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Railways, roads & transport, 1936

2,028 stories in Riverina's papers · page 3 of 102

Murrumbidgee Bridge

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 2

Mr. Kilpatrick, M.L.A. for Wagga, has received a letter from the secretary of the Department of Main Roads (Mr. Henderson) in which he states: "With…

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Trams Collide 18 Injured in Sydney Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 1

Eighteen persons were injured in a collision between two trains at Balmain to-day. The accident occurred at the intersection at Barnes Junction. The…

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Ambulance and Tram Collide Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 3

Skidding on the wet roadway in Parramatta road today an ambulance collided with a tram, and was badly damaged. A woman patient, who was…

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Petrol Tax Small Proportion Spent on Roads

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 2

The Shires Association of New South Wales has issued the following circular regarding the petrol tax:…

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Primary Producers And Motor Vehicles

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 7

Mr. E. B. Symonds, Secretary of Hillston Branch of the Wheatgrowers Union of New South Wales, has handed us, for publication, the following…

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Railway Traffic Busy Christmas Period Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 1

An official statement issued by the Railway Department to-night shows that from December 18 to January 1, inclusive, 206,277 more passengers were…

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Motor Accident Car. Turns Over On Conroy's' Gap

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 4

Archdeacon Langley, of All Saints, Woollahra, and Mrs. Langley were the victims of a motor accident on Sunday last. They were returning…

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A Legal Point Depasturing on Roads

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 4

Members of the public do not usually concern themselves in acquiring an intimate knowledge of the law. At times, however when there is…

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WASHAWAYS Rankin Springs Line Train Held Up

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 1

On the Rankin Springs line yesterday there were six wash aways within 9 miles. The train was held up till this morning…

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Heavy Rains Continue Roads Impassable at Bourke Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 4

The State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) said to-day that those parts of the State which had not yet participated in the rain could expect…

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Robbed of £13 on Tumut--sydney Train Rail Passenger's Arrest

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 3

Complaints by a man that lie was robbed of £13 in notes near Cootamundra while travelling on a Sydney bound train on Tuesday night…

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Railway Picnic to Be Held at Narandera

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 6

The annual meeting of railway employees was held at the Railway Institute on Sunday for the purpose of discussing matters in connection with…

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River Holiday Clerics Motor Boating

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 6

A month on n river cruise is voted by Revs. L. Peacock and W.T. Dyer as the ideal holiday, and a definite break from the routine duties of the clerical year…

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Motoring Notes Wheel Alignment Up-to-date Adjustment Machine

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 6

Efficient service is the aim of proprietors of up-to-date motor garages, and in order to accomplish this it is necessary not only to have checking…

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Travelling Motor Show Reaches Sydney

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 6

The latest example of enterprise in the motor sales field by General Motors Holdens Ltd. is the travelling motor show, which was in Leeton a…

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News and Notes From N.r.m.a. Motoring in 1936

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 4

"There is no reason why the motoring world should not look forward to the year 1936 with the greatest confidence," said Mr. J. C. Watson,…

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£400,000 Plant General Motors Show Way to Returning Prosperity

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 8

WITH a record Christmas and a general improvement in trade convincing the man in the street that the long-awaited…

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Killed in Motor Smash Well-known Ariah Park Resident

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 1

When the car in which they were travelling struck a tree near Euroa, on the main Hume Highway, on Friday afternoon last, Mrs. May Harris, 27, of…

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Aerodrome for Wagga Air Services Proposed to Commence by March 1 MR. J. Graham, Local Director

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 13

At last, it would seem, the suitable grounds have been obtained for an aerodrome, and that within a few weeks Wagga will be on the map of…

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Man Killed Riding Pillion on Motor Cycle Goulburn

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 1

Donald Brennan, of Gunning, was killed instantly when a motor cycle on which he was riding pillion, collided head-on with a motor lorry near…

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