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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1951

834 stories in Murray's papers · page 15 of 42

Car-motor Cycle Collision

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 May 1951 · page 2

After a car and motor cycle had collided at the intersection of Bandiana and Yackandandah roads at 12.35 yesterday morning, rider of…

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Only child killed by train

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Mon: A 7-year-old schoolboy leapt clear of a suburban train at a Moonee Ponds crossing today, but was…

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500 Murray Shire Residents View Jubilee Train

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 2

The Commonwealth Jubilee train visited Mathoura last Thursday for four hours—from 9.15 a.m. to 1.15 p.m. — during…

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Exhibits of Great Value and Rarity On Jubilee-Centenary Train

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 1

Those people who missed seeing through the Jubilee-Centenary train last week are not likely again to have the…

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Motor cycle races at Yackandandah

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 12

Motor cycle races conducted by Myrtleford Motor Cycle Club were held at Yackandandah on Sunday. Attendance was a record and gross…

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Motor Vessel Fast on Reef

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY, Mon.: A Sydney amateur radio operator today picked up news that a 300-ton motor vessel struck a reef off…

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Supers Raid Railway Yards

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 May 1951 · page 9

TOKIO, Tues.: Thirteen US Super fortresses yesterday dropped over 110 tons of bombs on the marshalling yards at the North…

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Driving Mints for Motorists

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 May 1951 · page 12

The NRMA. otters motorists some practical driving hints. Allow plenty of room between you and the car ahead. A good…

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More Motor Cars Increase Accidents

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 May 1951 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Tues.: There were new more than 447,000 motor vehicles on Victorian roads —an all-time record, the…

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Motoring Pars and Personalities

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 May 1951 · page 11

Messrs Wilson Bros., Culcairn Garage, have invited their many friends and clients to be present at the opening of their new premises,…

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Wodonga Railway Farewell

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 6

Railwaymen farewelled Miss Monica Murphy, who has been a clerk in Wodonga office of the rolling stock branch for the past…

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Terrorists Derail Train

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 5

SINGAPORE, Thurs: The Singapore to Kuala Lumpur night train was derailed by terrorists last night about 30 miles from…

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Shire Makes Application for 1951-52 Road Grant

The Pastoral Times · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 6

At Thursday’s meeting of Windouran Shire Council, it was decided to make application immediately for the Commonwealth…

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£8000 earmarked for Hume Shire roads

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 May 1951 · page 9

Works to cost a total of £8000 were placed on the 1951-52 petrel tax allocation by Home Shire Council at its meeting…

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Railway Employe Injured

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 May 1951 · page 2

Mr. J. R. Day, railway employe, Old Sydney road, Albury, suffered minor lacerations to the right band and slight shock when…

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Modern Medicine Puts Japan on Road to Health

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 May 1951 · page 5

Japan has been transferred in five years from a plague spot to the healthiest nation in Orient, says Kate Holliday in the May…

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£5 million grant for roads

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 May 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.: An amount of £5,200,000 was provided to the States by the Commonwealth Government under the…

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Young woman injured in road crash seeks heavy damages from Government Case Before Supreme Court, Albury

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 May 1951 · page 6

A head-on collision, in which a 22-year-old motor cyclist was killed, his pillion passenger hurt, and a man and his wife travelling in a baby Austin utility were seriously injured, was the…

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Motoring Pars and Personalities

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 May 1951 · page 9

Mr. H. Junghenn, proprietor of Albury Motors, will leave next week to attend a send-off dinner in Melbourne to Mr. Ted Schepps…

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Lighting of Main Roads

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 4

"The Local Government and Shires Associations are not satisfied with the existing standard of high way and main road lighting." said…

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