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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1947

873 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 44

Many N.S.W. Towns Isolated By Floods N.W. Plains a Vast Quagmire Roads Impassable; No Mails Since Rain Set In SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 1

With winds reaching gale force expected on the coastal areas of the State, and even rougher seas, and rivers running bankers, residents of many towns are preparing for [?] The north-west plains have become a vast quagmire…

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Man Shot During Scuffle On Road MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 2

While two men were fighting in the roadway at Seville, about as miles from Melbourne, near War burton, late night, a [?]…

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Trams Obsolete In U.S. MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 3

Three officials of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board who have returned to Australia from North America where they have been…

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Basic Wage Increase Will Cost Someone a Road

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 2

"Someone will have to do without their road this year!" remarked Cr. Killen at yesterday's meeting of the Carrathool Shire Council when the…

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Linking Up N.S.W. and Victorian Railways Systems

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 1

A letter was received by the Benalia Shire Council at its recent meeting thanking the council, for their action in making…

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Bribery and Corruption “Clean Up” in Indian Railways Government’s Determined Stand

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 3

Interim Government of India, has passed an order that the departmental “cleaning up” process, which was started some [?] ago by the…

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50 Years As Transport Cinderella How the Motor Has Been Repressed

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 6

The International Air Conference in Melbourne, at which 17 nations are represented by nearly 200 representatives, provides a striking illustration of the worldwide efforts being made towards the fostering and development of, air-borne transport and throws into strong…

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N.R.M.A. Opposes Higher Motor Repair Costs

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 6

A move by the Sydney motor trade to secure official permission to charge more per hour for mechanics’ time is being strongly opposed by the NRMA…

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Eastern Suburbs Railway Bill to be Introduced SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 3

One of the early measures to be considered when State Parliament meets at the end of this month will be a bill authorising the construction of the…

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Supply of Tram Brake Shoe, Stopped MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 2

Because of the action today by the [?] [?] Ironworker’ Association in [?] to prevent the supply of brake shoes to Tramways Board. Melbourne [?]…

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The Last Straw Tram and Train Fares Increase Matter for Nsw Cabinet Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 2

Neither the Premier (Mr. McGirr) nor the Minister for Transport (Mr. O’Sullivan) would comment today on the fact that the Commonwealth has…

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21 DEAD; 117 INJURED In American Train Week ALTOONA (John.)

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 2

Casualties in the wreck of the crick passenger train “Red Arrow” [?] 21 dead and 117 injured. A spokesman for the railways said that the…

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Reply on Railway Matters

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 2

At its meeting last evening Albury Chamber of Commerce Committee received from the secretary for railways (Mr Nicholas) a reply to letters of…

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Snowdrifts 8ft. Deep on English Roads

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 1

After a week of almost continuous show and freezing winds, temperatures in English last Monday week were the lowest this winter…

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Shire Council Advocates Traffic Bridge Hospital Directors Stress Need

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 3

The need for an overhead traffic bridge over railway line at Henty was advocated at the meeting of the Culcairn Shire Council last Friday, when Cr. A. J. Kendall brought the matter before the notice of the…

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A New Service for Local Motorists “While You Wait” Battery Charging

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 3

As with so many other things that we used to say “can’t be done”—science has again confounded all our pre-conceived ideas—and this time on the…

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Tram-men to Protest on Footboard Trams SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 February 1947 · page 2

All trains and buses in Sydney will stop for three minutes to-morrow at 1 p.m. as a protest against the use of footboard trams…

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Guerrillas Attack Train ATHENS

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 3

Guerrillas attacked a train at West Macedonia today, killing two soldiers id wounding three. The authorities sent troops and planes…

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Royal Train on 10,000 Mile Tour From Reuter’s Special Representative Aboard the Royal train

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 3

Their Majesties and the Princesses began the 10,000 miles tour of South Africa in an ivory colored Birmingham built Royal Train…

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Map Killed, Another Injured, When Motor Cycle Skids MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 6

A man was killed and another injured at noon today when a motor cycle they were riding along Eltham road skidded, throwing them both to…

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