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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1949

859 stories in Murray's papers · page 19 of 43

Road Toll Creater [?]

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 June 1949 · page 16

WASHINGTON, [?] President [?] highway [?] today that [?] twice as [?]…

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Semi-trailer Crashes Into Bridge

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 June 1949 · page 2

A semi-trailer with a 10 ton load timber crashed into the safety wall of a narrow bridge midway between Union Bridge and…

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To-day’s Road Race at Albury (Contributed)

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 June 1949 · page 19

The Albury Cycling Club will hold its first official road race this afternoon. The course is approximately 12 miles and will start at Vines' lane and…

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Many Motorists [?]Extra Petrol at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 June 1949 · page 16

APPLICATIONS for [?] petrol [?] increased considerably in Albury during the past six months, an official of the registry office stated yesterday…

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Three Road Deaths

Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 June 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sun.: Three road deaths were reported to the police today. Early last night an elderly…

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Deniliquin Roads

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 June 1949 · page 4

All roads in Deniliquin may be surfaced with bitumen within 20 years. Adopting Ald. H. C. Schmidt's proposal to venture into a policy of…

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Sprayers Quit Finley Road

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 7 June 1949 · page 1

Mr. S. N. Drew, Conargo Shire Clerk, told the “Pastoral Times” today that the spraying [?]ng, which was sealing Finley…

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Road Construction and Maintenance

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 June 1949 · page 1

The position of New South Wales with regard to money for road construction and maintenance, was now celatively worse than before…

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Cycling Hathaway Wins Road Race

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 June 1949 · page 2

The first road race of the season held by the Hay Cycle Club, was staged last Sunday afternoon. Nine riders entered, the…

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Road in Hill Country

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 June 1949 · page 2

Wangaratta Shire Council has agreed to ask the Country Roads Board to send an engineer and the Forests Commission an officer to…

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For the MOTORIST

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 June 1949 · page 11

THE valuable use to which radio telephony in motor vehicles [?] be put was seen on the occasion of the recent tragic bus s[?]ash at The Spit, Sydney. Probably the first news of the accident was given by an N.R.M.A. patrol who, on his…

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Letters to the [?] All-craft Aerodrome

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 9 June 1949 · page 7

Sir—I was not surprised or disappointed at the reply received by Albury Council from Mr Drakeford on his matter. In my…

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More Cars on Road

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 9 June 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wed.: The most noticeable result in Victoria of the lifting of petrol rationing was the increased number of cars on the…

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Conargo Shire Council Criticised Poor Roads Hold-up Education!

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 6

Criticism of Conargo Shire Council’s attitude regarding roads to provide education for children of soldier settlers on…

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Bitumen for Three Major Roads in Conargo Shire Seven Year Plan Entails £36,000 Loans

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 1

CONTINUING its progressive roadwork policy, Conargo Shire Council decided yesterday to budget for loans totalling £36,000, with which to finance a seven-years bituminous surfacing programme entailing the shire’s three…

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Motor Licence Fees to Be Increased in Victoria?

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday: Raising motor registration fees would be considered by the State Cabinet on June…

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Tennis Carmichael Wins Railway Country Singles Championship

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 15

Finalists in the Victorian Railways Country Week singles championship played in Melbourne, were local players R. Carmichael and V. Snow, both…

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"Motorists Should Pay More for Roads Upkeep"

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 11 June 1949 · page 15

CANBERRA, Friday : [?] road maintenance costs had increased so much be thought motorists should be called upon to…

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Jindera Man Badly Hurt in Road Accident

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 11 June 1949 · page 3

Severe injuries were suffered by James Hector Jackson, 40, of Jindera, when he was knocked down by a motor cycle on the…

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Cabinet to Discuss Railways Crisis

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 11 June 1949 · page 15

LONDON, Friday : The Prime Minister {Mr Attlee) has called a special meeting of Cabinet tonight to consider the British…

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