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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1944

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Hume Highway—Road New Guinea (From Frank Dexter at General Mac- Arthur’s Headquarters)

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 January 1944 · page 2

Civilisation has come to Ramu Valley In New Guinea. Names of streets and landmarks have been given to local features. The main highway…

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Railway Passengers Marooned. CASINO

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 January 1944 · page 3

Because heavy rains washed out he main north-south line hundreds of train passengers were stranded in north coast towns last night, many people…

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Motor Vehicle Cars

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 January 1944 · page 3

The NRMA engineers advise motorists to take extra precautions In driving in order to avoid breaking some part which cannot be replaced except by those in the early…

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Altered Train Services

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 1

Commencing Monday, January 10, passenger trains will leave Deniliquin at 10.10 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday (instead of 11.30 a.m.). They…

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Train Alterations — Corowa Line

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 2

Advice has been received from the secretary for NSW Railways (Mr S R. Nicholas) that the 11.40 a.m. rail motor from Culcairn to Corowa and…

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Items of News Aerodrome to Be Burnt Off

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 2

Grace on Albury aerodrome will be burnt off next Monday morning at o’clock by members of the VDC, BOD, and council staff under the direction…

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Air Supplies to China New and Better Burma Road of The Air New YORK, Jan 5

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 6

American Associated Press has received a despatch from a correspondent at an American air bate in North-Fast [?] stating that a [?]…

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To Burn Aerodrome Sunday Morning

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 2

So as not to clash with other duties, burning-off of Albury aerodrome will take place early on Sunday morning. The job will be carried out by…

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Free Germans In Moscow Appeal To German Army To Cease Fighting Russians Threaten Odessa-warsaw Railway Nazis Caught Between Soviet Hammer And Anvil LONDON. January 10

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 1

Free Germans in Moscow in a transmission broadcast to the German Army over Moscow radio today stated: “Cease hostilities and come over to the National Committee of Germany in Moscow. There may be 60 divisions still struggling in the Dniper Bend. How many will struggle their way across the great Ukrainian Steppes to the…

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Culcairn Council Looks Ahead Bigger Aerodrome Will Be Constructed

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 5

Reporting on the proposed Culcairn shire aerodrome, near Henty. Mr Sheppard the engineer, said at the last meeting of Culcairn council he had again investigated the…

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Soldier Jumps From Train; Decapitated GOULBURN

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 6

Sgt Walter Thomas had his application for release from the army to work on his fathers farm at Shell Harbour approved two days after he…

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Five Airmen Hurt in Road Smash BENALLA

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 2

Five officers from an elementary flying training school in Victoria had a narrow escape from being killed when the car in which they were…

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German Armies In South Russia Rapidly Becoming Worse Red Army Driving on to Bug River Big Battles Raging Near Vital Railway LONDON. January 11

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 1

Renter’s correspondent in Moscow says: “The position of the German armies in South Russia has again deteriorated during the past 24 hours to a point where die German commands has evidently been driven to desperate measures in order to gun time, however short. The greatest threat of all is to the Odessa-Warsaw railway at the nearest…

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Railway Trespassers Warned SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 5

Railway employes who trespass on portions of railway property where they are not required to go in the performance of their duty are to be prosecuted, as well…

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Culcairn Shire Aerodrome Engineer Investigates Site Near Henty

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 1

At Monday's meeting of the Culcairn Shire Council, the Engineer (Mr. T. B. Sheppard) reported that he had again investigated the design…

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Railway Trespassing

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 2

Railway employees who trespass on portions of the railway property where they were not required to go in the performance of their duties are…

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Waiting for a Bridge to Be Finished

Border Morning Mail · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 4

Jeeps and equipment waiting for the bridge to be finished over the creek on Blucher Point (NG,). with infantry marching past the jeeps to forward positions…

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600 Dead in Spanish Train Disaster LONDON, Jan. 16

Border Morning Mail · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 2

Spanish reports received at Gibraltar indicate that at least 500 persons weer killed when an express collided with a goods train in a tunnel near…

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Train Travellers Disappointed

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 2

Travellers for Melbourne and other place along the southern were disappointed when they went to the Wabgunyah railway station yesterday…

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Man Killed; Bridge Crash. MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 4

When a car crashed on Saturday through a weakened bridge which had been damaged by Friday’s bushfire. Mr D. M. Morgan. aged 49 clerk at the flax mills. Lake…

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