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Railways, roads & transport, 1946

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Our Decayed Railway Service

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 2

The "Pastoral Times" hits out:— Satisfied that its awful service to Deniliquin could be worse, the Victorian Railways jumped at the…

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Motor Car Production in Britain

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 4

Britain's motor car factories are ready to embark on their busiest production year, with targets of full prewar output of 8,000 cars a week by…

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Fire at Railway Yards

The Pastoral Times · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 1

Shortly after noon today an outbreak of fire occurred near Mr. E. Bau[?]s firewood mill in the railway yard between Wood and Henry streets. The…

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Wheat Yield May Exceed 35,000 Bags : Stack In Railway Yard

The Pastoral Times · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 1

It will come as a surprise to many to learn that about 35,000 bags of wheat grown around Deniliquin will soon be stacked in the railway yard. The yield is surprising by reason of…

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Fire After Train Passes by

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 2

Shortly after a goods train had passed over a railway crossing on Mr Fred Lees’ property at North Winton shortly after mid-day today, a fire…

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Man Killed by Train Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 5

A man, who was killed by a [?] rain between Quaker’s Hill and Mara young today, has been identified the police as William Elliot Rowe…

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Arms Train Explosion Made Siding a “Battlefield”

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 1

Smashed trucks, twisted rails, and scattered shells surrounded one crater after an ammunition train blew up at Savernake Forest, Wiltshire. More than a dozen trucks with 100 tons of explosive…

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Revised Railway Timetable Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 8

Under the Railway Department’s revised timetables announced this week, 14 additional trains will be added to the present services…

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Train Blown up and Robbed JERUSALEM

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 1

It has been officially announced that after they had derailed the Lydda-Haifa train with a mine, which blew up under the engine. 70…

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Suspects Arrested After £35,000 Railway Hold-up in Palestine LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 2

Seventeen suspects were arrested after a search of the Jewish colony at Hedera, Central Palestine, after yesterday’s railway holdup, in which…

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Tram Fatally Injures [?] SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 4

This afternoon Michael Lord [?] 10. of Kingsford was fatally [?] when he was struck by a tram at [?] [?] Parade Junction. He was [?]…

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Priority in Train Restoration Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 3

Priority system will operate in returning NSW trains to pre-rationing schedules. This was announced tonight by secretary for railways (S. R…

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Train Journey Described "[?] Travelled Like a Half Opened Pocket Knife" !

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 1

A protest was made in the Legislative Assembly by Mr. S. D. Dickson (CP. Tomora) against the type of carriage used on…

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Making Train Travel Enjoyable

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 1

Passengers having refreshments in the snack bar [?] an express running between London and Hastings…

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Train Journey Described “I Travelled Like a Half-opened Pocket Knife” SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 6

A protest was made in the Legislative Assembly by Mr S. D. Dickson (CP., Temora), against the type of carriage used on…

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Water or Railways : Which Is the More Important?

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 2

Considering the tremendous setback the national economy suffered by the greatest drought in history, there is merit in the Victorian suggestion that water conservation schemes take precedence over the unification of the Australian railway systems as a post-war undertaking…

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24 Hurt When Trams Collide SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 1

Twenty-four people were injured two seriously, when a Crow’s Nest bound tram crashed into the rear of a Lane Cove tram on Sydney…

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A Motor Driver Remanded SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 4

William Francis Cook aged 39. motor driver was charged at North Sydney police court today with the manslaughter of Tasman Tonks and with…

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Animals or Planes? Decision on Albury Aerodrome

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 5

Whether Albury [?] should have faith in the future of the [?] aerodrome as on aviation link, or become resigned to its non-use by…

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Met Hospital Train

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 2

Yesterday Albury Red Cross members met the first hospital train to go through Albury this year. They gave the patients ice cream and fruit…

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