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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1939

1,604 stories in Murray's papers · page 8 of 81

Easter Railway Cruise

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 2

Passengers from Albury desiring to join the Easter railway cruise of North Coast lines will be able to travel to Sydney at a rate equal to a single fare…

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Victoria Not Anxious to Build Railway to Rand Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 2

The Premier (Mr. Dunstan) said to night that the Victorian Government had not considered the proposal continue the Victorian gauge railway…

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Heavy Railway Week

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 2

Yesterday the transhipments handled at the Albury railway station comprised 2120 tons, made up of 103 trucks of fodder, 7 trucks of wool, 12 trucks…

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Pressmen’s Tribute to N.s:w. Railway Chief Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 3

Members of the N.S.W. Country Press executive, who are sitting in Sydney to-day, were entertained at luncheon at Wynyard by the…

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Railway From Oaklands Line to Rand

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 4

The New South Wales Government will agree to the construction of a railway from Oaklands to Rand provided the cost is met by the…

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Road Safety CHILDREN

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 3

School vacation will soon be drawing to a close and many thousands of children throughout the State will be travelling by various…

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Wodonga Creek Bridge “a Death Trap”

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 2

Wodonga creek bridge, regarded as a death trap for the unwary, was mentioned at a meeting of Wodonga Shire Council yesterday. When it was…

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Modern Transport of Stock Speed on the Roads

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 3

It may be years before large mob of either cattle or sheep are transported direct from the paddocks tc the railway yards, but the…

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Big Railway Costs Freights and Fares May Rise

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 3

The New South Wales Government will shortly consider the financial postion of the State Railways, which are faced' with a…

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Shocks for Wodonga Councillors Inspector’s Salary Increased Railway Employes and Rates

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 4

From January l the salary of the Health Inspector of the North Eastern Health Group (Mr. Williams), whose headquarters are in Wodonga, has been…

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£800,000 N.S.W. Railway Deficit Mr. Stevens’ Reckonings Upset Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 3

In a report from the Railway Commissioner. (Mr. T. J. Hartigan), which was presented to State Cabinet today, it was stated that the railway…

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Aerodrome Take-off. Recommendation fay Committee. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 3

The crash of the Lockheed air craft at Katherine, Northern Territory, in which four men were killed, was due to the pilot attempting to…

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Making a Perfect Road Through Albury

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 6

The Main Roads Board in N.S.W. has revolutionised road building with the aid of an up-to-date plant, which is shown re-surfacing the section of the Hume Highway in Dean street. The huge drag-mix being hauled by the tractor can prepare three-quarters of a mile 20 feet wide a day…

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Struck by Train Middle-aged Man Killed Fatality Near Albury

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 4

Early yesterday morning a man was found lying on the railway line between Ettamogah and Albury with his head shaved. He was later…

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Town Isolated Relief Train on Way with Food Brisbane

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 8

A relief train is on the way from Rockhampton to Moura, in the Dawson Valley, where the supply of bread, butter, potatoes and other commodities…

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The Pedestrian Responsible for 2079. Accidents in Year (Issued by N.S.W. Road Safety Council)

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 3

From statistics available there has been no reduction in the casualty accidents attributable to the faults of pedestrians…

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Easter Railway Cruise. An Interesting Tour

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 2

The word "cruise" is usually associated with the sea, and the sailing to and fro with no particular destination in view and to no…

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Fatality in George Street Man Caught Between Two Trams SYDNEY, Friday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 2

Crushed between two trams, in George Street, city, William Richers (71), a visitor from Tallebung, near Condobolin, was fatally injured…

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Vapor Locks in Motors Caused by Heat a Simple Remedy

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 4

A common cause of mechanical holdups attended to by N.R.M.A. patrols, particularly in the country, is a condition little known by…

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Railways Unification

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 2

In a further comment on the unification of Australian, railways in respect to defence, Mr. P. A. Randies, State secretary of the Australian…

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