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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1945

611 stories in Murray's papers · page 15 of 31

An Alleged Admission Railway Station Shooting of 1934 MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 June 1945 · page 6

Allegations that Thomas Croft, aged 39. mechanic now charged with murder, told him that he shot a railway official at Carnegie station because lie would not hand…

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Bad Fog in Sydney Ferry and Road Accidents

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 June 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The ferry steamer, Lady Chelmsford, went, aground during, a dense fog which developed in Sydney this morning,…

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Cr. Fawns’ Views Bureaucratic Attitude Of Departments Plan for Better Roads Urged

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 19 June 1945 · page 1

Cr. Fawns submitted to Conargo Council on Thursday his views on the bureaucratic attitude of some departments to local government bodies, and urged that it should not be tolerated. He considered councillors were better fitted to determine local…

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Murray Shire Council New Bridge Over Bullatale Creek Improving Gulpa Water Supply

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 19 June 1945 · page 2

It was reported at Murray Shire Council meeting yesterday that action is contemplated by the Water Commission to improve the water supply in Gulpa Creek. Tenders were opened yesterday for the construction of a new…

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India to Build Own Locomotives Plant From Britain Will Help Her Railways to be Independent

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 June 1945 · page 2

United Kingdom manufacturers are to supply plant lo India costing over £225,000 for making locomotives, states the “Financial…

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Tram Conductor’s Sit Down Strike NEWCASTLE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 June 1945 · page 1

A sit-down strike on a crowded tram was staged today by a conductor. For the past three months he told the Department of Road…

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Train Services May Be Rationed Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 June 1945 · page 2

Because of c[?]iminishing stocks of coal there was a possibility of train services being rationed in NSW. said the Minister for Supply (Senator…

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Train Services May Be Rationed

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 6

Because of diminishing stocks of cold, there was a possibility of train services being rationed in New South Wales, said the Minister for Supply…

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A [?]other Train Derailment SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 June 1945 · page 3

When 13 trucks were derailed near Tar[?] about [?] p.m. today, all north-bound trains were [?] up. Passengers on the Brisbane express were transferred, having to walk…

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Spans of Vital Bridge Destroyed BOMBAY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 June 1945 · page 3

Twenty-five heavy Allied bombers, in a low level attack destroyed three spans of the main bridge on the Burma-Slam railway at Manchanaburi, 80…

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More Petrol for Motorists? SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 June 1945 · page 6

It was likely that the petrol allowance for motorists will be increased by about 20 per cent in the next few days, the Minister for Supply and Shipping…

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Liuchow Battle Chinese Seize Airfield and Railway

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 3

CHUNGKING, Thursday: The High Command has announced that the Chinese, battling for Liuchow, had seized…

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25 Per Cent Increase in August Petrol Ration How Australian Motorists Fare Compared with Overseas CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 1

Assurance that everything within the limit of national and defence requirements would be done to case the petrol ration was given today by the Minister for Supply (Senator Ashley). He expected, he said, that an increase of 25 per cent in the…

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“Motor Trade in Confusion” MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 6

The motor trade was in confusion because distributors were unable to ascertain how many chassis they could import, whether exchange would be…

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Train Becomes Inferno 100 Die Crash PARIS

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 June 1945 · page 1

Between 50 and 100 were killed in French Morocco when the KekncsFez express train was derailed on Wednesday, just north of Meknes…

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Proposed Link-up of Railways Federal Minister’s Reply to Upper Murray League’s Suggestion

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 July 1945 · page 2

The Federal Minister for Transports (Mr E. J. Ward) through Messrs [?] MHR. and C. B. Lethbridge MLA, has written to P. Moiler…

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Australians on Bougainville Control Gained on Buin Road

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 July 1945 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday : Preceded by the greatest barrage of high explosives since they went into action on the…

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12 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Train Crash Crash PARIS

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 July 1945 · page 1

Twelve American soldiers were killed and 23 were injured when an American troop train collided with a stationary goods train near Nancy…

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Britain at the Political Cross-roads

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 2

When [?] to the ballot box to-day we will a secret which has baffled even the most astute political observes ever since Mr. Church[?] decided that, with the break-up of the wartime Coalition Government, the people should be given an immediate opportunity to…

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Wants Railway Crossing at Wodonga Made Safe

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 4

National Safety Council of Victoria asked Wodonga Shire Council at its meeting yesterday to consider taking steps to have the approaches to Hovell st. [?] crossing…

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