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Railways, roads & transport, 1934

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Another Cheap Train at Single Fare for the Double Journey

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 1

Anxious to make cheap excursion travel facilities available to far distant country residents who may have found themselves unable to travel…

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Torrential Rain in North Coast District Brisbane Road Flooded Lismore

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 2

Torrential rain which has fallen on the North Coast has caused serious floodings in some centres and the road to Brisbane is at present impassable…

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Motor Accident at Mundarlo Lucky Escape GUNDAGAI

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 1

A motor accident occurred at about 11.30 yesterday morning on the Tumblong road, near Mundarlo, 22 miles from town, when a Chevrolet Sedan…

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Australian Made Motor Car Test Sydney to Melbourne Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 1

An all-Australian made motor car has been produced and to-day Sir Charles Kingeford Smith left in it with two companions for a non-stop trip to…

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Railway Commissioner Salary Increased to £5000 SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 1

The State Government has decided to increase the salary of the Commissioner of Railways (Mr. Hartigan) to £5000 a year, which was paid to…

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Lagny Disaster Railway Officials Charged Neglect and Inefficiency Paris

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 1

As a sequel to the railway [?] at Lagny in which more than 200 persons were killed and 300 injured, charges of imprudence, ineffciency,…

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Motoring Accident. Lucky Escapes

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 3

Travelling to Coolamon [?] on Wednesday evening of last week, a car drives by Miss [?] of Mr. H. R. [?]…

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Motoring Notes Plain Facts About "Doped" Fuels

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 4

From time to time many controversial statements are made as to the possible benefit or harm which might result from the use of petrol blended…

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Special Excursion Train

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 4

A special cheap excursion train will leave Wagga and other district centres for Sydney on Wednesday, January 17, and from Leeton and other…

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Bridge Suicide Stopped SYDNEY

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 3

Two young men Retained and handed over to the police last night a man whom they had twice prevented from jumping off the barbor…

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Train Derailed Gangers' Narrow Escape

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 7

Standing between the permanent way and the high, steep embankments of Fuller's Cutting, a mile and a half from Nashdale, near Orange, on the…

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Another Cheap Train at Single Fare for Double Journey

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 6

Anxious to make cheap excursion travel facilities available to far distant country residents who may have found themselves unable to…

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Woman Killed on Road Jinker Smashed to Pieces Daughter Seriously Injured Bacchus March (V.)

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 1

A motor truck travelling towards Ballarat smashed into a jinker about 8.15 o'clock last night, at the eastern end of.Main street, half a mile from…

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Novel Motor Car Tested by "Smithy" Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 1

After having left Sydney early yesterday morning on a non-stop drive to Melbourne in his Australian-built motor car, Sir Charles Kingsford…

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Premiers' Conference Transport Problem Question of Railways Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 1

Many questions Will be discussed at the Premiers' Conference next month. among them being that of the latest transport development in connection…

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Motorist's Punishment Forbidden to Drive for Five Years Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 2

Lawrence Emanuel, aged 32 years, accountant, was charged before Mr. Shepherd, S.M., at the Central police court with having driven a motor car…

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More Motor Cars Imports Trebled Last Year

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 12

Evidence of the growth of the purchasing power of the Australian community is contained in the statistics of motor car imports in 1932-33…

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Railway Commissioner a New Year's Gift

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 5

A New Year's gift in the shape of a rise of (nominally) £1250 a year, has been given by the State Ministry to the Chief Commissioner for…

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Motor Accidents. Fewer Fatalities in 1933

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 3

Despite the fact that motor vehicles in commission increased by 10,009, there were fewer fatal accidents in the State last [?]ear that in 1932…

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Southern Areas Crops, Roads and Railways Suffer

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 1

At Corowa 494 points of rain had fallen up till 9 o'clock yesterday morning and nearly all roads in the district were made impassable…

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