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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1945

611 stories in Murray's papers · page 26 of 31

Adelaide Without Trams ADELAIDE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 November 1945 · page 1

Tramway services throughout Adelaide were idle today when employes held a meeting, to decide further action to secure improvements above…

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Visit of Main Roads Commissioner

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 November 1945 · page 3

The Commissioner of Main Roads (Mr. Craig) visited Corowa on Wednesday last, October 31, 1945, and interviewed the Corowa…

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Rush to Cup All Roads Lead South SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 November 1945 · page 5

Although numbers are [?] passages to the Melbourne Cup only a quarter of them will obtain [?] said an air line official today Quarter…

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Carrathool Shire Council Provisional Order for New Road Plant Over £16,000 To Be Spent

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 November 1945 · page 2

A provisional order for over £16,000 worth of modern road making plant will be placed by the Carrathool Shire Council following the discussions at a special meeting on Wednesday…

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Motor Law Must Give Name

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 November 1945 · page 3

A case of interest to motorists was heard a few days ago when a driver was fined for refusing to give his name and address to…

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Adelaide Still Without Trams ADELAIDE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 November 1945 · page 8

Adelaide is still without trams. Today while a deputation placed the union’s case before parliamentary leaders, 1500 striking tramway employes…

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New Trams 800 Over Next 8 Years For Melbourne MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 November 1945 · page 4

Eight hundred new trams of the latest type are to be built by the Tramways Board over the next eight years. The Preston workshops have been…

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Four Deaths Systematic Attacks Against Railways JERUSALEM

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 November 1945 · page 8

Systematic attacks against railway communications throughout Palestine occurred early this morning, resulting in four deaths and injury to at least…

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Is Human Destiny at the Cross Roads ?

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 November 1945 · page 2

On the very day last week when the official birth of the United Nations Organisation was recorded, the requisite number of countries having ratified the Charter, U.S. Secretary of State Byrnes described, the occasion as “a memorable day for peace-loving peoples of all nations.”…

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61,000 Died on Japanese Jungle Railways KANDY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 November 1945 · page 2

It is revealed at South-East Asia Command headquarters that 61,000 men and women of all nationalities whom the Japanese forced to work…

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Still Without Trams Chaotic Conditions in Adelaide ADELAIDE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 November 1945 · page 4

The Adelaide tram strike, which is now in its fifth day, is to continue, according to an almost unanimous decision reached at a [?]…

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Smashing and Thieving on Railways

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 November 1945 · page 1

On NSW railways for the year ended June 30 last, the theft or breakage of 186,000 articles cost the railway refreshment rooms £7,746…

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Trespassed on Railway Man Fined £5 by Albury Court

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 November 1945 · page 5

William George Spain, aged 52, laborer, was fined 15 or 10 days’ gaol by the Police Magistrate (Mr R. M. Stewart) in Albury Court…

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Will Re-open Railways Chinese Government Troops Determined New York

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 November 1945 · page 5

Central Ho Ting-chin, who is Marshal Chiang Kai-shek’s leading commander in the field, told a Press conference at Peiping that…

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Main Roads Commissioner. Visit to Berrigan

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 7 November 1945 · page 3

A special meeting of members of the Berrigan Shire Council was held on Thursday morning last to meet Mr Craig, Main Roads Board…

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100 Motor Cars Made Daily from Scrap FLORENCE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 November 1945 · page 6

Using scrap from salvaged Italian and German military vehicles, the Fiat plant is at present producing 100 motor cars daily…

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To Remain Coal Burners Locomotives on N.S.W. Railways SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 November 1945 · page 1

So far as NSW was concerned the Commissioner for Railways had advised that no action was being taken to convert coal burning…

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Shire Roads

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 8 November 1945 · page 3

The Shire Engineer submitted the following interesting report to the special meeting of the Jerilderie Shire Council on Thursday last…

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Main Roads' Improvements Visit of Commissioner

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 8 November 1945 · page 3

Mr. D. Craig, Commissioner of Main Roads accompanied by Mr. Langford, Divisional Engineer, of Wagga, visited Jerilderie on…

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Travel by Night Train Move by Albury Council

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 November 1945 · page 2

Why can’t Albury people get [?]eats on the express train to Sydney at night when travellers joining the train at Wagga, Jun[?], and…

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