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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1944

591 stories in Murray's papers · page 8 of 30

Road Working Plant to Be Released

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 4

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

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Five Injured When Truck and Trams Collide SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 6

Five people were injured, two seriously. in a collision between a 15-ton military truck and two trams at the intersection of York and King sts. city…

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Killed Attempting to Board Tram Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 21 March 1944 · page 5

When he attempted to board a tram on the off-side in the city. Lionel Hudson, 15, was killed. When attempting to enter the tram he was obstructed by a serviceman,…

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Road Machinery for Country Work

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 23 March 1944 · page 4

Road making and repair machinery are to be made available to country shires and municipalities immediately it is released from…

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Motor Registrations Increase SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 March 1944 · page 5

Motor vehicle registrations in NSW have increased at monthly average of about 1500 during the past five months, said the Commissioner or Road Transport (Mr Neale)…

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Train Berths and Seats

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday.—As from Monday, March 27th, applications for sleeping berths for travel to stations in New South Wales, except by…

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Man Killed by Train

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 March 1944 · page 2

Edward William Keogh, of Werribee, aged 63, was killed instantly at 7.30 a.m. yesterday when he was struck by a train at Wilson at railway crossing…

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Train Berths and Seats

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 March 1944 · page 3

As from Monday, March 27, applications for sleeping berths for travel to stations in New South Wales, except by interstate expresses, may be…

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Desert Harassers Wreck Train CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 March 1944 · page 4

A formation of Australia’s “Desert Harasscr” Kittyhawk fighter-bomber squadron, led by Flt-Lieut C. W. Robertson. DFC. of Jerilderie, NSW recently…

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Higher Salaries For Railway Executives SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 March 1944 · page 1

There was nothing in the wage pegging regulations to prevent the Railways Commissioner from increasing salaries of executive and engineering…

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Post-war Road Work

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 March 1944 · page 3

The necessity to have a full programme urgent road works ready for ah immediate start after the war is stressed by the [?]…

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Train Berths and Seats Extended Booking Facilities

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 28 March 1944 · page 2
Also in The Corowa Free Press, The Pastoral Times

As from yesterday, application for sleeping berths for travel to stations in New South Wales, except by interState Expresses, may be made 14…

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Zoning of Country Road Transport. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 March 1944 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly, the Leader of the Country Party (Mr Bruxner) asked the Minister for Transport (Mr O’Sullivan) to give Instructions that no changes were to…

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Electric Motor at Tocumwal Flour Mill

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 March 1944 · page 2

The proprietors of the flour mills at Tocumwal have just installed a 200 h.p. electric motor. The cost, including £450 for the transformer, was…

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Motorists and Daylight Saving

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 March 1944 · page 3

The chief engineer of the NRMA (Mr J. Fielder) reminds motorists that with the end of daylight saving they will again find the nightly peak traffic hour falling at…

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Railway Station Thieves Active SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 March 1944 · page 5

Two men were seen trying to break into the booking office at Banksia railway station early today by passengers of a passing train. They informed…

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Train Berths and Seats Extended Booking Facilities

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 30 March 1944 · page 3

As from Monday last, applications for sleeping berths for travel to stations in New South Wales, except by inter-State expresses, may…

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Help for Country Millers Special Railway Rebates SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 30 March 1944 · page 1

The Government Railways Rates Amendment Bill, which was read a second time in the Legislative Assembly today, will give the Railway…

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