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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1944

591 stories in Murray's papers · page 26 of 30

Bridge Remains Open

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 25 October 1944 · page 2

Guinea st bridge is in process of being lengthened to compass the additional railway lines being laid to Alexandra Park, but the extension will…

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19 Killed, 54 Wounded When H.M.A.S. Australia Hit Bomb Blasts Vessel’s Bridge Captain Among Those Killed SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 27 October 1944 · page 1

Target of a Japanese air attack during the invasion of the Philippines, the flagship of the Australian naval squadron, HMAS Australia, was damaged and a number of casualties was caused amongst her officers and…

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Boys Try to Wreck Train SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 28 October 1944 · page 8

At the Children’s Court this week four boy escapees from Mittagong Farm Home between the ages of 12 and 14, faced 50 charges, including…

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Cyclists In The News (Issued by the Road Safely Council of N.S.W.)

Border Morning Mail · Monday 30 October 1944 · page 4

Young Dedal cyclists are prominent in the road casualty lists of the State in recent months and In every instance the exercise of care…

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Goods In Custody Charge Railway Casual Fined £10

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 31 October 1944 · page 6

Lengthy evidence was given in a case beard at Albury Police Court yesterday in which Ernest Ambrose Hillier, a laborer, aged 5[?], was…

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Thieves’ Haul From Railway Trucks

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 31 October 1944 · page 2

On arrival of a train in Wagga from Darling Harbor on Saturday it was discovered that some of the trucks had been tampered with. A check of…

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Action At Law Over Railways Appointment MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 31 October 1944 · page 4

Told last year by the Commonwealth Railways Commissioners that he had been appointed secretary to the Commonwealth Railways. Henry Edward Wa[?]son notified…

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Govt. May Make Motor Cars Adelaide

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 November 1944 · page 4

The Commonwealth Government will set up a corporation to manufacture complete motor cars unless [?] receives satisfactory proposals…

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Have to Cross Railway Line

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 November 1944 · page 2

Until the finishing span is erected in connection with the extension of the overhead bridge at the railway station, users of the bridge have to cross…

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No Easing of Train Restrictions Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 November 1944 · page 4

The Minister for Transport (Mr O’Sullivan) said in the Legislative Assembly today that he did not believe there would be any casing of train…

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Killed by Tram SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 November 1944 · page 1

George Irvine Jardine. aged 56, station hand, living at Randwick, was instantly killed today when he was struck by a tram. Police said Jardine jumped…

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Remains of Aachen Railway Station

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 November 1944 · page 4

Some of the damage car[?] in the railway station at Aachen, Germany, [?] recent All[?] attacks which was prece[?] by [?] state artillery and aerial bombardment…

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Excellent Bricks in Albury Railway Station Old Bricklayer’s Opinion

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 November 1944 · page 4

How many Albury residents know but the bricks which comprise the brickwork of the railway station took second prize at an exhibition held in…

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Hawkesbury River Bridge Tolls

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 November 1944 · page 2

The NRMA understands that the Intend to Impose tolls upon the Hawkesbury River rood bridge, which expected to be available for use by the…

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Making Motor Cars in Australia Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 November 1944 · page 1

No concrete proposals had yet been received from the parties interested in the manufacture of motor cars in Australia, said a Government…

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Albury Cyclists Train

Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 November 1944 · page 6

Members of the Albury Amateur Albury Club trained at the sports [?] yesterday. when two events were [?] contested. Brilliant riding off to…

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Mishap at Aerodrome Transport Plane Fails to Take Off Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 November 1944 · page 3

A Douglas transport plane belonging to Australian National Airways, crashed into a ditch at the end of the runway when it failed to take off at…

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Railway Commissioner Prosecuted Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 November 1944 · page 3

The NSW Commissioner for Railways was proceeded against in a Special Federal Court today by the Commonwealth on the grounds that he did not…

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Alleged Motor Cycle Theft Two Men Remanded At Albury

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 November 1944 · page 6

Two men—to Idler from [?]andiana and a civilian residing in Albury —appeared before Albury Police Court yesterday in…

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Servicemen Train for Jobs. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 November 1944 · page 4

Full-time training in carpentry and joining in NSW under a scheme for dema[?] servicemen has begun the Minister for Education Mr Hen[?] said today…

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