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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1945

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More Motor Vehicles in Nsw Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 March 1945 · page 4

Motor vehicles registered in NSW [?] March 1 totalled 215.142. an increase of 14,445 over registrations at the [?] last year. New vehicles registered [?]…

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Averting Another Bus-tram Stoppage “All Avenues Being Explored” SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 March 1945 · page 3

Every avenue is being explored in an effort to avert a tram and bus service stoppage in Sydney and Newcastle next Saturday and Easter…

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Melbourne Train. No Restriction Relaxation

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 28 March 1945 · page 5

Recently, at the instance of Cr. White, the Berrigan Shire Council decided to seek an improvement in the rail service from and to Melbourne…

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Motor Car Manufacture Here

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 29 March 1945 · page 3

In a statement tabled in the House on Thursday night, the Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin, announced that two firms—General…

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"The Road to Vctory" Official War Loan Song

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 30 March 1945 · page 4

Bing Crosby's number, "The Road to Victory," has been selected by the War Loans Organisation as the official song for the Third Victory Loan…

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Train Chief Gaoled His Methods Exposed SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 March 1945 · page 6

Methods of a train thief were exposed in Quarter Sessions yesterday when Clifford Alexander (or Alfred Maxwell), 34 was sentenced to three years’ gaol…

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Soldier’s Body on Railway Line Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 April 1945 · page 3

The body of Private Leslie Phillips, aged 51. who is believed to have fallen from a south coast train, was found on the railway line by the station…

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German Dead Litter Road

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 April 1945 · page 1

British troops breaking out from Rhine bridge[?] advance along road [?] with German dead…

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Safe Riders for Safe Bikes. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New Soul h Wales.)

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 4 April 1945 · page 4

Young pedal cyclists are again pushing their way into road casualty lists in ways that are easily avoidable. For instance, in the last three weeks one…

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Roads Accidents Increase

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 5 April 1945 · page 3

Road accidents in country towns and rural areas of the State showed increases in 1944 over the previous year. In the combined areas…

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Relaxation Train Travel Restrictions Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 April 1945 · page 3

Restoration sleeping cars on interstate trains and relaxation of rail travel restrictions between States will become operative from Sunday…

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Back to Normal N.S.W. And Victorian Train Services

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 April 1945 · page 2

Train services between Sydney and Melbourne arc being restored lo normal after many months of restrictions. NSW trains are back to their…

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100 Men For Railways; 2900 More Needed MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 9 April 1945 · page 2

The Director-General of Manpower (Mr Funnell) has given an assurance to the secretary of the ARU. (Mr J. J. Brown) that 100 more men will be…

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Daily Train Service

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 April 1945 · page 1

Commencing forthwith there will be a daily train service to and from Melbourne and Deniliquin. Trains will run on Tuesdays and Thursdays to make…

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Bridge Over Billabong Creek

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 April 1945 · page 2

Referring to representations by Mr A. Mair, MLA on behalf of the Culcairn Shire Council which is desirous of obtaining information concerning…

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Road Accidents Increase

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 April 1945 · page 4

Road accidents in country towns rural ureas of the State showed increases in 1944 over the previous year. in the combined areas there…

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Amusements “The Bridge of San Luis Rey”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 April 1945 · page 4

“The Bridge of San Luis Rey” starts [?] Hoyts Theatre today for three days. Readers of Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer prizewinning novel may cavil at its [?]…

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Train Passengers Overcome By Fumes SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 April 1945 · page 4

Fumes from broken [?]…

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Amusements “The Bridge of San [?]

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 April 1945 · page 4

Out of the color, [?] old [?] which playable the [?] lights for Thornton Wilder, [?] winning novel, has been created the…

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Roads Suffer Because Graves Have To Be Dug

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 April 1945 · page 4

Engineer to Wodonga Shire Council (Mr J. I. Fisher) complained to a meeting of council yesterday that although the time was opportune for…

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