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Railways, roads & transport, 1931

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Hospital Motor Races Anniversary Day

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 2

The Hospital Motor Race meeting, arranged by the Leeton Cycle and Motor Cycle club, promises to eclipse all previous efforts of this kind. On…

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Rescue of Aviators All-night Motor Drive Terrible Privations How the Men Were Found ADELAIDE

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 2

After enduring terrible privations for three weeks in the desert in Central Australia the two airmen, Captain W. L. Pittendrigh and Mr. S. J…

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Motors and Motorists Motoring Notes Salesmen's Contest

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 6

The retail salesmen's contest sponsored by the Studebaker factory, in which representatives of all Studebaker, distributors and their direct retail…

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Railway Officers Loan to Premier Executive Council's Action Request To Commissioners Threat Of Drastic Action SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 2

The Premier (Mr. Lang) has informed the Railway Commissioners that His Excellency the Governor (Sir Philip Game), with the advice of the…

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Unemployed Relief Work on Road Near Euroley Bridge

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 2

A start will be made on clearing the road to Euroley Bridge on Monday morning, January 19, when 20 men will be required. Only local…

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Road Money How Shall it be Spent? Main and Minor Roads (No. 1)

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 6

The councils throughout the State have been circulated recently by the shires Association, Sydney, in an apparent effort to gather support for…

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Baby Born on Train

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 2

Last week-end, as the Melbourne express Arrived in Albury, a young woman, a passenger from Adelaide to Sydney, was found to be ill. Dr…

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Train Robbery Property Recovered GOULBURN

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 1

The whole the property alleged to have been stolen from a woman on the Temora mall on Tuesday, night is believed to have been recovered by…

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Man Killed Attempt to Board Moving Train Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 1

As a result of injuries received while attempting to board a moving train at Flinders Street railway station last night, James M'Cabe, aged 60 years,…

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Railway Officers Loan to Premier Request to Commissioners Threat of Drastic Action

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 3

The Premier (Mr. Lang) has informed the Railway Commissioners that His Excellency the Governor (Sir Philip Game), with tho advice of…

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Motor Car Accidents 32,500 Deaths in America Chicago

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 1

The deaths caused by motor cars in 32 States at the United States on 1930 is equivalent to the wiping out of a small city. The total number of…

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Railway Service Political Control Rationing Threat No Action Yet Taken SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 1

Although the State Government has not yet rationed the Chief Railway Commissioner (Mr. Cleary), in accordance with the proclamation issued…

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Motor Accident Woman Killed Search for Husband Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 1

The Police in Victoria and New South Wales are searching for John Lee who disappeared when his wife was killed in a collision between an…

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Speed Motoring Captain Campbell May Go to New Zealand London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 2

Ill-sick still pursues Captain Malcolm Campbell who boarded the liner Homeric yesterday with his racing car the Bluebird, with which he hopes to…

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Harden Railway Depot Harden

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 1

A further meeting was held to take steps to protest against the removal of a large number of railway men from Harden. A communication had…

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Speed Motoring Captain Campbell LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 1

Ill-luck still pursues Captain Malcolm Campbell, who boarded the linear Homeric with his racing car the Bluebird, with which he hopes to establish…

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After Wheat Stealers Motor Car at Midnight But Were Only Police

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 7

Wheat has been stolen from paddocks in the Millwood-road district. At about midnight one night last week, says the Coolamon-Ganmain…

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Motor Car Art Union in Aid of Leeton Hospital

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 2

If the Griffith Hospital Board can run a motor car art union, the board of the Leeton Hospital thinks it can do the same,…

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Loan of Railway Officers. Mr. Cleary Refuses Premier’s Demand

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 5

The Premier (Mr. Lang) informed the Railway Commissioners that His Excellency the Governor (Sir Philip Game), with the advice of the…

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Motoring Notes Miles Per Gallon and Petrol Bills

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 3

Petrol economy is a subject which is near to the heart of every car owner, for it does not take much imagination to perceive how great a…

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