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Railways, roads & transport, 1935

2,093 stories in Murray's papers · page 72 of 105

Teleprinter at Aerodrome To Prevent Congestion of Wireless an English Innovation (British Official Wireless) LONDON, August 24

Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 August 1935 · page 2

In order to relieve the aerodrome wireless of route traffic messages and free for other heavy demands, including weather reports to pilots, a…

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Motor-cycle Thrills Guthrie Wins After Spill Australian’s Success Belfast. August 24

Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 August 1935 · page 6

Lap records were continuously [?] in he Ulster Grand Prix, [?] fastest motorcycle road race [?] run. Guthrie, the Australian, [?]…

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Two Men Killed Motor Truck Overturns Ballarat

Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 August 1935 · page 2

When a motor truck overturned near Beaufort early yesterday morning two of its occupants were killed instantly…

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Motor Trucks Speed Limit Proposed Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 August 1935 · page 4

The question of placing a speed limit on motor lorries will be discussed at a conference of motor transport interests on August 29. The. Road…

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Collision with Train Motorist Badly Hurt Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 August 1935 · page 3

Mr. D. Prance was seriously injured this afternoon when the afternoon train from Woomelang to Melbourne crashed into his car at a level crossing…

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Road to Cemetery Council Votes £50

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 August 1935 · page 1

The disgraceful state of the road to the cemetery after rain was referred to at the council meeting last night by the Deputy Mayor (Ald McFaull)…

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Comfortable Train Travel Rubber Springs Introduced Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 August 1935 · page 2

More comfortable train travel for railway patrons will result from the introduction of 32 sets of rubber cushions for use on certain trains,…

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Carrathool Shire Substantial Road Grant For State Highway

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 August 1935 · page 2

At yesterday's meeting of the Carrathool Shire Council a letter was received from the Main Roads Board approving of the Council's submitted…

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Maximum Speeds. Proposed for Motor Lorries. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 August 1935 · page 2

The transport authorities have made their first move to fix maximum speeds at which motor vehicles may be operated. Regulations have been…

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Corowa-culcairn Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 August 1935 · page 2

At a public meeting of representative business men in towns along the above railway line, held at Brocklesby, recently, a resolution was carried…

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Petrol “War” in Country Prices Heavily Reduced Motorists Benefit Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 August 1935 · page 2

A price war between petrol companies commenced in the country districts of Victoria to-day. Several important centres within a hundred…

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Pedestrians Scattered a Driverless Motor Car a Woman Injured Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 August 1935 · page 1

Scattering pedestrians as it leapt the footpath a driverless motor car crashed through a plate glass window at Davidson and Company’s furniture…

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Struck by Train Elderly Man Killed Fatality at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 August 1935 · page 2

Struck by a train shortly after 11 a.m. yesterday Frederick Flack Allan, aged 7[?] years, was killed on the railway line in the Albury…

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To See Injured Son Parents Use Aeroplane Accidentally Shot at Alice Spring SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 August 1935 · page 1

The aeroplane Spirit of Shell, left Sydney this afternoon for Alice Springs, where Mr. Trevor [?] Kilvington, lecturer in physiology at…

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On the Way to Binalong Barrow Pusher’s Progress Bad Roads Encountered Harden

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 August 1935 · page 2

Cr. Darwin, the Brighton-Sydney [?] pusher, arrived here at 9.20 [?] night. An official car lighted his [?] for the last six miles. The roads…

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Coal for Railways Big Contracts Allocated Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 August 1935 · page 1

Contracts for the supply of [?]500 tons of large coal and 392,000 ton of small coal for the railway department for the year commencing…

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Main Roads COST £3,186,869 for Year Harbor Bridge Figures

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 29 August 1935 · page 4

The Main Roads Department's expenditure on all the roads of the State under its control during the financial year ended on June 30, was…

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Municipal Affairs Albury Aldermen Meet Railways Will Have Bridge Renovated

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 August 1935 · page 6

Present at last evening’s meeting of Albury Municipal Council were the Deputy-Mayor (Ald. W. E. Colley), .Alderman G. W. Daniel, D. G…

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Faster Train Travel Sydney to Melbourne in 12 Hours Railway Officials’ Hopes Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 August 1935 · page 1

Railway officials believe that with the improvement of the permanent way and rolling stock it should not be long before express trains will be…

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Painting Harbor Bridge a Four Tears Jo[?] Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 August 1935 · page 1

Forty painters have commenced to repaint the Sydney Harbor bridge, a task which will occupy them for four years, by which time the task will…

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