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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1950

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Pole’s Bridge Fall Puzzles Police

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday : Police are puzzled by the discovery yesterday in a dry creek bed near Warburton of a…

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Carrathool Roads Successful Prosecution for Flooding—new Grader in Action

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 4

IT was reported to last Carrathool Shire Council meeting that Council had won its first case against a landholder for flooding Shire roads with irrigation waters. In considering other roadwork matters it was decided to propose a meeting with…

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Back To Work To Order To Striking Trammies Deferred MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 1

The executive of the Tramways Employes’ Association this afternoon decided to hold a mass meeting of strikers at West Melbourne Stadium on Thursday night. As a results of this decision and the results of depot meetings…

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Motoring Pars and Personalities

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 10

Latest British M.G. sports car, a 1¼ litre 2-seater saloon is on sale in Albury. Agency is held by Baker Motors…

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Survey of Albury-wodonga Road to Begin To-day

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 1

Preliminary survey for widening approaches and the main highway from Wodonga to Albury will commence to-day, When surveyors of the Victorian Country Roads Board will begin work…

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News From Wangaratta Wangaratta, Wed.: the Whitfield Railway

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 5

Oxley Shire Council today decided to seek the support of the Upper Murray Regional Committee the retention of the…

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Fell From Train, Hurt

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 2

When he fell from a train onto the platform at Albury railways station on Wednesday night, AC1 Mervyn Mays, 20, of 3 AD Air…

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Trams May Run Again in Melbourne Next Saturday Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 1

Tramway men at a turbulent mass meeting in West Melbourne Stadium to-night decided to resume work on Saturday on a conditional three point settlement proposal involving Stale Government and the Tramways Board…

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Settlement Tram Strike Settlement Move Breaks Down Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 April 1950 · page 1

The Tramways Board and the Tramways Employes’ Union failed to-day to agree on terms of last night’s strike settlement proposal, and the T.E.A. executive will…

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Tram Strike to Continue MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 3

After hearing a report on negotiations between the executive of the Tramway Employes’ Association, and the Tramways Board, a mass meeting of striking Melbourne bus and tram men today decisively voted in…

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All British Motor Show in U.s.a

Border Morning Mail · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 14

NEW YORK, Sun: The first all-British motor show in the United States was opened yesterday with 3,000,000 dollars worth of exhibits…

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Young Motor Cyclist Killed

Border Morning Mail · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 1

A young motor cyclist was killed almost instantly, one of his passengers seriously injured, and…

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Maude Bridge

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 2

Mr. Lawson, in the Legislative Assembly on 13th April, asked the following question: I ask the Deputy Premier and the Minister for Public Works and…

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River on Second Peak Here Further Road Damage

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 2

THE Murrumbidgee River now appears to be on its second peak at Hay to-day at 28ft. 1½in., about an inch and a half below the previous peak of Good Friday, and about a foot below the top level of 1931 flood. The river has been stationary over…

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Tram Strike Impasse

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Mon.: The Tramways Board would not alter its present stand to the strike by tramways employes,…

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Motor Cyclist Had German Licence

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 5

Excessive driving speeds by motorists and motor cyclists, and minor breaches of traffic rules by 20 drivers resulted in…

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Woman Living in Yugoslavia Sues N.S.W. Railways Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 10

Workers’ compensation amounting to £800 was claimed to-day by a Yugoslav woman against the N.S.W. Railway Commissioner. The woman, said to be living 300 miles from…

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A New Main Road

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 2

The Victorian CRB has informed Wodonga Council that it is constructing on behalf of the SEC, a length of road commencing and…

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Government Road Transport Fleet Probe

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 8

CANBERRA, Tuesday : The Minister for Supply, (Mr Beale) announced today that he had ordered an inquiry into the…

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Motoring Pars and Personalities

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 14

Col. Waiter deputy chairman of Austin of England, visited Albury. With [?] was the factory service manager, Mr Rook, and…

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