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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1933

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Railway Workers. An Arbitration Award. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 October 1933 · page 3

The Conciliation Committee, to-day, gave judgment, placing non-union railway employees and members of the National Union of Railwaymen on the…

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Special Train for Sale

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 7 October 1933 · page 4

For the Special Sheep Sale to be held at Balranald on the 21st October a special train will be run form Echuca on morning of sale stopping at all…

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First Bridge Builder

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 12 October 1933 · page 4

Just over one hundred years ago, Major, afterwards Sir Thomas Mitchell, the Surveyor-General of New South Wales, was in difficulties…

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Holiday Train Tour at Christmas

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 12 October 1933 · page 3

Encouraged by the success of the Holiday Tours conducted last Christmas and Easter, the Victorian Railways Department is again…

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Rebels in Siam. Seize an Aerodrome. SINGAPORE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 October 1933 · page 3

A rising occurred among troops of Eastern Siam who have captured Conmuang aerodrome, which is a regular landing stage for the Air Services of…

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Bridge Over Murrumbidgee River

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 October 1933 · page 39

Agitation for more than 30 years has been unsuccessful in inducing the Government to erect a traffic bridge over the Murrumbidgee River at a…

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Two Marrar Cousins "Star Ranger" and "Little Lady" Junee Road, Marrar

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 October 1933 · page 20

Dear Uncle,—It is quite a while since I last wrote, but I have not forgotten you or the Children's Page. We had our picnic a fortnight ago, and…

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Motor Licenses Quarterly Payments and Interest Rates

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 October 1933 · page 8

In the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday Mr. Kilpatrick (U.G.P.) asked the Minister for Transport (Colonel Bruxner) if it was a fact that since the…

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Queensland Railways Show Profit

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 October 1933 · page 26

The annual report of the Queensland Railway Commissioner revealed that for the first time since 1913 the Queensland railways are now showing…

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Manager of Railway Refreshment Booms

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 October 1933 · page 15

It has boon announced that Mr. W. C. Wilson, railway estate agent, has been appointed general manager of the railway refreshment rooms. When…

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Economy on the Railways Wages Out Condemned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 October 1933 · page 26

THE rail and tram services to-day are fighting the proposal of the Commissioner of Railways and the Commissioner of Transport to increase…

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Motors Prevention of Skidding

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 October 1933 · page 28

The fact that adept contest drivers can deliberately cause their cars to skid, so as to take corners at very high speeds without undue risk, does…

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The State Railways

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 October 1933 · page 2

THE annual report of the Commissioner for Railways has been issued with commendable prompitude, and it makes most…

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Visit of Railway Commissioners

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 October 1933 · page 2

On Thursday, October 19, the Railway Commissioners will visit Corowa at 4.35 p.m. departing at 5 p.m. Included in the party will be the Chief…

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Railway Problems

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 October 1933 · page 1

MUCH good money has been spent by the State-owned railways ways in the construction of large and larger engines fox die purpose…

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Railway News Railway Headlights for October

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 14 October 1933 · page 1

Approximately 2,350 passengers travelled by special trains to Melbourne for the League Football Final on September 30…

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Railway Commissioner at Hay. Deputations Hurriedly Dealt With

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 October 1933 · page 2

The Chief Railway Commissioner (Mr. Hartigan) and party arrived at Hay railway station yesterday evening about 5.50. The party came by…

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Three Men Perish. Motor Launch Wrecked. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 October 1933 · page 3

Three fishermen, W. E. Wilson, licensee of the Commercial Hotel, Port Fairy; Percy Kearney, and the latter's son, Ron, are believed to have…

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Earth a Magnetic Motor

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 October 1933 · page 6

A Belgrade engineer claims to have invented a machine that will extract and utilise the electricity of the atmosphere. Alexander Jashek, after…

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Railway Employees Picnic 2000 Visit Corowa Sporting Events at Showground

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 October 1933 · page 3

From two special trains, arriving at about 11.20 and 11.55 am. from Albury and Junee respectively. Corowa's population was temporarily…

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