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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1940

1,313 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 66

Serious Motor Accident near Denliquin

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 27 January 1940 · page 3

Four well-known young people of Deniliquin were injured (one seriously) in a motor accident on the Rangemore road, five and n half miles west of…

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The Motorists' Corner. OFFICIAL R.A.C.A. NOTES Sunday Petrol Ban

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 27 January 1940 · page 3

The topic every motorist is discussing at the moment is, of course, the proposal to close garages on Sundays. It is by no means a new bone of…

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Motorist for Trial Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 27 January 1940 · page 4

James Cornall, aged 49, was committed for trial from the Coroner’s Court to-day on a charge of feloniously slaying Walter Arthur Selwood. It was…

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Producer Gas Runs Motor Vehicles Cheaply Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 27 January 1940 · page 4

The surprising economy of running costs was shown by a five ton departmental producer gas vehicle on a trip from Canberra to Melbourne and…

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Government Against Railway Strikers Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 27 January 1940 · page 8

The Government would support the Railway Commissioner said the Transport Minister (Mr. Bruxner) today, referring to the Broken Hill…

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Doctor Among Road Crash Victims Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 January 1940 · page 2

Three persons were killed in road accidents yesterday. Margaret Harding aged 9. of Drummoyne was fatally injured when struck by taxi…

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Four Road Deaths City’s Holiday Marred Little Girl Among Victims Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 January 1940 · page 2

Four people were killed and many were Injured In accidents on the roads last night, marring the commencement of a three-day…

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95 Tourists Here Learn of Attractions of Albury and District Victorian Railways Active

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 January 1940 · page 6

A forty of 05 tourists who arrived at Albury on Saturday afternoon on a Victorian railways tour depart to-day. carrying vivid…

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Motor Cars to Be Dearer Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 January 1940 · page 3

Motor distributors announced to-day that a rise of about 6 to 10 per cent on the price of English cars and 10 to 15 per cent on American cars, released…

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Corowa Aerodrome

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 3

Work Will be commenced on the Construction of the aerodrome in Corowa this morning and will continue for six months or more…

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Fatal Aeroplane Crash

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 3

Robert John McConachy, aged 23 years, an aircraft builder and designer, of Toorak, was killed on Sunday afternoon when a 'plane was…

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Youth Injured Found Unconscious on Road

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 2

A youth in an unconscious condition was discovered on the Moama-Deniliquin road on Friday evening (states Echuca “Herald”). The discovery was…

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Road Toll Grows in Country (issued by the Road Safety Council, of New South Wales)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 4

It is the considered opinion of experts in a position to Judge that the mileage travelled by the 328,000 motor vehicles in the State is less…

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Man's Miraculous Escape. Falls from Temora Train GOULBURN

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 3

Trevor William Bailey, a well-known business man of Quandilla, had a miraculous escape from death when he fell from the Temora train…

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Train Disaster; 200 Passengers Burnt to Death New York, Jan. 29

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 4

The Tokio correspondent of American Associated Press reports that 200 trapped passengers were burned to death when a suburban train rammed…

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The Toll of the Road a Heavy Week-end List

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 2

The week-end was marked with a number of fatal road accidents in Victoria. The following were killed in motor accidents :—Norman…

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Fire at Railway Hotel Extensive Damage To Bar Parlor

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 1

Extensive damage was caused by fire in a bar parlor of the Railway Hotel, Deniliquin, at an early hour this morning…

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“Lost” Train Reaches London London, January 30

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 1

One of the “lost” Scottish trains arrived in London early this morning. 28 hours overdue…

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Road Toll. Grow in COUNTET.(Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 4

It is the considered, opinion of experts in a position to [?] that [?] mileage travelled by the 328,000 motor vehicles in the State is less…

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Woman Killed; Car Struck by Train Perth

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 6

When their car was struck by the Kalgoorlie express at a level crossing near Greenmount (about 12 miles from Perth) to-day. Mrs Joseph…

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