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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1935

2,093 stories in Murray's papers · page 56 of 105

Sensation at Mildura Allegations Against Railways Serious Assertions Made Mildura

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 July 1935 · page 1

There was a senation at the Transport Board hearing to-day when Mr. R. H. Cogswell, acting for an applicant for a licence, said he had been…

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Drastic Action Taken Motor Lorry Seized State Steps in at Wagga Alleged Contravention of Transport Laws SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 July 1935 · page 1

The Department of Road Transport to-day seized at Wagga a motor lorry which, it is alleged, had been operated in contravention…

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Cannot Drive for 12 MONTHS Motorist Allegedly Drove Dangerously Police Allegations Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 July 1935 · page 5

Richard Hughes McKinney, of Stanley street. City, was to-day fined £15, and had his licence suspended for 12 months in the Traffic Court…

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Corkscrew Aerodrome the Airport of the Future

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 July 1935 · page 27

A GIGANTIC, corkscrew-like ramp, running into the skies higher than the tallest buildings, and into the ground deeper than the deepest…

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Excavator Wrecks Bridge

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 5 July 1935 · page 4

When a steel footbridge over the railway line at the Werribee station (Victoria) was struck by a coal exca[?]ator protruding from a truck in a…

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Hawkesbury River Bridge

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 5 July 1935 · page 4

A strong agitation is being engineered by towns along the North Coast from Gosford to Taree for the building of a bridge over the Hawkesbury at…

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Machine-baked Roads Satisfactory Demonstration

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 July 1935 · page 3

The road-baking machine invented by Mr. Irvine and owned by the Main Roads Department is now doing good work on the Sturt 'Highway on the…

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Aeroplane Exports British Trade with Germany London, July 4

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 July 1935 · page 5

Mr. Walter Runciman, President of the Board of Trade, announcement in the House of Commons last night that exports and re-exports to…

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Machine-baked Roads Interesting Particulars. LEETON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 July 1935 · page 4

The road-baking machine invented by Mr. Irvine and owned by the Main Roads Department is now doing good work on the Sturt Highway, on the…

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Road Collision Injuries Cause Death

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 July 1935 · page 2

On Saturday evening at Carrathool, an accident took place on a track across the common, by which Thomas Le Feyre, the 14-year-old son of…

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Collision on Road Carrathool Fatality. The Inquest

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 July 1935 · page 4

The Deputy Coroner, Mr. J. Johnston, held an inquest at Hay, on Wednesday, touching the death of Thomas Le Fevre, the 14-year- old son…

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Riverina Transport Position of Railways Mr. Clapp Puts His Case Road Opposition “What Victoria Has Done for N.S.W. Border Districts” MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 July 1935 · page 5

“Road transport between Melbourne and Riverina is providing only a partial Untiled service. It cannot displace Riverina railways,…

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Road Damage Control by Regulation Weight According to Wheel Width

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 July 1935 · page 5

Important new regulations dealing with the weight of vehicles using public roads will be gazetted on July 27. The regulations axe designed to put an…

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Motor Transport War Wagga Lorry Seized

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 July 1935 · page 44

The Department of Road Transport seized at Wagga on Wednesday a motor lorry which, it is alleged, had been operated in contravention of the…

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Increase in N.s.w. Railways Revenue

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 July 1935 · page 29

Considerable increase in railway revenue is revealed by the figures for the first ten mouths of the current financial year, which have just been…

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News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Air Ports As Motorists' Resorts

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 July 1935 · page 28

The airports throughout England have become one of the most popular week-end resorts at which motorists forgather. Throughout the whole of…

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Motors Tinkering with the Steering

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 July 1935 · page 28

It is in the natural order of things that after long service there might be some looseness in the steering which calls for adjustment. The signs which…

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Future of the Railways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 July 1935 · page 10

TO be guided by the constant moaning that is heard in regard to the Victorian railways, people would reach the conclusion that the position was…

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Railway Station Hold-up Night Officer's Assistant Wounded

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 July 1935 · page 10

After having attempted to shoot the night officer at the North Strathfield railway station on Saturday an armed thief shot a young man who…

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Motor Tax on Lorries. Concession for Tractors and Trailers. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 July 1935 · page 1

The Commissioner for Transport (Mr. Maddocks) states that the Min-ister for Transport (Mr. Bruxner) has approved of all tractors and…

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