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Railways, roads & transport, 1948

811 stories in Murray's papers · page 36 of 41

Railways Excursions

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 10 November 1948 · page 3

The Secretary for Railways, Mr S. R. Nicholas, announces that arrangements have been made for the November issue of the usual monthly…

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Koringal Road School P. & C. Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 November 1948 · page 5

A full attendance of members was present at the monthly meeting of the Koringal Road P. & C. Association, held on the 28th…

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Railway Income Surplus of £111,585

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 November 1948 · page 4

A surplus of £111,585 was earned by the NSW Government Railways for the year ended June 30 last…

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Storm Collapsed Lavington Bridge

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 November 1948 · page 3

Heavy storm last Friday caused considerable damage to roads and rains in some parts of the shire, reported the engineer (Mr…

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Motor Inspection Fee Increased

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 November 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday : From December 1 the cost of each annual inspection of a motor vehicle will be increased from 3/6 to 5/…

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Railways Hold Up Electricity Extensions

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 November 1948 · page 2

Delay of the railway authorities in granting permission for power lines to cross railway tracks was holding up several electricity…

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Train Kills Horse-boys Escape

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 November 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday: Two boys had lucky escapes when the Spirit of Progress smashed into their jinker near Euroa at 9.45 a.m…

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Man and His Wife Killed by Train Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 November 1948 · page 1

FIVE persons were killed in road and rail smashes in country districts yesterday. Among the killed were a man and his wife, who were run down by a train near Tamworth while travelling on a rail…

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Motor Cyclist and Horse Die in Collision Adelaide

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 November 1948 · page 8

When a motor-cycle he was riding with a pillion passenger: crashed into a stray horse near: Pinaroo yesterday, Neville Joseph…

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Two Men Attack Motorist

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 November 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—After a motorist had braked his car to avoid hitting two men at Neutral Bay last night the men attacked…

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Aeroplane “Dusts” Crop, At Blighty Novel Experiment Succeeds

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 November 1948 · page 2

A valuable 59 acre crop of linseed on Mr. D. F. Wise’s property, “Eureka,” Blighty, was recently attacked by a horde of Tare caterpillars which…

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Motor Accident Near Berrigan

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 November 1948 · page 3

As a result of a motor car accident which occurred at about 2 o'clock on Sunday morning a few miles from Berrigan a Mr. Fisher was…

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“Toll On Motorist—£282 Million In 22 Years”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 November 1948 · page 2

SIDNEY, Mon.: About 70 per cent of the money collected from Australian motor owners daring the past 22 years had been…

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Emergency Act Protest Trains-trams to Stop Victorian Tie-up on

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 November 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday : A 24-hour State-wide strike on Wednesday was called by the State Executive of the…

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Trades Hall Moderates Repudiate Strike Decision No Trains in Victoria To-day: Melbourne Tramless “Government Will Uphold Law-Order” MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 November 1948 · page 1

THE Trades Hall Council, at a special meeting to-night, repudiated the action of the transport unions in calling a 24-hour stoppage. The tie-up trains and trams, which commences at midnight, is being staged as a protest against the anti-strike legislation of the Hollway Government. The legislation…

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Motoring Pars and Personalities

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 November 1948 · page 6

WITH increasing difficulty in parking in Albury streets an innovation by the Glove Garage will be helpful to women drivers and country visitors. At this garage cars may be parked day or night and parcels delivered there will be…

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£17,000 Road Transport BIaze

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 November 1948 · page 4

WAGGA, Wed.: A road transport semi-trailer and the goods it was carrying were completely destroyed by fire near Wagga…

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Motorists Warned

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 November 1948 · page 2

Motorists are warned that they must travel at a speed enabling them to pull up immediately when approaching footcrossings in city…

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Motorists’ Near Miss

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 November 1948 · page 2

Mr. L. Towers, and two other members of the “Mail” staff, narrowly escaped a collision with a large cattle transport on the…

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Railway Hotel Licence Transferred

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 November 1948 · page 2

Though the licence of the Railway Hotel was transferred in the Albury Licencing Court yesterday, it remains in the same family…

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