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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1936

1,100 stories in Murray's papers · page 20 of 55

Railway Link Denman-parkes Proposal

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 2

A strong deputation from Parkes will wait on the Acting Premier (Mr. Bruxner) regarding the Penman Parkes railway proposal, as against…

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Car Hits Tram Laborer's Death

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 14

Rolled along the footpath and crushed by a large sedan car, a man was killed almost instantly when the car mounted the footpath in High-street…

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N.s.w. Railways' Record Passenger Traffic

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 25

Between 1st July, 1935, and 31st March of this year 127,000,000 passenger journeys wore made on the railways of New South Wales. This…

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Mother and Daughter. Killed on Railway Line. NEWCASTLE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 2

A mother and daughter were killed instantly this afternoon, when they were run down by a train at a railway junction at Adamstown, near…

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Stolen Bicycle Arrest on Hay Road Man Fined £16 16/7 or 34 Days Hard Labour

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 9 May 1936 · page 3

Found guilty on a charge of stealing at Hay on April 30 a bicycle valued at £6, the property of Arthur Squires, William Waterhouse (28)…

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The Road Service Protests from Hay

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 12 May 1936 · page 4

Hay “Grazier” states that great concern was expressed in the northern town when it was reported that the Great Northern Motor Service’s license…

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Corowa-rand Road Deputation Meets Coreen Shire

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 May 1936 · page 3

A deputation consisting of Messrs. A Willis, Tali and McKenzie, interviewed councillors of the Coreen shire yesterday in regard to the…

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Fall From a Train. In the Sydney Underground. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 May 1936 · page 2

Miss Winnie Warham (34), a dress maker, fell from a train in the underground tunnel at the south, end of the Harbour Bridge. She was…

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Motoring News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Motorists for Snow Sports

The Independent · Tuesday 12 May 1936 · page 1

The N.R.M.A. Ski Club which was formed last year with 85 members, who made the initial trip to Kosciusko, will visit the snow country this…

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Motor Accident Loaded Truck Capsizes. Occupants Rescued Through Cabin Roof

The Independent · Tuesday 12 May 1936 · page 1

Messrs. W. Nell and G. Schremmer, and Schremmer's two children, Paul and Marie, were trapped in the cabin of a motor truck when it turned over…

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Murder at Oak Flats Body of Man Found Buried Retired Tramway Employee Shot Twice Through Head. Police Seeking Mysterious Caller

The Independent · Tuesday 12 May 1936 · page 1

Charles Dawson, aged 50 years, a retired tramway employee, was murdered at his home at Oak Flats, near Albion Park, where he had lived alone…

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Railway Revenue Increase During April

The Independent · Tuesday 12 May 1936 · page 3

Revenue derived by the Deniliquin railway station during April totalled £2,335, an increase of £108 compared with April, 1935,…

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Greasy Roads

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 14 May 1936 · page 4

Slippery roads are to-day taking toll in this country, and adding materially to the number of serious motor accidents reported in the…

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No Perfect Drivers. 23, Motorist's Best Age

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 14 May 1936 · page 5

There are no perfect drivers; skill in handling a car varies with age; young men of 23 are the best drivers; women generally are not so…

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Motors in Agriculture Bearing on Prosperity

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 14 May 1936 · page 4

The use of motors in agriculture has been surveyed by the International Institute of Agriculture, and the report shows that the United…

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Letter Bridge

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 21

Simply by changing one letter at each step and malting a proper word every time, even a GOAT can be changed into a BULL! Thus: GOAT…

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Beechworth-chiltern Road

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 4

At the last meeting of. the Chil- tern Shire Council, Cr. Howes moved and Cr. Brawn seconded, that a deputation, consisting of the president…

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Carrathool Shire Serious Financial Position. Main Roads Programme Postponed

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 1

At Monday's meeting of the Carrathool Shire Council, the President, in his minute stated that the overdraft stood at £4,300. The Council would…

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Double Fatality Mother and Daughter Struck by Train

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 32

A mother aud a daughter were killed instantly when they were run down by a train at the railway junction near Adamstown, Newcastle. They…

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Modern Speed Its Effect on Roads Coreen Councillors Discuss Problem

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 5

With the ever increasing speed of modern motor cars, the problem of load maintenance is becoming more and more difficult not in regard to…

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