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Railways, roads & transport, 1935

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Car Over Bridge Man Killed; Another Injured

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 1

Themes P. Fisher, aged 68, years. was killed, and James Terry, aged 26 years, was seriously injured when thier car crashed through the side of a…

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Main Roads Work of the Board Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 5

The Commissioner for Main Roads (Mr. Newell), addressing members of the N.R.M.A. council, said that since 1925 the Main Roads Department had…

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Fell Under Train Woman's Escape From Death at Penrith Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 4

Mrs. Rebecca Allen, aged 53 years, of Wentworthville, had a miraculous escape from serious injury in alighting from a moving train at…

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Inverloch Murder Intensive Police Search for Girl's Assailant Motor Car Theory Dispensed With MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 2

Police search parties, assisted by blacktrackers, started work early this morning scouring the scrub at Inverloch for the murderer of Ethel Belshaw,…

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Railway Excursions to Sydney This Month

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 1

Allowing closely upon the very extensive series of excursions which served all parts of the State during December, the Department of…

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Prince Henry in Mountain Train Novel New Zealand Experience Wellington

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 2

Easily the most novel experience of Prince Heury's tour of New Zealand was his accent, late this afternoon, of the famous and spectacular Rimutaka,…

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Steamer Sunk in River Split by Tramp Ship Five Missing; 20 Injured New York

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 1

Split practically in two by a tramp-ship, the steamer Lexington, 1249 tons, which is owned by the Colonial Navigation Company, bank in East River…

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Improved Railways Government's £6,000,000 Loan Without Interest Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 3

The Railway Department proposes to improve facilities for the travelling public during 1935. The Government has decided to…

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Railway Jubilee Fixed For February Commissioner Donates £30

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 6

In connection with the proposal to fittingly celebrate the jubilee of the establishment of the railway workshops at Junee, Mr. Nicholas,…

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Hume Weir Roadway Ready for Motorists Soon

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 5

The Hume reservoir is rapidly approaching completion. The roadway on the cap of the weir wall, to provide road connection between…

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Bowen's Creek' Bridge Open

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 2

The N.R.M.A. touring department advises that the bridge over Bowen's Creek on the new road between Bilpin and Mount Irvine is now open to…

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Gundagai P.p. Board Campers on Wallendbeen Road

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 3

A full board was present at the usual monthly meeting of the Gundagai P.P. Board. Dir. J. Elliot chaired the meeting, and the others…

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Railway Guages Proposals for Unification MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 1

The Parliamentary Secretary for Re-employment (Mr. Stewart) has submitted proposals to the Federal Cabinet for the unification of…

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Motor Accidents Two Seriously Injured SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 1

Two were injured when a car crashed into a ditch at Appen yesterday. Walter Nash, 41, one of the…

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Motor Accidents Two Seriously Injuried Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 1

Two persons were seriously injured when a car crashed into a ditch at Appen to-day. Walter Kash, aged 41 years, one of…

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Railway Gauges Federal Cabinet Pro-posals for Their Unification MELBOURNE,Saturday

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 1

The Parliamentary Secretary for Re-employment (Mr Stewart) has submitted proposals to the Federal Cabinet for the unification of Austra-lian…

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Motor Accident Near Tumblong Occupants Lucky Escape. From Injury

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 2

Two motor cars met in a head-on collision on the Tumblong road, 15 miles from Gundagai, just about midday on Saturday last…

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Work on Main Roads

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 2

The Commissioner for Main Roads (Mr. Newell) addressing members of the N.R.M.A. council, said that since 1925 the Main Roads…

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Road Fund's Growing Millions

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 3

For the year 1933-34 the English road fund received £31,577,716 from mototaxes. This compares with £28,702,370 in the previous year. Of this sum…

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Main Roads Work of the Board

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 1

The Commissioner for Main Roads (Mr. Newell), addressing members of the N.R.M.A. council, said that since 1925 the Main Roads Department had…

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