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Railways, roads & transport, 1937

893 stories in Murray's papers · page 16 of 45

Thrown From Sulky Farmer Injured Horse Slipped on Wet Road

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 April 1937 · page 1

WHILE driving m a sulky at North Deniliquin this afternoon, Mr. Thomas G. McMahon, of “Wilcot,” Wandook, [?] well-known farmer,…

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Railway News Air-conditioned Car[?] on Mildura Line

The Independent · Tuesday 27 April 1937 · page 2

Two air-conditioned passe[?] riages—one first class and class—have now been placed vice on the Melbourne-Mildu…

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Railway Excursions. Two Series During May

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 April 1937 · page 4

The Department of Railways has made extensive provision for excursion travel in connection with the two holidays in May—the Coronation…

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Motor Cycle Crash. Engaged Couple Injured. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 April 1937 · page 3

When a motor cycle crashed into a goods train at Newport, last night, Bernard R. Madlyn, air force officer, and his fiancee, Pearle Matthews (20)…

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Remarkable Film for Motorists

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 April 1937 · page 1

Motorists of Corowa and district are invited by advertisement in this issue to be the guests of Vacuum Oil Company at a film evening, to be…

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Murchison Road Tragedy Remarkable Allegations Against Motorist

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 28 April 1937 · page 3

Frequent verbal battles between counsel and the police, and also between counsel and witnesses, and remarkable allegations against the…

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Railway Excursions Two Series [?]

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 28 April 1937 · page 4

The Department [?] made extensive [?] travel in [?] two holidays in [?]…

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The Bridge

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 29 April 1937 · page 4

A true adventure story of the Snider armed savages of the New Hebrides. Scenery and location and life of the islanders described, all true to life. A shot rang out—echoed and re-…

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Aeroplane Crashes with Four Passengers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 14

Four persons had fortunate escapes from serious injury when an aeroplane crashed when taking off at the Kings-ford Smith aerodrome, Sydney, and…

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Car Collides with Bridge

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 4

Vincent Wall, a wool classer, of Coogee, was admitted to the Bush Nursing Hospital at Benalla, with a broken arm, following a car accident…

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Found Dead on Road. a Tasmanian Tragedy HOBART, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 1

Their heads shattered by gun shot, the bodies of two men were found lying on the road near Ulverstone, to-day. The police believe they were…

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Motor Cars Factories Not Vital

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 10

The Secretary for Defence (Mr. B. Y. Shepherd), in evidence before the Tariff Board in Melbourne, said that the manufacture of complete motor…

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Motor Manufacturing Tariff Board Inquiry

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 14

Giving evidence at Melbourne before the Tariff Board, which is inquiring into the best means of giving effect to the Federal Government's…

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Motors Burning Out Bulbs

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 28

Where, as is the case with most older models, the generator is not of voltage control type, looseness of a main battery terminal will often…

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Surplus From Railways £75,000 Estimate

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 7

It is expected that the Railway Department will show a surplus of approximately £75,000 on the operations for the year ending June 30 next. If…

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Care in Motor Driving How Do You Signal When Driving?

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 7

IT is clear that to provide free and safe movement of the huge volume of traffic on the roadways there must be some readily understood code…

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A Motor Car Case. a Disputed Charge

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 2

The evidence in the case in which William Weaver Bayliss was fined, on Tuesday, as reported in our last issue was as follows:…

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Motor Cases

The Independent · Tuesday 4 May 1937 · page 3

At the Court of Petty Sessions this morning, before Mr. A. B. Collins P.M., George Dorward was charged with using an unregistered trailer…

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Motors in Collision

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 May 1937 · page 2

On Thursday morning, just before 10 o'clock, a motor truck driven by Mr. David Mulholland, of Beechworth and a motor car driven by Mr…

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Motor Tyres Slashed on C.P. Candidate's Car Described As Act of Sabotage Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 May 1937 · page 2

The Acting Prime Minister, Dr. Enrie Page, said to-day Hint there was no doubt it was an act of sabotage, referring to the damage to the…

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