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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1943

565 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 29

Vital Railway Line Menaced Bitter Fighting Before Voronej LONDON. January 2[?]

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 January 1943 · page 1

Latest Russian successes on the Voronej fron[?] endanger the vital railway line from K[?]pansk Junction to Rostov, says the British United Press…

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War Hits Motoring Severe Effect in Australia

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 January 1943 · page 3

[?]ding [?] the Fe[?] S[?] [?] cars re[?] in the Commonwealth at last October show a [?] of [?] per cent [?] ed…

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Alleged Attempt to Railway Viaduct Arrest Near Jerilderie

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 28 January 1943 · page 3

A lad named Gordon Valdare Walker den (16), who is said to have originally come from Bondi (Sydney) was arrested by Constable…

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Railways Require Lad Porters

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 January 1943 · page 4

In today’s advertising columns, the Victorian railways invite applications from lads desiring appointment as lad porters. Selected applicants will be given a course…

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Victorian Railways Vacancies for Lad Porters (15 and under 18 years of age)

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 January 1943 · page 3

HEIGHT not less than 5ft, 4in.; weight not less than 8 stone. Applicants must hold Merit Certificate or pass Educational examination at the…

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Windouran Council Expenditure On Road Work

The Pastoral Times · Friday 29 January 1943 · page 2

Cr. G. T. Lyons (president) and Crs. L. Metcalfe, A. P. Edmunds, A. J. Symons, J. Priestly and T. C. Macaw attended a meeting of Windouran…

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Railways Require Lad Porters

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 January 1943 · page 3

In to-day's advertising columns, the Victorian Railways invite applications from lads desiring appointment as lad porters in the Victorian Railways…

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Charcoal Fire on Motor Truck Promptly "Ecks-tinguished

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 January 1943 · page 2

Although cries of "Fire" from pedestrians followed a truck which drove up Sanger street about midday yesterday, the driver of the truck did…

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Mr. T. J. Hartigan Completion of 50 Years Railway Service

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 January 1943 · page 4

Entering the Railway service as a junior clerk in January, 1893, Mr. Hartigan has completed 50 years of service with the New South Wales…

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Huge Russian Offensive Spreads To New Areas Reported Crossed Finnish Frontier Port of Petsamo Taken? Moscow-Taganrog Railway Cut LONDON, January 28

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 January 1943 · page 1

The gigantic Russian offensive is still spreading into new areas. According to Swiss radio, quoting Stockholm reports, the Red Army has crossed the Finnish border and taken the port of Petsamo…

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Women Railway Cleaners Strike Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 January 1943 · page 4

As a protest against wages rates and conditions, more than 150 women railway cleaners and porters held a mass meeting today. Acting State…

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Motor Registry

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 February 1943 · page 3

The NRMA was informed recently that the Department of Road Transport intended to close the motor registry at North Sydney for the…

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Smashed Arm: Train Mystery

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 2 February 1943 · page 2

Having apparently been struck by something protruding from the Sydney-bound Newcastle express between Koolewong and Point Clare, late on…

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Man Who Opened Harbor Bridge

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 2 February 1943 · page 3

Allegations that Major de Groot, now commanding an Army camp, was a Fascist, had been found to be baseless, declared the Minister for the Army,…

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“Road of Shame for the German Army” Terrible Desolation at Stalingrad LONDON. February 2

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 February 1943 · page 1

Columns of half-starved and tattered prisoners, streaming across the snow—generals, colonels, other officers and privates—away from the hecatomb of nearly 250,000 Axis forces, is one picture coming from Stalingrad after the surrender of Field-Marshal Paulus and his remnants, in what…

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Red Army Now Thirty Miles From Rostov 250,000 Nazis in Bottleneck Key Railway Lines from Rostov Cut LONDON. February 2

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 February 1943 · page 1

After the annihilation of the vast German armies at Stalingrad, the Russians in the Caucasus are menacing Hitler with the loss of another 250,000 Germans and Rumanians and more vast quantities of equipment…

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Recent Motor Fatality. Finding of Accidental Death. Attention Directed to Non Co-operation of Air Officials

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 3 February 1943 · page 4

The Coroner at Deniliquin (Mr M. Wyse), recently concluded the inquest into the death of Keith Stillwell Wilson, who died on December…

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Alleged Attempt to Burn Railway Viaduct Arrest Near Jerild[?]

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 3 February 1943 · page 2

A lad, who is said to [?] originally come from Bondt (Sydney) was arrested by [?] Cavanaugh near Jerilderie on…

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50 Years Ago Friday, January 5, 1893 Corowa's new bridge opened last Saturday without demonstration. Friday, January 13, 1893

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 4

Australian Federation.--The meeting called for Wednesday last at the Instance of Messrs. E. Wilson and A. A. Piggin for the purpose of…

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Theft of Motor Tyres

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 2

Perturbed at the rising number of thefts of motor vehicle tyres, the NRMA warns motorists that they are risking the complete immobilisation…

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