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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1936

1,100 stories in Murray's papers · page 14 of 55

Murder on Train. Sleeping Passengers Battered to Death. Conductor Also Attacked and in Critical Condition. Risbane, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 April 1936 · page 2

Two passengers on the mail train from Rockhampton were brutally murdered in their bunks, a few miles from Brisbane, this morning, while the…

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Reduced Fares on Victorian Railways During April

The Independent · Friday 3 April 1936 · page 4

The Railways Commissioners announce in to-day's advertising columns that the substantially reduced fares operating under the…

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Standardisation and Modernisation of Railways

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 April 1936 · page 4

Extract from report of Sir Frederick Stewart, M.P., laid on the table of the House of Representatives at Canberra on 13th March, 1936…

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Stolen Motor Cars

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 April 1936 · page 5

During the week messages were broadcast from the Albury studio of 2CO, at the request of the Corowa police asking for information as to…

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Victorian Railways Road Service Details

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 4 April 1936 · page 1

Complex information is given concerning all road services, and bookings are made for those services making contact with the railway system. In…

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To-day's Motor Train

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 April 1936 · page 3

The first outward motor train from Corowa under the new schedule will leave the Corowa station this (Tuesday) morning at 8.15, and…

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Wang Wauk Bridge

The Independent · Tuesday 7 April 1936 · page 1

Motorists will welcome the news of the opening early this week of the Wang Wauk Bridge, on the wain road between Bullahdelah and Taree. In…

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The French Railway. Bridge May Be Bombed. Addis Ababa

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 April 1936 · page 2

The Government is now certain that the railway bridge across the Rawash will be bombed very soon. The Italian Government, since…

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Motoring News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Road Agreement Extension

The Independent · Tuesday 7 April 1936 · page 1

"It Is difficult to understand why the Federal Government extending the Federal Aid Roads Agreement for six months." told Mr. J. C. Watson,…

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The Road Service Victorian Cabinet’s Decision

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 7 April 1936 · page 4

The Victorian Cabinet, after nearly six months shuffling, announced on Friday that the Great Northern Co.’s road…

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The Train Murder. An Arrest Made MELBOURNE, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 April 1936 · page 2

At the City Court, to-day, Herbert Kopet (23), labourer, was charged with haying murdered Edward Speering, on the Rockhampton mail train,…

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Charged with Murder the Brisbane Train Case Melbourne

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 April 1936 · page 3

At the Melbourne City Court to-day, Herbert K[?]pet, 23, labourer, was charged with having murdered Edward Speering in…

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Fog Danger to Motorists

The Independent · Tuesday 7 April 1936 · page 1

At this time of the year motorists are likely to encounter fogs or deusemists, especially on the mountains and highlands, warns the safety…

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Motor Car Sales Orgy of Buying. 57,000 Solo in 1935

The Independent · Tuesday 7 April 1936 · page 1

"There Is a feeling in some quarters that Australia is indulging in a regular orgy of car buying which it is thought will have a detrimental…

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Transport Act Links with Railway Systems Deniliquin-melbourne Passenger Service to Continue

The Independent · Tuesday 7 April 1936 · page 3

The Great Northern Motor Service conducted a regular and table daily Sally transport passenger ser[?] from Melbourne to the Riverina…

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Railway Revenue Deniliquin Figures. Show Slight Decrease

The Independent · Tuesday 7 April 1936 · page 2

Revenue received by Deniliquin railway station during March totalled £2520, a decrease of £128 compared with the corresponding…

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50 Killed When Train Falls Into Ravine. Bridge Bombed fay Rebels

The Independent · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 3

VERA CRUZ (S.Axn.) Wednesday The wrecking of (he Vera-Crux-Mexico City express owing to the bomb-Ing of a bridge near Paso Del Macho,…

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Road Safety Warning to Cyclists

The Pastoral Times · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 4

THE Commissioner of Police has issued the following circular:— “During the course of a meeting held at Police Headquarters recently in…

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Motor Registrations for 1935

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 1

Statistics of motor registrations for 1935 make interesting reading. A total of 14,851 new cars were registered during the year ending…

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UNREGISTERED Motor Vehicle in Collision

The Pastoral Times · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 1

At the Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. Beavers, P. M., Richard Irving Mathewson pleaded guilty to driving an unregistered motor vehicle…

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