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Railways, roads & transport, 1938

1,935 stories in Murray's papers · page 50 of 97

Sale of Roads Shire Refuses Application Cr. Jelbart Expresses Opposition to Policy of Government

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 July 1938 · page 4

When the Hume Shire Council was dealing with an application for the purchase of a road yesterday, Cr. J. E. Jalbart said he wished to express his…

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Sports Ground for Wagga Road Hume Council Discussion Cr. Jelbart’s Comments

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 July 1938 · page 2

The question of providing a sports ground for residents of Wagga Road district was discussed by the Hume Shire Council yesterday…

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Long Range Policy Sought by the Railways Want to Control Own finances SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 July 1938 · page 10

Separation of railway finances from the consolidated revenue account is urged by railway officials. By such an innovation, it is claimed…

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Proposed Motor Race

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 July 1938 · page 6

Riverina Sporting Car Club informed the Hume Shire Council yesterday that it would conduct motor racing at Albury on Boxing Day if Council would…

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Man’s Spine Fractured in Motor Accident

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 July 1938 · page 6

A motor truck overturned at Collingfully, on the Narrandera road, near Wagga, yesterday morning, injuring two men, Frederick William…

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Body Under Bridge Town Clerk Found Shot Casterton

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 July 1938 · page 4

Arthur Shepherdson, 56. town clerk of Mt. Gambler, who stayed at Casterton on his way back to Mt. Gambier from a visit to Melbourne, was…

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Seven Persons Burnt to Death When Motor Bus Catches Fire ALGIERS, July 9

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 July 1938 · page 4

Colliding with a motor car on the edge of ravine at Constantine, a motor coach crowded with natives, overturned and rolled to the bottom of…

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Brisbane Express Train. Peculiar Accident. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 July 1938 · page 3

The north bound intercity express broke into two sections while passing through Cardiff, last night. The accident was caused by the snapping of…

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Bitumen Road Council’s £4340 Scheme

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 12 July 1938 · page 1

The question of bitumenising the whole .of the main road through Deniliquin has been re-introduced. If the full width of the road was…

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Brothers’ Road Deaths “Epileptic Was Driving Car” Broke Down in Court Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 July 1938 · page 4

Medical evidence that David William By nun, war pensioner, of Mountain Highway, Bayswator, had been under treatment for the past 12 months for…

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Unrest in Railways. Several Union Claims. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 July 1938 · page 3

All official of the Australian Railways' Union, declared last night that unless the demand of the official Enfield shunters was conceded, a…

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Railway Chiefs Conference at Sydney SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 July 1938 · page 1

With the exception of the Commonwealth Railways Commissioner commissioners in Australia and New Zealand to-day assembled for their…

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Motor Mail Van and Contents Destroyed by Fire Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 July 1938 · page 4

A postal department motor mall van, together with a large number of registered parcels and letters, was destroyed when the vehicle caught…

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Benedictine Monks Train for Air Raid Duties London, June 25

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 July 1938 · page 6

Monks of the Order of St. Benedict, praying daily that war will never [?] are taking intensive training in Air Raid Precautious. The first two…

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19,000 Motorists Roomed in June and May Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 July 1938 · page 4

It was revealed to-day that [?] May and June approximately [?] motorists were reported by the police for breaches of the traffic law. In…

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Another Railway Deficit Despite Relief From Interest Victoria Will Have Surplus MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 July 1938 · page 3

Although the Railways Department has been relieved for a full year of Interest and sinking fund charges on £30,000,000 of “dead” capital, another…

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Hume League Wagga Road Club

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 July 1938 · page 2

Quite a few of the boys were conspicuous by their absence on Saturday, but as “work” is a bona fide excuse, we cannot blame the…

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Railway Yards are Busy

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 July 1938 · page 4

With 74 trucks of Victorian consignments in the Albury railway yards yesterday morning, it appears that the normal period of traffic has ended and…

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Plan to Make Roads Prom Sugar

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 July 1938 · page 38

The much-discussed perfect road surface has been occupying, busy .Anglo Indian scientists. The Imperial Institute of Sugar Technology, India, has…

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Town Clerk Who Disappeared Found Dead Under Bridge

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 July 1938 · page 27

The body of Arthur Shepherdson, aged 56, town clerk, of Mount Gambier, was found under a stock bridge over the. Glenelg River, at Casterton,…

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