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Railways, roads & transport, 1935

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Crashed Over Bridge Motoring Fatality Dear Dubbo Retired Farmer Killed Dubbo

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 1

Thomas Piggins Fisher (69) was killed, and his daughter, Jessie Fisher, and a man named Perry were injured when a motor…

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Attempted Bridge Suicide Safety Fence Holds Clothing, Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 4

A man attempted to commit suicide from the Sydney Harbour Bridge today. He climbed over the protecting fence, but a piece of wire from the…

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Motor Fatality Farmer Killed About to Retire DUBBO

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 1

Thomas Piggins Fisher, 69, was killed, and his daughter, Jessie Fisher, and a man named Perry injured when and a man named Perry was injured…

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Racing Motorists Killed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 6

Bounding into the air when travelling at 100 miles an hour at Cowes 300 miles motor road race yesterday, an M.G. Midget, driven by G. Graham,…

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URALLA. Trespassing on Railways Two Men Fined

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 3

Before efore Messrs. W. A. andpp a K. Who McMabon PJ's. I'.h at tbe UPllal'oc in life Court on Monday, John Malean and Joseph Murrayfwere 30ned…

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Struck by Motor Cycle Boy Injured in Marsh Street

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 4

James Mowie, aged 7 years who lives at 30 Faulkner-street, North Armidale, received a severe lacerated wound on the forehead a…

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A Night in The Train

The Uralla Times · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 3

To look as fresh as a daisy after a night in the train is something of a feat. If you are lucky enough to have a sleeper, it's…

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Chasing the Train Enterprising Car Drivers

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 7

The service cars which left Inverell on Christmas eve to connect with the late train at Glen Innes were held up for some time by the flooded state of…

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Train Derailed Permanent Way Damaged SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 1

Several thousand pounds worth of damage was done when the main western line goods train was derailed on the Darling…

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Train Derailment Faulty Permanent Way SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 1

The derailment last Friday of a mixed train from Parkes to Forbes and the derailment on Monday of a freight train on the…

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"A Road Without a Name" And a Slaughter Yard Project

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 4

Mr. Albert Donnelly, Neil St., writes to the editor:-- Kindly allow me space in the columns of your paper to reply to a…

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Close Call Grafton Men's Experience Struggle in Raging Torrent Motor Lorry Swept Away

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 8

Mr. C. A. Howard and his son-in-law, My. Len Palmer, both of Grafton, had a miraculous escape last week, when the motor lorry…

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District Roads

The Inverell Times · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 4

In the Government Gazette it is notified that from the Gwydir Highway at Inverel the main road through Gulgai Budarra Yarrowyck and…

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Bannockburn Shire Council Teamsters Occupying Roads General Work Done Public Gate Applications Destruction of Patterson's Curse Current Rate Levy Confirmed

The Inverell Times · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 6

The usual monthly meeting of the Bannockburn Shire Council was held yesterday. The engineer's report dealt with current work done during the month…

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Railway Advance Loan Arranged SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 1

The Railway Department promises to improve facilities for the travelling public during 1935. The Government has decided to…

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Railway Business Increases

The Walcha News · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 3

Some remarkable increases in revenue figures are mentioned in a statement issued by the New South Wales Railway Department. Between…

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Railway Excursions to Sydney This Month

The Walcha News · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 1

Following closely upon the very tensive series of excursions served all parts of the State d[?] December, the Department of…

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Motor Accident

The Walcha News · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 2

The Tamwotrh-Port Macquarie motor service car, driven by Mr. Davies Junr., was on its way to Port on New Year's Day when, in rounding a bend…

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£6,000,000 LOAN To Improve N.S.W. Railways More Employment, Too! Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 1

The Railway Department proposes: to improve facilities for the travelling public during 1935. The Government has decided to…

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Aerodrome in Two Towns

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 6

The site chosen for the aerodrome which is to serve Coolangatta and Tweed Heads jointly, is partly in Queensland and partly in New South…

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