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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1950

952 stories in Murray's papers · page 21 of 48

Motor Cyclist Ankle Fractured

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 June 1950 · page 2

A 19-year-old youth, Leonard Bell, of 74 Elizabeth st, Ashfield, had his right ankle fractured when a motor cycle he was riding and a…

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Three Men, Girl, Killed in Road Accidents

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 15

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Three elderly men were knocked down and killed while crossing roads in Sydney to-day. A three-year-old…

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Trains, Trams May Stop

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thurs. : Two key transport unions—Tramway Employes’ Association and Australian Railways Union…

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Railwaymen Support Peace Council

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 15

HOBART, Thurs.: The Federal Council of the Australian Railways Union pledged support for the Australian Peace Council and…

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Daily Diesel Motor Service—bendigo-deniliqun—soon

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 1

Luxury Coach Here on Trial Yesterday DENILIQUIN was introduced yesterday morning to the luxurious type of Diesel rail coach which begins daily operations between Bendigo and Deniliquin in about…

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Woman Motorist Heavily Fined

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 June 1950 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Fri.: Fines totalling £25 in default imprisonment for 10 weeks, plus damages of £9/16/ and 9/6 costs were ordered…

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Costly Road Collision

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 8

Arising out of a collision between two motor cars on the Australian Alps road in March last, Nancy Elaine Henderson, of…

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Two Youths Killed in Road Accidents

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sun.: Two youths were killed and at least 15 others injured in weekend road accidents…

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12 Buses To Take Train Travellers To Melbourne This Morning

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 3

Two Albury transport operators—Murray Valley Coaches and Eastern Roadlines—have combined to provide a special fleet of 12 buses to transport 250 rail passengers from Albury…

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Young Man Killed in Motor Cycle Accident Footballer Badly Hurt

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 3

A young motor cyclist was killed instantly and his pillion passenger, an ace Wangaratta footballer, seriously injured on Saturday evening when their machine crashed into the back of a…

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Motor Cycle, Car Collide

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 2

No one was injured when a motor cycle and a car collided in Dean st. yesterday morning. The motor cycle, which was…

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Trams to Run, But No Trains Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 1

Tram services will run to normal schedules in Melbourne tomorrow. Trains will not run. A mass meeting of tramwaymen today overwhelmingly rejected a move by the militant…

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Killed When Struck by Motor Cyclist

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday: At Wollongong yesterday Pedro Montero, 59, a greaser from an overseas ship in Port Kumbia harbor, was…

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Sudden Death at Aerodrome

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 1

Mr Victor Thomas Hodgson of Balwyn (Victoria) died suddenly at the Deniliquin aerodrome yesterday morning…

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Motor Cycle in Fatal Crash

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 2

Motor cycle pictured above was ridden by Denis Edward Helies, of Melbourne, when he crashed into the steel wheel of a steam engine on the back of a truck on Hume Highway, near Glenrowan, on…

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Cyclists and Motorists Fined

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 10

Kenneth Noel Wainwright was fined a total of £4 with £1 costs on two charges of being an unlicensed rider and for carrying a…

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Quick Work at Albury Railway Station

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 2

Quick work by the Victorian and NSW Railway Departments cleared more than 1000 tons of fruit from Albury marshalling…

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Highway Code for Car Drivers, Motor Cyclists

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 19

SYDNEY, Tuesday : The newly - appointed Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr A. Shoebridge) said tonight that…

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For the MOTORIST

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 12

There are five reasons why people buy a certain type of car. They choose it for: (1) Size; (2) Driving behavior (3) Price; (4) Make; (5) The delay of delivery factor. Prime consideration in choosing a new model…

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Motor Loads To Be Limited

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY. Wed.: Motor vehicle [?] in N. S. W. will be restricted in new local government amendments to be issued soon…

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