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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1934

1,361 stories in Murray's papers · page 66 of 69

Car’s Double Somersault Military Captain Injured Yarrawonga Road Accident

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 December 1934 · page 2

When a motor car he was driving turned a double somersault a mile and-a-half from Rutherglen yesterday evening, Captain King Adjutant of…

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Items of News Fatality in Railway Yards

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 December 1934 · page 2

When crossing the railway line near the goods shed at Narrandera George Bailey, laborer, was caught between the buffers of trucks and killed…

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Concession Rates Positron of Railways “No Conflict With Transport Board” MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 December 1934 · page 2

Commenting to-day on the reported ultimatum issued by the Transport Board that it would issue motor licences to certain…

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Car Wedged Between Tram Driver Seriously Hurt Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 December 1934 · page 2

Colliding almost head-on with an electric tram in Wellington, Parade today a motor car became wedged, beneath the front of the tram, with the…

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Railway Gauges Unification Urged A Victorian Request MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 December 1934 · page 2

The immediate unification of railway gauges was urged on the Assistant Minister for Railways (Mr. Cohen) today, by a…

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Aerodrome Suggested (To the Editor)

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 December 1934 · page 2

Sir,—Tour leading article of Tuesdays issue contains the best suggestion put forward to date for disposing the £200 given by the…

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Victorian Highways Motorists Find the Money

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 20 December 1934 · page 4

Since the Centenary celebrations began, some flattering remarks of distinguished visitors have been said of the motorists who have made…

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New Daily Motor Service

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 December 1934 · page 3

The Albury Rutherglen Corowa-Swan Hill Murray Valley passenger service is to be converted into a daily service. Particulars can be obtained…

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Railway Wage Cut Partial Restoration in Canada London, December 18

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 December 1934 · page 8

In the New Year, the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, which also operates an Atlantic steamship service, will restore 5 per cent of the…

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Curing Road-hogs

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 December 1934 · page 33

In Sweden motor law forbids the motorist to smoke while at the wheel, and some think it would be a good idea to make a similar rule in this country…

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Aeroplane Smash Narrowly Averted Six Mile Glide to Safe to Safe Landing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 December 1934 · page 6

Disaster almost overtook the New-castle-Sydney passenger aeroplane on Monday when, at an altitude of 3000 feet over the Harbor Bridge, the pilot…

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Road Haulers Fined Riverina Company Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 December 1934 · page 5

For breaches or the Country Roads Board Act (as amended by the Transport Act), fines totalling £21 were imposed in the District Court…

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Almost a Disaster Train’s Engine Hits Boulder, Taree

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 December 1934 · page 1

The mail train from Murwillumbah to Sydney narrowly escaped disaster last night when the engine, while travelling at 40 miles per-hour, crashed…

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British Expert Trial. Great Britain's Most Important Motor Cycling Event. B.s.a. Successful

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 December 1934 · page 4

A cablegram has just been received by Messrs. Bennett and Wood Ltd., representatives for the manufacturers of B.S.A. motor cycles, as to the final…

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Motor Car Regulations

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 December 1934 · page 4

The fact that the owner of a motor vehicle is responsible to ensure that any other person driving his vehicle holds a drivers' licence and that he…

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"Safety First" Motor Vehicle Drivers and the Holiday Season

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 December 1934 · page 3

If every driver of a motor vehicle on the road during the Christmas and New year holiday season exercises that little extra care it will make all…

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N.s.w. Railways Popular

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 December 1934 · page 5

Passenger traffic on the N.S.W. railways at Albury during the past few weeks has been heavy. Last Saturday. night three trains were despatched…

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Railway Fatality

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 December 1934 · page 3

When crossing the railway line near the Narandera goods shed on Saturday evening, George Bailey, 30, a laborer, was caught between the buffers of…

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Motor Service From Melbourne to Griffith Secrecy About Taxation

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 December 1934 · page 9

Ewart John Gilroy applied to the Victorian Transport Board at Melbourne for a licence to run a passenger vehicle on the road from Melbourne to…

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Two Drowned Motor Truck in River

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 December 1934 · page 9

Two were drowned and 12 others injured when a motor truck dived over an embankment near Dayboro (Qld.) and fell into Forbes Creek. The…

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