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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1941

1,172 stories in Murray's papers · page 33 of 59

Regular Soldiers Train Home Guard

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 June 1941 · page 1

Under the critical and export eye of a regular soldier, members of the Home Guard practice with machine guns. Britain's Home Guard nearly two million strong, and every man a volunteer is composed of last war soldiers, youths too young overseas service in this war and…

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Handicaps for 15 Mile Road Race

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 24 June 1941 · page 3

Following are the handicaps for the 15-miles road race to be conducted by Deniliquin Cycle Club to-morrow along Echuca road:—…

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World's Highest Railway Orders New Oil-burning Locomotives From Britain

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 June 1941 · page 3

Locomotives to cross the Andes over the highest railway line in the world, are to be made in Great Britain. They are for the Central Railway…

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May Be Moratorium For Motor Industry CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 24 June 1941 · page 5

Following representations from a section of the motor industry, the Minister for Supply (Senator Mc-Bride) Is studying the possibility of…

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To Train Troops in Eastern Command Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 25 June 1941 · page 3

The Minister for the Army (Mr. Spender) to-night announced the appointment of Major-General H. D. Wynter to take charge of operational…

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Those Conceited Drivers. ( Issued by the Road Safety Council of New Scuth Wales.)

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 25 June 1941 · page 3

There Is a type of young man particularly in the country, who rushes off to dances in nearby villages, and who has the habit of thinking he…

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Aeroplane Crash

The Independent · Thursday 26 June 1941 · page 7

Flight-Officer Maurice Garnet [?] aged 29, single, of Adelaide, and Leading Aircraftsman William Thomas Northway, aged 21, single…

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Hie Motorist's Corner Official R.a.c.a. Notes by "Carbon" Petrol

The Independent · Thursday 26 June 1941 · page 8

It's a pity that I'm not a woman otherwise this would be appearing under a five or six column banner headline "I told you so." Since…

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New Souih Wales Railways Excursion Fares Anywhere

The Independent · Thursday 26 June 1941 · page 2

The next general series of excursions at single-fare for return journey (minimum 3/ first class, 2/3 second class) will be run in the second week…

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World's Highest Railway Orders New Oil-burning Locomotives From Britain

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 26 June 1941 · page 4

Locomotives to cross the Andes over the highest railway line in the world are to be made in Great Britain…

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Motor-cyclist Machine-gunners

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 26 June 1941 · page 1

The Red Army contains numerous motor-cycle patrols mounting up-to-date machine-guns…

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Britain Sends 70,000 Aeroplane Models To Argentina

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 3

The biggest swarm of model aeroplanes which has ever gone out to South America is now on Its way from Britain to Argentina. There are 73,264…

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70,000 Aeroplane Models Sent From Britain To Argentina

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

LONDON.—The biggest swarm of model aeroplanes which have ever gone out to South America are now on their way from Britain…

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15 Mile Road Race. Another Record To C. Butcher: W. Atkinson Wins By Length

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 3

Once again a close finish -marked Wednesday’s-15-mile road race, woe in fine-style by W. Atkinson by a length- from R. Goulding with R. Bennelt two lengths away third. easily the best of the; local cyclists, broke the record…

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The Voice Of Friendship Heart To Heart Talks (All Bights Reserved.) a Road to Happiness

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

Let us think to-day about a little word which is a fingerpost on the road to happiness. It is a little word of which…

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More Railway Excursions in July

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 4

Country residents will have shortly another opportunity for travel at reduced fares, the Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, having…

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Substitute Motor Oils

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 13

CANBERRA.—The Minister for Supply and Development (Senator McBride) said this week that substitute motor oils would be produced in…

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Railway Excursions In July

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 7

Country residents will have shortly another opportunity for travel at reduced fares, the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. T. J. Hartigan) having…

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Motorist's Costly Petrol "Transactions" Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 2

At the Central Police Court to-day Mr. Goldie S.M.. fined Marcus G. Cartwight. of Manly, £15 for making a false statement regarding petrol, and…

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Waste Land at Railway

Border Morning Mail · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 4

Now that petrol restrictions have increased the railway arrivals at the Albury station to a figure probably in cxcess of any before achieved, the…

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