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Railways, roads & transport, 1932

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Billiards Junee Railway Tournament

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 1

In the final of the Junee Railway and Tramway Institute billiards tournament on Thursday night G. Leonard (200) defeated E. William (150)…

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Killed On Railway Jumping the Rattler Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 1

A man believed to be Harry Bartlett, of North Fitzroy, Vic., was cut to pieces by the Brisbane express, near Wingham early this morning…

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Sydney Railway Project Another Company Offer

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 18

Mr. T. Ryan, of Melbourne, attorney for Basil Teesdale Smith Pty. Ltd. claims that the proposed Eastern suburbs railway could be constructed…

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Guyse Hill Another Motor Smash Passengers' Lulcky Escape

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 18

Guyse Hill, about 15 miles from Wagga, was the scene on sunday of another serious motor smash, when two occupants of a car had a…

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Swept to Death Man on Top of Train Struck Bridge Wingham

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 January 1932 · page 1

An unknown man was [?] on Friday near the railway bridge over Dingo Creek, Wingham. The man was evidently riding on top of the…

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Run Down by Train Escapes With Broken Wrist TEMORA

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 25 January 1932 · page 1

To be knocked down by a fast-moving goods train, and escape with a broken wrist, was the fortune of an elderly man, Thomas Murphy, on…

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Girl Killed Motor Car Overturns KIAMA

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 25 January 1932 · page 1
Also in Daily Advertiser

On a hairpin bend of the Gerringong road, Muriel Helen Fishwick, 17, of Roseville, was killed on Friday night when the car in which she was…

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Mid Summer Railway Excursion

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 January 1932 · page 2

Residents of country districts are being [?] for by the Railway Department in the provision of frequent excursion trains at low fares. An…

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Mid-summer Railway Excursions

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 25 January 1932 · page 4

Residents of country districts are being splendidly catered for by the Railway Department in the provision of frequent Excursion trains at low…

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Harbour Bridge Lottery

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 2

Tickets are now available at 21/ each for the No. 2. Harbour Bridge Lottery. The prizes range from £20,000 to £5. Particulars are…

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Country Boys to See Harbour Bridge Pageant and Royal Show

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 2

Applications are being received from boys in all parts of the State to witness the historic opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The…

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Barb Wire on Road Caught in Sulky Wheel Tore Lady'8 Dress

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 3

Mrs. P. Baxter, of Toorak Road, had a narrow escape from what might have been a very painful accident, while driving into Leeton on…

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Newtown Defeats Railway

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 2

The match between the Newtown and the Railway teams was played on the brewery wicket, and provided an easy win for the Newtown boys…

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Mid-summrr Railway Excursions

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 1

Residents of country districts arc being splendidly catered for by the Railway Department in the provision of frequent excursion trains at low…

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Mid-summer Railway Excursions

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 4

Residents of country districts are being splendidly catered for by the Railway Department in the provision of frequent excursion trains at…

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Stock Routes Alongside Railway Line Alienation Opposed Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 1

The president of the Graziers' Association (Mr. F. H. Tout) said to-day that stook owners knew of no justification for the decision of the…

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Motor Vehicles 49,634 Fewer Than in 1930 SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 1

According to figures compiled by the Australian Association of British Manufacturers to-day, there were 49,634 fewer motor vehicles on…

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Inquest on Victim of Motor Accident

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 2

Yesterday the Albury District Coroner (Mr. C. W. Swiney, P.M.) held an inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr. Charles…

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Transport Act Scout Camping Curtailed Ban on Motor Lorries Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 5

The secretary of the Boy Scouts Association (Mr. R. S. Bennett) said to-day that boy scout camps [?] to be curtailed and even cancelled in…

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