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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1940

1,313 stories in Murray's papers · page 63 of 66

New Bridge Over Bullatale Creek Murray Shire To Apply For £2,000 Grant

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 December 1940 · page 1

The works committee recommended to Murray Shire Council yesterday, following a report by the engineer (Mr. L. Carey), that application be made to the…

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Railway Effciency Commissioner Hartigan's Great Record

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 December 1940 · page 4

It is a commonplace that everyone appreciates the extent to which railway service in New South Wales has improved in recent years. The fact…

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Reduction of Tax on Motor Vehicles?

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 December 1940 · page 1

Murray Shire Council decided yesterday to make representations to the New South Wales Transport Department, through Mr. Lawson, M.L.A., for a…

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Stock for Newmarket Railways’ Reply To Council

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 December 1940 · page 3

The live stock agent of the Victorian Railways yesterday replied to Murray Shire Council’s complaint relative to arrangements for forwarding stock from…

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“Waterloo Bridge” at the Regent

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 December 1940 · page 7

Robert E. Sherwood’s noted stage play, “Waterloo Bridge,” now at the Regent, has been drastically changed in adaptation to the screen. By…

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Special Train for Wagga Races

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 December 1940 · page 5

Mr. J. De Groot. secretary of Murrumbidgee Turf Club, has advised us that the club has completed arrangements for a special steam train to…

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Visit of R.A.A.F. Train to Albury

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 December 1940 · page 6

Visit of R.A.A.F. train to Albury recently resulted in 50 applications being received from the town and district, 30 for ground staff and 20 for…

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Two Road Deaths Car Driver Acquitted Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 December 1940 · page 6

Struck by a car in Racecourse road, Flemington, on September 28, a young man and woman were fatally injured. Before Judge Richardson in General…

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Blacklocks — the Motor House— Ford and Mercury Distributors

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 December 1940 · page 2

When, in 1892, the late Fred Blacklock opened a small bike shop in Dean st., he commenced the first chapter of what is…

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B.m. Motors Pty. Ltd. Garage and Service Station

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 December 1940 · page 4

The world’s greatest scientists tell us that it is a physical impossibility for man to build a perfect machine. for no matter how complete the mechanism…

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Preston Motors Pty. Ltd. Mr. H. WRIGHT, Manager

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 December 1940 · page 3

Motor engineering is a science with which very few car owners are more than slightly familiar, and for this reason the services of the specialist in…

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Railway Efficiency. Commissioner [?]Great Record

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 11 December 1940 · page 4

It is a commonplace [?] one appreciates the extent [?] railway service [?] has improved in recent years. The…

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Motor Truck on Fire

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 11 December 1940 · page 4

What could [?] serious fire was [?] on Monday morning of [?] at Messrs Hutchinson[?]…

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Grazing Sheep on the Aerodrome

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 December 1940 · page 2

At its meeting last night the Albury Municipal Council was informed by the Department of Civil Aviation that it had no objection to the grazing of…

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“Waterloo Bridge” at Regent

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 December 1940 · page 4

Three years ago Robert Taylor went to England to make “A Yank at Oxford.” He came back raving about a promising young actress in the…

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Motor Traffic Cases

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 12 December 1940 · page 3

A number of motor traffic cases were isted. One defendant for allowing an unregistered car to be driven was fined £2, with 8/-…

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St Day of “Waterloo Bridge”

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 December 1940 · page 6

There have been many great and memorable romances brought to the screen, but hone more tender, more poignant nor more vividly true to life…

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Accident at Railway Turntable

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 December 1940 · page 2

On Monday evening last shortly before 6 o'clock, Barry McFarlane, young son of Mr. and Mrs. J. McFarlane of Corowa was playing at the…

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Will Take Their Holidays Railwaymen Determined Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 December 1940 · page 2

With or without the Commissioner’s approval, 15,000 members of railway extra gangs Intend to take their annual holidays between December 20 and…

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Works on Main Roads

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 December 1940 · page 1

The main roads programme for 1941 requiring an expenditure of £2,685, comprised of £1,881 by the Main Roads Department and £804 by the council, was…

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