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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1934

1,361 stories in Murray's papers · page 12 of 69

Roads at Thule

The Independent · Friday 20 April 1934 · page 2

[?] to the Barham [?] "The condition of [?] Thule makes, one [?] what the local farmers…

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Coreen Shire Council Monthly Meeting Report on Bridge at Harris' Corner

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 April 1934 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Councillors of the Coreen Shire was held on Monday last in the shire offices, owing to renovation's being carried…

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AFTER 4 Months Arrest at Maitland Man Who Escaped Wounded From Train. Sydney

The Independent · Friday 20 April 1934 · page 3

A man who is alleged to have been shot by Detective McGill in the left hand after he had jumped with another man from a goods train at…

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The Toll of the Motor

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 April 1934 · page 2

CONCERN is being manifested in the more thickly populated districts of the States at the toll the motor is making on the lives and limbs…

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Motor Notes Tyre Enemies

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 20 April 1934 · page 3

Water and oil are two of the worst enemies of tyre fabric, and, for this reason, small stone cuts in the casing should be kept filled with some good…

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State Railways Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 April 1934 · page 5

Overtime paid to wages employees of the railways has been reduced considerably during the past few months, but for salaried officers it has not…

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Railway News Reduced rail Fares for Centenary

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 21 April 1934 · page 4

With the object of promoting interstate rail traffic to the Victorian and Melbourne Centenary Celebrations, the Australian Railways systems have…

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Leaving Dead Sheep Near Road. a Drover Summoned

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 3

In the Court of Petty Sessions, before the P.M. (Mr. Sheridan) yesterday, Frank Hill was charged, on summons, for that on the 2nd September…

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Dangerous Speed Motoring Numerous Crashes in Italian Classic. One Driver Killed; Others Disabled

The Independent · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 3

ALEXANDRIA (Italy), Sunday. Heavy rain which made the track treacherous resulted in accident after accident during the progress of…

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Struck Embankment Motorist Killed Car Smashed to Matchwood Sydney

The Independent · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 3

When a motor car crashed into an embatikracnt at Helensburgb and overturned late last night the driver, Francis Dunmore, 28, was fatally…

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Gravel Tit Lease at Hill Plain Railways Department Submit Offer to Shire

The Independent · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 2

For some time past the Murray Shire Council has been endeavouring to induce the Victorian Railways Commissioners to surrender their…

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Fatal Railway Accident. Brisbane

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 3

When a train was drawing into the Charters Towers Station, Queensland, last night, Edward Griffin (76), an old age pensioner, jumped in front…

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Fatally Injured in Motor Accident Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 3

When a motor car crashed into an embankment at Helensburgh and overturned late last night, the driver Francis Dunmore, 25. was fatally…

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Railway Commissioners At Deniliquin Next Week

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 1

AS announced in the “Pastoral Times” on Friday, the Victorian Railway Commissioners will visit Deniliquin on Wednesday, May 2…

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Train Alterations

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 April 1934 · page 2

Replying to correspondence regarding the recent alterations in the train schedules in the north-eastern line, the Railway Commissioners state that…

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Found on Beach Aeroplane Wing Mystery

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 April 1934 · page 5

An almost complete aeroplane wing was washed up on the beach between Black Rock and Sandringham on Sunday…

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Government Grants for Urana-boree Creek and Rand-lockhart Roads

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 April 1934 · page 1

The Hon. R.T. Ball, M.L.A. forwards the following letter received by him from the secretary of the Department of Main Roads, dated Apill…

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By Train and Car a Trip to South Australia

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 27 April 1934 · page 3

Mrs. Emil Damschke, of "Pine Lodge" Yerong Creek, supplies us with the following interesting details of a trip recently taken by train and the…

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Struck by Motor Car

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 April 1934 · page 2

While returning home from Benalla West early on Monday morning Leonard Gray, son of Mr. A.H. Gray, Bainter, of Carrier street, Benalla,…

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For the Motor Man Is the Mixture Ideal

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 April 1934 · page 4

TT takes quite a motoring expert to detect minor faults in the setting of tho Carburettor and to carry out such adjustments as will result in…

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