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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1944

591 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 30

Approach to Railway Station Commissioner’s Accepted Offer

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 4

When an offer from the NSW Commissioner of Railways regarding improvements to the entrance to Albury railway station came up for discussion at last night’s…

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Railways Out of Pskov Cut by Russians LONDON, March 1

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 3

All railway lines leading out of Pskov, with the exception of one, have been cut by the Russians and several big groups of Germans retiring from…

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Albury’s Aerodrome Civil Aviation Department’s Opinion

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 6

While the Department of Civil Aviation considered Albury Municipal Council’s suggested scheme, as shown on its plan, in regard to the…

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Two Accidents on Union Bridge

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 6

Whether there was a white line down the centre of the road on the [?]end on the Victorian side of the Murray prior to the Union Bridge…

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400 Germans Killed in Train Derailment Greek Patriot Efforts CAIRO. March 1

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 1

Greek patriots, led by a British of [?] detailed a German troop train on February 22 near Mount Olympus, Four hundred Germans were killed…

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British Motor Torpedo Boats

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 4

Now that Hamburg, Germany's main port has been put out of action the Germans are forced to use more coastal shipping in order to maintain supplies to their northern based armies and are priority targets both for the R.A.F. and the last dead motor…

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Italian Train Disaster LONDON, March 6

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 1

Router’s correspondent in Naples says that 501 Italians were killed, mostly by asphyxiation, and 49 were injured when a train broke down while…

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Mail Train Crashes into Car. WAGGA

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 2

While he was driving a motor car across a level crossing near Wagga trucking yards this morning, John Tier, aged 38 failed to see the approach of…

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“Russians’ Latest Drive the Most Decisive of the War” Reaching Out for Vital Railway Disaster Worse Than Stalingrad Threatens LONDON, March 6

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 1

After having driven a huge wedge into German positions in the western Ukraine, General Zhukov’s troops from the First Ukrainian Front are now reaching out for the vital Odessa-Lwow railway, which is the Germans’…

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Bus and Five Motor Trucks Collide SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 4

Five motor trucks and a double decker omnibus were involved in a crash in Palmer st., City, today, but only one person was injured— Ethel May Reside. 29. of…

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Pleaded Guilty to Stealing Railway Property

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 2

Arthur Lloyd Smith, aged 18. pleaded guilty in Wagga court yesterday to stealing railway tickets and other railway property valued at £9 10/, from…

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Road-working Plant to be Released SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 March 1944 · page 5

Road-making and repair machinery will be made available to country shires and municipalities immediately it is released, from other work said the Prime Minister…

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Cuning of Lw[?]dessa Railway LONDON, March 7

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 March 1944 · page 1

Dramatic news arrived in London from Russia to the eject that the Lwow-Odessa railway had been cut by the capture of Volochysk railway…

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Hume Shire Engineer’s Report Improvements to Road

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 3

General improvements and gravelling of roads in the shire were reported by the shire engineer (Mr R. V. Welsh) at the monthly meeting of Hume Shire Council on…

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Koringal Road Improvements

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 March 1944 · page 2

Hume Shire councillors last week decided not to co-operate with Coreen Shire Council in carrying out work on Koringal road, except the resumption…

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Australians Blast German Transport on Road to Rome Flying-Officer Burchfield Gels Two Troop Carriers

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 March 1944 · page 1

Following the announcement made in the “Pastoral Times” that F/O Bruce Burchfield, R.A.A.F., of Deniliquin, had shot down two German troop-carriers,…

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Guard on Train Killed MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 3

Willie signalling the driver of his train at Frankston late tills afternoon, William John Thomas, 50, of Fawkner St., South Yarra, was killed. The signals were against…

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Railway Gauges Cabinet De[?]sion to Standardise

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 2

Full Cabinet [?] a plan subtilised by the Minister for Transport Full Ward) for standardisation of Australian railway gauges…

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New Jet-propelled Aeroplane

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 1

Jet-propelled fighter for Britain and US.—A remarkable step forward in aero-engine design was announced in a joint statement by the RAF. and US. Army Air Force. Jet propulsion has come to stay. As a result, without a propeller and without the conventional internal…

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Country Roads Finance and Machinery for Shires

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 6

Canberra, Wednesday.—Stating that the acquisition of coastal boats had thrown excessive weight on to many country roads because goods formerly…

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