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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1939

1,604 stories in Murray's papers · page 71 of 81

Heavy Sentences for Country Store Raids Four Men Are Gaoled Judge on Misuse of Motor Cars Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 November 1939 · page 5

Substantial sentences, ranging from one year to five years’ gaol, were imposed by Judge Magennis in General Sessions to-day on four men…

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Soldiers to Be Used to Break Strike Ultimatum to Railway Employes Union's Threat of a General Tie-up Darwin

Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 November 1939 · page 4

"It military action is taken the union will declare a general strike immediately," said Mr., J A. McDonald, secretary of the North…

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Six Mile Jump From an Aeroplane Moscow. November 5

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 November 1939 · page 6

“Izvestia” states that a parachutist, who carried a special supply of oxygen, jumped from a height of nearly six miles and landed eight miles away,…

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Albury Race Club May Bitumenise Road Leading to the Course

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 November 1939 · page 6

If Albury Racing Club can carry out a plan to have the road to the course from Fallon street covered with a bitumen surface, it will receive…

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Railway Fireman Killed

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 November 1939 · page 2

The body of Leslie William Martin. aged 35 years. a railway fireman, of Clarendon road, Stanmore, was found on the railway line between…

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Headlamp Faults Issued by [?] Road Trans[?] Mr [?]

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 8 November 1939 · page 4

The problem [?] and in[?] a previous [?] Apart from [?]…

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Railway Line Cleared Newcastle

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 November 1939 · page 6

The railway line at Hexham level crossing, where two picnic trains collided last night, was cleared for traffic 5.30 a.m. to-day. Gangs of…

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Motor Taxation Upheaval! Outcry Against Increase of 12½ Per Cent

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 9 November 1939 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly on Thursday the Minister for Transport (Colonel Bruxner) said that under the proposed taxation of…

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The Motorists Corner Article Xi

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 9 November 1939 · page 3

The problem of headlight glare and incorrect aim were dealt with in a previous article. Apart from these things, defects…

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Interesting Motorisms OFFICIAL R.A.C.A. Notes International Crisis

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 9 November 1939 · page 2

In my recent pathetic little story anent the spider which hopped down the windscreen and caused the driver to wreck his car, I…

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Motor Cyclist's Swerve Cost Him His Life Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 9 November 1939 · page 3

When he swerved his motor cycle to avoid hitting a boy who had fallen to the roadway, Mervyn Hayes, aged 31, of Bexley, collided head on with a…

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Remarkable Train Robbery

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 November 1939 · page 2

A prominent Swan Hill citizen was the victim of a most remarkable type of robbery while a passenger on the train between Castlemaine and…

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Cycling Road Races

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 November 1939 · page 2

Riding brilliantly over the five-mile course on Sunday. Ron Howard proved too good for his rivals, and won in fine style from the two…

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Road Accidents Are Increasing (Issued by Road Safety Council)

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 November 1939 · page 3

There is a small but serious increase in the road accidents of the State, and the president of the Road Safety Council and Minister for Transport (Col…

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Fatal Motor Accident. Man's Throat Cut With Glass. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 November 1939 · page 2

Hugh Shirley (32) and two companions were returning from the top of Bulli Pass last night when the car collided with the side of a heavy…

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The Motorists' Corner OFFICIAL R.A.C.A. Notes International Crisis

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 10 November 1939 · page 5

In my recent pathetic little story anent the spider which hopped down the windscreen and caused the driver to wreck is car, I seem to have…

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Railway Dismissals 500 Men Put Off Construction

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 November 1939 · page 1

The reduced scalp of construction work on the Sandy Hollow-Maryvale railway is saving the Railway Department about £2000 a week, but…

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Blood Transfusion and Amputation of Leg Fail to Save Motor Cyclist's Life SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 November 1939 · page 3

In spite of a blood transfusion and the amputation of a leg, John Heasley, 18, of Balmain, died in the Balmain hospital to-day from injuries…

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Motor Traffic Offenders Before Court

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 November 1939 · page 4

Several traffic matters were listed for hearing before Mr. I. Beavers, P.M., in Deniliquin Police Court yesterday. For driving an unregistered motor…

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Remarkable Film for Motorists

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 11 November 1939 · page 3

Motorists of Balranald and district are to be the guests of the Vacuum Oil Company at a film evening to be held in Balranald Theatre, on 20th…

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