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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1951

834 stories in Murray's papers · page 12 of 42

More Money [?] Roads Plea by Local Govern[?]

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 April 1951 · page 2

Commonwealth [?] when replying to Local [?]ment’s claim for more [?] tax for roads, [?]…

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Football Albury Juniors to Train Tonight

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 April 1951 · page 16

The newly-formed Albury juniors will settle down to hard' training this week at Aloysius ground. Training will be tonight and Thursday. Coach…

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“Chifley walking in middle of road”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 April 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.: Leader of the Opposition (Mr Chifley) was forced to lake a -middle of the road attitude toward…

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Lalalty Road

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 7

The [?] of the [?] the Lalalty school, again [?] the last meeting of the Shire Council, on [?]…

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Jubilee Train at Wodonga

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 9

Wodonga will see the Victorian Jubilee Train on Friday. Shire president, Cr. A. Boyes, will accord a welcome when the…

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Yarrawonga Welcomes Jubilee Train

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 2

A large crowd assembled at the Yarrawonga railway station yesterday to welcome the Jubilee train Cr. W. E. Martin,…

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Motor Cyclists’ Safety

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 13

The NRMA does not think any worth-while contribution to road safety would follow compulsory fitting of speed governors to motor…

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Motoring Pars and Personalities

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 12

Mr Bert Seaton, of Seaton Motors, Albury, reports that the auction of motor vehicles held recently was the most successful to…

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Motoring Pars and Personalties

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 13

The hydrometer is the backbone good .battery service. It is to the battery what the oil stick is to the crankcase. By inserting…

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Inspected Jubilee Train

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 10

Section of the crowd that met the Jubilee train at Yarrawonga railway station on Tuesday…

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Bridge Beams Rotted Out

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 5

Beams of Oddie’s Creek bridge in Olive street had rotted out along the deck spiking line to a depth of six inches from the…

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Type Cut Off Jubilee Train at Yarrawonga

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 3

Jubilee train (above) arrived at Yarrawonga on Tuesday, and was met by a large crowd. Cr. W. E. Martin, President of Yarrawonga Shire Council, extended a civic welcome to the train staff…

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No Bridge Replace Barmah [?]

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 April 1951 · page 2

Despite further [?]tions through Mr. J son, M.L.A., that the[?] the Murray River at…

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Jubilee train at Bright

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 April 1951 · page 8

BRIGHT, Thurs.: Over 1500 people inspected the Jubilee train, which visited Bright this morning…

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New Jubilee Train Inspection Boubs

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 April 1951 · page 2

Alterations to the inspection times of the Jubilee train which will arrive in Wodonga today and Albury tomorrow are:…

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Centenary -Jubilee Train. Here on May 3

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 April 1951 · page 1

The Victorian Government’s Centenary and Jubilee train will arrive in Deniliquin on Thursday, May 3, at 11 a.m.,…

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Youth From the Rock Fatally Injured in Road Crash

The Observer · Friday 20 April 1951 · page 5

Keith John Norman, aged 18, of Yerong Street, The Rock, was killed instantly on Wednesday night last week when his motor cycle crashed head-on…

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Shire Engineer Reports Council's Road Plant Fully Occupied for 12 Months

The Observer · Friday 20 April 1951 · page 6

In his report to the monthly meeting of the Culcairn Shire Coun-cil on Monday the engineer (Mr. Kerle) submitted details of the esti-mated time involved on works already passed for attention by the coun-cil's plant. The graders would be fully occupied for the next 12 months,…

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Large Road Contracts Go Begging Waradgery Shire Has £26,000 to Spend

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 April 1951 · page 3

THE Waradery Shire Council will shortly be advertising contracts for road works worth in all £26,000, it was reported to yesterdays meeting of the Council. Discussions have been held with the Divisional Engineer in order to help iron out…

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Truman’s Pact Proposal Seen As “Green Light” on the Road to Pacific Security

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 April 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Australian Minister for External Affairs, Mr Spender, today described President Truman’s proposal for a Pacific Pact as the “green light” on the road to security in the Pacific. President Truman announced in Washington that the United States Government was working…

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