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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1939

1,604 stories in Murray's papers · page 12 of 81

Lockhart Shire Council £4000 Loan for Trunk Road 57 Electricity Extensions

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 1

At the meeting of the Lockhart Shire Council on Monday, councillors decided to apply for a loan of £4,000 to construct in bitumen the 19 miles of Trunk Road 57 (from Henty to The Rock) running through their area…

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Help From the Air. Lady Motorist's Dilemma

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 4

Help from the air came most unexpectedly to Mrs. Lawson (mother of Mr. J. A. Lawson, M.L.A.) on Monday afternoon, when, as she was driving…

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Man's Suicide on Railway Line

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 2

The Albury coroner, Mr. D. G. Padman, returned a verdict of suicide on Wednesday after holding an inquiry into the death of James Anderson,…

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Motor Vehicles in Victoria

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 3

There are 257,260 registered motor vehicles in Victoria. During January there were 1461 new vehicles registered; compared with 1749 for the…

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How the First Roads Were Made

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 18 February 1939 · page 5

One day through a primeval wood, A calf walked home, as good calves should. And left a trail all bent askew:…

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A.J.C. Gives Easton Permit to Train Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 18 February 1939 · page 8

R. G. Easton, former northern rivers jockey, who last week took over from C. A. Russel Sailmaker, Bianconi and other horses trained by Mrs. Dwyer,…

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Australias New Mechanised Army Motor Units Subjected to Gruelling Military Tests

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 18 February 1939 · page 6

The spur, so long a symbol of the artilleryman's association with the horse, is rapidly disappearing from that branch of the service. In British…

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World's Motor Cars 42,900,000 VEHICLES

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 18 February 1939 · page 6

According to the latest figure received from America by the N.R.M.A. it is estimated that the world registration of motor vehicles reached 42,…

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Author of “Australian Plunges” Tramps Into Albury

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 18 February 1939 · page 10

Mr. Sid Barber, Australia’s best marathon walker and record-breaker over 50 years of age, is an interesting personage at present in Albury…

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Road Connection to Deniliquin

Border Morning Mail · Monday 20 February 1939 · page 3

The Murray Valley Passenger Service advises that although the feeder service from Cobram to Tocumwal, Finley and Deniliquin has been…

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Yackandandah Shire Tenders For Hodgson’s Bridge Secretary and Engineer Appointed Full Time

Border Morning Mail · Monday 20 February 1939 · page 3

Present at the monthly meeting of Yackandandah Shire Council were Crs. A. Crosthwaite (president), F. Briggs, J. Hargeaves, J. Jamison, M. Coulstoh,…

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Tram and Car Collide Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 20 February 1939 · page 6

When a car collided with a cable tram ner[?]he comer of Johnston st. and Smith st. to-night. Mabel Kent 50 High st. St. Kilda, received…

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Motor Cars in Collision

Border Morning Mail · Monday 20 February 1939 · page 2

Cars driven by Messrs. George Morley, of Young st., Albury, and William Anderson, of Burrumbuttock, collided at the corner of Wood and North sts…

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Two Killed When Baby Car and Motor Lorry Collide NEWCASTLE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 20 February 1939 · page 3

Two men were killed and another critically injured in a collision between a baby car and motor lorry last night…

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N.S.W. Railways No Freight Concessions to B.H.P. SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 20 February 1939 · page 2

“No special concessions are given by the Government to anybody,” said the Minister for Transport (Mr. Bruxner). replying to-day to a report that while…

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Man Killed by Train Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 4

The body of a man killed by train at Mortdale railway station last night was indentified as that of Frederick John McMahon, of Menai…

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Road Safety Vital Need for CARE(Issued by N. S. W. Road Safety Council)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 2

Accidents continue to happen in country towns and on main roads, and their seventy reveals that the primary [?]ises m most of them are…

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Road Safety Vital Need for Care (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 4

Accidents continue to happen in country towns and on main roads and their severity reveals that the primary cause on most…

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Fatal Car Fire. On Victorian Road. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 2

Mrs. Elizabeth White, 62, of Walwa, was burnt to death when a motor car crashed into an embankment. Rescuers found White…

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Careless Motorist Should Be As Unpopular As a Pickpocket at a Party (Issued by the Road Safety Council of N.S.W.)

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 6

Accidents continue to happen in country towns and on main roads, and their severity reveals that the primary causes in most of them are…

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