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Railways, roads & transport, 1936

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New Road to Snow Area Plan to Shorten Trip Via Albury

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 2

Great interest has been aroused among skiers by the report that Mr. H. J. Lamble, Director of the Government Tourist Bureau, on visiting…

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N.s.w. Railways Deficit Greatly Reduced World's Cheapest Fares

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 14

Instancing how the financial position of the New South Wales railways had improved, the Chief Commissioner (Mr. Hartigan) told the Commercial…

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Motor Cycles Collide

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 14

Three people were injured when two motor cycles collided head-on on the Warburton road, about seven miles from Lilydale (Vic). The victims…

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Tyre Prints Give Motor Bandits Away

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 18

Eighteen thousand specimens of motor-tyre patterns are kept in one department of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, headquarters of the…

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Plumber Made History Forged First Metal Railway Ticket

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

Herbert William Bindoff, 45, plumber, pleaded guilty at Sydney Quarter Sessions to having forged and uttered a metal railway ticket. It was…

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Motors Voltage Control and Charging Rates

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

Many of the latest models are equipped with the new system of automatic voltage, control which regulates the charging rate of the generator to the…

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Breaches of Motor Laws Payment of Fines by Post

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 33

Motorists who have complained of the long delays before traffic charges against them are dealt with will in future transact their business by post…

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Damaging Railway Carriages Albury School Boys Accused

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 11

Mr. J. D. Spicer, District Railway Superintendent, writes:— For some considerable time complaint has been made by the railway authorities of…

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Railway Picnic Committee

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

The annual meeting of the Southern District Railway Picnic Committee was held at Culcairn, and the following officers elected:--President…

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Motor Notes

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 11 July 1936 · page 4

While all motorists are aware that heat plays a big part in the production of automobile engines, few are aware that in some power units…

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Level Crossing Accident Motor Train Crashes Into Car

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

On Friday, at about 3.30 p.m., when Alexander Cargo, license[?] of the Hotel [?]ranquiaty, and Victor O'Shea were returning from Wagga,…

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Road Transport Services to Continue

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 July 1936 · page 3

The Riverina Transport hau[?]ers intend to ignore the ill-considered dictates of the Victorian Transport Board, and through it the…

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Road Ban Decision Riverina Is Indignant

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 July 1936 · page 1

(By E. M. Webb, who is touring the country writing articles for Melbourne “Herald”) DENILIQUIN, one of the worst…

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Road Ban Illegal Opinion of King’s Counsel

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 July 1936 · page 1

The decision of the Transport Board to cancel the permits of 43 road hauliers to carry goods between Melbourne and Riverina…

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Original Correspondence. Ivanhoe and Its Main Road. The Editor, "Riverine Grazier."

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 July 1936 · page 4

Silr,—Kindly allow me space in your valuable paper to give you some idea of the state of mam roads, streets, etc., at Ivanhoe. It appeal's…

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Shooting at Railway Station

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

Sydney police are investigating the shooting of Frank Herd, 56, which occurred at the Central Railway Station on Friday last. Herd…

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Cotton in Constructing Roads

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 16 July 1936 · page 1

The U.S.A. Secretary of Argiculture has approved the use of funds for the purpose of stimulating field tests of new uses for cotton in…

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Danger Signs on Morran's Bridge

The Independent · Thursday 16 July 1936 · page 2

Approval has been given by the Main Roads Department for the Municipal Council to erect "narrow bridge" signs with red triangles on…

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Dog Endangers Aeroplane Escapes in Mid-air

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 July 1936 · page 29

A terrified greyhound almost caused disaster to an airliner flying between Brisbane and Sydney when it escaped from a wicker crate, bit and clawed…

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Hume Shire Council More Money for Main Roads Wanted Federal Aid Roads Agreement

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 July 1936 · page 19

A letter from Berrigan Shire asking support in urging that more money from the petrol tax Tie allotted to subsidiary roads was discussed by…

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