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Railways, roads & transport, 1935

1,591 stories in New England's papers · page 14 of 80

Excursion Train

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 28 February 1935 · page 4

There were 97 passengers on the excursion train which left Glen Innes yesterday afternoon. Of this number 130 travelled first-class and 67…

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Knocked Down by Train

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 28 February 1935 · page 9

Cecil Lovell 30 of Transvaal Avenue Double Bay was found on the railway line near East Maitland station on Thursday night with his foot…

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News of London a "Revolution"--- Secrete of "Room 40" ---Less Slum Misery---- Bottles That Bridge Oceans--- LONDON, January 10, 1935

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 28 February 1935 · page 10

A new chapter in the social history of this country opened this week when the Unemployment Assistance Board started its carreer as the national…

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Sensational Smash In City To-day Man Killed Six Injured Tram Collision Women Panic Stricken Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 28 February 1935 · page 1

When two trams collided near Sydney University this morning James Baxendale (38), Master of…

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Geological Trip To the Far West Motor Truck and Pack Horse

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 28 February 1935 · page 9

A trip of between 4000 and 5000 miles by motor truck and pack horse with a lucky escape from a flooding river to give spice to it…

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Trespass on Railway Property

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 28 February 1935 · page 4

In the local Police Court this morning six defendants pleaded guilty to trespassing on the local railway station. Sergt. Willis stated that…

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CYCLING Road Raring Results Tomlinson Wins Medal

The Inverell Times · Friday 1 March 1935 · page 7

Last Saturday the eight-mile road race was won by O. Tomlinson, with C. Mitchell second and C. Kramer third. Fastest time was again…

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Pymble Bridge Scene of Another Car Smash Sydney

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

Three men escaped with slight injuries last night, when a motor car plunged through a fence at the overhead bridge near Pymble station, and…

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Bridge Over Dangar's Creek Dumaresq Shire Council Decision Gratifies Large Numbers of Residents

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

Mr. H. H. Cordingley writes to the Editor:—Sir,—The Dumaresq Shire Council earned the gratitude of a large…

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Motor Accident Lucky Escapes SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 1 March 1935 · page 1

Three men escaped with slight injuries last night when a motor car plunged through a fence at the overhead bridge near Pymble railway…

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Railway Earnings Good Increase Shown SIDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 1 March 1935 · page 1

Railway nett earnings in the July January period increased by £461,000 over those of the previous corresponding period…

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Collarbone Broken Motor Cyclists' Mishap Collision With Cow

The Inverell Times · Friday 1 March 1935 · page 2

When returning from a dance at Long plain at about midnight on Wednesday, a local motor-cyclist, Mr. George Legge, collided with a cow…

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Lower Municipal Rate For 1935--Page 4 Man's Legs Found in Train London Suburban Discovery Murder Theory London

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 2 March 1935 · page 1

The mystery of legs found in a train is the latest murder problem confronting the police…

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Motor Notes Facts and Figures

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 2 March 1935 · page 2

Although the full cost of motoring has to come out of the motor vehicle owner's pocket, the average motorist knows very little about the full cost…

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A Glass Road

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 4 March 1935 · page 4

An experimental stretch of what is termed a glass road has been laid down on a portion of the New Lincoln Highway in Illinois. Thirteen barrels of a…

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CYCLING Successful Road Race

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 4 March 1935 · page 6

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Child Knocked Down Accident in Bridge Street

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 4 March 1935 · page 6

[?] thomas Nicks aged two [?] [?] [?]…

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CYCLING Saturday's Road Race Another Win to Bill Chivers

The Inverell Times · Monday 4 March 1935 · page 1

The indomitable Bill Chivers, of Gilgai, again won Saturday's eight-mile race, from scratch, with H. Miles and C. Mitchell filling second and…

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Run Down by Train Fettler Killed on North Coast Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 4 March 1935 · page 1

Thomas Ralley (22) a fettler was killed instantly when run down by a north-bound goods train between [?] and [?] on the North…

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Railway Award VARIATIONS To Help Unemployed SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 4 March 1935 · page 1

In the Federal Arbitration Court to-day, Judge Drake Brockman made a variation of the A.R.U. award to permit the N.S.W. Commissioner for Road…

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