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Railways, roads & transport, 1935

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Motor Accident Youths Fined at Parramatta Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 4

On a charge of having driven a motor car without a license, Walter Beneke, aged 18 years, who yesterday was committed for trial by the…

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Wagga Lad Badly Injured In Motor Car and Bicycle Collision Riding on Bar of Cycle

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 1

A serious accident occurred at the intersection of Baylis and Thompson streets, Wagga, shorly before [?] o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, when a…

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Motor Notes Yass to Tumut Via Wee Jasper

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 4

An officer of the N.R.M.A. who recently travelled over the direct route from Yass to Tumut by way of Wee Jasper reports that the road is…

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More Motorists in Trouble

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 4

The patrol department of the N.R.M.A. reports that the Association's road service figures for the month of December were the highest on record…

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Motor Service Owners

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 2

The Government Tourist Bureau, wishing to make available to the travelling public complete details of fares and times of arrival and…

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A Night in the Train

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 5

In view of next Tuesday’s excursion, the following hints should be of value to some of you. To look as fresh as a delay…

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Rabbits on Roads Inspector Chau[?] Offer

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 3

The Shire Pres[?] as [?] for a letter which was read to the council on Tuesday last from Messrs [?] and [?]…

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Main Roads. Coolamon Shire’s 1935 Programme

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 2

At the shire council meeting on Tuesday last councillors gave the Engineer particulars of the jobs they had under consideration for the 1935…

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Local and General the Road Accident

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 2

In connection with the collision on Monday, on the Kilrush road, we were wrongly informed as to some of the occupants of the vehicles…

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£300,000 Government Grant for Roads of Access, Etc

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 3

On Tuesday last the Shire President, Cr. Redgrave, told the council that [?] had been received during the month that the State Government last…

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“B” Riding Roads. Cr. Carroll’s Notice of Motion

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 2

Cr. J. Carroll moved the following months, notice of which had been given : “That the allocation for the year 1936 of [?] available for…

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Shire Road Plants. Reorganisation Agreed To. Unemployed to Be Utilised

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 1

At Tuesday’s council meeting, the President said the sub-committee appointed to deal with read plant and staff re-organisation had prepared a…

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Government Providing £300,000 for Grants to Shire Councils and Municipalities for Construction of Roads and Bridges to Open Up Settled Areas Tumut Applies for £7350

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 1

At the Tumut Shire Council meeting on Tuesday east, a letter was received from the Dept. of Local Government, stating that the Government…

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Motor Notes

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 6

Petrol technologists in U.S.A. are reported to have evolved a new fuel that is claimed to give 20 per cent, more power, starts up 11 per cent…

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Railway Jubilee

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 2

In the efforts to locate the old hands who operated in Junee at the period round about the opening of the railway depot in that town, many…

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Motor Car Stolen

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 4

A motor car was stolen from Junee between 9.30 and 11.30 o'clock on Wednesday night. The car, which was the property of Mr. Ernest Douglas…

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N.S.W. Motor Vehicles New Victorian Restriction Reconsideration Being Sought Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 8

"Representations are being made to the Victorian Government by the Government of this State with a view of obtaining reconsideration of the…

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N.s.w. Motor Vehicles Must Register in Victoria

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 7

The decision of the Victorian State Government to require motor vehicles from New South Wales and South Australia which are engaged…

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Trespassed on Railway Man Fined

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 3

Edward Nelson Parlick (18) was charged at Leeton Police Court with having wilfully trespassed upon railway property, and pleaded guilty…

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Road Accidents the Human Factor

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 19 January 1935 · page 8

"The human element remains the unknown quantity," says Mr. J. C. Watson, president of the N.R.M.A., in a survey of the report on road…

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