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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1949

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Road Transport A Boon To District

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 10

District areas which formerly had little or nothing in the way of public transport facilities are now being served by a fleet of…

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New Agency for Toole’s Motors

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 11

Toole’s Motors, of High st., Wodonga, have received notification of their appointment as Wodonga agents for White trucks…

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Riverina Car and Motor Cycle Club Notes

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 11

The night trial of the RSCMCC was run off last Saturday night, and was most interesting. The route was from Albury via…

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Motoring Pars and Personalities

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 11

Whilst there are many factors that account for the high price level of post-war motor vehicles in Australia and other parts of…

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Road Closed

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 1

Notification is given that the road across the old Albion Bridge will be closed to all vehicular traffic between the bridge and the…

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Country Train Service Criticised

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.: Failure of the Railways Department to restore country services to pre-war levels was criticised by…

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Bendigo-Denliquin Motor Train Service

The Pastoral Times · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 1

Conargo Shire Council decided yesterday to support the Deniliquin Chamber of Commerce move to induce Victorian Railways to…

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Armed Bandits Hold Up Train

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 3

NEW YORK, Thursday: Four armed bandits forded the crew of an express train to back into a siding: near Martinshurg (West…

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Quake Shock Golden Gate Bridge Sways

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 1

SAN FRANCISCO, Thurs.: The main 4200-foot span of the Golden Gate bridge swayed early yesterday when an…

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Sealing and “Opening” Of Finley Road

The Pastoral Times · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 1

The sealing of Finley road with bitumen would begin on April 1, the contractors (Messrs. Chesterfield and Jenkins)…

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Tramwaymen Ordered Not to Strike

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 March 1949 · page 7

BRISBANE, Friday : The State Industrial Court today ordered Brisbane Tramwaymen to refrain from taking part in a strike…

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Move to Train Young Shearers

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday : A shearers' school for young men was proposed at the NSW Graziers’ Association annual meeting this…

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Motor Cycle Hits Bullock

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 2

Riding a motor cycle along the Kiewa road, 15 miles, from Albury, on Saturday night, L. Lennane, 21, Gundowring, struck a…

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Council To Prosecute 1000 Striking Tramwaymen BRISBANE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 3

CITY COUNCIL will prosecute nearly 1000 tramway men who stopped work for 24 hours yesterday. Staff of city solicitor (Mr. G. L. Blyth) is working throughout the week-end to prepare the necessary…

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Hay Aerodrome Unsafe Till Further Notice

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 2

It will probably be at least a week, even if no further rain falls, before the Hay Aerodrome will be serviceable again, The Joint…

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Shire Council Learns Road Contractors Scarce

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 6

The shortage of contractors is throwing Conargo Shire Council’s current domestic road programme out of gear…

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Deniliquin - Echuca Diesel Rail Motor Service

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 1

Considering that there were greater needs on other lines, the Victorian Railways have stated that there is little hope…

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Alleged Attempt to Wreck Train

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 2

MACKSVILLE, Tues. : Charged with putting sleepers on the railway line with intent to injure train travellers, Douglas…

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What Is Wrong with Union Bridge?

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 8

A bus driver who has had much travelling between Wodonga and Albury says that the only thing in favor of the Union Bridge is…

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