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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1947

873 stories in Murray's papers · page 38 of 44

Juniors v. Deni Motors

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 28 October 1947 · page 1

Juniors, batting only nine men, recorded their smallest score for years. T. Teasdale, Deni Motors fast-medium opening bowler, found a purple patch…

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Motorist Leaves Boy Lying on Road

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 October 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.: James Dominello, aged 11, of North Narrabeen, was knocked down by a passing car and lay unconscious…

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Train Wreck Deaths Maybe 31

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 October 1947 · page 3

LONDON, Tues.: It is now feared that the death roll in the Goswick train derailment will be 31, states Reuter. It is now…

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Committee to Inquire Into Road Accidents

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 October 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.—The Legislative Assembly today agreed to set up a Select Committee to inquire into and report on the present…

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Death of a Motor Cyclist Evidence at Albury Inquest

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 October 1947 · page 4

Nine witnesses told the Coroner (Mr E. J. Etherton) at Albury yesterday about an accident on the Murray Valley Highway…

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Back Pay to Railwaymen

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 October 1947 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tues.—About 20,000 railway employes who benefited by recent alterations to marginal awards will be paid…

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Finley Road “One of the Worst”

The Pastoral Times · Friday 31 October 1947 · page 2

In his weekly letter in “Stock and land," A.C.B. refers to the main Deniliquin-Finley road as “one of the worst I have to travel.”…

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Railway Excursions For November

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 31 October 1947 · page 3

The Secretary for Railway's (Mr. S. R. Nicholas) announces thai arrangements have been made for the issue of excursion tickets (at single fare for…

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Cheap Excursions on N.S.W. Railways

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 October 1947 · page 4

The Secretary for Railways, Mr. S. R. Nicholas, announced on Monday that arrangements had been made for the issue of…

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Lorry Crashes Into Police Motor Cycle

Border Morning Mail · Friday 31 October 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.: When heavy motor lorry crashed into a police motor cycle and sidecar in William St., Kings Cross, tonight a…

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Further Cuts in Dollar Purchases Motor Chassis Imports Reduced Again CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Friday 31 October 1947 · page 1

Government to-day announced details of further, restrictions to prevent unnecessary expenditure of dollars. These are:— Motor chassis imports from U.S.A. and Canada in 1948 will…

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Sydney-Melbourne Train Fares Up

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 1 November 1947 · page 6

SYDNEY, Fri.—Railway fares between Sydney and Melbourne will be increased by 5/ from tomorrow and the fare from Sydney…

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Train Smash-- Court Hearing 23 Witnesses to Be Called

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 November 1947 · page 1

GYMP[?]E, Mon.—Twenty-three witnesses will be called for the prosecution at the preliminary hearing of a charge of…

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Road Championship To Jack Langman R. Fisher Takes Junior Title

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 November 1947 · page 1

Riding in brilliant form, Jack Langman won the Deniliquin road racing championship of 10 miles by nearly a minute from his brother,…

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Improvements at Corowa Railway Station (To the Editor)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 November 1947 · page 1

Sir.---Running true to form, the NSW Railways have ran a very bad last in utilising the electric light supply in Corowa…

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Railway Conductor Fined

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 November 1947 · page 2

In Albury Court yesterday Dennis Thomas Tearle Mulheron, aged 28, railway conductor, was fined [?] on a charge of indecent…

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Juniors def. Deni. Motors

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 November 1947 · page 1

Juniors scored an outright win over Deni. Motors. A feature of this game Was the splendid bowling of J.. Daly, who took 15/42…

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Wage Rise for Motor Mechanics

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 November 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.: Motor mechanics throughout NSW are to receive substantial wage increases ranging from 4/6 to 19/- weekly…

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A Railway Worker Injured

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 November 1947 · page 5

Cycling beside the railway line near Et[?]amogah yesterday afternoon. a railway workman, Norman Irwin, suffered head injuries,…

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Junior Road Race

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 November 1947 · page 1

Another boys’ cycling race will be conducted along the Echuca road next Sunday. About 20 lads are expected to compete. Distance of the…

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