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Railways, roads & transport, 1941

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Wodonga Railway Cottage Water Rates

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 4

Difficulty of collection of water meter rent on Railway Department houses at Wodonga will be overcome as the result of a scheme advanced by…

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Plane's Forced Landing on Corowa Aerodrome

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 3

The first plane to land on the recently completed Corowa aerodrome came down on Sunday afternoon last, but there was no Civic reception…

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Aeroplane From Santa Yalgogrin North

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 27

Dear Uncle,—I got an aeroplane from Santa. We have a little calf. We have nine little turkeys. We have four cows to milk. What did you get…

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Henty-rand Train Service

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 22

Commencing on Tuesday, January 7, the 10.40 a.m. mixed train from Henty to Rand and 2 p.m. mixed train from Rand to Henty, which at…

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Roads on Stock Reserves Skim-ploughing “Absurdity”

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 3

The Narrabri P. P. Board has decided to protest against the practice of skim-ploughing reserves on which [?] are constructed, the material so…

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Rains in the North Train Services Dislocated SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 2

Rail and road services in the northern and central western slopes were still disorganised by floods yesterday. If more heavy rain falls the…

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Last Story in the Paper German Munitions Train Blows Up After Collision

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 28

BUDAPEST, Thursday: There was a terrific explosion when a German munitions train collided with another on the main line. The number of casualties is…

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Latest War News Siege of Tobruk Begins Italian Troops Isolated Tanks Cut Off Remaining Road

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 8

LONDON, Thursday: It would now appear to be clear that the siege of Toburk has begun…

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The Motoring World N.R.M.A. News and Notes Napthalene In Petrol

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 10

In answer to motorists' inquiries regarding the use of napthalene in petrol, in order to increase the car's performance and thereby eke out the petrol…

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Railway Traffic Resumed on Northern Line Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 4

The Railway Department announced this morning that passenger traffic on the main northern railway line had been resumed. The broken…

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Motor Notes Compulsory Insurance

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 11 January 1941 · page 2

Over 220,000 motorists and motor cyclists in Victoria will be affected by the Motor Cur Third Party Insurance Act which comes into force on…

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Baby Killed in Road Accident Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 2

When a car collided with an ambulance at the corner of Bell and Water-dale road, Heidelberg, this afternoon, a month-old baby girl was throw[?]…

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[?]00 Soldiers Killed in Train Disaster Hong Kong, Jan. 11

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 3

Three hundred Japanese soldiers were killed when a troop train hit a mine in the North Hupeh province…

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Carrathool Shire Council the Barren Box Roads

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 3

The question of the Carrathool Shire Council's claim against the W.C. and I.C. for roads to replace those resumed in the Barren Box…

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Low-level in Road Accidents

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 4

There were fewer fatal road accidents in New South Wales during the month of December than there were for the Christmas…

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New Bridge at Waterworks Has Several Advantages

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 8

Apart from its transport value, the new bridge over the Murray, near the Albury waterworks, connecting "The Island," Bonegilla, with the mainland on the N.S.W. side, has definite advantages for bathers and picnickers. The bridge is not yet complete, but it opens…

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Murray Shire Council Meetings Rain Damages Shire Roads q w

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 2

At the meeting of the Murray Shire Council at Mathoura yesterday there were present: Cr. G. T. Bayliss (president). Cr. T. F. White, F. Leetham,…

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Interstate Road Transport The Old Story: Under Consideration

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 1

Recently the harrassing restrictions on interstate motor vehicle traffic were brought under, the notice of the Transport Department by Murray…

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Coal Railways Huge Consumption

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 3

The New South Wales Railways spend annually on materials about £6,000,000., Approximately 90 per cent of this amount is spent…

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Motor[?]clist’s Death From Injuries Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 8

Gordon Jeffery, of Canning St.. Catlton. the[?] in hopital this morning from injuries he received when his motorcycle was involved in a collision with…

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