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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1939

1,604 stories in Murray's papers · page 29 of 81

Replacing Your Motor Car

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 4 May 1939 · page 1

Inventors often come into a fair amount of chaff for their extravagant ideas, but sometimes their ideas, although at first blush they…

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Motor Firm's Alleged Profit of 55 Per Cent. Matter Raised in House Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 May 1939 · page 5

The question of the specific method of taxing high company profits, was under consideration, said the Treasurer (Mr. Mair), in the Legislative…

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Motor Taxation Burden in Australia

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 May 1939 · page 4

According to statistics compiled by the N.R.M.A.. motor users in Australia paid £21,321,000 in special taxation last financial year. This…

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Opened Holbrook Aerodrome

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 May 1939 · page 2

ME. JOHN ROSS, who on Wednesday officially opened the Holbrook Aerodrome…

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Holbrook Aerial Pageant Opening of Aerodrome Attendance Estimated at 3000

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 5 May 1939 · page 1

Wednesday was a red-letter day in the history of Holbrook, marking the official opening of their fine aerodrome…

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Labour Party Split. Interstate Conperence to Bridge the Gap Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 May 1939 · page 5

Tho decision arrived at at .the interstate Labour Conference at Canberra to convene a conference in Sydney of all Labour organisations in…

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Henty Railway Timetable

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 5 May 1939 · page 1

Albury Mail.—For Albury, 10.43 a.m. daily. For Sydney, 5.12 p.m. daily. Melbourne Express.—For Albury,…

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Unusual Case Example to Motorists

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 May 1939 · page 3

Before an owner of a motor vehicle allows a person to drive his car or truck he should satisfy himself that the person is a licensed driver…

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Road Safety Skids Cause Accidents Warning to Motorists (Issued by the Road Safety Council of N.S.W.)

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 May 1939 · page 4

Road accident reports from country centres for last month indicate that a high proportion was due to skidding, and in the coming months…

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52nd Bridge Death; Taxi-driver’s Leap Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 May 1939 · page 3

John Gillan, aged 37, taxi driver, of no fixed address, was killed today when he jumped 70 feet from the Harbor Bridge approach into…

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Was Walwa Woman Dead Before Car Fire? 198 Road Fatalities In Period of Six Months Victorian Figures Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 May 1939 · page 10

Statistics released by the Government Statist-to-day reveal that 198 persons were [?]lled in road accidents during the last six months…

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Drainage on Railway Land Near Albury Station

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 May 1939 · page 6

The activites of surveyors on the waste land adjacent to the Young st. frontage of the Albury railway station have given rise to the hope that…

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Corowa Girl Badly Hurt Motor Cycle Accident Collision With Track Near Union Bridge

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 May 1939 · page 1

Moss Grace Bartleson, aged 24, of Corowa, sustained serious head injuries yesterday afternoon when a motor cycle on which she was…

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Toll of the Road Victorian Premier Concerned Will Consult Colleague in Charge of Police Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 May 1939 · page 1

Concerned at the road accident toll revealed in the Statist’s latest report, 198 killed and 3589 injured in six months—the Premier (Mr…

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King and Queen on the Way to Canada and U.S.A. Cheering Thousands Join in Farewell Family Gathering on Railway Station Princesses Overcome with Emotion Forgot to Wave Handkerchiefs As Liner Gets Under Way LONDON, May 6

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 May 1939 · page 1

Seated in an open landau, accompanied by the Princesses, Their Majesties to-day drove through cheering thousands from Buckingham Palace to Waterloo Station on the first stage of their trip to Canada and the United…

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Rail Carriage Telescoped Smash at Siding Guard and Motorman Injured Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 May 1939 · page 2

One carriage was reduced to matchwood, another was telescoped and derailed, and two railway employes were injured seriously…

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Railway Team Wins Horan Cup

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 May 1939 · page 4

A Railway women’s team defeated the holders, St. Matthew’s, in a match for the Horan Cup at the week-end by one set. Following were the scores,…

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10-Mile Road Race

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 9 May 1939 · page 4

Deniliquin Cycle Club will conduct a 10-mile road race along Echuca road to-morrow. Riders will start from Carpenter’s Hotel on the following…

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Goods Train Late By 6½ Hours

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 May 1939 · page 2

Although Albury business people have had cause for dissatisfaction at the erratic arrival of the early morning goods trains from Victoria, the…

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Road Safety Claring Headlights (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 May 1939 · page 1

From time to time the question of glare has been carefully examined by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales, but unfortunately up…

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