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Railways, roads & transport, 1936

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Motor Racing at Cowes H. J. Beith Wins—triumph for Olympic Tyres

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 3

SPECTACULAR cornering and con-consistent driving won for Harry J. Beith an his Olympic-shod Chrysler the Victorian Sporting Car Club’s…

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More Railway Excursions to Sydney

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 2

ADVICE has been received from the office of the Commissioner for Railways, Sydney, that a reasonable number of Deniliquin residents took…

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Motors Collide Shire Clerk Injured

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 1

As the result of a collision on the road near Adelong on Monday afternoon, Mr. R. J. Barrett (Berrigan Shire Clerk), his son Jim, aged about three…

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Stationary Vehicles at Night Warning to Motorists

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 4

The increase which has lately become apparent in the number of vehicles drawn up on the wrong side of the road—that is to say, on the right hand…

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Railway Washaways Engine Capsized in Mud a Narrow Escape

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 3

The rainstorm in the Ivanhoe district on Saturday afternoon, did a great deal of damage to the railways line between lvanhoe and Menindie…

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Motor Notes Issued by Dunlop Perdriau

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 1

The problem of ridding the road of 'old crocks' is beginning to assume serious dimensions in Australia, just as it is doing in Great Britain and…

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Main Roads

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 2

The Main Roads Board, in its 10 years' existence, has spent £29,124,000. Of this sum, £12,960,994 came from motor taxation, and £5,457,119…

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Road Service Wanted Support From Hume Shire

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 1

On Friday the Hume Shire Council decided to support Waradgery Shire Council (Hay) in protesting against the Victorian Government's…

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Motoring News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Motoring in 1936

The Independent · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 4

"There is no reason why the motoring world should not look frward to the year 19[?]6 with the greatest confidence," said Mr. J. C. Watson,…

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E[?]uca Railway Revenue

The Independent · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 1

Rail revenue at the Echuca station for December showed a falling off of [?]1,055 [?] compared wth the same month in 1934. This difference was…

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Railway Revenue Decrease in December. Figures for Six Months Show Increase

The Independent · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 3

Revenue received by the Deniliquin railway station during December, which totalled £3,176, showed a decrease of £531…

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More People Travel by Train

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 1

During the last six months of 1935 passenger traffic from the Deniliquin railway station increased by £134 compared with the same period of 1934…

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Killed on Roof of Train

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 4

On December 2 the body of a man was found beside the railway lino between Wagga and Uranquinty, near an overhead bridge An inquest into…

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Municipal Council Petitions for Road Works

The Independent · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 2

The Municipal Council m[?]t on Monday night, when there were present the Mayor (Alderman J.E. McFaul), and Aldermen J. Hyne[?], E. T…

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Road Transport Protest Against Victorian Restrictions

The Independent · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 2

The Deniliquin Municipal Council on Monday night decided to co-operate with the Waradgery Shire Council, Hay, in a protest…

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Main Roads Cost £29,124,000 in Ten Years

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 15

The Main Roads Board, in its 10 years existence, has spent £29,124, 000. Of this sum £12,960,994 came from motor taxation, and £5,457,119…

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Carrathool Shire President's Minute. Work on Roads of Access

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 2

The Carrathool Shire Council met on Wednesday, there being present, Councillors Chapman (President), Westrup, Killen, Cashmere, Morelande…

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Border Road Transport Strong Opposition To Any Restrictions

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 38

Saying that the railway system between Victoria and Riverina was ridiculous, Or. G. A. Bell moved that Council co-operate with Waradgery…

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Road Tunnel Under the Thames £3,000,000 Project

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 11

The bold scheme for a road tunnel under the River Thames, between Dartford and Purfleet, to provide a short cut for traffic from Kent and…

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Motors Misunderstandings with Garagemen

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 28

Some motorists are perhaps, too Toady to blame the garageman because the cost of a repair seems excessive or in their opinion the work has not been…

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