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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1934

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Motor Cyclists Collide Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 2

Frank Woodward, 20, was killed, and David Butler, 17, was critically injured to-day when their motor cycles collided at Greenwich. Woodward…

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Train Junipers Giving Trouble

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 3

A Victorian telegram reports that a serious position has arisen on the Mildura railway line between Mary—borough and the terminus, owing to the…

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Proposals for Works to Cost £62,000,000 Railway Gauge Unification Scheme Being Prepared Murrumbidge Weirs Included in the Works Plan to Employ 1,000 Men for 7 Years

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 1

IT was announced at Canberra on Tuesday the Federal proposals for works that would involve expenditure of £62,000,000 were made known A scheme for railway gauge unification, absorbing £50 000,000 of…

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RAIL v. Road Consignments of Wool Conference at Hay

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 2

A joint meeting of committees of the Hay branch of the Graziers’ Association and Hay branch of the Pastoralists’ Union of Victoria and Southern…

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Deniliquin W[?] Road. Con[?] Through Daysdale

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 4

A conference between the Assistant Main Roads Commissioner and neighboring Council’s was held at Daysdale on 23rd January. Crs…

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Developmental Road Conference Held at Daysdale

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 3

Representatives of the Shires of Coreen, Urana, Berrigan, Culcairn, Hume and Jerilderie, and the Oaklands Progress Association…

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Road v. Rail Consignments of Wool Conference at Hay

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 4

A joint meeting of committees of the Hay branch of the Graziers' Association and Kay branch of the Pastoralists' Union of Victoria and…

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Bridge Tragedies

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 4

There has been a wild rush during the last week or two by those desirous of using the Sydney Harbour Bridge as a means of exit before the "fool…

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Southern Riverina Road Conference at Daysdale District Shire Councils and Main Roads Board

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 1

Representatives of the Shires of Coreen, Urana, Berrigan, Culcairn, Hume and Jerilderie, and the Oaklands Progress Association met at the Daysdale Public Hall on Tuesday afternoon last week Mr. T. H. Upton, a Commissioner of the N.S.W. Main Roads…

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Motor Transport Position in New South Wales

The Independent · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 1
Also in The Corowa Free Press

A message from Albury states that Mr. Mair, M.L.A. for Albury, said that, which the New South Wales Government was doing all in its power…

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February Railway Fxcursions Single Fare for Double Journey

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

Following on the many railway excursions run towards the close of last year comes the announcement of a further series about the middle of…

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Jerilderie Train Derailment

The Independent · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 2

A somewhat serious derailment accurred about four miles from Jerilderie on the Narrandera line on Monday afternoon of last week, when six…

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Jerilderie Train Derailment

The Independent · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 2

A somewhat serious derailment occurred about four miles from Jerilderie on the Narrandera Fine on Monday afternoon of last week, when [?]…

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Transport Act Forcing Bus Off Roads Reported Cessation of Lewis's Services To-day Will be Great Loss to Community

The Independent · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 1

It was stated to Deniliquin yesterday that Mr. L. Lewis, proprietor of one of the motor bus services operating between Deniliquin and Melbourne, had left that day on his last trip with the service. It is also stated he is giving up as the result of taxation…

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Transport Act Forcing Bus Off Roads Reported Cessation of Lewis's Services To-day Will be Great Loss to Community

The Independent · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 1

It was stated in Deniliquin yesterday that Mr. L. Lewis, proprietor of one of the motor bus services operating between Deniliquin &nd Melbourne, had left that day on his last trip with the service. It is also stated h[?] giving up as the result of the taxation…

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Road and Rail World Wide Competition Experts Review Solutions ("S.M. Herald" Special Correspondent LONDON. Dec 28

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 2

At a time when competition between the railways and motor transport has developed into a question of acute importance in countries so dissimilar in…

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Current Topics the local schools re-opened to-day for the summer holidays. Changes Deniliquin School staff are reaction-to in another paragraph in to-issue. L. Lewis, proprietor of the Deniliquin Melbourne motor ser-vice which he has been running several months, made his last with passengers to the city on Monday. He has instructed his lo-agent (Mr . Mulray, at Tatter-Hotel)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 1

[?]local schools re-opened to-day [?] summer holidays. Changes [?]Deniliquin School staff are re [?]to in another-paragraph in to…

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February Railway Excursions. Single Fare for Double Journey

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 1

Following on the many railway excursions run towards the close of last year comes the announcement a further series about the middle…

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The Development of Road Trains. The Latest Design. the Story of the Falkiner Road Train

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 4

In our leading article there is deference to a motor train which is shortly to arrive in Australia for experimental work in outback districts…

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