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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1949

859 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 43

Special Tracks For Road Cyclists Urged

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sun.: To segregate pedal cyclists from other transport, provision of special cyclist tracks in centres which had a…

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[?] Injured in Motor Cycle Accident

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 3

A motor cyclist and pillion [?] were injured early yesterday morning when their machine [?] in loose sand, hit a…

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Municipal Roads Further Grant—plant Loan Urged

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 2

THE Municipal Council has been invited to share in the extra petrol tax allocation for 1948-49, but must finish the Gunbar road job first. The contract for this is not yet taken. Several aldermen have drawn attention to needed road…

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Hay Railway Station, Robbed

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 7

On Wednesday evening of last week a robbery was committed at the Hay railway station. The resident stationmaster is at…

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Two Migrants Injured In Motor Cycle Accident

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 3

Two Bait migrants were slightly Injured late yesterday afternoon when their motor cycle skidded in loose gravel and…

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New Service for Culcairn Motorists

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 9

Until recently no one believed that a flat battery could be safely and efficiently recharged in 20 minutes. We were all accustomed…

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Motoring Pars’ and Personalities

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 8

One of the leading manufacturers of motor vehicle shock absorbers in the U.S.A. plans to develop “liquid springing” for passenger…

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New Charges For Service To Motors

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 8

A new scale of charges for servicing motor vehicles has been adopted by the Albury and District section of the Victorian…

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Noisy Motor Cycles

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 4

In the Maryborough (Vic.) Court, James Flett was fined £12 for allowing his cycle to "emit an offensive noise to such an extent as to…

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Silent Trams for Victoria

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 5

Silent type American trams would be running in Melbourne within a few months, said the chairman of the Melbourne Tramways Board,…

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Murrumbidgee Shire Road Work

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 4

The Murrumbidgee Shire at its last meeting approved a proposal for sharing the expected extra allotment from the 1948-49 petrol tax grant…

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Save Life on the Road Appeals Police Chief

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs: An urgent appeal to road users to display more courtesy was made today by the deputy chief of the NSW Police…

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Unweildy Load on Motor Truck

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 4

After delivering quite a lecture on the need for permits for carrying big loads to be expedited, in cases where the housing shortage…

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Items of News Elderly Motorist in Accident

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 2

An elderly motorist was involved in an accident in Hume st. yesterday afternoon. He was Thomas Arthur Davey, 89, of 704…

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3 Killed, 32 Injured in Spanish Train Derailment

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 February 1949 · page 3

TARRAGONA (Spain). Sun: At least three persons were killed and 32 injured when the Madrid-Barcelona express was derailed…

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Railway Worker Gashes Hand

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 February 1949 · page 2

A man named A. Woods, of Miller st, Albury, employed as a casual worker at the railway station, had his left hand bedly…

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Bendigo-Deniliquin Deiesel Motor Train Service

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 1

Wholehearted support for the Deniliquin Chamber of Commerce’s agitation for the placing of a diesel motor train on the…

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MR. H. S. Roberton Robbed in Train

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 4

Mr. Hugh S. Roberton on Thursday of last week offered, to help the man who him. Making his offer in…

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Conargo Shire Bitumen on Finley Road in April

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 6

The spraying of bitumen on 10 miles of Finley road should take place in April. This opinion was expressed at…

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Extension of Road Policy; Country Party to Intensify Fight

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 4

The Country Party, which was responsible for the inauguration of the Federal Ald Roads Scheme in 1826, has now taken a…

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