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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1941

1,172 stories in Murray's papers · page 43 of 59

Motor Torpedo Boats Used By Guerrillas LONDON, August 21

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 August 1941 · page 2

A supplementary official Russian communique tells of a new type of guerrilla fighting in which motor torpedo boats on the Dneister river…

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Drop in Motor Vehicle Registrations

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 August 1941 · page 3

The general secretary of the. Service Stations Association (Mr. C. A. Gregory) predicts a drop of 100,000 m the motor vehicle registrations m the next…

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Constable Found Dead on Road Newcastle

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 August 1941 · page 8

Constable Lees, a mounted policeman in charge of Jerry’s Plains police station, in the Singleton district, was found dead to-night on Jerry’s Plains Singleton…

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Women Railway Porters in Britain

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 23 August 1941 · page 4

Smartly uniformed women porters are now at work on British railways, replacing men who have been called up. This picture shows women porkers at work at a London terminus.—Dept. Inf. photo…

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Call Up Of Railway Workers

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 August 1941 · page 4

Albury police were advised yesterday that men on unemployment relief register who had previously been selected for work on the Bethungre…

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Two Killed When Car Hits Train Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 August 1941 · page 1

Two men were killed and three other persons were injured, two critically when a small touring car collided head-on with an electric tram i[?]…

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At Railway Tennis Courts

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 August 1941 · page 6

Mid-week tennis is popular with many Albury women as evidence this photograph at a tournament last week on Railway courts. These tournaments are held regularly at various courts…

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At Railway Tennis Courts

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 August 1941 · page 6

Mid-week tennis is popular with many Albury women as evidence this photograph at a tournament last week on Railway courts. These tournaments are held regularly at various courts…

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Road Safety Council Patron

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 August 1941 · page 2

The Mayor of Albury (Ald. D. G. Padman) has been invited to accept the position of patron of the Albury branch of the Road Safety Council of…

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C.u.s.a. Bridge Party

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 August 1941 · page 4

Another flag bridge party In aid of the C.U.S.A. will be held In the C.W.A. rooms on Thursday next, commencing at 2.30 p.m. The price…

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Car and Train Collide Five Lives Lost

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 August 1941 · page 4

When their motor car collided with a cattle train at a level crossing eight miles from Molong, on Saturday night, William Herbert Jones,…

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Railways Replaced By Water Transport Remarkable Achievements in Russia

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 August 1941 · page 3

News of the transport of Soviet submarines from the Baltic to the White Sea draws attention to one of the most remarkable…

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Behind the Scenes Germany to Pool European Motor Industries

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 August 1941 · page 4

According to a report from Vichy, France, the intention of the Nazi Government is that the automobile manufacturers of Germany, France and…

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Motorists Fined by Albury Court

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 August 1941 · page 6

In Albury Police Court yesterday. William Archibald Wiltshire was fined £2 and 8 costs for having driven an unregistered motor bus in Albury and…

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Albury Branch of Railway Institute

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 August 1941 · page 3

At the annual meeting of Albury branch of the Railway Institute the president (Mr. E. Gill) presided. Mr. Funnell, director of railway institutes…

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Parents Must Protect Children. (Issued by the Road Safely Council of New South Wales.)

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 27 August 1941 · page 1

The school holidays are upon us, and thousands jot chilldren are now free to crowd the streets and roam as far as their parents will [?]…

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Motor Registration Fees

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 27 August 1941 · page 4

Mr C. B. [?] received the following [?] the Minister for [?]…

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Motor Taxation and Producer Gas Units

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 28 August 1941 · page 4

Mr. C. B. Lethbridge, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following comfunication from the Minister for Transport:…

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"Connies" on Melbourne Trams Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 August 1941 · page 6

"Connies" appeared on Melbourne trams for the first time to-day. dressed in smart nigger-brown coat and skirt, and khaki blouse, brown tie and…

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Aeroplane Flew Low Over House Gundowring

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 20

Dear Uncle,—Well, Uncle, I suppose you think I have forgotten you and the Page, but I have not. I like knitting for the soldiers. We have a sewing…

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