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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1949

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[?]nge Street Bridge Open

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 31 May 1949 · page 1

[?]dinge Street bridge, after [?] closed to traffic for about [?]years, was opened on Sat[?] morning…

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Trailer Crashes Through Bridge Railings

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 31 May 1949 · page 5

An earth-laden trailer crashed through the railings of Moran’s bridge yesterday, when the coupling pin attaching it to a tractor…

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Cycling Thrilling Road Race Finish

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 31 May 1949 · page 12

On Sunday Wodonga and Albury amateurs raced from the water-tower. Wodonga, and finished at the coursing ground. Albury, First away were E…

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Cycling Club Decides to Ride on Road

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 31 May 1949 · page 3

At last night's meeting of the Bronzewing Cycle Club, it was decided that until such time as the track is banked and proper drainage…

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Borrow Money and Seal Town Roads . . . [?]or Let Them go with the Wind?

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 31 May 1949 · page 7

[?]ILL the present day trend towards high prices, material shortages and perhaps labour difficulties [?]e to be insurmountable barriers to the Municipal [?]cil’s belated vision of formulating a permanent…

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Road Construction and Maintenance N.s.w. Worse Off Than Before the War

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 31 May 1949 · page 8

The position New South Wales, with regard to money for road construction and maintenance was now relatively worse…

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Eight Hurt When Trams Collide

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 31 May 1949 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday: Eight people were hurt, many trains were held up for 12 minutes, and several hundred people had…

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Motoring Pars Andpersonalities

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 June 1949 · page 11

That [?] industry has not been slow in applying atomic energy as an aid to automotive research is shown by the…

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Wodonga Railway Station and Yards Are Hive of Industry

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 June 1949 · page 7

EVERY day work goes on with unabated speed at what may be termed Wodonga’s chief industry-the railway station and yards. A haff of 200 men and women carry out the…

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[?]odonga Railway Station Staff

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 June 1949 · page 7

Back row (left to right): Messrs. J. Seddon, L. McCornick, F. Milier, G. Tanner, B. Fitzgerald. [?] row : Messrs. h. Burke (acting assistant stationmaster), J. P. McKay (stationmaster), R. [?] (in charge of goods)…

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Railway Detective Shoots Suspect

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 June 1949 · page 15

SYDNEY, Toes.: A railway detective shot a 19-year-old Marrickville youth in the right thigh at the Dulwich Hill railway…

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Tram Conductor Discharged

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 June 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.: Without waiting for counsel to address them a jury acquitted a tram conductor of manslaughter at…

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Laborer on Six Counts Motor Transactions Questioned

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 June 1949 · page 4

A 28-year-old laborer, William Walter Wornes, of Rau st, appeared in Albury Court yesterday on six charges relating to the…

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Aerodrome Still Wet Official Inspection Next Week

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 2

The Hay Aerodrome is still out of commission for an indefinite period. The Civil Aviation Department will send officers next week…

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Child Killed by Train

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thurs. : Crossing the railway line at South road, Moorabbin, this morning on her way to school, Barbara…

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Alteration to Train Timetable

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 2

Train travellers are advised of the later departure of the Melbourne bound train on Mondays and Fridays…

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Shortage of Money, Labor Hitting Roads

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Curtailed expenditure, increased costs, and acute shortage of machinery and skilled labor, were affecting…

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Girl Killed in Road Smash

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 8

DARWIN, Thursday : When a utility truck in which she was travelling collided with a loaded semi-trailer near Winnellie,…

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Deniliquin Roads Special Council Meeting Decides on Permanent Policy

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 4

THE bituminous surfacing of Deniliquin roads is to be come a permanent policy with the Municipal Council This was the outcome of a special meeting on Wednesday night…

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Bitumen Roads for Deniliquin Municipal Council to Raise Loans For Immediate Action

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 1

ALL roads in Deniliquin may fee surfaced with bitumen within 20 years. Adopting Aid. H. C. Schmidt’s. proposal to venture a policy of permanent roadwork, the Municipal…

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