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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1949

859 stories in Murray's papers · page 13 of 43

Items of News New Motors Foe Water Pumps

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 2

One of the 360 h.p. electric motors, to be used at Albury City Council water pumping station, has arrived from England and…

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Tram Guard For Trial On Murder Charge

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thurs.: A fram guard, John G. Buxton 26, was today committed for trial on a charge of having murdered…

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Tennis Notes Railway Club

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 11

Railway Tennis Club will hold its opening day on Saturday. All members and intending members and those who intern! playing in…

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Moonee. Swamp Road

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 26 April 1949 · page 1

Reporting to the Municipal Council on the latest Moonee Swamp road developments, the engineer (Mr. Ian Taylor)…

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Pimpara Creek Bridge May Be Scrapped

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 April 1949 · page 2

The Waradgery Shire Council on Thursday discussed the advisability of repairing the bridge over Pimpara Creek on the Hay-Oxley…

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Corrong Bridge D.M.R. Wants £15 Compensation from Shire

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 April 1949 · page 3

The Waradgery Shire Council was informed on Thursday that the Department of Main Roads proposed to deduct £15/10/ from…

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Hitch in Finley Road Paving Programme Two Sections not up to Standard

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 26 April 1949 · page 2

CONARGO SHIRE COUNCIL received a set-back on Thursday, when the Department of Main Roads belatedly advised that the pavement material used on two sections (1| miles) of Finley road, now ready for…

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Railway Excursions

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 April 1949 · page 2

The Secretary for Railways, Mr. S. R. Nicholas, announces to-day that arrangements have been made for the issue of excursion tickets in May…

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Ex-soldiers Trample Russian Flag in Mud Brisbane

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 April 1949 · page 3

A BRISBANE publican and three returned soldiers, including a “Tobruk Rat,” pulled down a Russian flag and trampled it in the gutter Mid then put it in apig food tin in Emerald, central Queensland, to-day…

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“Roads Starved of Petrol Tax Money”

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 April 1949 · page 11

SYDNEY, Tues.: Present Commonwealth grants to States and Local Government bodies from the petrol tax receipts are…

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Holborook Council Discusses Soldiers' Road

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 April 1949 · page 6

SELEOTION of an access road from Ealvona lane serving landholders north of Billabong Creek, on the soldier settlement on Boachdale Estate, was deferred by Holbrook Shire Council yesterday pending…

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Motor Cycle Scramble At Week-end

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 April 1949 · page 11

Next Sunday's scramble promises to be the most successful motorcycle event held in Albury since last year's speedway meeting…

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Coal Shortage Hits N.s.w. Railways

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 April 1949 · page 10

SYDNEY, Wed.: Because of the serious shortage of coal, all railway goods yards and sheds would closed from midnight on Thursday,…

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Administration of Railways Culcairn Alt. To Ask For Probe

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 April 1949 · page 8

Mr. L. E. Parry, senior vice president occupied the chair at the monthly meeting of the Culcaim branch of the ALP. A letter…

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Corowa's Aerodrome--a National Asset

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 3

While the aerodrome in Corowa is admittedly one of the finest in the Commonwealth; a valuable asset to the town; and of immense service and convenience to that large section of the public who have shown a preference for air travel (as witness the great number of…

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Super Coming by Road

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 2

Since the lifting of the road tax of 3d per mile on the cartage of superphosphate from Melbourne and Geelong, a large quantity has…

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Road Tax on Super. Waived

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 1

The secretary of Henty branch of the Farmers and Setters' Association (Mr. J. K[?]em[?]e) has advised that the road tax of 31. per mile on…

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Road Transport for Shifting Super

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Wheatgrowers who were experiencing delay In the delivery of superphosphate could obtain special…

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Railway Staff Matters Criticised by Culcairn A.l.p

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 3

At a meeting of Culcairn A.L.P. Held last Friday the following resolutions were passed: That the State Government be…

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No Interference with Bridge Traffic

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 April 1949 · page 10

BERLIN, Fri: Barge traffic in the British sector of Ber[?] resumed this morning and Russian officers made no effort to…

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