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Railways, roads & transport, 1935

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Underground Roads For War And Peace British Scheme Under Review

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 6

Two gigantic schemes, each involving the possible expenditure of hundreds of millions of pounds, are under review in Britain. The first…

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Woman's Shocking Death Run Down by Train Head and Limbs Severed Baby's Narrow Escape GOULBURN

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 1

Flung from its mother's arms by the force of the impact, a baby was thrown clear of a train which knocked down and cut to…

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Junee Council Railway Jubilee Plans for Flour Mill

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 2

The Mayor (Alderman C. J. O'Sullivan) presided over a full complement of the Junee Municipal Council on Tuesday night…

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Junes Railway District

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 4

The Junee railway district has been extended 100 miles. The new country added is chiefly north of Junee, with the attendant branch lines…

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Prince and Fireman Railwayman Awarded £10 Damages Toowoomba

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 6

William Hill Buchanan, a railway Employee, has been awarded £10 damages with costs against the Mayor of Toowoomba, Ald. James Douglas…

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Big Railway Programme Speed Up Trains Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 1

From the beginning of the next financial year, the Railway Department intends to extend its plans for improving the tracks and rolling…

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New Award For Railways Back to 1930 CONDITIONS

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 14

Judge Drake-Brockman, in the Federal Arbitration Court on Thursday, made interim awards for railway and tramway employees of New South…

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N.S.W. Railways a Prosperous Year

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 8

The Chief Railway Commissioner [?]) considers that the present year will be one of remarkable development in regard to rail…

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Motor Traffic Wagga Registrations

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 14

That there has been a big recovery in the motor tracing industry is shown by the annual return of motor registrations prepared at the Wagga…

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Train Disaster Moscow

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 3

The second railway disaster with in a week occurred at Roskov, the chief city in the Don territory, when a train crashed into the rear of an…

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Visit of Lord Sempill Aerodrome Praised Glad to Meet Pilot Butler Again

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 2

The flying peer flew from Canberra to Cootamundra on Saturday morning, and spent the night as a guest out at "Landgrove," prior to…

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Jindalee Shire Jugiong Road £1600 in Grants

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 4

Crs. T. Ellwood (president), W. Smirl, F. Manwaring, B. O'Connor, M. O'Connor, and A. Donaldson attended the above monthly meeting on…

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New Road Opened Minister on Transport Problems Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 1

Officially opening the new road from Bilton to Mount Irvine, on the Blue Mountains, the Minister for Labor and Industry (Mr. Dunningham)…

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The Trans-Australia Railway How It Was Financed

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 4

There are many, both inside and outside Parliament, who affect to believe that we can promote prosperity by the simple device of providing…

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Railway Scheme Will Provide More Work SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 3

Additional employment will be given in many industries from July 1. when the big plans of railway improvement will be accelerated by…

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Man Killed Motor Bus Out of Control Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 1

While ascending a hill at Garfield yesterday. afternoon a motor bus containing a number of passengers go out of control. The driver, J. Holland…

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Hit and Run Motorist Four People Injured Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 1

After crashing into the back of a springcart in Rackety street, St. Peters, on Friday night, and hurling a man, his wife, and two children to…

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Railway Scheme Will Provide More Work in Many Industries £1,250,000 Expenditure SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 2

Additional employment will be given in many industries from July 1, when the big plans of railway improvement will be…

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Bridge and Road Work

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 4

The Jindalee Share Council has been notified of a grant of £800 for a bridge across Cooney's Creek, on the road between Cootamundra and…

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Shocking Tragedy Woman Killed by Train

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 6

Flung from its mother's arms by the force of the impact, a baby was thrown clear of a train which knocked down and cut to pieces…

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