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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1951

834 stories in Murray's papers · page 18 of 42

Pakistanis to train here

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 June 1951 · page 11

CANBERRA, Mon: The Minister for External Affairs (Mr Casey) said today that Australian Government in response to a…

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Burnt on Hay Road

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 5 June 1951 · page 1

[?] sadan, owned [?] by Mr. Maurice [?] of Huntley’s taxi [?]totally destroyed…

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Grim Week-end Road Toll

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 June 1951 · page 11

SYDNEY, Mon: The week-end road toll in NSW—five killed, six injured—was the heaviest this year…

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Road to Wagga May Be Tar Surfaced

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 June 1951 · page 14

WAGGA, Mon.: The whole of the Wagga-Albury road may be soon tar-surfaced. This pleasing news for motorists…

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Motor Cycles, Car Lorry in Collisions

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 5 June 1951 · page 1

Two motor cycles, one ridden by Edward Sitters and the other by Ronald Bruce Fenton, were involved in a collision at the…

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Road haulage tax cut [?]

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 June 1951 · page 12

SYDNEY, Tues.: The Minister for Transport (Mr. Sheahan) announced today reductions in the NSW road haulage tax…

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1839 Road Deaths This Year

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 June 1951 · page 11

CANBERRA, Tues.: Road accidents in Australia for the 12 months ended December 31 last accounted for 1839 deaths…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 June 1951 · page 2

Norman Fellowes, Hovell st, Albury, suffered concussion and slight abrasions when the motor cycle he was riding collided with…

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Motoring Pars and Personalties

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 June 1951 · page 10

Colliers Interstate Transport Service Ltd, which operates a repair deport at Wodonga, has purchased a 14-acre site on the Hume…

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Train Jumps rails on bridge

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 8

MANILLA, Wed.: Two persons were killed and about 24 were injured yesterday when an express train jumped the rails on a bride…

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No decision on Albury aerodrome

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 2

No finality has yet been reached as to what should be done about an aerodrome for Albury. The present field, used for small craft only, is inadequate for commercial purposes, and indeed…

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Motor Cycles Greatest Killers

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 5

CANBERRA, Wed.: Analysis by the Australian Road Safety Council shows that motor cycles are by far the greatest killers on…

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P.P. Board Against Proposed Bridge

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 4

Deniliquin Pastures Protection Board has been advised by the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission, Sydney, of the…

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80 Die in Train Truck Collision

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 19

RIO BE JANEIRO, Thurs.: A crowded suburban electric train and a petrol tank truck collided here today killing at least 80…

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Tab Subface Soon for Albubywagga Road

The Observer · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 5

The whole length of the Albury-Wagga Road may soon be tar-surfaced. This has been the wish of the Wagga and District Chamber of Commerce for…

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Four killed in road smashes during heavy rain

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Four persons were killed and one seriously injured in two road accidents during heavy rain early today. Today’s deaths bring the road…

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Motorists Like Angle Parking

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 7

Several Albury motorists were asked yesterday by the “Mail” what they thought of the re-introduction of angle parking…

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Albury Must Have an Aerodrome

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 June 1951 · page 2

Discussions which must eventually result in an aircraft landing field being laid out at Albury have dragged on for years and there is yet no bint of finally. A year or two ago the estimate of cost was £60,000…

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03 Die on Roads

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 June 1951 · page 19

SYDNEY, Fri.: To date 303 [?]pic had been killed on the [?]ds in NSW this year—a [?]ggering increase—the Road…

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Early Train for Wangaratta

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 June 1951 · page 2

WANGARATTA, Fri.: Wangaratta will have, an early morning train soon. This was stated before the Transport Regulation…

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