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Railways, roads & transport, 1938

1,935 stories in Murray's papers · page 17 of 97

STORM - Battered Motor- Vessel Reaches Sydney Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 March 1938 · page 4

Ten days out from Solomon Islands a [?] 268 ton motor vessel reached Sydney Hands to-day with cargo of [?] and scrap iron. The…

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Judge Injured in Fail From Tram Sydney- Wednesday

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 March 1938 · page 4

Judge Curlewis was unable to preside at Darlinghurst Quarter Sessions to-day as a result of having been thrown from a at the…

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Rail Commissioner's Train Derailed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 47

While making the return journey from Cudgewa to Wodonga on Monday morning, the engine wheels of the Commissioner's special ran off the rails…

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Aeroplane Descents Landing on War Ships London, March 7

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 9

Contributing to the "Daily Telegraph's" discussion on the earliest aeroplane descents on the decks of war ships, Group Captain H. R. Busteed…

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Correspondence Shire Council Roads. (To the Editor.)

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 5

Sir,—I desire to bring under the notice of ratepayers the decision by the Culcairn Council at its, last meeting to spend £900 on two miles of road…

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The Road to the Monument

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 6

It is safe to say that every one of the thousands of visitors who come to Albury for the celebrations next week will make a pilgrimage to the War…

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Improved Service Speeding Up Tocumwal-narandera Train

The Pastoral Times · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 2

We understand that a proposal for faster railway travelling between Tocumwal and Sydney is being reviewed by the New South Wales Commissioners,…

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Corowa Municipal Council Dog Nuisance Discussed Proposed Establishment of Aerodrome Works Programme Being Finalised

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 3

Business which was transacted at the fortnightly meeting of the council on Tuesday night last, March 8,1988, occupied four hours. By the…

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Road Over Warby's Range North-eastern Councils' Conference Proposed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 33

The Wangaratta Shire Council, at Monday's meeting, received a letter from the Benalla Shire Council, requesting a conference of the…

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Late Arrival of Train Causes Delay in Handling Goods at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 6

The express freight train from Melbourne arrived late at Albury yesterday. Normally due at 5.10 a.m., It did not reach its destination till 8.50…

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Two Killed in Train Accident Man and a Woman Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 10

Two persons met violent, deaths tonight, due to train accidents Charles Allan. 43, married, of Matraville, was crushed to death while…

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Austral Pictures "The Road to Glory" Jones Family in "Hot Water''

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 5

Powerful dramatic detail make "The Road to Glory' an outstanding film. Marvellously produced and perhaps. the most vividly impressive…

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MOTORS by The Hub News and Notes From the N.R.M.A.

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 28

The biggest Swedish motor car company recency obtained record figures for production in 1937, having delivered 63[?]4 cars against 4184 in 1936…

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ALBURY & DISTRICT Man Injured in Motor Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 9

When a truck he was driving on Hume highway was involved in an accident near Table Top at the week-end, Harry Heyenga, 36, married, of…

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Three Killed in Motor Cycle Crash

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 10

Three men were killed when a motor cycle crushed against a tree on the Toomet-road, 60 miles from Perth, on Saturday…

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Railway Fatality. Woman Found on Line. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 2

The mutilated body of Gwen Neich (33), single, was found on the railway line between Burwood and Croydon Stations, last night…

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Railway Night Officer Shot. Dastardly Outrage. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 3

A message from Maitland states, that Cyril Clyde Maher (40), night, officer at Farley railway station, was critically wounded by a revolver or…

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Motor Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 5

Many serious accidents have been caused to motorists by the unwelcome visit of some kind of insect making itself too familiar with the occupants…

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Bookmaker Charged Used Motor Cars Illegally Woman's Bad Influence SYDNEY

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 5

At the Quarter Sessions today, before Judge Thompson, Cecil William Mesmeir, 20, bootmaker, who had pleaded guilty to two charges of…

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Railway Commissioners Delayed

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 5

A[?]bull calf which became trapped in a cattle pit on the Wahgunyah line on Monday, delayed for several hours a train containing the three…

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