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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1941

1,172 stories in Murray's papers · page 8 of 59

N.S.W. Border Motorists Insurance Compulsory in Victoria

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 February 1941 · page 5

The Insurance Commissioner of the Victorian State Motor Car Insurance Office reminds motorists from across the border, accustomed to visiting…

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Motor Vehicles Imports From America MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 February 1941 · page 4

The maximum imports of motor vehicles from North America, other than for defence purposes, will be 889[?] car chasses, and 7503 truck chasses,…

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Motor Cyclist Injured Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 February 1941 · page 6

Falling from his motor cycle when the machine skidded in Moreland rd.. West Brunswick, to-night, Jack Cooper, aged 25. Baker's Place, West…

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Motor-cyclist's Death Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 February 1941 · page 3

Ronald Ryan. 26. of Neutral Bay. was killed instantly last night when his motor cycle struck an iron fence at Neutral Bay. Ryan died from severe…

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Nine Soldiers Injured Motor Van Overturns MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 February 1941 · page 3

Nine soldiers from the A. I. F camp at Ealeombe were in[?]ed, two seriously, when a motor van in which they were coming to the city…

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Murray Shire Council Meeting Work On Walliston Roads

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 11 February 1941 · page 4

A meeting of Murray Shire Council was held at Mathoura yesterday. There were present: Cr. G. T. Bayliss (president) Crs. T. White, W. Beer J. R…

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Improved Train Services South-Western Lines and Branches

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 11 February 1941 · page 3

The Commissioner for Railways (Mr. T. J. Hartigan) has announced details of improved train services to south-western districts of New South…

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China and the Burma Road Effectively Bombed by Japanese LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 11 February 1941 · page 2

The Shanghai correspondent of the "New York Times" states that the Japanese have effectively wrecked all the bridges along the Burma…

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Heavy Railway Traffic Mr. Hartigan's Big Job New Rolling Stock Proposals

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 February 1941 · page 3

The Commissioner for Railways (Mr. T. J. Hartigan) is common with administrators of other huge under taking, is a very busy man…

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Seamen Drowned Result of Motor Boat Mishap MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 February 1941 · page 4

Three seamen were drowned at an Australian port last night as the result of a motor boat accident while on service…

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Bomb-proof Shelter Sydney Underground Railway SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 February 1941 · page 5

"I feel the most satisfactory way of dealing with national emergency services would lie to have some comm[?] plan that could be applied nationally."…

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Excursion Train to Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 February 1941 · page 2

Excursion tickets are now available for the trip to Sydney from Albury and all intermediate stations as far Uranquinty by to-morrow's mail train,…

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Improved Train Services. South Western Lines and Branches

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1941 · page 3

The Commissioner for Railways (Mr T. J. Hartigan) has announced [?]etails of improved train services to South Western districts of New…

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Train Traffic Disrupted Heavy Rains in the North SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 February 1941 · page 1

Tamworth trains on the north-western line between Moree and Inverell and on the Binnaway line, bad to be cancelled to-day and to-night…

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Two Evils in Road Accidents

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 13 February 1941 · page 4

Research into road accidents shows that types of accidents occur in "waves" which are not confined to one part of the State but to the…

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Level Crossing Crash Truck and Train Collide WYONG

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 February 1941 · page 1

A verdict of accidental death was recorded at the inquest to-day into the death of a man and girl who were killed when their truck and a train…

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Aircraft Engines for U.S.A. [?]Motor Industry Being Converted for Airplane Manufacture

The Independent · Thursday 13 February 1941 · page 3

[?]The first aircraft engines to [?] made in quantity production in[?] by major automobile companies as part of the [?]…

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Trespassing on Railway

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 February 1941 · page 4

Two bottles, with methylated spird in rach .stood on the table at the Al bury police court yesterday, when Edward Joseph Barry appeared before…

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Two Evils in Road Accidents

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 3

Research into road accidents shows that types of accidents occur m waves which are not confined to one part of the State, but to the whole of it. In…

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New Strategic Road to Connect Hume and Western Highways Move By Wagga Chamber Of Commerce

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 8

A move for a new highway, from Holbrook to Orange, connecting Hume and Western Highways, was made at a…

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