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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1934

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Another Cheap Train at Single Fare for the Double Journey

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 3

Anxious to make cheap excursion travel facilities available to far distant country residents who may have found themselves unable to…

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Englishman's Claim to £40,000 Tramped Australia

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 4

Enduring poverty for months, working for the dole and receiving assistance from kindly neighbors, a young man who had been living in a…

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The Harbour Bridge. Another Victim. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

The body of a man who jumped from the Harbour Bridge last night has definitely been identified as that of Jeremiah Michael Sullivan (69)…

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Seriously Injured Accident on Rochester Road

The Pastoral Times · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

Returning from Melbourne on a motor cycle on Sunday night, Lawrence Dohrman, aged 21 years met with a serious accident when about…

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Floods Subsiding Corowa-urana Road Now Clear

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 5

The absence of further heavy rain since the week-end has resulted in much of the water in the district disappearing either by evaporation and…

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Another Cheap Train at Single Fare for Double Journey

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 5

Anxious to make cheap excursion travel facilities available to far distant country residents who may have found themselves unable to travel…

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Another Cheap Train at Single Fare for the Double Journey

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 1

Anxious to make cheap excursion travel facilities available to far distant country residents who may have found themselves unable to travel…

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Deniliquin Moama Road Conference Proposed Between Councils as to Maintenance

The Independent · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 3

A conference is to be held at an early, date to discuss the Improvement and maintenance of the Deniliquin-Moama road within the Moama Council's…

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Fatal Motor Accident. Three Killed; Eight Injured. Tourist Coach Capsizes. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

Three women were killed and eight other persons injured when a motor tourist coach, on the way from Sydney to Melbourne, capsized, after a…

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The Damage Done Smart Work by Railway Officials

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

As a consequence of the abnormal rains, very considerable damage was done to the branch railway lines throughout the district—Culcairn to…

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Motor Accident Mr. C. B. Kellow’s Car Overturns

The Pastoral Times · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

The erratic rain which fell on Sunday was responsible for a very simple accident on the South Side road about midday (states Hay “Grazier”). Mr . C…

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Suicide Eludes Patrolman Another Bridge Tragedy Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 January 1934 · page 2

An [?]erly man, whose name has not been ascertained, jumped over the Harbour Bridge this morning. The body was recovered, but life was…

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Savernake Roads in Need of Maintenance Shire Councilors of Divided Opinion

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 January 1934 · page 3

Rather a gloomy outlook for the coming year was painted by the president of the Coreen Shire Council (Mr. Gordon Duncan) at…

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The Rise of the Morris Motor Car. Remarkable Career of Sir William Morris

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 January 1934 · page 4

Sir William Morris, the British motor magnate, who has been raised to the peerage, has had a remarkable career. Shortly after his business…

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Motor Truck Disaster. Melbourne

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 January 1934 · page 3

There were a number of motor accidents in Victoria during the weekend. The most serious took place near Menzies on the…

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Bridge Suicides Continue

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 4

The Sydney authorities appear to be experiencing considerable difficulty in persuading people not to jump over the harbour bridge. There were general…

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Hay - Moama Road Mayor of Moama Writes

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 4

Alderman H. C. Hamling (Mayor of Moama, 1932 and 1933) writes to the Editor of the “Pastoral Times” and puts the case for his council regarding the…

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Conargo Shire Council Request for Road Works

The Independent · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 2

Conargo Shire Council met in Deniliquin yesterday for the monthly meetings There were present: Cr. J. Carse president) and Crs. J. H…

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Gundagai Road Fatality. Verdict of Accident. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 2

The inquiry has been concluded, at Gundagai, into the motor accident in which three women were killed. The coroner found that the deaths resulted…

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Bombshell! Iniquitous Tax on Road Passengers Transport Authorities' Letter

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 1

The N.S.W. Transport authorities are bert on wiping out the popular Great Northern Motor Service from Deniliquin to Melbourne,…

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