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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1940

1,313 stories in Murray's papers · page 57 of 66

Cheap-fare Train Trips Ore Frequent for [?] RESIDENTS

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 30 October 1940 · page 3

The Commissioner for Railways, [?] T. J. Hartigan, has decided [?] the opportunities for [?] travel at excursion fares…

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Motors in Collision. Man Seriously Hurt

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 30 October 1940 · page 3

At about 11.30 a.m. on Wednesday [?] two motor cars collided at [?] corner of Sharp and Telford [?]Yarrawonga. Mr H. N. R…

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Ford Motor Co. of Australia. Statement on Producer Gas

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 30 October 1940 · page 4

Mr H. C. French. [?] of Ford Motor Company [?] Australia Pty. Ltd [?] that after [?]…

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Man Killed by Train Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 31 October 1940 · page 5

Lawrence Wallace Payne, aged 26, was killed instantly when his motor truck was struck by the down Melbourne-Dimboola train at the High st…

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German Road Across Norway Stockholm, October 30

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 31 October 1940 · page 4

It has been announced over the wireless that a new highway is being constructed from the Swedish frontier across Norway to Bergen. Fifteen…

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“No Speeding by Train” Wellington (N.z.)

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 November 1940 · page 7

There could be no question of excessive speeding by the Limited Express which was derailed with the loss of two lives, according to railway experts…

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Dangers in New Driving (Issued by the Road Safety Council)

The Pastoral Times · Friday 1 November 1940 · page 3

One of the tendencies of motorists, revealed since petrol rationing has come into operation, is the practice of coasting wherever possible. This is a valid…

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CYCLING J. Butcher Wins 25 Miles Road Race Aggregate Cup Won By P. Hussey

The Pastoral Times · Friday 1 November 1940 · page 1

Proving the strongest sprinter after a gruelling ride, Jack Butcher won the Deniliquin Cycle Club’s 25 miles road race on Wednesday afternoon, by a…

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Record Railway Revenue Coal Strike Causes Defict

The Pastoral Times · Friday 1 November 1940 · page 3

Tabled in Parliament this session, the annual report of the N.S.W. Commissioner for the Railway (Mr. T.J. Hartigan Hartigan) for the year ended June 30, 1940…

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Motor Accident on Highway Woman Seriously Injured

The Pastoral Times · Friday 1 November 1940 · page 2

A motor accident occurred near Burrabogie Station, Hay, at midday on Saturday (states the “Grazier”).The car was driven by Mr. Wells, accompanied…

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Road Through Central Australia ADELAIDE

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 November 1940 · page 6

The Minister for the Interior (Senator Foll) said to-day that reports indicated that more than one-third of the new road from Darwin to Tennant…

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Train Service to Bonegilla

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 November 1940 · page 4

Mr. Tom Collins, M.H.R., who was in Albury yesterday, told the “Mail” that he was continuing his efforts of have established an adequate train…

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Two Girls Killed Motor Car Overturns Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 November 1940 · page 4

When an open sedan car skidded and overturned near Balgowlah to-day two persons were Killed instantly end three others were injured. Those…

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Tenders For Bridge Over Yallakool Creek

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 5 November 1940 · page 1

Murray Shire Council invites tenders for the erection of a 5-span timber beam bridge over Yallakool Creek, 21 miles from Deniliquin Plans and…

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Serious English Railway Smash Twenty-four Persons Killed LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 November 1940 · page 2

Twenty-four persons were killed and 59 injured when the express from London to Penzance was derailed near Taunton…

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Fined for Noisy Motor Cycle P.m. Issues a Warning

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 November 1940 · page 3

At the Police Court yesterday afternoon a young resident of Corowa was charged with having ridden a motor cycle without have…

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Charge Against Albury Motorist

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 November 1940 · page 2

Harold Esmond Wilson, motor engineer, pleaded not guilty at Albury police court yesterday to a charge that he occupied the driving seat of a…

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Motor Cycle Rider Hurt

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 5 November 1940 · page 1

Mr. Max Makepeace, mechanic employed at Stillard’s Motors, Deniliquin, met with a painful injury to his right . leg yesterday morning. While in the…

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New Conditions, New Accidents. Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 6 November 1940 · page 3

New conditions caused by petrol [?]have created a few more causes of road accidents. Immediately the new conditions…

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Garrison Soldier Hit and Killed by Train ?

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 November 1940 · page 2

The body of Pte. John [?] Tinman, aged 58, of the Albury Garrison Battalion, was found beneath a railway [?] on the Victorian…

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