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Railways, roads & transport, 1945

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Rabbits Amd Weeds on Roads

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 February 1945 · page 4

At last meeting of Berrigan Shire Council, Cr. Coldwell said he thought the Victorian method of controlling rabbits and noxious weeds on roads…

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Mail Decapitated by Train MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 February 1945 · page 1

[?] the head and left and served anybody of an unidentified man aged bout 50, was found on a train [?] Dear [?]dlae night. Potler the man be…

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Warning to Motorists

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 February 1945 · page 1

The case at the Corowa police court last week when a resident was fined for parking in Sanger street within 20 feet of the alignment of Queen…

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Huge Increase in Railway Revenue SYDNEY, Monday

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 February 1945 · page 4

The Railways Commissioner (M. Hartiigan speaking at a Millions Club luncheon today, said in 1940 the railways had carried 179 million…

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Bureaucrats to Fight Decision Restriction on Interstate Train Travel CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 February 1945 · page 4

Steps are going to be taken immediately to test the holding of the West Australian magistrate (Mr Walworks) that National Security…

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Train Just Escapes V-bomb. London

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 March 1945 · page 1

A crowded train in southern England had a narrow escape recently when a V-bomb fell. The bomb exploded near the [?] just after the rain had passed…

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Control of Rabbits and Noxious Weeds on Shire Roads

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

At the last meeting of Berrigen Shire Councile, Cr. Coldwell said he thought the Victorian method of controlling rabbits and noxious weeds on…

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Young Woman Killed by Train Husband Also Seriously Hurt. SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 March 1945 · page 2

A young woman, was killed and her husband critically injured when they fell in front of in electric train at Hurstville railway station today…

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Motor Cruisers and Launches

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

The forthcoming sale of a feet of small craft which played its part when the Japanese threatened to invade Australia is announced by the…

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£50,000 Is Claimed Sequel To Motor Trader’s Suicide. MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 March 1945 · page 6

Fifty thousand, pounds damages were claimed in the First Civil Court today by Edmund Harold Hunter, of St. Kllda, retired merchant, from the…

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Rhine Bridge Crossed London

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 March 1945 · page 1

Ninth Army patrols are reported to have crossed the U[?]rdingen bridge near Krefeld before ft was blown up. The British United Press…

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Town Topics Improving Train Service

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 March 1945 · page 2

Even Aid. Schmidt, a railway officer, regards the present service to Deniliquin as “appalling for a town of its size and the number of persons who use…

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Train Crash 43 Persons Injured Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 March 1945 · page 3

Eighteen civilians and about 25 R.A.A.F. personnel were injured when a Sydney bound train crashed head-on a stationary…

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1200 People Involved in Rail-way Smash 53 Injured, Including R.A.A.F. Personnel SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 March 1945 · page 3

Out of 1200 people on two steam trains which were involved in a head-on collision at Clarendon railway station, between Richmond and Windsor, early today, only 53 were injured, none seriously. Those hurt comprised 35 RAAF personnel and the balance civilians. Five…

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Killed by Train [?]

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 4

[?] [?] was [?] [?] railway crossing [?] [?] being [?]…

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Motorways to Be Feature in N.S.W. SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 5

The Minister for Transport (Mr O’S[?] van). In the Legislative Assembly today, introduced a bill to amend the Main Road Act. the object of which is to effect…

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Famous Bridge at Cologne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 1

The famous Hohenzollern bridge, which, until it was destroyed the other day by the retreating Germans, spanned the Rhine at Cologne. In the background are twin spires of Cologne cathedral…

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Wet Weather Motoring

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

Wet weather does more than the leaks in the roofs of houses. It influences to a serious extent the types of road accidents that…

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To the Editor Status of Ex-servicemen in N.s.w. Railways

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 2

Sir.—In a special Federal court recently the Commissioner for Railways was fined on two charges involving the reinstatement rights of a…

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Train Swept Away in Flood BRISBANE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 1

Several passengers are missing from a train ,which was overwhelmed by a flood when crossing the Burdekin [?]ver bridge early this morning…

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