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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1945

611 stories in Murray's papers · page 20 of 31

Serious Coal Position Train Cuts To Be Made SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 August 1945 · page 1

Train services will be drastically cut next week. A serious decline of coal stocks has necessitated this move…

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Ward—premiers Clash Railway Freights Discussion CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 August 1945 · page 2

Heated clashes between the Federal Minister for Transport (Mr Ward) and State Premiers occurred during discussions on transport problems by…

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Railway Tennis Club

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 August 1945 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Railway Tennis Club was held recently, and the following were elected office-bearers President. Mr. E. R. Gill (re-elected unopposed)…

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NEARLY £5 Million for N.S.W. Railways Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 August 1945 · page 2

Extensive plans for the development of NSW by national works were approved by the National Works Council today. They will be carried out…

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30,000 Army Motor Vehicles To be Made Available in Next Few Weeks SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 August 1945 · page 2

The Minister for the Army (Mr Forde) has appointed a board of inquiry to investigate the practicability of the earlier release of army…

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General Motors’ First Cars

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 August 1945 · page 10

According to Mr Alfred P. Sloane, jnr., president of General Motors Corporation, tho first cars by General Motors are to be “1942 models with face lifted.”…

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Train Passengers' Mistake

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 August 1945 · page 2

A party of several passengers who arrived at the Corowa Station on Friday last handed in their tickets at the gates and proceeded on their way…

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Post War Works Loan Programme £119,500 Roads, Housing, Electricity Water Supply

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 28 August 1945 · page 1

An ambitious programme of post-war works involving loan totalling £119,500 was outlined k the report of the town clerk (Mr. Chant) to the Municipal Council last night The General Fund schedule contemplates expenditure of…

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Trams Run in Nagasaki OKINAWA

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 August 1945 · page 1

Damage done in Nagasaki, which received the second of the only two atomic bombs dropped, was not as extensive as the Japanese reported,…

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Motor Ship Strikes Mine Amsterdam

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 August 1945 · page 2

The motor ship Christian Hugens struck a mine at Westkapelie today, and was left in a sinking condition. The crew are trying to beach the…

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Strike for 24 Hours Victorian Railwaymen Out

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 28 August 1945 · page 2

Commencing at 1 a.m. to-day, 17,000 employees of the Victorian Railways are on strike for M hours as a protest against the…

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Train Services Cuts SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 August 1945 · page 4

Railway services throughout the State are to be further curtailed as the result of the worsening In coal stock. Interstate strains will also…

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Railway Strikers to Resume Work Judge’s Warning To Men MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 August 1945 · page 4

Railway employes throughout Victoria, who went on strike for 24 hours, beginning 1 a.m. on Tuesday, are resuming work on Wednesday morning. A mass meeting of unionists at West Melbourne Stadium this morning reaffirmed the decision of the earlier meeting that normal…

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Trams Stop in Brisbane BRISBANE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 August 1945 · page 4

Trams will cease running tonight at the end of the last shift. The secretary of the Tramways Union revealed that no agreement had been reached at…

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Road Safety

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 30 August 1945 · page 2

General secretary of the Road Safety Council of NSW (Lt-Col. H. A. Youden), will address a public meeting in the Albury Town Hall, with…

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Road transport Restrictions Remain SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 30 August 1945 · page 2

Although Commonwealth orders relating to rail restrictions would be annulled. those affecting road transport would remain in force, said the…

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Railway Strikers Back at Work MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 30 August 1945 · page 2

Railwaymen resumed work today after their 24 hours- strike. All will lose a day’s wages, and strike pay will not be Issued by the union in…

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Town Topics Neglected Road

The Pastoral Times · Friday 31 August 1945 · page 2

A Finley resident asks us “to give it hot and strong” to Berrigan Shire Council for its shocking neglect of a section of the main Finley-Deniliquin…

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Road Safety Council Albury Council Reformed Last Night

Border Morning Mail · Friday 31 August 1945 · page 6

Albury branch of the Road Safety Council was re-formed at a public meeting last night, and the Mayor (Ald. C. Padman) was ejected president…

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Japs’ Desire to Co Operate Scene at Drome Near Tokio (Atsugi aerodrome. From Harry Potter, who landed with the occupation troops)

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 1 September 1945 · page 1

It was obvious when we landed here and there was an earnest desire on the part of the Japanese to co-operate with us. A vast fleet…

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