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Railways, roads & transport, 1935

2,093 stories in Murray's papers · page 43 of 105

ALBURY & DISTRICT Cars Collide on Bridge

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 9

When two cars collided on a bridge near Sanndy Creek on Sunday, Mrs. Katherine Waterhouse, 59, of Hume Reservoir, was seriously injured…

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Logs on Train Line Remarkable Evidence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 2

A charge of having placed logs and stones on the railway line between Marmor and Si[?]alaun (Queensland) on May 14 with intent to…

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Serious Road Accidents Speed Limit oil Motorists May Be Imposed Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 7

Superintendent darter referring to the fact that most serious road accidents are due to excessive speed, said unless drivers took greater care, the authorities would be…

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Pleasant Hills Road League Formed

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 4

A public meeting was held on Saturday afternoon in School of Arts, Mr. L. Anderson in the chair. The object of meeting was in support of a…

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Take “Smithy” in Hand “Aeroplane” Makes Another Attack His Sea Flights London May 22

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 4

In another attack on Sir Charles Kingsford Smith “Aeroplane.” which last December criticised his Pacific flight as a useless risk says: “If he…

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Jumbarumba Shire Council Government Grants for Council Chambers and Bridge Building

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 7

The May meeting of the Tumbarumba Shire Council was held in the new council chambers. There were present: Cr. J. L. Thomson (president,…

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Walla to Brookdale Developmental Road Farmers and Settlers Support

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 38

Under the auspices of the Farmers and Settlers Association, a meeting was held at Pleasant Hills on Saturday for the purpose of advocating a…

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Air Catastrophe in Russia 50 Killed in Holiday Flight World's Largest Aeroplane Crashes Moscow, May 19

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 14

Forty-eight occupants of the Maxim Gorby, the largest land aeroplane in the world, were killed when it crashed at the Moscow aerodrome during a…

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Original Correspondence. Re Moama—Hay Road. To the Editor, "Riverine Grazier."

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 2

Sir,—I will be glad if you will grant me the necessary space to refer to the statements made at the conference of Shires and Municipalities…

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N.s.w. Road Accidents 8134 Cause 365 Deaths One Every Day

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 3

During 1934 a total of 8134 road accidents was recorded in New South Wales, involving 356 deaths, while 6009 persons were injured. Of the…

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Railway Commissioner's Requests at Yarrawonga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 30

The Victorian Railway Commissioners on their annual tour of the north-eastern line arrived at Yarrawonga. A deputation waited on Mr. Clapp, Chief…

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Motors Power Losses in the Transmission

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 28

It has been asserted by authoritative experts that the actual horsepower developed by a petrol engine is diminished by at least 5 per cent. in…

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Federal Finances Heavy Purchases of Motor Cars

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 19

Details of customs and excise revenue, which contributes slightly more than £3,000,000 a month to Commonwealth finances, reveal that…

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Fatal Motor Accident Man Killed Another Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 11

One man was killed and another was injured when a large petrol waggon overturned on the Hume Highway about four miles on the Wanton side…

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Fatal Motor Accident. One Man Killed. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 2

William Penn (50), was killed, and two other men were injured, when two motor lorries collided near Geelong, last night. Penn was driving a…

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Henty Railway Timetable

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 2

The altered railway timetable which came into operation on 10th June, so far as it affects Henty, is as follows:— Albury Mail.—For Albury, Mondays…

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Many Motor Cars Defective

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 4

In an appeal to motorists to keep their cars in a roadworthy condition, the National Roads and Motorists' Association states that a large proportion…

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Some Seasonable Advice to Motorists

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 3

In many respects, winter-time driving is hard on cars--and on motorists. The most common trouble met with…

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Labor Crushed Railwaymen's Comment

The Pastoral Times · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 4

The Australian Railways Union, in the latest issue of its weekly bulletin, commenting on the result of the State elections, says: “The sincerity and…

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Fewer Road Deaths London, May 23

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 May 1935 · page 4

A decrease in road causalities is shown in the figures issued by tho Transport Minister to-day. For the week ending May 18 there were 112…

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