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Railways, roads & transport, 1935

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Attempt to Blow Up Bridge Sydney

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 3

An attempt was made shortly before midnight to blow up the bridge leading to Aberfield Colliery, two miles from Swansea, Lake Macquarie…

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Accident on Coolac Road Lorry Gets Out of Control Two Men Rather Seriously Injured

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 2

On Saturady morning last, coming down the four-mile hill, on the Coolac side, a motor lorry on which there were several passengers, got out of…

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Bridging the Murrumbidgee Public Works Department to Call Conference To Discuss Site of Structure Only One Bridge to Be Built To Be Treated as National Work

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 2

An important letter was received by the clerk of the Mitchell Shire Council (Mr. J. H. Sutherland) on Saturday morning from the Under Secretary of the Public Works Department (Mr E. H. Swift) relative to the proposed…

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Youth Killed Motor Van and Cycle Collide MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 1
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Flung several feet through the air when their motor cycle came into collision with a motor van in Royal Parade, Parkvllle, Kenneth Arbuthnot…

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Soldier Palls Off Motor Bus

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 2

Gunner Ross, a member of the 40th Battery (Albury) contingent which participated in the military rifle shoot at Wagga yesterday, fell off the motor…

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A Bridge at Last ?

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1935 · page 2

The gigantic and intriguing game of bridge that has been in progress along tile banks of the Mumunbidgee-participated in by almost every public organisation between Wagga and Narandera since living memory— now gives every promise of being wound up with a grand slam. So far,…

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Attempt to Wreck Bridge Near Aberfield Colliery Explosions Heard by Watchman Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1935 · page 4

An attempt was made shortly before midnight to blow up the bridge leading to the Aberfield Colliery, two miles from Swansea, Lake Macquarie…

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Bridging the 'Bidgee P.w. Department to Caul Conference. Only One Bridge to Be Built

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1935 · page 1

An important letter was received by the clerk of the Lockhart Shire Council (Mr. H. B. Moyle) from the Under Secretar of the Public…

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Rabbits on Roads Narandera P.p. Board and Carrathool Shire Shire President to Attend a Board Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1935 · page 1

The last meeting of the Carrathool Shire Council, all the members being present, the vexed question of rabbit destruction on roads was…

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Motor Transport Stopped Public Inconvenienced

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1935 · page 1

People in this part of Riverina aw perturbed that Government action, collaborated between N.S.W. and Victorian Governments, is, by…

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Railway Institute v. St. Joseph's

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1935 · page 3

On Junee Park No. 2 oval Railway Institute and St. Joseph's met. The Saints compiled 190. G. Williams was chief contributor with 85. W. Parkes…

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Storm Unabated in Britain Gales Follow Snowfalls Boats Driven Ashore and Railways Dislocated LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1935 · page 2

The icy, stormy weather now prevailing throughout Great Britain is a remarkable sequel to one of the mildest winter in living memory…

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Main Roads & LANDS v Apex Club

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1935 · page 6

At the Cricket Ground on January 28 Main Roads and Lands, 215 (Driver, Jun 61, Skene 59, Crosler 26; Melville 4 for 44, Hale 3 for 48)…

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Booked Seats of Wagga Train

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1935 · page 2

An estimate, prepared by the Railway Department shows that over 23,O00 seats are reserved in the State trains monthly. The department has…

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Accident on Coolac Road

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1935 · page 2

On Saturday morning, coming down the four-mile hill, on the Coolac side of Gundagai, at motor lorry on which there were several passengers,…

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Wallendbeen—yeo Yeo Railway

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1935 · page 4

Says a Harden "Express" report of the Harden Advancement League meeting in that centre: "Some years ago a short line of…

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Motor Car Accident Near Albury ALBURY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1935 · page 1

When a motor car with six people in it overturned about four miles, from Wodonga (Vic.) yesterday afternoon, the passengers had remarkable…

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Motor Car Accident Near Albury

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1935 · page 2

When a motor car with six people in is overturned about four miles from Wodonga (V.) yesterday afternoon the passengers had remarkable. escapes…

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Lost Gold Found Dropped From Aeroplane Paris

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 6

A woman when crowing a field a Oisenent noticed some wood and debris, an examination of which led to the discovery of £6000 worth of gold which…

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