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Railways, roads & transport, 1948

811 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 41

Heavy Storm Batters Culcairn and Henty Districts Crops Flattened; Roads and Railway Line Flooded

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 1

A severe storm accompanied in places by heavy hail and a strong wind, caused extensive damage in parts of the district on Sunday…

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Petrol Tax for Road Maintenance

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 2

The presidents of the Shires Association (Cr. A. R. Townsend) and of the Local Government Association (Aid. R. T. C. Storey),…

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Field of Eleven for Sunday’s Road Race

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 1

The season’s biggest field—11—will face the starter in Sunday’s seven miles road race along Echuca road. The event starts at 2.15 p.m…

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Dollar Earnings Fail To Bridge Gap Big Trade Deficit with U.S. CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 1

In the first live months of the 1947-48 financial year Australia recorded an adverse trade balance with the United States amounting to £A25,110,000, or nearly 100,000,000 dollars. For that period the value of imports from the United Slates…

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District Shires Benefit Under Commonwealth Road and Works Act Culcairn (£1400) Lockhart (£1650)

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 1

The Minister for Works, and Local Government (Mr. Cahill) announced this week that he had allocated to Shire Councils the…

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A Bouquet for the Railways

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 1

The following incident, brought under notice by one of our readers, shows that the railways are occasionally deserving of a bouquet…

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Will Improve Service at Railway Station

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 January 1948 · page 2

This extension of the parcels office at Albury railway station will give additional space for storage and [?] which will result in a better service to the public. The officer is to be extended to include the present area used as a verandah. For years the staff has had to cope with increased pressure of work ill quarters which had grown increasingly crowded and inadequate. It is expected…

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Tram Strike Ends Triumph for Good Sense-premier Trams And Trains Running Again MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 January 1948 · page 1

The Premier (Mr. Hollway) to-day paid a tribute to the Labor Party leader (Mr. Cain) and the moderates in the Trades Hall Council for their help in settling the tramways strike…

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Railwayman Killed at Junee

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 January 1948 · page 2

A man who intended to search for the body of a workmate drowned on Wednesday, received fatal injuries himself yesterday…

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Road Hogs

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 2

Madam,—Many residents are wondering how long motor cyclists and some motorists are to be allowed to make speedways of our main thoroughfares…

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Rural Roads Grant to Shires

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 2

Waradgery Shire has been given a grant of £1100 from the amount allocated for the maintenance of roads in sparsely…

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£8,970 Grant for Roads District Shires To Benefit

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

District governing bodies will receive a grant of £8,970 from the Commonwealth Aid Roads fund for work on by-roads and roads of access…

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Leetham Brothers Win Seven Mile Road Race

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 2

The Leetham brothers—John and Dave—made a family outing of the Deniliquin Cycling Club’s seven mile road race on Sunday. They finished…

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Melbourne Tram Strike Ends

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 3

The Melbourne tramway strike which lasted for 12 days was settled on Friday last and the men returned to work on Saturday. The decision to…

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Morago Def. Deni. Motors

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 3

After dismissing Den Motors for 120, Morago compiled a splendid 222. They were left with sufficient time to send Deni. Motors in again. With A…

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New Road Making Plant

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Berrigan Shire -Council, Cr. Alexander expressed the opinion that the present road was insufficient to with the…

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Commonwealth Roads Grant £1550 for Jerilderie Shire

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 3

Mr. Kendell, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following communication from the Minister for Public Works and Local Government…

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Believed to Have Walked Off Train

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wed: Believed to have walked off a train in his sleep, Stanley John McLean, 19, railway fireman, of Hughenden,…

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Met Death on Road Collision Between Cyclists

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 3

Witnesses at an inquest at Albury yesterday were unanimous that Thomas Oliver . Heath wood, railway fireman, aged 22, of…

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One For The Road

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 2

What kind of book would you like, Mrs Smith? Something light? It doesn't matter. I have…

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