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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1937

893 stories in Murray's papers · page 40 of 45

Wahgunyah Train Derailed

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 2

Before the departure of the train from Wahgunyah on Tuesday morning last, a mishap occurred during shunting operations, which resulted…

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School News Friday Feature Road Lighting

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 5

A GREAT gulf stretches between the torches which 17th century noblemen hung outside their doors and the lamps winch hang over many roads…

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Motor Bandits Rob Lorry Driver Assault Near Yass

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 3

Two motor car bandits assaulted and robbed J. Cummings, a lorry driver, on the Hume Highway late at night near Yass. Cummings was admitted to…

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Motors Perfecting Ventilation

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 28

Admirable as the latest closed bodywork is from the standpoint of comfort and ventilation, designers are still seeking perfection and possibly in the…

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Three Killed in Perth Motor Accidents

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 5

While riding a motor cycle in Adelaide terrace at Perth (W.A.), William Dow, aged 28 years, steel worker, of Queen's Park, collided with a motor…

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Boy Killed by Motor Car

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 5

Police in Sydney are looking for the driver of a car who failed to stop after having knocked, down and killed John William Parker, aged 13 years, near…

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Revenue Less in Victoria Railways Improvement

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 29

The shortage in Victorian revenue at October. 31 was £2,136,000, an amount greater by £407,917 than the shortage at the same date last year…

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Relatives Injured. Whilst Motoring from Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 2

At 3.30 a.m. this morning a 1937 model sedan car driven by Mr. Lionel Socrates, of Sydney, and conveying as passengers one of deceased's…

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Indo-china Railway Closed Paris, November 17

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 5

France has closed the Indo-China railway against the passage of arms to China owing, it is understood, to hints that the Japanese would bomd…

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Motor Accident Man Seriously Injured

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 4

Mr. Edwad Pocook, of Hay sustained serious injuries on Thursday night last week while riding in a Plymouth utility truck, being driven by…

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Motor Smash One Killed; Another Injured One, Former Resident of Deniliquin

The Independent · Saturday 20 November 1937 · page 2

A shocking motor fatality occurred on Tuesday on the Wagga road, near Adelong, in which two residents of Hillston were concerned. They were;…

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Europe's Longest Bridge

The Independent · Tuesday 23 November 1937 · page 3

A triumph of British engineering, the longest bridge in Europe, was opened in Denmark recently by King Christian, on his 67th birthday. The…

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U.s.a. Motoring Troubles

The Independent · Tuesday 23 November 1937 · page 3

Statistics show that the main troubles of American motorists are tyres and battery failures. There were 8,500,000 bursts of speed (in…

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3,524 Motorists Aided

The Independent · Tuesday 23 November 1937 · page 3

During the month of October the N.R.M.A. patrols in the metropolitan area answered calls from 3,524 motorists in trouble on the road and…

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Window Smashed Motorist to Pay £25

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 23 November 1937 · page 1

In the Casino Small Debts Court Gray and Gillett garage proprietors, proceeded against Herbert Martin baker claiming £25 for damage to a…

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Transport Board Sitting at Shepparton Railway Department Refutes Unfortunate Rumor Statement by Mr. Kelly

The Independent · Thursday 25 November 1937 · page 2

Rumors that the commercial agent of the Railway Department at Shepparton was using crude and indecent means for obtaining freight traffic…

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Motor Vehicles Collide Accident Near Leeton Fourteen Injured Diggers on Way to Re-union

The Independent · Thursday 25 November 1937 · page 1

After proceeding four miles along the main Griffith road from Leeton, a truck, driven by Mr. Brian Hopley, of Fivebough, came into a head-on…

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Petrol Stolen From Aerodrome Depot

The Pastoral Times · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 1

The petrol shed at the Deniliquin aerodrome was broken into during Tuesday night or early on Wednesday morning and 10 tins (40 gallons) of…

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Train Wrecked Two Killed, 53 INJURED New York, November 21

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 14

At Bluefield, Virginia, two persons were killed and 53 seriously injured in a train wreck. Rescuers worked on a frozen…

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Culcairn Shire Council Estimates for Year Exceeded Hume Council' Supports Trunk Road Proposal

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 3

The clerk's report to the Culcairn Shire Council on Monday disclosed the fact that, owing to the increase in the basic wage and the consequent increased cost of materials, the estimates for the year would probably be exceeded by £822…

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