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Railways, roads & transport, 1948

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Cycling Beechworth Road Race

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 9

Beechworth Amateur Cycling Club held an 8 mile road race in which six cyclists took part. J. McFarland won the event with L. Waite second, R…

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Train Smash “Victim” Turns Up

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 2

Last Friday night a man who was believed to have been killed in the south-west mail tragedy attended a picture show at Leeton. He is Mr. J. C…

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Full Train Service for Back-to

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 1

The Chamber of Commerce will endeavour to obtain a full train service for Back-to-Deniliquin Week. The V.R. Commissioners will be asked to…

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Amusements “Road to Rio” at the Regent

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 11

In “Road to Rio,” opening a week’s season at the Regent Theatre today, Bing Crosby and Bob Hope play the roles of musicians down on their…

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Bituminising of Finely Road Draws Near Conargo Shire Engineer Optimistic

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 1

The first truck load of loam would be placed on the Deniliquin section of Finley road by August 15, the Conargo Shire Council engineer (Mr…

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Two Die in Train Collision

Border Morning Mail · Monday 19 July 1948 · page 1

LONDON, Sun.: Two of nine people injured in a collision between two passenger trains at Ardler Junction in Scotland…

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Amusements “Road to Rio”

Border Morning Mail · Monday 19 July 1948 · page 5

Diverting comedy predominates in “Road to Rio” now at the Regent. Bob Hope and Bing Crosby are in trouble as usual in this film. They…

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Did Sabteur Wreck Mail Train? Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 19 July 1948 · page 3

Finding of two fish plates hidden in the bush near the scene of the smash-up of the south-west mail near Harden on June 30 is expected to start one of the biggest manhunts…

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Items of News Motor Cyclist Injured at Jindera

Border Morning Mail · Monday 19 July 1948 · page 2

A motor cyclist was injured at Jindera on Saturday night, when his machine collided with a buggy. Cyclist was Ian Lipsett of…

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“Road to Rio” at the Regent

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 4

The Hope-Crosby-Lamour “Road to” series follow a familiar pattern of wild chase, music, novelty turns and slapstick. These films are…

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Waradgery Shire Council Snowy River — Carrathool Road

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 2

THERE was comparatively little business before the Wardgery Shire Council when it me on Thursday afternoon. It was decided to advertise the forthcoming Snowy River meeting at Narandra, so that as many residents of the Shire and…

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“Road to Rio”

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 July 1948 · page 8

The screen’s favorite “highwaymen,” Bing Crosby and Bob Hope, are indulging in customary exploits of fun and song in the latest film, “Road to…

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Motoring Pars

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 July 1948 · page 6

Mr H. E. Richards. NRMA general secretary, said this week that many accidents and much irritation to other motorists were…

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Last Day of “Road to Rio”

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 4

Bing Crosby and Bob Hope are at the top of their form in the latest of their famous “road” series, “Road to Rio” which is concluding a…

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“Railwaymen Working Too Much Overtime”

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 9

MELBOURNE. Wed.: The Prime Minister’s call for increased production and more overtime was not well received by…

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Griffith Aerodrome Commonwealth to Take Over

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 2

The Wade Shire Council has received a definite assurance from the Department of Civil Aviation that the Griffith Aerodrome will be taken…

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Benerembah Roads £18,000 Scheme

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 4

Carrathool Shire is investigating the possibility of gravelling the 30 miles of bad roads in the Benerembah subdivision. A fair…

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Snowy Meeting—narandera Hay Gets Special Train

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 2

The Murrumbidgee Valley Water-Users' Association has applied for special trains to run to Narandera from Hillston…

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Congratulations for Road Improvements Around Town

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 1

An enthusiastic "Hear! . Hear!" greeted the reading: of a letter at Wednesday night's Municipal Council meeting. Alders(and the officers)…

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Items of News Railway Employe Sustains Lacerations

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 2

Gordon Cochrane, 27 years, railway employe, of Hovell st, Wodonga, was admitted to the Albury hospital yesterday suffering…

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