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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1933

862 stories in Murray's papers · page 41 of 44

Aeroplane Crashes Passenger Killed; Pilot Fatally Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 December 1933 · page 31

A Moth aeroplane flying from Perth (W.A.) crashed at Pieton, 3 1/2 miles miles from Bunbury. The passenger, a Mr. Teede, of Bunbury, was killed…

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Goods Train Thieves Escape Detectives

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 December 1933 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.--While a train was pulling out from the Lochinvar railway station late night detectives saw two men in a truck next to…

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Protect the Roads Important Conference of Councils Yesterday

The Independent · Friday 8 December 1933 · page 1

Unique in local history was the conference of shires and municipalities gathered from a wide area of Southern Riverina…

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Country Edition The following appeared in our Country Edition of Wednesday. Aircraft Inspector Crashes. At Mascot Aerodrome. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 December 1933 · page 1

Thomas Johnson (42), aircraft inspector, attached to the Civil Aviation Department, crashed at Mascot aerodrome, this morning, during a…

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"Star Banger" and "Little. Lady" Marrar Sisters Junee Road, Marrar

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 December 1933 · page 21

Dear Uncle,—We have been haying very peculiar weather; one day it is fine and the next is raiding. It is a pity the rain came too late for the…

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Motors Sitting in Judgment on a Tyre

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 December 1933 · page 28

Just as in judicial enquiries an attempt is made to bring every relevant fact to light in order that a just decision may be given, so too must the…

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Railway Excursions a Double Series

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 December 1933 · page 5

The Railway Department's announcement of a double series of excursions during December shows that the policy of encouraging travel by reducing…

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Lived on Damper Motorists' Experience Near Mildura

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 December 1933 · page 8

After an extraordinary journey in motor trucks through flooded country between Midura and Broken Hill, several members of a party reached…

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Railways Revenue Big Decreases in N.s.w. and Victoria

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 December 1933 · page 8

A decrease in railway revenue in N.S.W. by £52,815 compared with the corresponding period of last year is shown in the railway accounts for the…

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Unenviable Experience Motorists Receive Shock From Lightning Flash

The Independent · Friday 8 December 1933 · page 1

During the heavy thunderstorm which passed over Morago district on Sunday afternoon a party of Deniliquin men who were returning from…

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Gunman's Exploits. Motor Driver Shot. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 December 1933 · page 2

Shot while seated, at the wheel of a utility truck, at Caulfield, late last night, Jack Devine (34), jumped out and ran 200 yards along the road,…

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Railway Excursions—a Double Series. Further Concessions

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 December 1933 · page 2

The Railway Department's announcement of a double series of excursions during December shows that the policy of encouraging travel by…

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Motorist's Brutality

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 8 December 1933 · page 4

Unprecedented callousness was displayed by a motorist who struck Morris Nicholl, 18, a labourer, near his home at Moorabin, Victoria, and drove…

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Railway Excursions a Double Series Further Concessions

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 8 December 1933 · page 2
Also in The Corowa Free Press

The Railway Department's announcement of a double series of excursions during December shows that the policy of encouraging travel by reducing fares…

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Roads Conference Recommendations For Controlling Traffic

The Independent · Tuesday 12 December 1933 · page 1

At a conference in Deniliquin Council Chambers on Thursday of nine municipalities and shires within a 100 miles radius of Deniliquin, resolutions and amendments to the existing ordinances of the Local Government Act were passed, urging for important…

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Unrest in Spain. Fatal Disturbances and Train Wreck. MADRID

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 December 1933 · page 2

The Minister of Labour states that 100 were killed and 300 wounded, during week-end disturbances. It is now clear that the derailment…

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East West Main Road Conference to Be Held at Daysdale

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 December 1933 · page 2

The secretary Department of Main Roads, N.S.W. has advised the Corsen Shire Council that the department had under consideration the establishment…

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Wider Railway Excursions. Anywhere to Anywhere in New South Wales Before Xmas and New Year

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 13 December 1933 · page 2

Following closely on the Railway Department’s announcement [?] cursions at single fore for the [?] bio journey to Sydney and [?]…

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Railway Excursion—a Double Series. Further Concessions

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 13 December 1933 · page 4

The Hallway Department’s announcement of a double series of excursions during December shows that the policy of encouraging…

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