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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1950

952 stories in Murray's papers · page 8 of 48

60 m.p.h. Motor Cyclist Loses Licence

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 4

Two convictions which automatically disqualified them from holding: drivers’ licences for 12 months were recorded in Albury Court yesterday by Mr A. V. Quiggin, S.M., against two motor cyclists, for traffic breaches…

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Motor Trucks Returned

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tues.: Francis Clemes Max McCarter, cartage contractor, has had two motor trucks returned which were…

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Motoring Pars and Personalities

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 10

Having ample [?] for four adults and a carrying capacity of 5-8 cwt., the new Fiat station waggon now on show at the Hume…

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Motoring Pars and Personalities

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 11

With many old cars coming out on to the market now that new cars are more readily available, motoring bodies advise the public…

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Probe Into Cause of Train Derailment Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 1

Railway investigators have commenced an inquiry into the derailment of 13 trucks of a goods train between Binalong and Bowning last night. All rail traffic on the main southern line was…

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Tram Strike Continues

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wed: Hopes of an early [?] tram strike failed today when the executive…

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Spray Gang Sealing Roads

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 1

The work of sealing roads in the district is progressing at a satisfactory rate, the Conargo Shire Council engineer (Mr. D…

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A Bridge for Bullawah Creek

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 1

“Ratepayers in this locality deserve some consideration, for they have waited more than 50 years for a bridge.”…

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Request for Temporary Road

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 6

SYDNEY. Thurs.: Minister for Transport (Mr O’Sullivan) said in the Legislative Assembly today he would ask the Commissioner for…

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Petition for Transportation of Beer By Road

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 1

Elliott’s Riverina Brewery, concerned with Victorian Railways inability to speedily transport barrels of beer to…

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Albury-wodonga Road Councils Confer Next

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 10

Conference between representatives of the Wodonga Shire and Albury City Councils to prepare a case for submission…

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Culcairn F. & S. Branch Unconcerned with Condition of Trunk Road 57

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 1

At the monthly meeting of the Culcairn branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association a letter was received from Henty branch asking for support…

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Wonthaggi Miners Support Victorian Tram Strikers Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 1

A stopwork meeting of Wonthaggi miners today called upon railway workers, seamen and other workers to join forces to bring about an early settlement of the tram strike by urging the…

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Railway Casual Remanded

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 6

William Offer, casual railway worker, was remanded by Mr A. V. Quiggin, SM, at Albury court yesterday to Thursday, March 23,…

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Melbourne Tramway Dispute Court Refuses to Deregister Union Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 5

Deregistration of the Tramway Employs’ Association would have serious repercussions in other States, said the Federal secretary of the association (Mr. T. Junor) today…

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Motor Cyclist Collides with Bicyclist

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 2

When Gerald Hurley, of Albury Hotel, and James Farrelley, of Wodonga, were riding abreast in Wodonga Place about 5.20 p.m…

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Motor Cycle Was “Hot” $15 Fine For Illegal Use

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 5

Although Edward George Why-brow (24), laborer, asked if a motor bicycle was “hot,” it burnt him when Mr. A. V…

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Train Kills Fettler

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.: A railway fettler was killed instantly last night when he was struck by a goods train at the Rydal level crossing…

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Keeping the Roads Open

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 2

Motorists whose business does not take them off the well-made and carefully maintained great highways may not see much point in Hume Shire Council's forecast of a “gloomy future” for shire works…

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Reds Use Train to Beat Blockade

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 4

HONG KONG, Sun.: The first freight train to travel between Shanghai and Hong Kong is expected to reach the colony today…

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