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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1935

2,093 stories in Murray's papers · page 27 of 105

Anzac Day in Sydney Attracting Country People Cheap Railway Fares Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 March 1935 · page 2

The Minister for Transport (Mr. Bruckner) announced in the Legislative Assembly to-day that the deputy Commissioner for Railways had…

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Man Found Shot Near Railway Institute Condition Net Serious

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 March 1935 · page 2

William Irwin aged 41 years, was admitted to Albury District Hospital last evening suffering with a gunshot wound near the left shoulder About…

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Liquor Trade in N. S. W. Closing Hours of Hotels 10 P.M. Is Desired Railway Refreshment Rooms Competition

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 March 1935 · page 4

With the object of securing an improvement in the trading conditions of hotels and bring the country Licensees into closer lunch with the…

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Train Smash Echo Two Rail Employes Reduced in Status Melbourne, Wednesday

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 March 1935 · page 4

The Railway Commissioners announced to-day that as the result of the Croydon rail smash Gordon Young of Ringwood, motorman and…

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Train Strikes Car Level Crossing Fatality Man Killed; Three Children Injured MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 March 1935 · page 4

When a train crashed into their car at a level crossing at Karoonda to-day, Geoffrey Hobin, 22, of Karoonda, was killed…

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Letter Shocked S.M. Tram Conductor Sent to Gaol Scathing Comments Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 March 1935 · page 4

Percy Herbert Walters, 55, tram conductor, was sentenced to four months’ hard labor at the Central Police Court to-day for having sent…

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Trouble Over Motor Car Manager in Court Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 March 1935 · page 1

Norman Frederick Putt, 32, manager. was remanded in the City Police court to-day on a charge of larceny as a bailee on November 14…

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Car and Tram Collide Three People Injured Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 March 1935 · page 4

When a motor car and a tram collided head on at Manly early this morning three persons were injured, namely, Frederick Charles Hickling,…

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Sequel to Tram Death Signalman Committed for Trial Coroner’s Comments Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 March 1935 · page 4

The City Coroner (Mr. Orain) today committed James Robert Hunt, acting signalman, for trial on a charge of manslaughter, following…

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Harbor Bridge Third Anniversary

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 March 1935 · page 3

Tuesday was the third anniversary of the opening of the Sydney Harbor Bridge. It is estimated that over 13,000.000…

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Body Under Bridge Letter Carrier’s Suicide

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 March 1935 · page 2

Three children playing near a bridge in Warren street, Campaspe West, Echuca, on Saturday afternoon, discovered the body of Robert Leslie Foyster a…

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Missing Postal Official Body Found Under Bridge

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 March 1935 · page 10

On Saturday afternoon three boys discovered the body of a man lying on his back below a bridge at Campaspe West, near Echuca (Vie.). They…

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Cudgewa Train in Mishap Several Truces Derailed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 March 1935 · page 47

A serious derailment occurred in the vicinity of Darbyshire railway station on the Tallangatta-Cudgewa line on Tuesday afternoon. The stock train…

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Tallangatta Show a Delightful Train Journey Wodonga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 March 1935 · page 20

Dear Uncle,-Last week I went to the Tallangatta Show. It was a beautiful day, more like spring than summer. We travelled by rail, and as…

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Hurried Train Journey Has Grip of Meat Question

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 March 1935 · page 4

Leaving [?] Beauties of Maples in the spring Down Mr Lyons and other members or the Australian…

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Transport Question. Reply by the Commissioner for Road Transport

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 March 1935 · page 4

The Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. S. A. Maddocks) commenting on the report of the address by Major. Goldenstedt, at Hay, recently,…

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New Railway Line South Australia's Protest

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 March 1935 · page 19

Action to prevent the Commonwealth from proceeding with the construction of the Red Hill to Port Augusta railway line was decided upon…

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Motors Reclaimed Oil Has Many Uses a Garage Filter

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 March 1935 · page 28

It has never been contended by any lubrication expert that engine oil "wears out" in the ordinary sense of the term, which has been merely…

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World's Greatest Motor Race

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 March 1935 · page 27

EACH January, when the greater part of Europe is under snow, is held the most adventurous motoring event in the world-the Monte Carlo…

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Railway Excursion for Easter. To and From Sydney. Anywhere to Anywhere

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 March 1935 · page 2

A very comprehensive series of excursion trains is announced by the Department of Railways for the benefit of those who will travel before…

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