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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1934

1,361 stories in Murray's papers · page 20 of 69

Fell From Train Man Critically Injured Came From the Country Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 July 1934 · page 1

William Sheehan, 51 of of Cootamundra who was visiting Sydney for medical treatment, fell from a train near Fairfield railway station to-day…

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Motor Show on Tour Here on Monday Next, 16th July. Opening at 10 a.m

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 12 July 1934 · page 4

The recent Melbourne Motor Show was a huge success, being visited by many thousands of people. However, many country folk…

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Motors and Sheep-stealing

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 12 July 1934 · page 5

A defence of the use of motor-cars by the police in country districts was made by the Commissioner (Mr. Childs), when replying at a…

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Railway Employes New Log of Claims Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 July 1934 · page 1

A comprehensive log of claims has been submitted to the Government railways permanent way conciliation committee by the National Union of…

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Henty v. Old Boys Special Train to Wagga

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 3

On Sunday next the Henty first grade and supporters will travel to Wagga by special motor train, leaving Henty tt 12.15 pan. and returning from…

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Waggon and Van Engulfed When Road Collapses

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 5

A motor waggon and a horse-drawn van were engulfed in masses of concrete wood blocks and water early on Tuesday morning when the road…

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Through Dead-end Runaway Train Driver and Fireman Unhurt Sydney

The Independent · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 3

While an uncoupled engine was returning to Enfield yards this morning it crashed through the buffers of a dead-end line at Parramatta, with…

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Culcairn Shire Council Main Road at East Henty Water Meters for Culcairn

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 1

At the Council meeting at Cuicaim on Monday the engineer estimated the Shire's half share of the cost of repairing the main road on the eastern side of the railway line from Yankee Crossing to the Cookardinia road to be £231…

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Motoring News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Summonses in 1933

The Independent · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 2

Last year in Great Britain, there were 28,000 more motoring charges than in 1922, the totals being respectively, 366,943 and 338,662. The…

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Motor Show To-morrow

The Independent · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 2

Motorists will have plenty to interest them to-morrow with the arrival in Deniliquin for one day of the Great Motor Show of 1934 which is now…

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Motor Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 2

While travelling from Yarrawonga to Melbourne on Saturday a car, driven by Mr. Charles Craig, agent for Messrs. Adamson, Strettle,…

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Border Taxation An Anomalous Position Railwaymen Double Assessed SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 1

Raising the case of railway workers on the Victorian border railways, who although paid by the Victorian Government had…

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Lighting at Albury Railway Station

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 5

In a week or so there will be a big improvement in the lighting of the Albury railway station platform. The department’s electricians are now…

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Motor Show

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 1

To-morrow will see in display of the newest motor models in the space between Mckenzie an Co’s office and the Royal Hotel when Messrs. Burghfield…

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Auction Bridge

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 14 July 1934 · page 3

Before leaving the subject of declaring "one no trump' I should like to bring forward a special type of two suites on which a no trump is…

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Road Transport Traders Why Are They Permitted? Serious Competition

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 14 July 1934 · page 1

It has been brought under our notice that there is a menace, and a very serious one to local traders, growing up in this district. Large transport…

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Toll of the Road 180 People Killed in Week Alarm in Britain London, July 12

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 14 July 1934 · page 2

It is stated that deaths caused by road accidents in Britain last week numbered 180, a record and an increase of 41 and 47 on the previous…

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Asylum Inmate Killed Cut to Pieces by Train Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 July 1934 · page 2

A middle aged inmate of the Mont Park Asylum, P. Quinton, was run over by an electric train at McLeod late this afternoon and was killed…

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Level Crossing Smash Motor ’Bus Wrecked Serious Injury Averted MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 July 1934 · page 2

The driver and four passenger had amazing escapes from injury to-day when a motor ’bus was struck broadside by the…

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Burried Beneath Rabbits Motor Truck Overturns Mortlake

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 July 1934 · page 1

When the motor truck in which he was travelling last night overturned near Mortlake, George O’Shannessy, a Government inspector, was buried…

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