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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1937

893 stories in Murray's papers · page 18 of 45

Motors Wheel Wobble—home Diagnosis

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 28

Much has been said from time to time in these columns about the usual and recondite causes of front wheel wobble, and it has always, been…

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Road Fatality

The Independent · Monday 17 May 1937 · page 2

Graig Crooks, aged 19, died Orange hospital as a result of injuries received when he was thrown from a lorry while returning from a football…

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[?] Creek Bridge Minister of Forests to Be Reminded of Promise. Discussion at Murray Council Meeting

The Independent · Monday 17 May 1937 · page 3

The bad condition of the bridge over the Gulpa Creek at Mathoura was referred to at the last council meeting, when it was asserter that…

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New Railway Proposed

The Independent · Monday 17 May 1937 · page 2

The Grenfell sub-committee of the movement for the connection of Grenfell and Forbes by railway, favors the continuation of the Grenfell…

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Railway Time Table

The Independent · Monday 17 May 1937 · page 2

We have received a copy of the latest N.S.W. Railway Time-table and anyone interested may inspect it at the Independent office…

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Cycle Road Race

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 18 May 1937 · page 1

A five-miles road race along the Echuca road, starting from Murphy’s corner at 3 p.m. will be held by Deniliquin Cycle Club to-morrow for the…

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An Electric Train. Crashes into Railway Gate. SYDNEY, Tuesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 May 1937 · page 3

The Granville to Liverpool electric train crashed into a level crossing gate at Merrylands late last night. It is believed that the gate had been…

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Channel on Road Shire Councillors’ Complaints

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 18 May 1937 · page 1

COMPLAINT was made at Conargo Shire Council meeting on Saturday of the action of the Water Commission in extending a channel on a…

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Motor Truck Overturns. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 May 1937 · page 2

Mrs. Agnes Freeman, missionary worker, was killed when a motor truck, driven by her husband, overturned near Marulan…

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Union Upholds Bishop Road Transport Work Sweated

The Independent · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 3

The secretary of the Road Transport Workers' Union. (Mr. Turner) yesterday supported allegations by the Anglican Bishop of Gippsland, Dr…

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Motor Cyclist Killed

The Independent · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 2

Harold McGuinness, 29, of Dundas street, Thombury, was riding a motor cycle through the dangerous Porcupine curve on the Calder Highway…

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Paris Trams Scrapped

The Independent · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 3

The last trams have been removed from the streets of Paris. It is said that this has come about because it has been suggested that buses would…

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Wagga-albury Road Meeting at Henty Decision to Support Trunk Road

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 8

There was a representative meeting of delegates present at a meeting, called by the Henty Progress Association on Tuesday evening to consider…

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Youth Falls Beneath Train Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 5

While running to catch a train at Sydenham railway station late last night, Leonard Patterson 24, silpped and fell between the train and the…

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Culcairn Shire Council Roads of Access Tenders Preparation of Shire Rolls

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 3

At the monthly meeting of the Culcairn Shire Council on Monday, tenders were accepted for work on Schnaars's road, for formation, etc, and for carting and spreading gravel. The clerk reported the necessity to make preparations for the…

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Move for Better Road Enthusiastic Delegate Meeting at Henty Unanimous Decision to Throw Weight Behind Cootamundra Movement

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 1

Tuesday night's meeting of delegates from Wagga, Albury, Lockhart, and the Henty district was unanimous that no matter how it was achieved, the State Government should be urged to use the route along the railway line as the main connecting road between…

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Motors Glare and the Human Eye

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 28

On busy highways in particular, glaring headlamps are not only a source of danger, but also add very considerably to driving fatigue. The human…

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Chapter of Serious Accidents Car on Railway Line Wild Plunge Over Drains

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 35

Four Melbourne residents were injured when the motor car in which they were travelling failed to negotiate a bend on the Hume Highway…

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Royal Enfield Motor Cycles

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 2

Jack Williams announces that he can arrange immediate deliveries on the latest models of Panther and Royal Enfield Motor Cycles, which may…

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Royal Theatre Friday and Saturday, May 28Th and 29Th "The Road To Glory"

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 22 May 1937 · page 1

A dramatic star-shell is promised in "The Road to Glory" Twentieth Century-Fox production coming on Friday and Saturday 28th and 29th…

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