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Railways, roads & transport, 1941

1,172 stories in Murray's papers · page 19 of 59

Railway Transfers

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 4 April 1941 · page 21

Mr. W. Colless, railway guard, of Sydney, has been transferred to Junee; Mr. E. Stacey, dork, has ben transferred from the Junee district…

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Railway Commissioners' Visit to Corowa Yesterday Afternoon

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 April 1941 · page 3

A special train conveying the New South Wales Commissioner for Railways and other members of the department arrived at Corowa yesterday…

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Hurried Visit N.S.W. Railway Commissioner No-callers at Albury Last Night

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 April 1941 · page 8

Shortly before nine o'clock last night, the Chief Commissioner for Railways (Mr. T. J. Hartigan) arrived in Albury on an Inspection of…

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Letters From Abroad "Marched Straight Forward Singing... As Though On a Peaceful Road" "Would Like To Cut Mussolini's Throat" Extracts from a letter from a corporal with the Second A.I.F. in Libya, to a friend in Albury

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 4 April 1941 · page 25

The Australian people, who are probably laboring under a heavy burden of taxation, and are paying increased prices for their goods, are doing their share to win the war; but the boys over here, although they, themselves), are not…

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On the Road to Benghazi

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 April 1941 · page 1

Over a bridge built by Australian engineers from empty oil drums passes one of many trucks from the Italian army in Libya. Much of this captured material has had to be destroyed in the face of the new enemy advance…

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Crash on Geelong Road [?]EELONG

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 April 1941 · page 3

Three men were admitted to the [?]eelong Hospital from the injuries they received in a head-on collision at Little River[?] on the Princes Highway…

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Move for Strike on South Australian Railways Adelaide

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 April 1941 · page 1

A decision of the Australian Railways Union to cease work from midnight on Sunday until mid-night on Monday in order to obtain…

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RAILWAY-NEEDS Requests From Culcairn

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 April 1941 · page 5

A deputation representing the Culcairn Shire Council and comprising Cr. Alister Ross and Messrs. W. J. Conley (shire clerk), and T. B…

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Railway Commissioner's Visit

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 April 1941 · page 4

The Chief Railway Commissioner (Mr. T. J. Hartigan) left Albury shortly before 8 o'clock yesterday morning by special train in the course of his…

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Future Officers Train Hard at Bonegilla

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 April 1941 · page 3

In the open country around Bonegilla, under the brilliant sun, members of the Officers’ Training School toil energetically. Lessons this week included instruction both in erection of barbed wire entanglements and river-crossings and attacks from the water, aspects of which…

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Special Race Train For Wangaratta St. Patrick’s Depends on Owners and Trainers

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 April 1941 · page 5

The committee of the Wangaratta St. Patrick’s Race Club, whose annual meeting will be held on Saturday, April 19. is anxious to co-operate with…

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Railway Employe Dies Had Legs Severed Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 April 1941 · page 3

Joseph Benson, aged 58. railway empolye, of North st., Newport, died early this morning as a result of injuries received when he was struck by a…

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Surfacing Roads Progress

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 1

The Main Roads Department’s employees and plant have continued the “beauty treatment” to the roads which commenced last week…

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Municipal Council Meeting 130 Acres Resumed For Aerodrome

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 4

The Mayor (Ald. J. E. McFaull), and Ald. T. Bradford, R. J. Edwards, R. Donovan, C. Perrin, E. C. Brown and J. Hynes attended the council meeting…

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Dealing With Traffic Breaches (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 4

The accident figures for 1940 for New South Wales and for America have been issued. They show that New South Wales obtained a…

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Junee Railway Works

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 2

Further expenditure in the Junee district is to be undertaken by the Railway Department. The site of the new local workshops has been selected…

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Railway Absorbs Casual Labor

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 4

Albury railway station al present is a prolific source of employment for the casual worker, and for some time the congestion has been more than even…

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Fined For Competing With Railways

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 4

Al the Wagge Police Court yesterday. before Mr. T. A Doolan, P.M., Eric C. Condon war fined £30 and ordered to pay court costs amounting to…

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Motorist’s Eye Injured

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 1

Mr, George Wilson, of Mathoura, had the misfortune to sustain a painful injury to ins eye on Saturday morning. In company with Mr. Stan Stonham,…

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Driver and Fireman Killed Train Falls Through Bridge BRISBANE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 5

Crossing a bridge near Alpha to-day, a mixed train was precipitated 50 feel into a creek through the flood-weakened bridge collapsing…

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