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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1946

906 stories in Murray's papers · page 46 of 46

Man Cut to Pieces by Train. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 28 December 1946 · page 1

A middle aged man was cut to pieces by an electric train at Summer Hill, Sydney, tonight. The body has not been identified…

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Travel Will Be Brighter Plastics for Carnages on Britain’s Railways

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 28 December 1946 · page 6

Brighter color schemes, fluorescent lighting and plastic materials are being used in Britain's new railway carriages…

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Home of War Veteran and Family Under Bridge Little Boy Is Paralysed Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 30 December 1946 · page 2

A veteran of the 6th Division, AIF, with his family, has had to make his home under a bridge. On Christmas morning,…

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A “Happy” New Year Facing N.S.W. May Be Without Trams, Milk, Meat and Gas SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 30 December 1946 · page 1

A series of strikes and a hold-up of meat, milk and gas supplies threaten NSW in the next few days. Talks and negotiations in Sydney, Canberra, and Melbourne may prevent them, hut the outlook is not at all promising…

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Hoaxer’s Story of Big Road Crash MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 31 December 1946 · page 5

An officer on duty at the switch board of the Civil Ambulance office today received a call from a man who described himself as a doctor, stating that 37 people…

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Sunday Train Ban Seems Certain Nterstate Expresses Will Be Affected Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 31 December 1946 · page 5

It is almost certain that members of the Australian Railways Union will press tor a tan on Sunday trains until their [?] for…

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