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Railways, roads & transport, 1938

1,935 stories in Murray's papers · page 49 of 97

Border Motor Traffic Three States Make Concessons Passes May be Abolished MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 July 1938 · page 4

Complete stiffens has rewards the efforts of the Chief Secretary’s Department of Victoria to obtain re[?] concessions from…

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Motoring Accident. Mp. A. J. Emry Seriously Injured

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 6 July 1938 · page 3

On Saturday evening last Mr Bert Faulkner borrowed Mr J. Hickey’s utility truck to go to Cobram, with the intention of bringing back a…

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Wodonga Shire Council Widening Road For Stock Warning to Slaughtermen

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 July 1938 · page 3

The monthly meeting of Wodonga Shire Council yesterday was attended by Crs. Ryan (President), Klinge, Pollard, Mailins, Boyes, Mann,…

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Twelve Railway Trucks Missing Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 July 1938 · page 4

The Railways Department in its weekly letter to its employes, states that “officers-in-charge, guards, and the shunting staff are expected to…

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Damaged Road Signs

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 28

Irresponisble persons are doing considerable damage to road signs in the country, the N.R.M.A. reports, bringing worry to the authorities who…

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Reserved Scats on Mail Train

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 6

For the convenience of train travellers between Albury and Sydney, provision has been made for the reservation of seats on the mail train which…

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Fire in Train Postal Van

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

When the femora mail train arrived at Goulburn on Wednesday last week, it was discovered that the floor of tho travelling postal van, carrying a…

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Train Robberies Ten Arrests by Detectives

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 12

By making a series of lightning arrests the railway detective staff is hopeful of being able to clear up a number of mystifying train robberies…

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Rutherglen Shire Council Level of Murray River Discussed Support for Corowa's Aerodrome

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 3

At the last monthly meeting of Rutherglan Shire Council, at which there were present Crs, W. R. McRa (president), G. S. Smith, M. T…

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Sale of Roads Opposed by F.s.a. Branch

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 5

Action already taken by Blighty F.S.A. and Finley Progress Association was supported by the Deniliquin Farmers and Settlers’ Association on Saturday…

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On Pacific Highway Bridge to Replace Ferry Will Cost £247,000

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 31

The Minister for Transport (Mr. Bruxner) announced recently that the Department of Main Roads hud adopt-ed a design prepared by its staff, and…

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Keilor Road Robbery Leslie Bannister Charged Goods Worth £275 MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 2

Following investigations by police into the statements of a transport [?]ver that he had been held up and robbed on Tuesday night, Leslie Bannts…

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Motoring Glaring Headlights

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 28

"Not cricket," is the term applied by the General Secretary of the N.R.M.A. (Mr. H. I. Johnson), to the wholesale lack of thought displayed by…

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Junee Railway Pioneer

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 46

At midday Monday the death occurred in the Junee Hospital of Mr. John Edward Muldoon, aged 87 years. Mr. Muldoon was one…

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Defence Council Reorganisation Plans Railways Conference

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 3

The next meeting of the Defence Council will be held on July 13, when the Prime Minister, Mr. Lyons, will be in Melbourne on his way to North…

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Snow on Mount Buffalo Advice to Motorists

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 44

Information has been received by the Country Roads Board that there is snow on the Mt. Buffalo road for a distance of four miles below the…

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Railway Problems Commissioners to Meet

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 10

Railway Commissioners from each State will discuss many subjects when they assemble in Sydney on Monday for the biennial conference and…

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Stealing From Railway Trucks. Three Men Convicted. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 1

When three men, Barrington Gardener (30), labourer; Arthur Wilson (24) musician; and Frederick C. Watkins (28), labourer, were…

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Police Court Motor Drivers Fined

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 5

At the Corowa Police Court on Tuesday morning last, before Mr. I [?]s. P.M. the following cases were disposed of:--…

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Motor Speed Limit Statistics Prove Efficiency Minister Demands Act Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 6

Qu[?] letters which showed that the Government’s speed limit regulations were approved by a great percentage of the public, and revealing…

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