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Railways, roads & transport, 1938

1,935 stories in Murray's papers · page 28 of 97

At Brisbane. Ingenious Motorist's Device. BRISBANE, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 2

Transport facilities proved inadequate to cope with the crowds who attended the dawn service at the Shrine of Remembrance…

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Man Killed by Train Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 April 1938 · page 4

Clarence Burns, 44. was killed by a. train at St. Leonard’s railway station, where he was employed as a booking clerk. Police were lnformed that…

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Motor Cycle Stealing Two Years’ Gaol for Man Father’s Plea Saves Youth MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 April 1938 · page 6

Charged in the City Court this morning on four counts on motorcycle stealing, [?] Andrew Norman, 25, laborer, of Anderson…

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Motor Cyclist Acquitted Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 April 1938 · page 6

At Quarter Sessions to-day, [?] Herbert Fisher, 24, [?] was [?] on a charge of [?] out of the death of an [?]…

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Councillors Grapple with Bridge Problem Allan’s Flat Structure Discussion at Council Meeting

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 2

Yackandandah Councillors again discussed Hodgson’s Bridge at the last meeting of the Shire Council. Having given notice of motion, Cr…

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Motorist-bandit Robs Gar Age Attendant Had Ordered Petrol. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 2

While Raymond McDonald was on duty at the Garden Garage, Bondi, shortly before dawn this morning, a man entered and snatched a [?] note…

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Motor Traffic Act An Amendment Criticised Traveller in Trouble Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 6

The Magistrate (Mr, Arnold) at Newtown police court to-day criticised a clause in the amended Motor Traffic Act which provides for the…

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Hodgson's Bridge Attention From Yackandandah Shire

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 April 1938 · page 8

Having given notice of motion to Yackandandah Shire Council, Cr. Hayes moved and Cr. Hodgson seconded: "That the motion on the books with…

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Tree Planting Main Roads Department Will Share Cost

The Pastoral Times · Friday 29 April 1938 · page 3

The acting divisional engineer of the Main Roads Department, Wagga, has advised Deniliquin Council that the department will share expenditure on an…

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Danger to Traffic? Stay Wires on Mathoura Road

The Pastoral Times · Friday 29 April 1938 · page 1

At Deniliquin Council meeting on Tuesday night a letter was read from Murray Shire Council requesting the removal of stay wires supporting…

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Rutherglen Road Accident Inquiry Into Two Albury Deaths Finding of Misadventure

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 April 1938 · page 31

The inquiry into the deaths of Mrs. E. F. M. Cantrell, of Albury, and Miss E. E. F. Cutten, of Springvale (near Melbourne), who died from…

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New Railway Wanted

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 April 1938 · page 18

A resolution urging the immediate construction by the Federal Government, in the interests of defence, of a 4ft. 8½in. gauge railway between…

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Motorists Lucky Escape

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 April 1938 · page 2

On Monday a Vauxhall sedan cat skidded on the Rutherglen road, a mile from Corowa, and overturned twice before coming to rest on its…

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Resonians Enjoy Short Call at Albury 60 Here Yesterday Taken on Motor Trip

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 April 1938 · page 8

Sixty Resonians, chiefly from Western Australia, had a. short, but according to themselves interesting interlude in their trip…

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Quest for Death-ray Barham Engineer's Discoveries Killed Flies and Stalled Aeroplane Engines

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 30 April 1938 · page 4

Leslie Anderson, the engineer in charge of the electrical works at Barham (Riverina), has been on the track of the death-ray for years, and the…

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Racing Motorist Fined Echo of the Grand Prix Case in Albury Court

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 April 1938 · page 2

Evidence that a racing; motorist had driven through Dealt st, at 2.30 o’clock on Sunday morning. March 20, at a speed of 60 miles…

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Little Boy’s Death Tram Driver Criticised Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 April 1938 · page 2

Returning a verdict of accidental death in the case of the death of Maxwell George Harris, aged 7, of Dee Why, the Coroner (Mr. Oram) to-day…

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Motor Car King

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 April 1938 · page 6

MR, HENRY FORD, whose reported comments after his interview with President Roosevelt have aroused much speculation in America…

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Wage Reduction of £50 Million a Year American Railways Act Chicago, April 29

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 May 1938 · page 2

The American Association of Railways has announced that it has been decided to reduce wages by 15 per cent, from July 1, which it…

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British Steamer Bombed. By Unknown Aeroplane. PARIS

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 May 1938 · page 2

The British steamer Sunnybrook, on arrival at Port Veudres, reported that three unknown aeroplanes attacked her east of Barcelona…

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