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Railways, roads & transport, 1947

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Woman Shot On Lonely Road; A Man Charged MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 31 March 1947 · page 2

White walking along a lonely bush track at Midnight last night on her way home from a church meeting, Mrs. Muriel Davies, aged 37, of Drou[?] South, in Gippsland, received a blast in the cheat and face from a shotgun which police believe was fired from 25 yards range…

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Support For Strikers Tramwaymen’s Decision MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 31 March 1947 · page 1

A resolution expressing support for the metal trade workers in their struggle for improved wages was carried by a mass meeting of 800…

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Wodonga Beaten in Railways Finals MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 31 March 1947 · page 5

Seymour [?] in the final of the teams matches of the Victorian Railways institute country tennis week and O’Brien, of Seymour, won the singles…

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Train Service

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 1 April 1947 · page 1

The Stationmaster (Mr. L. T. Knight) has advised us that the following passenger services will operate over the Easter holiday period (April…

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Wool by Road to Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 April 1947 · page 2

Transports laden with bales of wool bearing the addresses of “Boston,” “New York,” and other American cities have been moving out of Albury…

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Railway Dept. Gets Back Quarry Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 April 1947 · page 1

Blue metal quarry at Bombo, on the outskirts of Kiama, will be re-established by the Railway Department. It was formerly owned by the Railway…

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“Road to Frisco”

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 2 April 1947 · page 6

“Head to Frisco,” now playing a return season at the [?] moving outdoor drama. [?] and George Raft ore very suitable…

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Six Japanese Killed in Train Collision Tokio

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 2 April 1947 · page 8

At least six Japanese were killed and 99 were injured when a goods train collided with a crowded combined [?] train in a [?]…

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Australian Road Safety Council to be Formed MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 2 April 1947 · page 4

A special conference of the Australian Transport Advisory Council hold at Melbourne today recommended the formation of an Australian Road…

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Road Transport Restrictions Country Men Seek Easing Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 2 April 1947 · page 5

Removal of some restrictions on motor transport in the country was [?] by a deputation from a number of country municipalities…

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Paralysis Overtaking Australia’s Motors Serious Parts Shortage

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 2 April 1947 · page 5

Australia’s huge automotive transport system will be in serious straits unless the industrial troubles, which are affecting the production of replacement parts and components of motor vehicles, are speedily ended. The position is rendered more serious by virtue of the fact…

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Werai Forest Roads

The Pastoral Times · Thursday 3 April 1947 · page 1

The Commissioner for Forests has replied to representations made by Mr. Lawson, M.L.A, as follows “I refer to your personal…

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Train Travel Appalling Conditions

The Pastoral Times · Thursday 3 April 1947 · page 4

So far, there is no airway traffic between Sydney and the rich North Western pastoral districts of New South Wales, which might account…

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Amusements “Road to “Frisco”

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 April 1947 · page 5

This afternoon and tonight will see e final screenings of “Road to Frisco” at the Regent. “Four Daughters,” starring Priscilla Lane, is the…

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Railway Commissioner At Culcairn

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 4 April 1947 · page 3

A deputation, comprising Councillors Alister Ross (shire president) and J. D. Ritchie, representing the Culcairn Shire Council, and Dr. G…

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Wilf Rosier Awarded £172 Damages Against Railway Dept

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 4 April 1947 · page 7

"When I first saw the train it was not more than a foot from me," Douglas Ernest Jacoby, motor mechanic, of Henty, stated in the…

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Railway Commissioner At Yerong Creek

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 4 April 1947 · page 6

A deputation consisting of Messrs A. D. Finlayson and H. W. Uebergong met the Commissioner for Railways at Yerong Creek last Thursday…

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Relic of Prefederation Days Quaint Customs House Near Union Bridge

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 April 1947 · page 3

Before Federation, and before the customs barrier between the two Colonies (now States) were finally swept away, the little Customs…

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Lesson in Soil Conservation £350 Project On Wagga Road

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 April 1947 · page 6

Soil conservation demonstration on a comprehensive scale will be carried out on the property of Messrs Raven and Riddell, on the main Wagga road,…

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Holiday-makers on Move Road, Air and Rail Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 April 1947 · page 6

Combined efforts of airlines and railways, coupled with motor transport, have resulted in a record movement of holiday-makers to and from…

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