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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1944

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

Australian-made Pontoon Bridge

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 December 1944 · page 6

Australian engineers bridge a river with on Australian mode Mark V pon toon bridge during amphibious exercises…

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Country Road Accident Figures Increase

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 23 December 1944 · page 4

Road accidents in country towns and rural areas of the State snowed a substantial increase for the three months ended September 30 last, the latest…

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Holiday Road Deaths An Appeal For Greater Care SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 December 1944 · page 2

In the five years of the present war, 93 persons had been killed in road accidents in the Christmas—New Year Announcing this tonight, the…

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Against Control by Railways Dept. SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 December 1944 · page 5

The State Transport Advisory Committee has reaffirmed its opposition to the proposal that NSW airlines should be controlled by the Railways…

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Damage to Roads by Military Traffic German E-Boats Routed SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 December 1944 · page 2

The leader of the Country Party (Mr Bruxner) urged, when speaking in the Legislative Assembly, that the Commonwealth…

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A New Inter-tow Highway Pressing Necessity Widen Albury-Wodonga Road !

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 December 1944 · page 2

A highway of peril or a broad avenue of progress? The “Mall” invites the residents of Albury and Wodonga to look upon the…

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Trucks Fall Through Bridge. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 December 1944 · page 4

The Broken Hill line [?] when a [?] derailed, two miles from [?] A truck fell through a bridge…

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Scene of Railway Accident At Albury

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 December 1944 · page 6

A railway employe straightening the points and signal wires below the south signal box in the Albury railway yards after a NSW goods train had cut a Victorian train in two on Saturday afternoon…

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Austral Pictures More Special Holiday Attractions "Road to Morocco" This Week-end

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 December 1944 · page 1

Picturegoers are referred to the picture advt on page 2 to-day which gives full details of the programmes in be screened this week-end--to…

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Terrifying Night In Disabled Motor Launch SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 December 1944 · page 4

Caught by a sudden gale in Botany Bay about 9.30 last night five girls and four youths spent a terrifying night in a disabled 18ft. launch, Waves…

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Outlook Is Not Bright Motorists Face Gloomy Year MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 December 1944 · page 2

Whilst some relief might be obtained as a result of army releases, motor operators engaged in essential transport would in future in the…

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