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Railways, roads & transport, 1936

1,100 stories in Murray's papers · page 49 of 55

Photographs in Railway Trains Invitation to Send Views

The Independent · Monday 2 November 1936 · page 3

Earlier in the year the Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, appointed a special committee to revise the display of photographs…

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Cyclists on the Roads

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 November 1936 · page 2

The chairman of the New South Wales Cycling Bureau (Mr. Bruce Small) has replied to a statement by Mr. J. C. Watson president of the…

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Craigie’s Road Map

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 November 1936 · page 1

We have received a copy of Graigle’s town, road and rail map of New South Wales. It is a very valuable guide for tourists, and with its index gives…

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Road Transport Important Comment by Victorian Premier

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 November 1936 · page 4

The Premier of Victoria, (Mr. Dunston), made some interesting comments on transport matters when responding to the toast of…

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Road Transport. Graziers' Own Goods. Request for Concession Refused

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 November 1936 · page 1

At the last Annual Conference of the Glaziers Association of N.S.W., the rowing resolution was passed on the motion or Mr. J. Alan Gibson…

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Railway Ganger Killed. At Mount Victoria. SYDNEY. Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 November 1936 · page 3

"When he stepped off one line out of the path of a train, near Mount Victoria, to-day, Charles O'Neill (40) railway ganger, failed to see another…

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New Motor Fire Engine for Corowa

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 November 1936 · page 3

On Friday last there arrived from Sydney, per rail, a new and modern are engine in charge of Motor Officer A. H. Campbell, for use by the…

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Photographs in Railway Trains

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 November 1936 · page 1

Earlier in the year the Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, appointed a special committee to revise the display of photographs in…

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No Headlights Two Motor Cyclists Fined

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 November 1936 · page 1

TWO young men who pleaded guilty, in the Deniliquin Police Court today to charges of riding motor-cycles without headlights and when not…

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Police Court No Headlights on Motor Cycles

The Independent · Thursday 5 November 1936 · page 3

At Deniliquin police court on Tuesday John Danckert and Clifford Allitt were each fined £5, with 11/ costs for riding motor cycles…

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Cyclist Killed on Bridge

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 November 1936 · page 15

Davino Barsanti, 33 years, manufacturer, was remanded to November 6 on bail of £200 at the North Sydney police court on Saturday on a charge…

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15-Mile Cycle Road Race

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 November 1936 · page 4

A larger field than usual competed in Deniliquin Cycle Club’s 15-mile road race along Echuca road on Wednesday. There were eight starters. One…

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Imperial Airways £30,000 to Train Pilots London, October 31

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 November 1936 · page 14

Imperial Airways have set aside £30,000 for a special training course to transform, ordinary pilots to flying-boat pilots in preparation for the new…

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"Safety First" Interesting Discussion In Hay Municipal Council. The Use and Misuse of the Road

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 November 1936 · page 2

At Monday night's Municipal Council meeting, the Mayor said that he had received a circular letter from the Minister for Transport, relative…

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London Trams to Go Conversion to Trolley Buses London, October 31. Annulment of After-Auction Purchase

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 November 1936 · page 38

The London Passenger Transport Board, as a result of the success of the conversions already effected of tramways to trolley buses, has decided to Land District of Deniliquin.—Village Burraboi; lot 9, section 3; I rood 9 perches; purchaser, Mrs. Jessie Condie Last…

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Motors Running in Tips

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 November 1936 · page 28

It is now the practice of most car distributors to attach notices to the windscreens of new cars warning their proud owners of the treatment which…

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New York in Danger of Destruction by Meteor Motorist Nearly Killed Hundreds of Miles Away

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 November 1936 · page 26

These playthings of Nature hurtle through the sky, and could wipe out thousands of lives in a few seconds…

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N.s.w. Railways Losses on Country Lines Interests Takes the Profits

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 November 1936 · page 16

The report of the N.S.W. Commissioner for Railways for the year ended June 30, supplies a comprehensive record of the department many…

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Albury Pastures Protection Board Travelling Stock by Motor Truck Request for Amendment of Act Will Be Made

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 November 1936 · page 38

Following discussion of the effects of the P.P. Act on transporting stock by motor truck, the Albury Pastures Protection Board on Friday decided…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 November 1936 · page 2

When a motor cycle which he was riding overturned on the Murray bridge at Echuca on Saturday evening, Edward Felshaw struck the decking with such…

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