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Railways, roads & transport, 1936

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Anzac Day Commemoration Excursion Train Arrangements

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 April 1936 · page 4
Also in The Corowa Free Press

In this issue the Department of Railways announces that on April 22, 23 and 24, excursion tickets will be issued at the local station to Sydney…

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Ghastly Crime Two Men Murdered in Train

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 April 1936 · page 28

A dreadful spectacle confronted a porter when he stepped into a first-class sleeping carriage on the Rockhampton (Qld.) mail when it reached…

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Our Daily Train New Schedule Inaugurated Last

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 April 1936 · page 5

The Inauguration of the new daily motor train service on the Corowa line on Tuesday morning last made local history…

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Road Accidents Alarming Number in N.s.w

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 April 1936 · page 31

Speaking at the unveiling of a safety-first campaign poster in Sydney, the Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. Haddocks) said that road…

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Queensland Train Tragedy Man Arrested Was Dressed As a Woman

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 April 1936 · page 16

Dressed in woman's clothing, a man, who arrived in Melbourne on the Sydney express on Sunday afternoon, was arrested in Little Collins-street and…

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Stranded on Road. Five Men's Serious Plight. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 April 1936 · page 5

A message from Perm states that five men have been round in a serious condition, between the towns of Meekatharra and Wiluna, as a result of…

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News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Road, Agreement Extension

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 April 1936 · page 28

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

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Reduced Fares and Freights Victorian Railways Plan

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 April 1936 · page 31

Reductions in rail freights and fares amounting to £400,000 a year are promised by the Railways Commissioners if the Victorian Ministry is…

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Railway Rebates for Wheat and Wheat Products

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 April 1936 · page 29

A deputation representing country and city representatives of the Flour Millowners' Association waited on the Acting Premier (Mr. Bruxner), and…

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Motors Finer Points of Gear Change

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 April 1936 · page 28

Gone are the days when the driver who could make a noiseless "snap" change into a lower ratio at high speed was considered an accomplished…

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Man Killed When Motor Cycles Collide

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 April 1936 · page 12

Following a collision at the intersection of Forest-road and Bridge-street, Hurstville, between two motor cycles, Thomas Sullivan, 24 years, of…

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Motor Car Smash. Girl Killed at Lakemba. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 April 1936 · page 2

Enid Wright, aged 10, was killed, and her mother, Mrs. A. S. Wright, 40, injured to-day in a motor smash at Lakemba…

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Yerong Creek Motor Accident

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 10 April 1936 · page 4

Whilst motoring from Albury to Yerong Creek on Monday evening, Mrs. Burt of the Yerong Creek Hotel, met with an accident between Henty…

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Anzac Day Commemoration. Excursion Train Arrangements

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 April 1936 · page 2

Iu this issue the Department of Railways announces that on April 22, 23, and 24, excursion tickets will be issued at the local station to…

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Anzac Day Commemoration Excursion Train Arrangements

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 16 April 1936 · page 3

In this issue the Department of Railways announces that, on April 22, 23 and 24, excursion tickets will be issued to Sydney in…

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Four Drowned in River Motor Car's Plunge

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 16 April 1936 · page 3

Four persons were drowned, three of them without a chance of escape, when a sedan car left the main road at a point served by a…

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Missing Aeroplane

The Independent · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 3

A message from Sydney yesterday states that four planes will shortly be searching for the missing, 'plane between Camooweal and Wave Hill,…

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Proposed Developmental Road

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 5

The Hon. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., is advised by the Secretary of the Department of Main Roads under date 8th April, 1936, as under:--"With…

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50 Train Passengers Killed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 10

Fifty deaths resulted from the wrecking of tho Vera Cruz-Mexico City express, due to the bombing of a bridge near Paso del Macho. The…

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