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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1935

2,093 stories in Murray's papers · page 15 of 105

'Buses to Replace Trams Melbourne Experiment

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 14

After the conversion, of the Brunswick and North Melbourne tramways to electricity, the Melbourne Tramways Board, it is understood, will use crude…

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Federal Ministers. Two Injured in Motor Crash. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 3

The Minister for the Interior (Mr. Paterson) and Senator Brennan, Assistant Minister, were injured last night, when a Government car, in…

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Underground Railway Extension

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 4

Final estimates of the cost of extending the tunnel northwards from St. James station, Sydney, amount to almost £40,000. The work is to be put…

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Motor Speed Record

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 4

All attention will be given by motorists to the attempt to be made shortly by Sir Malcolm Campbell to beat his own record of 271.11 for the…

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Wodonga Court Man Comes 100 Miles to Explain Case a Motor Offence

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 10

Before Mr. R. E. Stapleton, P.M., and Messrs. William Eveston and M. H. Buntz, J’s.P., at Wodonga Court yesterday, Joseph Graham, recently…

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Albury Railway Officer Injured

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 6

Mr. T. H. Mills, Macaulay street, night officer at Albury railway station suffered a painful accident while on duty last evening. When lowering…

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A Terrible Death Railway Employe Killed Crushed Against Platform Brisbane

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 8

While working alongside the railway line at Albion station to-day Thomas Quinn, 62, railway employe, was struck by a train and killed. He…

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Motor Drivers Fined at Local Court

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 3

At the Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. Farrington, P.M. Stanley Murray Edwards pleaded gully to driving a motor vehicle in Gressy street…

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Items of News Treeplanting on Roads

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 4

Mr. W. Capron Gerogery, informed Hume Shire Council yesterday that he would find 500 trees this season if council would arrange…

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TRAVELLED 150 MILES On Tour of Road Inspection Shire Councillors’ Report

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 7

At yesterday’s meeting, of Hume Shire council A riding councillors Messrs t. Ashford J. Pearce Smith and F, Howard in conformity with…

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Border Motor Traffic

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 3

In reply to Mr Lawson M.L.A. in the Mouse yesterday, the Minister for Transport informed the Member that Victoria had agreed to lift the ban on…

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Selfish Motor Drivers Warning by the R.a.c.v

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 4

The practice adopted by some motor drivers of holding to the crown of the road instead of keeping to the left to allow other vehicles to pass, is…

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Proposed New Railway South Australia’s Objection Premier Sees Mr. Lyons Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 5

The South Australian premier (Mr. Butler) visited Melbourne to-day to raise objection to the Commonwealth proposal to construct a new section of…

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More Tram Passengers Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 4

The total number .of .passengers carried by trams for the six months ended December 31 last was 137,644 854 an increase of 5,963,826…

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Railway Jubilee Celebrations at Junco

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 4

To celebrate the golden jubilee of the establishment' of the locomotive depot at Junee a monster picnic sports meeting will be held at Junee…

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Councillors Long Tour Inspecting Roads

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 February 1935 · page 2

At the monthly meeting, of the Hume Shire Council on Friday last, the A riding councillors--Messrs Thos. Ashford, J. Pearce Smith and…

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Correspondents View: Roads - SEWERAGE (To the Editor)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 12 February 1935 · page 1

Sir, — When the Municipal Council shelved the bitumenising of Cressy street because of the possibility of having to tear it up for the installation of…

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Overseas News Fatal Train Collision. Eighteen Killed in Russia. MOSCOW

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 February 1935 · page 3

Eighteen were killed and nine injured when a passenger train collided, head on, with a freight train at Karamstrogonovo station, near…

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Items of News Motorists Must not Park in Prohibited Area

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 February 1935 · page 2

The street frontage of the Plaza Theatre in Dean street is “no parking” area for motor vehicles between 2 p.m. and 12 midnight, “as directed…

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Railways Working Expenses Big Saving May be Made Special Officer’s Report Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 February 1935 · page 1

The appointment of Mr. W. B. Rogers as investigating officer of the Railways Department is expected to lead to considerable saving In a…

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