Shire Council meeting, when he was…

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Main Roads £2,291,357 Spent in Year

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 28 September 1933 · page 4

The Main Roads Department spent £2,291,357 on New South Wales roads which come within its jurisdiction during the year ended…

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Wagga News Wagga Aerodrome

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 September 1933 · page 9

It has been decided to cancel the lease of Salmon's property, held under arrangement between the municipal council and the owner, as an…

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Car Overturns on Daysdale Road

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 September 1933 · page 3

A motoring mishap occurred on the Daysdale road near Coreen on Wednesday evening when a Dodge sedan car driven by a traveller for D. and…

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"Ginger Meggs" and "Bridge Girl" Young Balldale Cousins Balldale

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 September 1933 · page 20

Dear Uncle,—I read every letter on the Page, and I think they are all very interesting. Did you attend tho Albury Show. I did, but did not see…

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Riverina Trade Protest Against Transport Interference Plea for the Roads

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 September 1933 · page 11

At. Wagga a representative meeting of Riverina primary producers and business men, numbering over 60 persons, formed an organisation known as…

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N.s.w. Railways Political Interference Resented

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 September 1933 · page 15

At the a[?]ual conference of the New South Wales Railway and Tramway Officers' Association in Sydney, the president (Mr. Winsor) said the…

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Motorists' Paradise

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 September 1933 · page 32

A paradise for motorists is (Biarritz, where recently an Englishman left his car in the maid street for a whole week while he went to St. Jean do Luz…

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