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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1947

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

Motor Cyclists Hit by Car

Border Morning Mail · Friday 26 December 1947 · page 2

While they were resting on a stationary motor cycle at the side; of Hume Highway near. Chiltern late on Wednesday evening, a…

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Pilfering Denied at Albury Railway

Border Morning Mail · Friday 26 December 1947 · page 2

Sir,—Referring to your leading article of December 22, stating that thousands of pounds are lost yearly through pilfering of goods being…

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“Big Trucks Ruining Roads”

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 27 December 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Fri. — Tremendous damage was being done to the Slate highways by large, heavily laden trucks, officials or the Main…

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Board May Control Railway and Transport Departments

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 27 December 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.: It is expected that Railway and Transport Departments will each be controlled by boards consisting of three…

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Safety of Railways Track Construction Proposed

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 27 December 1947 · page 5

In the interests, of safety, there is an urgent need for a large-scale reconstruction of railway according to the Deputy…

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Heat-wave[?]Motoring

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 December 1947 · page 2

The onrush of summer is causing many cars to be held up by vapor lock, according to the NRMA. Excessive heat causes petrol in the…

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Free of Fatal Road Accidents

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 December 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon: No fatal road accidents were reported in NSW since Christmas Eve. Executive vice-president of the…

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Balt Girls for Albury Hospital To Train As Nurses

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 December 1947 · page 2

A request by the Albury Hospital Board that some of the Balt girls at present at Bonegilla be allowed to join the…

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Comet Figures In Exciting Train Of Events BRISBANE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 December 1947 · page 1

A comet seen in Brisbane on the night of December 13 stalled a chapter of events which led to the arrest of William Grahame, 40, laborer, on two attempted killing charges and six breaking and entering…

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34 Believed Drowned Wreck Of Motorship

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 December 1947 · page 1

MANILA Mon,: The Danish motorship Kina sank in a [?] on Christmas Day was abandoned 40 minutes after it…

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World’s Motor Vehicles

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 December 1947 · page 4

The number of motor vehicles operating in the world has been computed by “American Automobile” [?] 44,837,058 units at January…

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Motorists Keep Up Good Record

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 December 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—The Minister for Transport (Mr O’Sullivan) said today that the fact that there had been no road fatality in NSW from…

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P.O.W’s. on Death Railway Japs Received Equal Treatment

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 December 1947 · page 2

TOKIO, Tues: General Tojo today told the International Military Tribunal for the Far East that many Japanese soldiers…

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