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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1950

952 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 48

Road Transport of Superphosphate Permits Will Be Issued

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 3

"Wheatgrowers who are experiencing delays in the delivery of superphosphate can obtained from the Commission for Road Transport special…

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Melbourne Tram Strike May Spread to Railways Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 3

The metropolitan tram strike is threatening to spread to the railways following a sensational development in the dispute today when an intensive campaign was launched to obtain a £1 marginal…

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Railways’ Big Surplus Becomes £2 Million Loss Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 6

Earnings of the N.S.W. railways exceeded working expenses by £3,924,628 during 1948-49, the report of the Railways Commissioner, Mr. Garside, tabled in the Legislative Assembly today, disclosed. Earnings totalled £39,663,461…

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“Our Zero Hour” “Civilisation At Cross-Roads”

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 February 1950 · page 5

As children we were told of the great “Day of Judgment,” when the earth would quake, the mountains crash, fire and [?]imstone rain from heaven to destroy the wicked; whilst the Angels gathered up the good and carried them to everlasting…

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Another Big Train Failure in Sydney Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 February 1950 · page 3

In the second major dislocation of rail services in Sydney this week, all electric trains, except on the Illawarra line, were halted for periods ranging from 20 minutes to almost two hours this afternoon…

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Melbourne Tram Strike Men Would Defy Essential Services Act Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 February 1950 · page 3

The Tramway Union would defy the Essential Services Act if the Hollway Government invoked it against striking tramwaymen, the secretary, Mr C O’Shea, said tonight…

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Four Killed on Roads

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.: Four men were? killed and at least six mother persons were injured in road accidents in NSW over the weekend…

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Racing Eight Rams Bridge

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 8

SYDNEY, Sun.: An eight-oar boat was badly damaged when it struck a bridge pylon today. Sydney had just begun a sprint…

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Two Kitted, Eight Injured in District Road Accidents

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 2

Two people died, four were seriously injured and four others were slightly injured as a result of weekend accidents in Albury and district…

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Girl Hit by Motor Cycle

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sun: Nine-years-old Barbara Keleher, of Erin st. [?] Preston, who was struck by a [?] motor cycle today, was admitted [?]…

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Motor Cyclist Near Death

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.: A motor cyclist and his pillion passenger remarkably escaped death tonight after crashing into two cars and a…

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Alleged Assault on Train

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 February 1950 · page 5

MAITLAND, Mon.: A 34-year-old laborer was committed for trial on March. 31, from Maitland Court today, on a charge of…

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Public Safety Demands a Wider Albury-Wodonga Road

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 February 1950 · page 2

A veritable death trap ! That is how motorists describe the two-mile section of Hume Highway linking Albury and Wodonga. And statistics of accidents—many of them of a very…

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“P.O.W. Should Benefit From Burma Railway”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 February 1950 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: The State secretary of the Legion of ex-Servicemen and Women, Mr M. J. Kelly, said at the annual…

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Melbourne Tram Strike Board to Seek Deregistration of Union Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 February 1950 · page 3

A bid to deregister the striking tram union on the ground of the £1 marginal wage increase strike will be made to the Federal Arbitration Court by the Tramways Board…

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News for Motorists

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 March 1950 · page 10

Next meeting of the district branch of the Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce will be held at the Wool Exchange on…

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Tram Strike Enters 7Th Day

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 March 1950 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tues.: Melbourne will enter the seventh tramless day tomorrow with still no prospects of settlement of the…

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Wodonga Council Request by Albury Council on Road

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 March 1950 · page 2

Wodonga Shire Council correspondence yesterday included a request from Albury Council for support in further…

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Deniliquin's Motoring Accidents

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 2 March 1950 · page 3

Deniliquin last week had a series of motoring accidents. On Thursday a Jeep returning to Boonoke overturned, and one of the…

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Hollway Declares Government Will Never Yield to Tramway Strikers Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 March 1950 · page 1

In a state-wide broadcast tonight, the Premier (Mr. Hollway) said the Government would never yield in the tramway strike no matter how long it might continue or how…

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