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Railways, roads & transport, 1934

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Another Cheap Train at Single Fare for the Double Journey

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 6
Also in The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser

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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Jumped From Train Prisoner's Rid for Liberty Escape Into Forest Grafton

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 7

William Edward Murray, aged 42 year who was awaiting trial on a charge of indecent assault, jumped from a fast moving train near…

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Juniors' Work in Railway Department Belng Done by Adults Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 1

"If the work, is being done by adults is the evidence shows. I think it is a publics seandal." said the Industrial Commissioner (Mr. Henwood) to-day…

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Motor Vehicles Increased Registration Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 1

The Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. Maddocks) said to-day that at the end of December, 1988, there were £24,211 motor vehicles on the…

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Railway Deficit Victorian Proposal to Wipe Off Capital Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 1

The Railway Commissioner welcome the announcement by the Minister for Railways (Mr Menzies): that he would shortly bring before Cabinet…

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Motoring Notes European Contests New Conditions Proposed

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 3

It is expected that the European contest season of 1934 will be one of great activity and controversy. The position has been complicated by the reported…

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Trams Collide Four Persons Injured Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 4

Four persons were injured, one seriously, in a collision between two tram on the St. Kilda road, this morning. The driver of one tram…

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Aeroplane Crash Tripoli

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 3

Six were killed when an Italian Air Force 'plane, piloted by Lieutenant Gusseppe Papi, crashed at a height of 150 feet…

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Another Cheap Train

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

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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Another Suicide From Harbor Bridge Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

After another man had jumped over the Harbor Bridge to-night, it was revealed that, pending the construction, of another suicided fence, two special…

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Shocking Motor Accident Three Killed and Eight Injured Tourist 'Bus Overturns On Main Southern Road Near Tumblong SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

Three persons were killed and eight others injured when a motor touring coach travelling from Sydney to Melbourne capsized near Tumblong, after the back axle, of the car had broken. Terrible scenes were witnessed…

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Coolamon-Ardlethan Road. Work at the Eight-mile

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

Such conflicting reports were current during last week-end concerning, the [?] of the waters if the Redbank [?] on the [?] road work at the…

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Another Cheap Train. at Single Fare for the Double Journey

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 4

Anxious to make sheep excursion travel [?] available to far distant country residents who may have found themselves unable to travel…

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Police Court Tuesday, 9th JANUARY (Before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.m.) Motor Cases

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 5

Frederick J. Kelly was fined 5s, together with 8s court costs, in default two days' hard labor, on a charge of failing to return his expired motor…

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Chinese Eastern Railway Chinese Eastern Railway Manchukuo Police Seize Soviet Documents Shanghai

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 1

A serious incident further aggravating the quarrel between the Soviet and Japan regarding the Chinese Eastern Railway occurred when…

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Railway Transfers

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

Mr C. M'Crea, of Goulburn, succeeds Mr R. Schofield (who went to Dubbo) in the railway district super-intendent's office at Junee…

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Railway Excursions

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

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

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Shocking Motor Fatality Three Ladies Killed Outright Six Others Injured Admitted to General Hospital

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

A Melbourne 12-passenger Pioneer touring ear which had brought a party of tourists from Melbourne eightseeing in Southern New South…

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Fog Camera on Bridge of Ship

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 5

When the United states liner Manhattan arrived at Plymouth sue had on the bridge a fog camera, which the commander described as…

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