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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1935

2,093 stories in Murray's papers · page 23 of 105

New Railway Carriages N.S.W. to Purchase [?] SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 March 1935 · page 1

The railway department has decided to purchase 25 improved type of express [?] for the country per services. They will practically be of…

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Relief Work Conditions And Tramway Permanent Way Jobs Unionists Up in Arms Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 March 1935 · page 1

A mass meeting of members of the A.R.U.. employed in the tram permanent way branch will be held on Sunday next to discuss the position…

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Anzac Day Celebrations Free Railway Passes for Diggers Position Op Men Who Enlisted in Victoria

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 March 1935 · page 4

As some doubt seems to exist as to whether men who enlisted in Victoria were eligible to receive the free railway passes granted to ex-servicemen…

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Where It Rains Rive 7ft. Over Railway Line Queensland [?]Oods Brisbane

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 March 1935 · page 4

The Tully river this morning was seven feet over the rails on the railway bridge, having fallen only a few Inches overnight. Another 321 points…

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Building a Mammoth Bridge

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 4

Longer than any bridge span now in existence, the mammoth bridge being built over the eight miles of water between San Francisco and…

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Fall From Train Tragic End to Picnic Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 3

Returning from a picnic at Aspendale on February 10, Ronald Joseph Burns, 20, textile worker, Carlisle street, Moonee Ponds, fell out of the…

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British Train Record 268 Miles in 177 Minutes London, March 5

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 4

To-day the London and North-Eastern special trail travelled from King’s Cross, London to Newcastle a distance of 268 miles, in 3 hours 5…

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Anzac Day Celebrations Free Railway Passes for Returned Soldiers

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 3

As some doubt seems to exist as to whether men who enlisted in Victoria are eligible to receive the free railway passes granted to…

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Motor Lorry Burnt

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 2

A motor lorry belonging to Mr. J. J. Glass were destroyed by fire near the home of Mr. J. Mowsar, of Marrar, while delivering drums of…

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N.S.W. RAILWAYMEN An Important Award 44 Hours to Operate Wage Increase for Margins SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 1

Bringing to an end dual control by Commonwealth and State industrial tribunals of railway working in N.S.W., two awards…

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Mother and Children Hurt Car Collides with Tram Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 1

Mrs. Stephens, of Beach road, Coogee, and her two daughters, Joan, aged five months, and Nita, two and a half were injured in a…

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Motor Speed Record Campbell Forbidden to Make Run Daytona Beach (Florida), March 5

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 4

Because of the high winds which prevailed to-day officials at Daytona, beach refused to permit Sir. Malcolm Campbell to make a test run in the…

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A Doctor’s Death Accident Ended Trip to England Car Collided with Tram Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 3

Adjourned from last Wednesday so that information concerning Western Australian traffic regulations could be obtained, an inquest into the death…

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Air Liners at Darwin Three at Aerodrome at One Time Darwin

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 5

Three of the five DH[?] planes of Qantas Empire Airways were on Darwin aerodrome together this afternoon when the arrivals of the…

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Reso Train Tour Arrangements for Visitors

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 1

Arrangements in connection with the visit of the Reso train to Deniliquin next month were discussed at a meeting held on…

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Wahgunyah Train Service Protest Against Curtailment

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 5

At the annual vignerons field day at Rutherglen on Wednesday Mr. D. B. Smith drew attention to the fact that there was a proposal to [?]…

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Train Speed Records 108 Miles An Hour Reached British Engine London, March 6

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 5

The London and North-Eastern special train, which yesterday covered tge 26[?] miles between King’s Cross, London, and Newcastle in 233…

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Train Dash From Albury Had English Mail Aboard Melbourne Reached in Time Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 1

Travelling at an average speed of [?] miles per hour a special train left Albury at 1.41 p.m. to-day, carrying half a ton of English [?] which…

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Motors Countering Headlight Glare

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 28

Glaring headlights still remain an unsolved problem of motoring and the best that the driver can do is to see that the lamps of his own car are…

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Motor Truck Overturns

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 31

When the steering gear failed a motor truck owned by the Riverina Transport Co. Pty. Ltd. overturned on the Northern Highway, 10 miles from…

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