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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1941

1,172 stories in Murray's papers · page 40 of 59

Rugby League Special Train to Wagga; Group 13 Final To-morrow

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 August 1941 · page 3

The Group 13 ex[?]ive confidently anticipate a record crowd at the Bugby League final at Wagea to-morrow, between Tumbarumba…

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Relief for the Motor Industry Melbourne, Friday

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 August 1941 · page 5

The Minister for Supply (Senator McLeay), the Minister for the Army (Mr. Spender), the Minister for Labor and National Service (M. Holt) have…

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Mysterious Road Death Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 August 1941 · page 4

The body of a young man, since identified as Harold Pan[?] Filch, aged 25, of Devonport (Tas.) and lately residing with a relative in Newry st…

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London Bank Holiday; Rush on Railways London, August 2

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 August 1941 · page 2

Despite the fact that the Government urged the people to stay at home on the bank holiday on Monday in the [?] of war transport, the holiday…

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Two People Killed in Motor Smash Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 August 1941 · page 1

The people last their lives and another person was seriously injured when a sedan car, travelling to Melbourne, collided head on with a sand tr[?]ck on the Home Highway…

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Motorists Resent Powers Given to Police Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 August 1941 · page 4

The secretary of the Royal Automobile Club of Australia (Mr. Clyde Had gains) said last Night that motorists bitterly resented the action being taken…

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Corowa Aerodrome

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 August 1941 · page 2

A piano was doing a lot of reconnoitring on Sunday and yesterday but did not land on the aerodrome. There was no reason why the plane did not…

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Edwardes Street Bridge

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 5 August 1941 · page 1

Tenders are invited by Deniliquin Council for a single span timber beam bridge, 18 feet wide, over the lagoon in Edwardes street. Tenders will be…

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German Infantry Held 80 Miles From Kiev: Confidence in Moscow Soviet Rushing Up Reinforcements Nazi Motorised Division Wiped Out LONDON, August 4

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 August 1941 · page 1

A pincers movement is being developed by the Germans in the Kiev area, north and south of the main road, but the Soviet High Command has not been taken by surprise. A dual thrust against Kiev is stated to have…

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Boy Killed by Train Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 August 1941 · page 2

A lad porter at the Brunswick railway station. William Joseph [?] [?] Michael street, Brunswick, [?] [?] injured when he was knocked…

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Problem Child of Country. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 6 August 1941 · page 4

After a tour of a large area of the State, the Secretary of the Road Safety Council reports that wherever he went the universal…

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Need For Road Care

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 August 1941 · page 2

In connection with the revival of the Albury branch of the Road Safely Council, campaigns will probably be undertaken soon in the endeavor to…

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Railway Excursions Coinciding with School Holidays in August

The Independent · Thursday 7 August 1941 · page 3

The N.S.W. Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, has authorised a general series of excursion trains to coincide as nearly as…

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Country Motorists Suffer

The Independent · Thursday 7 August 1941 · page 7

There is much justification in the complaints being made in respect to country people being unduly penalised under the petrol rationing scheme. Country users are entitled to more sympathetic treatment than City motorists, who have train tram, bus and ferry services…

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Gas Producers for Motor Transport

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 7 August 1941 · page 3

A representative of the "Herald" recently had the pleasure of a trial run in a big 5-ton motor truck equipped with a Pederick…

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Increase in Railways Business Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 August 1941 · page 2

Increased business on the railways in Australia is indicated in a return released by the Acting Commonwealth Statistician (Mr. J. S. Carver) to-day,…

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Railway Man Fined

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 August 1941 · page 2

Frederick William Davey, aged 50, casual employe at the Albury Railway Station, was yesterday fined £2 10/ in default five days’ imprisonment on…

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Eating Off Shire Roads

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 2

Opposition was expressed by Corowa P.P. Board Directors to the suggestion made at the last Coreen Shire Council meeting, by Cr Willis, that…

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Late Country News Tumut Road To Canberra

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 29

Nearly 100 citizens of Tumut and district residents waited upon Mr. W. P. Sheahan, M.L.A., member for Yass, at Tumut Shire Council Chambers to…

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Railway Excursions in August Coinciding With School Holidays

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 2

The Commissioner for railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, has authorised a general series of excursion trains to coincide as nearly as possible with…

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