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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1948

811 stories in Murray's papers · page 13 of 41

Fire in Goods Train

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 2

A truck which caught oh fire in a goods train at Binalong resulted in the daylight express arriving 80 minutes late at Albury on…

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Aerodrome Local Effort to Improve 'Drome Shire Votes Its Share

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 2

WARADGERY Shire Council yesterday did not hesitate when asked by the Joint Aerodrome Committee to vote £500 towards the improvement of the Hay Aerodrome to the dry weather standard required by A.N.A. to commence a service…

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Road Permits for Carting Super

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 7

SYDNEY, Thurs. — Special road transport permits will be issued a farmers who are in need of supplies of superphosphate,…

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More Money For Country Roads From Petrol Tax

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thurs. — Allocation from petrol tax revenue for maintenance of roads in country municipal areas may be increased…

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Bitumenising Trunk Road Suggested at Cncl. Meeting

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 6

The matter of bitumenising Trunk Road 57 from Lockhart Shire boundary to Culcairn, and possibly to the southern boundary of Culcairn Shire, was brought before the meeting of Culcarin Shire Council on…

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“Show-Offs On Motor Cycles Worst Menace”

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.— Road Safety Council official said today that young motor cyclists had come to be regarded as the worst…

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New Railway Time-table— An Early Passenger Service

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 1

Commencing from next Monday a new passenger time-table will come in-to operation at the local railway station. On Mondays, Wednesdays and…

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Attempt To Derail Passenger Train

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 April 1948 · page 10

KATOOMBA, Fri.—An attempt was made last night to derail the “fish”' express near Blackheath by placing a 65 lb concrete…

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Items of News Car [?] Through Bridge Mailing

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 April 1948 · page 2

When the [?] gear of his utility truck locked on the bridge near the Terminus Hotel, Corowa, on Thursday evening, Mr Roy…

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Hit-run Motorist, Boys Allege

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 April 1948 · page 2

Two High School students, who were struck by a car at the intersection of Olive and Swift streets yesterday morning, alleged that…

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Train Crash Kills 18

Border Morning Mail · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 5

LONDON, Sun.: Eighteen people were killed and 16 were injured in a train crash near Winsford, Cheshire, yesterday…

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Road Transport of Superphoshate Permits To Be Granted

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 1

Wheat farmers who are experiencing delays in delivery of superphosphate can obtain from the Commissioner for Road…

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CYCLING 20 Mile Road Race to R. Walpole W. Langman Fastest Time

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 3

Times for the Deniliquin Cycling Club’s 20 mile road race handicap on Sunday were extremely fast. W. Langman, who recently won the…

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CYCLING Melbourne-Albury Road Race

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 12

The Melbourne to Albury road race which was inaugurated last year, will be run this year on Saturday, September 25. The…

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Happy Valley Roads Inspected

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 2

An officer of the Public Works Department visited Albury yesterday and inspected roads in the Happy Valley Crown subdivision…

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Railway Hotel Licence Transferred

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 2

At Albury Licensing Court yesterday, the Licensing Magistrate (Mr. Quiggin) granted the transfer of the licence of the Railway…

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Fire Bridge Demonstrations

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Thurs. — The Country Sire Authority has granted permission to hold a fire brigade demonstration at Ararat on…

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Municipal Council Irrigation Area Roads £100 Voted for Bus Route

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 4

THE Hay Municipal Council on Tuesday voted £100 to-wards the improvement of roads in the Irrigation Area used by the newly inaugurated school bus service and will ask the Waradgery Shire Council to assist, in the work by hiring…

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Two Wodonga Men Charged Alleged Attempted Larceny of Motor Tyre

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 2

In the Wodonga Court of Petty Sessions, before Mr Bell, PM, yesterday, Alan John David O’Brien, 24, Burnley st, Wodonga, motor…

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£8500 Plan for Railway Hotel

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 7

Mention of a plan for alterations and additions to the Railway Hotel costing costing £8500 was made in the Albury Licensing…

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