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Railways, roads & transport, 1930

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Motoring Notes Changing Oil

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 3

To begin with, there are far too many car owners who regard motor oil as a necessary eviL Lubrication to them is au item of secondary im-…

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Uniform Railway Gauge Estimated C0st £20,851,000 Mr. Parker Moloney's Suggestions

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 5

Consideration was given by the Federal Cabinet oil Tuesday to sug- gestlons by the Minister for Trans- port, Mr, Parker Moloney, regarding…

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Bridge Over Murrumbidgee

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 4

It is gratifying to all concerned in the proposed construction of a bridge over the Murrumbidgee River, between Wagga and Narandera, to know that…

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150 Storeys New York Skyscraper Proposal Roof As Aerodrome

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 8

From New York comes the news of a proposed skyscraper which is intended to put an end to the race for the world's tallest and biggest building for…

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Tumbarumba Train Revised Time-table Suggested

The Daily Express · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 2

In connection with the proposed visit to Wagga of the Chief Railway Commissioner, Cr. R. G. Kiddle moved at yesterday's meeting of…

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Car Overturns on Wagga-mangoplah Road Two Men Injured

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 4

Two men were injured, one seriously, in a motor car smash on the Wagga to Mangoplah road last night. The driver of the car was Alex…

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Railway Station Fire Building Destroyed £15,000 Damage Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 6

Damage estimated at £15,000 was caused by a fire which broke out at Dalby railway station last night. The outbreak, which was discovered in the…

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Car Hits Tram Three Boys Injured Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 4

When a motor car crashed into a tram at Petersham late last night three of five boys in the car was seriously injured. They were: Ronald Hammond,…

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Railway Dismissals Many Men to Go Reasons For Retrenchment SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 4

Owing to financial stringency there are likely to be wholesale retrenchments in the Railway Department within the next few weeks, especially…

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British Motor Cars Spare Parts Difficulty Sir A. Duckham's Address London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 4

"When I was in Australia I found that the then Australian Prime Minister, Mr. Bruce, bought two English motor cere, one of which met with an…

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Dalby Fire Railway Station Gutted Brisbane

The Daily Express · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 1

Damage estimated at £15,000 was caused by a fire which broke out at Dalby railway station last night. The outbreak was discovered in the…

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Car and Tram Three Boys Injured Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 1

When a motor car crashed into a tram at Petersham late last night, three of five boys riding in the car were seriously injured. They were:…

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The Railways Many Men Paid Off at the Workshops Heavy Curtailment 0 F Works Expected Overseas Underwriters Unable to Deal with Australian Loans Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 1

Owng to the financial stringency, there is likely to be wholesale re nenchment in the Railway Department within the next few weeks,…

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A Segrave of the Tram Track

The Daily Express · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 6

It was a sprint catching that tram but I manged it, and sank gasping on to a corner seat. The tactful conductor gave me time to…

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Motor Crash Two Men Injured

The Daily Express · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 2

A serious motor smash, as a result of which two men are now in Wagga District Hospital, occurred last night about five miles on the Wagga…

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Motoring Notes Tightening Loose Shackles

The Daily Express · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 5

After a spring shackle bolt has been in use for some time, wear takes place and allows some play between the parts. The result is…

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Cut to Pieces Railway Fatality at Bathurst Bathurst

The Daily Express · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 4

The body of Cecil Newel 3[?] a visitor from Forbes, was found on the railway near the saleyards this morning. It had been cut to…

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Boy Falls From Bridge Run Over by Train SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 1
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Bernard Quinn, 13 of St. Peters, was seriously injured yesterday afternoon, when he fell form an overhead bridge on to an electric railway line…

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The New Road

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 2

Work on the new road in Wallendoon street has been practically completed, and it will be one of the best streets in town. The £275 Federal…

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