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Railways, roads & transport, 1935

1,981 stories in Riverina's papers · page 9 of 100

Railway Officer Farewelled by Colleagues Add Friends

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1935 · page 6

A pleasant function took place on Wednesday night last at the residence of Mr. J. White, of Norman-street, Wagga. A very large assemblage of…

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Towns Isolated Railway Suspended in Air Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1935 · page 4

Railway lines and roadways connecting Boggabilla with the outside world are now completely under water and closed to traffic, and the town is…

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Divided Roads

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 3

Answering a question in the House of Commons, the British Minister of Transport said that, as far as practicable, it would be a condition of…

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Burra-mitta Road

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the Gundagai Shire Council a letter was read from A. W. Lehmann, Illabo, and H. M: Hazel, Bethungra, in…

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Man Drowns After Being Saved From Aeroplane Crash Sydney

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 2

An aeroplane, in charge of Pilot Roake,. with Cecil Haig as a passenger struck a cliff near Wiapara, New Zealand, and plunged into the water…

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Murrumbidgee Floods Proposal for Flood Gate at Dukes Bridge

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 2

Mr. M. Kilpatrick, M.L.A., who recently made personal representations to the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission on behalf of Mr…

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Kyeamba Shire Council Asks for £2000 As Grant for Work on Roads Access to Gumly School

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 4

The Kyeamba Shire Council had it monthly meeting in the shire office on Friday. The president (Councillor E. H. Hedditch) presided, and…

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Motor Cycling England Wins First Test Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 6

England won the first speedway Test at the Showground last night, defeating Australia by 27 points to 26. There were several falls during the night, but…

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Albury-kywong Road Visit of Commissioner

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1935 · page 2

Mr. T. Upton, Commissioner of the Main Roads' Department, made' an Inspection of the Albury-Walbundrie-Lockhart-Kywong road on Monday…

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N.s.w. Motor Vehicles New Victorian Restriction Reconsideration Being Sought

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1935 · page 2

"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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Motoring Oil Leakage From Top of Gear Box

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 22 January 1935 · page 3

In cars having a ball-and-socket gear-change lover there is sometimes a seepage of oil from the turret at the base of the gear lever and…

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Motor Cycle Pillions

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1935 · page 2

A case of particular interest to motor cyclists was heard at the Wagga Police Court yesterday when a young man was convicted on a charge of…

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A Long Hike Plucky Girl Trampers Arrive At Leeton

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 22 January 1935 · page 2

ALL the way from Orange to Leeton, a distance of 250 milos, there recently trumped a little party of girls with their…

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Motoring Notes Dangerous Practices on Approaches to Best Street Bridge

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 6

Attention is directed to the danger arising from practiced indulged in by some motorists on the approaches to the overhead railway bridge in Best…

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Stolen Motor Car Shots Fired by Constable Chase by Albury Police Fruitless Albury

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 2

When a motor car suspected of having been stolen in Melbourne passed through Albury towards the main road to Sydney early this morning,…

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Chinese Eastern Railway Transfer to Japan Concluded Tokio

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 4

Nineteen months' negotiations for the transfer of the Chinese Eastern (Railway from Russia to Japan were concluded at 2 a.m. to-day, when the…

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Road Accident Figures

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 8

During the week ended November 24, last year, 146 persons died and 3,880 were injured in Great Britain as the result of road accidents,…

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Timber From Roads Shire to Prosecute

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 7

Caught by Carrathool Shire's Engineer (Mr. E. M. Wilson) taking timber on the Shire roads, a Griffith resident is to be prosecuted by the Shire…

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"The Flying Flea" an Aeroplane Foe £100 LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 6

The "Daily Telegraph" aviation correspondent says that a Frenchman, M. Mignot, claims to have devised an aeroplane which can be…

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Items of News Excursion Train to Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 4

The first excursion train from Wagga to Sydney this year left yesterday afternoon. It was particularly well patronised by Wagga residents. The…

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