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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1936

1,100 stories in Murray's papers · page 48 of 55

Railway Station Entered. a Tradesman-like Job

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 28 October 1936 · page 3

On Thursday evening last, M. [?]odgens, the local railway station master, just before closing up, a [?]wed a man who was to travel by…

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Road Accidents Ratio of Deaths and Injuries to Vehicles and Population

The Independent · Thursday 29 October 1936 · page 2

The ratios of deaths and injuries per 100,000 population for the State and the Metropolitan, Newcastle and Country districts compared with the…

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Daylight Roads

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 October 1936 · page 47

Half a mile of roadway in Schenectady, U.S.A., which possesses one of the most modern power stations in the world, has been illuminated by…

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American Train Breaks Record

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 October 1936 · page 14

Denver (Colorado), October 24. Covering the 1017 miles from Chicago to Denver in 12 hours 12 minutes, Burlington Railroad's…

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Fatal Road Accident. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 October 1936 · page 3

Stewart Overall (36) was fatally injured at Parramatta last night when the motor cycle he was riding crashed into a motor lorry. He…

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Toll of the Road 420 Persons Killed in Year

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 October 1936 · page 16

The Minister for Road Transport (Mr. Bruxner), in announcing the decision of the Government to provide s £18,000 a year for additional police…

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Motors Accuracy of Speedometers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 October 1936 · page 28

Some years ago it was a popular belief for which there might have been some justification that on many well known makes of cars the speedometers…

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Railway Annual Report Deficit Less Than £700,000

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 October 1936 · page 8

The report of last year's operations by the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. T. J. Hartigan) has been tabled in Parliament. It tells of a…

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40-Hour Week Sought by Railwaymen

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 October 1936 · page 7

The Federal executive of the Australian Railways Union proposes to convene a conference of all railway unions, to be held in Sydney early in…

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Railway Station Robberies

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 October 1936 · page 10

Disturbed by the ringing of the alarm bell at Flemington Bridge (Vic.) railway station at midnight a passerby notified the police wireless patrol…

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Wheat Carting by Motor Truck

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 October 1936 · page 5

Mr. C. S. Whittaker of Corowa and Wahgunyah, announces that be is prepared to carry all classes of stock and goods from anywhere to any…

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N.S.W. Road Map

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 31 October 1936 · page 4

Motorists on the look out for a good road map of this State will find what they want in Craigie's town, road and rail map on New South Wales, a copy…

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Heavy Road Toll Shocking Figures. of N.s.w. Accidents

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 31 October 1936 · page 4

Official figures for the year ending June 30, reveal that deaths in road accidents have increased by 28.5 percent. There were 9883 accidents,…

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Women Motorists' Trip Incidents in a Journey to Darwin

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 31 October 1936 · page 1

That the amenities of civilisation have not dulled the spirit of adventure in women folk is proved from time to time by exploits that would test the…

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Motor Notes

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 31 October 1936 · page 4

Owing to the increasing use of electrical equipment and accessories in the modern car—provision is almost certain to be made by manufacturers for…

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Proposed Tree a Venues Along Echuca Road

The Independent · Monday 2 November 1936 · page 3

The president of the Progress Association, Mr. Douglas read a letter from the "Sun" on Friday night, relative to the tree-planting schemes…

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Rail or Road Services? Minister Wants Public To Decide

The Independent · Monday 2 November 1936 · page 3

As Minister for Railways, Mr. Bussau is awaiting the public's decision whether greater and more efficient railway service is wanted. As…

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N.s.w. Accepts New Responsibility to Train Unskilled Men Among Workless

The Independent · Monday 2 November 1936 · page 1

The Premier (Mr. Stevens) announced in the Legislative Assembly that during the current financial year the State would assume a new…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Death-trap to Go

The Independent · Monday 2 November 1936 · page 1

"I note with immense satisfaction the decision of the Railways Department to replace the notorious Warwick railway level crossing with a…

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N.s.w. Railways [?]Icit Less Than £700,000 [?]St £4,500,000 Four Years Ago

The Independent · Monday 2 November 1936 · page 1

[?] report of last year's opera[?] the Commissioner for Rail[?] (Mr. T. J. Hartigan) has been [?] Parliament. It tells of a…

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