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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1937

893 stories in Murray's papers · page 17 of 45

Stolen Motor Tyres Two Men Arrested

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 May 1937 · page 1

Nearly three weeks ago thieves entered the new premises of the Deniliquin Motor Co. at the corner of Napier and George streets, and…

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How Do You Signal When Driving ? Deputy Commissioner for Road Transport

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 5 May 1937 · page 4

It is clear that to provide tree and safe movement or the huge [?] of traffic on the roadways, there must be some readily understood…

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Albury Improvements Minister Sanctions Large Expenditure Aerodrome, Drainage, and Playing Fields

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 8

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. E. Spooner) conferred with Albury Municipal Council on Tuesday evening, and sanctioned an…

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Killed Instantly. After Collision with Train. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 2

Mrs. Alice Ellis (50) was struck by an electric train at North Croydon railway station last night, and was killed instantly. Workmen had to…

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Ford V-8 Excels in Road Test

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 3

[?] with all-steel de luxe coach[?] £359, plus tax. [?] it, 28ewt. [?]e V type, 8-cylinder,…

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For Five Hours on Road Woman Found Dead

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 19

For five hours a woman and a young man lay on the Old Beach-Bridgewater (Tasmania) road after a motor cycle had skidded and…

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you Signal when Driving Deputy Commissioner for Road Transport

The Independent · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 1

provide free and the huge volume always there must Understood code…

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Motors Menace to Stock

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 15

In a circular letter the Department of Agriculture stated that reports had been received from a number of centres, particularly those in which…

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General Motors' Profit £746,672 for 1936

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 32

Profits of General Motors-Holdens Ltd. reached the record level of £746,672 in 1936, an improvement of £73,615 on, the previous year. The…

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Motors Catalogue Jargon

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 28

Some day a wise man, who appreciates the beauty of simplicity, will compile a motor catalogue which is devoid of high falutin technical phrased…

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Visitor's Motor Passes. May Be Dispensed With. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 1

Provided reciprocal arrangements between the States can be made, it is likely that in the near future private motorists will be permitted…

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How Do You Signal When Driving ? Safety Points for Motorists

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 3

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 where…

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Motor Accident Remarkable Escape

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 11 May 1937 · page 1

AN almost head-on collision occurred on Wednesday evening on the Albury road near Tocumwal, between a Buick car owned by Mr. Robinson,…

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Murchison Road Tragedy Deputy Coroner’s Finding

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 12 May 1937 · page 4

The adjourned inquiry into the death of William Baled Bowyer-Smyth, farmer, of Berrigan, who was killed in a head-on motor…

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Motor Accident. Remarkable Escape

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 12 May 1937 · page 1

An almost head-on collision occurred on Wednesday evening on the Albury road near Tocumwal between a Buick car owned by Mr…

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New Aeroplane Factory Site in Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 2

The headquarters of Airplane Construction Development Pty. Ltd., which will shortly bo formed in Australia with Sir Alan Cobham as a director…

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Road Race Three Brothers in Places

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 2

THE Deniliquin Cycle Club's 5-miles road race along Echuca road on Wednesday morning resulted in the Butcher brothers gaining, first, second…

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Feed Scarce Albury-road, Wagga Wagga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 20

Dear Uncle,—At last the rain come —we had about an inch. The other Saturday we had a tennis afternoon and enjoyed it very much. Our cows…

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Culpa Creek Bridge Letter to Be Sent to Minister

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 4

THE bad condition of the bridge over the Gulpa Creek at Mathoura was ferred to at Murray Shire Council meeting on Monday. It was asserted…

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Railwaymen and War Rearmament Policy Opposed in N.s.w

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 25

The annual conference of the New South Wales branch of the Australian Railways Union, in Sydney, considered its policy in relation to defence. It…

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