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Railways, roads & transport, 1939

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More Railway Excursions This Month

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 5

For the convenience of those who were unable to take advantage of the excursion trains run in connection with the Christmas and New Year…

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Railway Smash Stock Trains Involved Men Seriously Injured

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 5

Three men were injured, one critically, when a fast stock train crashed into the rear of a stationary stock train near Orange, on Wednesday…

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Modern Aerodrome for Leeton Government's Plans For 1939

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 1

The Minister for Works and Local, Government (Mr. E. S. Spooner) announces that the Government proposes to link up the important…

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Roads Policy Widening Plans

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 6

A feature of the Main Roads Department's programme in the New Year will be projects [?]ing at the further elimination of traffic…

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Road Safety the Four Absolutes

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 6

Here are what might be called the four "absolutes" for checking oneself in an effort to solve the human factor in the accident problem…

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Albury-cowra Road Passing Through Wagga Not to Be Proclaimed a State Highway Reclassified As Trunk Road

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 3

Mr. M. Kilpatrick, M.L.A. for Wagga has received the following letter from the secretary of the Department of Main Roads (Mr. S. R. Henderson)…

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Hawkesbury Rail Bridge May Be Replaced Plans to Be Prepared

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 8

The Miniser for Transport (CoLonel Bruxner) end on Wednesday that investigations had shown that it might be necessary to erect a new railway…

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Leeton's First Hit-Run Driver Pedestrian Injured on Yanco Road

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 1

LEETON'S first case of a hit-run driver occurred on Sunday night when a man was struck down by a car on the Yanco…

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Wagga Visitor Praises Leeton's Progress Urges One-Way Traffic On The Yanco Road

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 6

A MOST interested visitor to Leeton, who is greatly impressed with the progress of the town and district since his last visit…

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Will Recommend Work On Weir Road Forestry Inspector Views Uroly Forest Route Objections to Dedication

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 3

ON Wednesday the Chief Inspector of the State Forestry Commission, Mr. Burrows, inspected the road through the…

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Spanish Nationalists Continue Advance Important Positions Captured Broadcast to Catalonia "Your Hour of Liberation Has Come" Roads Filled with Refugees London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 1

General Franco made farther headway to-day. Burgos announces that the Nationalists have occupied Alfes, eight miles…

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Motor Cycle Races Australian Titles Change

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 8
Also in Cootamundra Herald

The Australian T.T. motor cycle races were held at Lobethal, South Australia, on 26th December, and were witnessed by about 20,000…

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More Railway Excursions This Month

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 8
Also in Cootamundra Herald

For the convenience of those who were unable to take advantage of the excursion trains run in connection with the Christmas and New Year…

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Hit-run Motorist Man Injured Near Leeton

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 8

Mr. Moy, of Yanco. was walking along the Yanco-Leeton road on Wednesday, and when at the spot where the fatal accident occurred on…

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Motor Cyclists Invade Cootamundra

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 2

Probably the largest number of cyclists over to visit Cootamundra—about 100—called here on Sunday, in the course of a 662-mile reliability…

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Railway Transfers

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 2

Mr. L. Bodie, railway stationmaster, of Junee, has been transferred to Tamworth, and Mr. C. Brown, engine-driver, from Junee to Enfield. Messrs…

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Items of News More Railway Excursions

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 2

For the convenience of those who were unable to take advantage of the excursion trains run in connection with the Christmas and New Year…

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Wagga's Water Supply New 15-Inch Line Crossing Railway Line

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 5

Reporting to the meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council last night the superintendent of water supply stated that the connections from…

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