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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1951

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Practical advice lo motorists

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 March 1951 · page 11

Here is some practical road safety advice to motorists from the NRMA and RACA. USE speed that is always safe…

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For the MOTORIST Motoring Pars and Personalities

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 March 1951 · page 10

The new 1951 L.E. Velocette moor cycle is now on show at Riverina Motors and Motor Cycles. The only change made in the…

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Highway Motor Crash Kills One Injures Two

The Pastoral Times · Wednesday 28 March 1951 · page 1

When the car in which they were travelling toward Mathoura on Friday overturned four times near Moira station,…

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Train Services to Be Fully Restored

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 March 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wed: The Minister for Transport, Mr Sheahan, announced tonight that restrictions of train services because of coal shortages…

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Motor Cyclist Killed

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.: Alan Herbert Hughes, 22, of Quarry rd, Dural, near Castle Hill, was killed this afternoon when his motor cycle…

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Railways accused on treatment of livestock

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 March 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wed.: A Moree grazier today accused the NSW Railways Department of “dis-raceful treatment” of…

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Railways Denationalised

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 March 1951 · page 2

BRUSSELS, Wed.: The Government-owned tramways in Brussels are denationalised. The reason: In four years of nationalisation…

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Illegally Taking Motor Car Man Fined on Three Charges

The Pastoral Times · Friday 30 March 1951 · page 1

“Serious accidents could happen front illegally taking a motor car.” Messrs. F. V. Holden and E. B. Watkins,…

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Nine Road Deaths at week-end Three Die in Road Smashes

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sun.: Three people were killed in road accidents over the weekend and many others are in hospital,…

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Four road deaths at Newcastle

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, San.: Three men and a woman died as a result of road accidents in the Newcastle district during the…

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“Scorching” on Motor Cycles May Be Ended

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.: Proposals to curtail the mounting number of accidents involving motor cycles have been referred to the Australian Uniform Traffic Code Committee by the Minister for Transport (Mr Sheahan)…

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Tram Cuts Off Man’s Foot

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 11

SYDNEY, Sun.: A tram in Railway Square, Sydney, last night ran down a man, cutting off a foot and breaking both his legs…

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[?]Ish Migrant Centre for Deniliquin [?]niliquin Aerodrome Possible Site

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 1

[?]owing a request to the [?] Municipal Council Chamber of Commerce a survey and ascertain…

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Train Fatality Victim Was Hay Man

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 2

A man who was killed when he fell from an electric train at Richmond (Victoria) station last Wednesday was identified on…

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Railway clerk bashed, robbed

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.: A police cordon was thrown around the Bankstown area tonight In an effort to capture a man who…

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Jubilee Train Visit

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 April 1951 · page 2

The Town Clerk (Mr. Collings) stated yesterday that he had been notified by the Victorian Government that the Commonwealth…

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Arnold’s Road

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 4 April 1951 · page 6

At the last meeting of the Jerilderie Shire council a letter was read from Green and Son, drawing attention to the bad state of rend from Green…

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Motoring Pars and Personalities

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 April 1951 · page 14

Mr. Bob Jacks, of Preston Motors Ltd., Melbourne, was in Albury this week. Until a short time ago manager of his…

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Transport Blocks Road

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 April 1951 · page 2

Due to the broken axle of a transport belonging to New City Transport, Albury, police yesterday barricaded off Garden st The…

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Wangaratta News Wangaratta, Wednesday: Early Morning Train

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 April 1951 · page 10

Wangaratta has been put on a high priority, and it is hoped to have an early morning train with in about three months, Mr. R…

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