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Railways, roads & transport, 1939

1,604 stories in Murray's papers · page 20 of 81

£19,000 Aerodrome to Be; Finished Within Two Weeks

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 6

Facilitated by the recent heavy rains which have done much to consolidate the gravel runways, work on the Albury aerodrome has progressed apace. It is confidently expected that the understanding, which cost £19,000. will be completed within a fortnight…

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Road Safety. Night Driving in AUTUMN.(Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 3

Darkness is a prime factor in causing highway, accidents, and this is particularly noticeable during the long and foggy nights of the autumn winter…

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Stranded in Train Passenger’s Long Wait Some Have No Money Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 3

Passengers in a train which has been held up at Ivan[?] since Saturday owning to Moods washing away porting of the line, have the…

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Albury Motorists Fined

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 2

At the Albury Court of Petty Sessions yesterday Gordon Bowling, of Albury, was fined £1 and. 8/- costs for having driven ah unlicensed motor…

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Railway Excursions for Easter

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 4

In last issue, the Department of the arrangements the arrangements made for excursionists who will travel for Easter…

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Railway Land at Villy

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 4

At the last meeting [?] gun shire Council the, [?] the following report: “With Crs.Ball Hall and…

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Roads Around Brocklesby

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 6

Sir.—In your report of last meeting of Hume Shire Council, I was surprised to learn that the C and B Biding Councillors voted against work being…

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Road Safety Night Driving in Autumn. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 1

Darkness is a prime factor in causing highway accidents and this is particularly noticeable during the long and foggy nights of…

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Railway Engineers Confer on Aeroplane Making. Sydney, Friday 1 p.m

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 2

A conference between the chief mechanical engineers of all the State railway systems was held in Sydney yesterday, to consider the question…

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Aeroplane Industry What It Will Mean to Australia

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 5

When the plans for developing the manufacture of military planes in Australia are developed--From 6000 to 9000 Australians will…

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Flood Rains Roads Rendered Impassable a Stormy Week

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 10

Henty participated to the full in the flood rains recorded on Friday last, when 236 points, which followed 82. points that morning, were recorded at…

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Marooned Train Passengers Journey Resumed Parkes

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 5

Transhipped across a long section of the flooded and damaged railway line, 60 passengers from the “Silver City Comet” who had been marooned at…

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Road Safety Night Driving in Autumn

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 4

Darkness is a prime factor in causing highway accidents, and this is particularly noticeable during the long and foggy nights…

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Ivanhoe Floods. Unprecedented Position, Rail and Road Traffic Suspended

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 2

By phone yesterday we were informed by our Ivanhoe correspondent that further rains which fell at Ivanhoe on Tuesday and…

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To Be Kept Secret Report of Air Mission Australia to Begin Manufacture of Aeroplane Frames MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 4

The report of the British Air Mission which is now in Australia investigating the possibilities of aircraft production in the Commonwealth has been…

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Allegedly Shot at Pawn-broker Motor Mechanic Remanded Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 8

Robert Sidney Jones. aged 34, motor mechanic, was charged at the Central Police Court with shooting at Nathan Segal, pawnbroker, with intent to…

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Motor Show New Fords Attract

The Pastoral Times · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 1

Considerable interest is being displayed, in the Ford motor show of 1939, which is now in progress in the Lyceum Hall. Since the show…

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Dangerous Might More Accidents Occur Road Safety Warning (Issued by the Road Safety Council of N.S.W.)

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 10

Darkness is a prime factor in causing highway accidents and this is particularly noticeable during the long and loggy nights of the autumn-winter…

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Free Railway Passes

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 3

The New South Wales Wheatgrowers Union carried a resolution asking the Government to grant any farmer who might be disposing of his…

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Railway Line Still Six Feet Under Water Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 3

The railway, washaways caused by last week’s rain were the worst, for some years, and there is still 14 miles of line Submerges on the…

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