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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1937

893 stories in Murray's papers · page 44 of 45

Motoring Hunter River Bridge

The Independent · Tuesday 21 December 1937 · page 3

Hopes for the construction of a bridge over the Hunter River at Hexham, on the Pacific Highwty, in the, not-too-distant future, are revived…

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Lights of Main Roads

The Independent · Tuesday 21 December 1937 · page 3

The State of Connecticut (U.S.A.) is looking into the question of having all its main roads lit up at night. It is found that the toll of night…

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Shire Roads Letter to Water Commission

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 21 December 1937 · page 1

At Conargo Shire Council meeting yesterday there was some comment with regard to the Water Commission’s policy in constructing a bridge on a…

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Co-operation Roads Commissioner’s Thanks

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 21 December 1937 · page 4

The following is a copy of an appreciative letter sent by the Commissioner for Main Roads (Mr. H. H. Newell) to ex-Cr. H. S. Schollick:—…

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Bridge Collapses Eight Workmen Killed ONTARIO

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 21 December 1937 · page 1

A message from Port Stanley states that eight workmen were killed when a highway bridge collapsed. Thirteen workers were trapped under 40 feet of…

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Road Fatalities. Three in Different Places. BRISBANE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 December 1937 · page 2

Colin Lewis Saganto (28) was killed at Helensvale crossing, last night. He was driving a motor truck which was struck by an…

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Fatal Collapse of Bridge. Eight Canadians Killed. Port Stanley (Ontario)

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 December 1937 · page 2

Eight workmen were killed when a highway bridge collapsed. Thirteen workers were trapped under 40 feet of water aud only five were…

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A. Motoring Christmas

The Independent · Tuesday 21 December 1937 · page 3

A recorded Christmas holiday season, so far as motoring is concerned, is forecast by the N.R.M.A.R. The inquiries being made at the…

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Footballer Killed Motor Cycle Hits Car SYDNEY

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 21 December 1937 · page 1

James Stiff (25) a well known Rugby League footballer, was riding a motor cycle on Botany road last night, when it crashed into a stationary car…

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Danger Signs Needed Curve Near Aerodrome

The Pastoral Times · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 1

Danger signs and posts to indicate the curve in the road are much needed at the corner of the aerodrome, on the Echuca road…

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Reso Train Visit

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 3

The party of tourists who will leave by a holiday train from Melbourne on Sunday next, December 26, will after visiting Rutherglen for…

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Re-surfacing Roads Statement by Engineer

The Pastoral Times · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 1

At Conargo Shire Council meeting on Monday the engineer (Mr. Fitznead) gave information with reference to the cost of re-surfacing sections of…

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Car Overturns-on Yackandandah Road

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 8

A car driven by Mr. T. .Long, Myrtleford, and formerly of Albury,. turned over several times on the Yackandandah-road on Tuesday. The car…

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Man's Body Found on Road at Beechworth

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 8

The body of William Frank Bryan, 40, an inmate of the Ovens Benevolent Home, Beechworth, was found lying between Atkinson-road and the…

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Petrol Leakage 1000 Gallons Spilt on Road SYDNEY

The Pastoral Times · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 1

While a petrol waggon carrying 1300 gallons of spirit was being driven along a Marrickville road to-day a leakage occurred in the tank, and about 1000…

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Speed Limits “No Harassing of Drivers” Road Safety the Goal

The Pastoral Times · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 3

Although the police are preparing plans to enforce the new traffic regulations provided for in the bill passed by the Legislative Assembly on…

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Wood As Fuel for Motor Car British Discovery London, December 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 14

Mr. G. D. Donald, of Princess Risborough research laboratory, has converted a 24 h.p. motor engine to run on the burning of wood chips…

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Motors Antispesis and the Car

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 28

If one dwells continually on germs and the possibility of becoming infected with this or that dread disease, life might well cease to be worth…

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Breaches of Motor Traffic Laws at Albury

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 3

At the Albury Court of Petty Sessions, Lindsay A. Rosser, of Albury, who failed to return a motor. plate within the time prescribed after its…

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Holiday Motoring an Appeal for Care

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 31

In a statement issued by the Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. C. N. Neale) on behalf of the Road Safety Council, an appeal is made to…

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