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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1947

873 stories in Murray's papers · page 17 of 44

No Licence; Motor Cyclist Fined

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 2

Charged with riding a motor cycle without a licence at Albury on February 25, Kenneth James Malone. of 484 Hovel st, Albury, was fined 10/- with…

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Fought Among the Cream Cans Mongan’s Bridge Farmers in Court

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 May 1947 · page 6

Two Mongan’s Bridge (Kiewa Valley) burners, who had been the closest of friends for more than 40 years, clashed among the cream cans…

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Baby Hit by Train GOSFORD

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 8

Sixteen months old Greig Lyons, of Gosford. wandered on to the railway line while his mother was playing tennis. and was struck by the…

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Train Services to be Stepped Up MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 1

Steam passenger train services would be restored to 50 per cent of normal, and goods trains to CO per cent from next Monday, said the Minister for…

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Eight of Railway Crash Victims Buried BRISBANE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 4

Funerals of eight of the 16 victims of Monday’s tragic railway accident took place today. Large crowds attended. More than…

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Baby Struck By Train Dies GOSFORD

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 1

Gregory Lyons, aged 15 months, who was struck by a train yesterday, died in Gosford hospital today, He had crawled on To the line and was…

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Costly Road Trans Post for “Super”

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 3

Costs of transport of superphosphate by road were up to seventies the rail freight, stated the council of the Graziers’…

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Yarrawonga Weir Bridge and Stock Traffic (To the Editor)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 1

Sir,-- I read with interest the request by a member of the PP Board to have the Yarrawonga Weir bridge closed to all other than stock traffic…

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Motor Truck Overturns

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 2

A motor truck driven by an Albury photographer named Albert Barnes, while returning to Albury after a dance at Walla early yesterday, missed…

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Six Men Hurt in Road Collision Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 May 1947 · page 2

Six men were injured tonight when a car collided head-on with a heavy semi-trailer on Hume Highway, at Leppington, near Liverpool…

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Cycling Road Season Opens in Albury A.A.C.C 10 Mile Handicap

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 May 1947 · page 4

Yesterday marked the opening of the AACC road racing season. The confidence of officials and riders that the season would be above…

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Popular Railway Officer Retires

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 May 1947 · page 2

A function arranged by the Albury locomotives staff was held at St. Patrick’s Hall on Saturday night to mark retirement of Mr J. Cambourne,…

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1000 Railwaymen May Stop Work SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 May 1947 · page 1

In Sydney on Tuesday, 1000 members of the Australian Railways Union stationed at Darling Harbor the principal goods yard in Australia,…

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Morris Motors Shows Big Surplus LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 May 1947 · page 6

Morris Motors today issued preliminary figures showing that its net surplus—struck before providing for taxation—rose from £1,944,097 in 1945…

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Mr. Bevin Autographs a Railway Engine

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 May 1947 · page 1

Mr. Ernest Bevin Britain’s Foreign Minister, smiles when asked for his autograph. lie signs his name on the buffers of the Polish engine, which drew the train bringing back the British delegation from Moscow to Brest Lllovsk, at the conclusion of the Foreign Ministers’…

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Yarrawonga Weir Bridge and Stock Traffic (To the Editor)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 May 1947 · page 3

Sir,--In answer to Mr. Wilkinson's letter which appeared in your paper of 9th, May, re[?] Yarrawonga Weir bridge and stock traffic. I would like…

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Plan of Road Improvements Cr. J. Fawns’ Proposal

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 May 1947 · page 1

At the meeting of the Conargo Shire Council on Thursday Cr. J. Fawns moved a motion of which notice had been given “That this council should adopt a definite plan for road development.”…

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Finley Road Work Will Commence In August Decision of Shire Councillors

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 May 1947 · page 1

Conargo Shire Council decided at a meeting on Thursday to obtain assistance for the engineer in having prepared plans traced and that a loan of £3000 be applied for immediately in order that work on the Finley road may be commenced as…

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Victorian Railways To Spend £15 Million MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 May 1947 · page 1

Fifteen million pounds is to be spent by the Victorian Railways Department in the next five years in important railway services…

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Railwaymen Win Five Day Week SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 May 1947 · page 3

Threat of a dislocation of NSW roil goods traffic was averted today when the Central Railway Board of Reference agreed to a five-day week for…

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