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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1950

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

Premier’s Appeal to Motorists

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: A plea to motorists to assist in reducing the toll of the road during the Christmas holidays was made by…

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N.Z. to Have Railway Strike

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 10

WELLINGTON (NZ), Thurs.: A general railway strike will begin in New Zealand at midnight Saturday…

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17 Killed in Train Derailment

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 December 1950 · page 3

RIO DE JANEIRO, Mon.: Seventeen passengers were killed and many others injured when six carriages of a passenger train…

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Motor Cyclist in [?]

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 December 1950 · page 2

New [?] was admitted to [?] on Sunday [?] his [?]…

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This Motor Cycle Killed a Man New Australian Killed in Motor Cycle Crash

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 December 1950 · page 1

Several people who heard the roar of a high-powered motor cycle travelling along Tallangatta Wodonga, on Sunday evening, watched aghast as the driver, 22-year-old New Australian…

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Road Deaths Jump to 8

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 December 1950 · page 9

SYDNEY, Tues.: The death toll in road accidents in NSW over the Christmas period rose to eight today when a young man…

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Many Road Deaths Dim U.S. Christmas Celebrations New York

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 December 1950 · page 4

Successful evacuation of the Hungnam beachhead in Korea was an excellent Christmas Day present to Americans whose pre Christmas preparations had been…

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Pars for Motor Men

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 December 1950 · page 11

Window channeling perishes over the years and can also become a source of annoyance if party dislodged and crumpled,…

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Educating Local Motorists

The Pastoral Times · Wednesday 27 December 1950 · page 1

The density of motor traffic at the busy Cressy-Napier Streets intersection required strict supervision, an alderman…

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Drastic Action to Reduce Road Accidents

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 December 1950 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wed.: Police Traffic Superintendent W. R. Lawrence today declined to reveal new and “drastic” action he…

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Motor Cyclist on Mercy Mission Hurt

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 December 1950 · page 2

Young Parramatta motor cyclist John Pedrifton yesterday suffered lacerations to the head and right leg and shock when the motor…

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Motoring in Heat Wave

The Pastoral Times · Friday 29 December 1950 · page 6

Thousands of cars have been held up in N.S.W. in recent hot weather by vapour lock, and N.R.M.A. patrolmen have had…

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No Women for Jubilee Train

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 December 1950 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday: The National Council of Women of Victoria had agreed that because of accommodation difficulties no…

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Victoria to Train 1000 New Teachers

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 December 1950 · page 2

MELBOURNE. Fri.: More school teachers will be in training in 1951 than ever before in the history of the Education…

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