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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1951

834 stories in Murray's papers · page 32 of 42

Two Road Fatalities Near Urana

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 September 1951 · page 1

Two fatal road accidents occurred at Urana last weekend. On Friday evening Mrs. Frank Fealy was returning…

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Motor Accident Claim

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 September 1951 · page 2

In the District Court at Hay on Tuesday, judgment was, by consent, entered for the full amount claimed, £196/7/-, in the case in…

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40 m.p.h. speed limit for motor cycles

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 September 1951 · page 12

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Consideration was being given to raising the age at which a motor cyclist could get a H[?]nce and…

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Big road race today

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 September 1951 · page 19

Perfect weather [?] help to make the Albury-Wagga road race today a cycling highlight of the year…

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Vic. railways to be reorganised

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 September 1951 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sun.: The Government will reorganise the Victorian railways. The Premier (Mr McDonald)…

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Meeting’s decision on need for aerodrome at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 September 1951 · page 2

The City Council should proceed with the plans for the construction of an enlarged aerodrome of Albury only if reimbursed for the full cost of the work by the Commonwealth Government. This was decided at a public meeting last…

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Cemetery Road Work to Start

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 September 1951 · page 1

At the Municipal Council meeting on Friday it was announced by the Mayor (Ald. J. P. Flood) that £1300 had been received for…

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Load Limit on Oxley Road

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 September 1951 · page 2

The Waradgery Shire Council has limited the loads on the Pimpara Bridge on the Oxley Road in an effort to…

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Racehorse Killed in road smash

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 September 1951 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Mon.: Mulatto, well known Melbourne racehorse, was killed when a car and a horse float collided on the Nepean Highway, Cheltenham,…

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Shire Councillor Attacks Delay In Road Works

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 September 1951 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Careen Shire Council took place on Wednesday last, when there were present Councillors Bail (President), J. Purtle, T. Sanger, R. Norman, E. Bott, T. Lewis, A. E. Mitchell and J. Izon…

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Motor Offences

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 25 September 1951 · page 3

George R. Hill, for whom Mr. F. Kelly appeared, was charged with driving an unlicensed motor vehicle. The police prosecutor…

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Red munition train blown up

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 September 1951 · page 2

HONG KONG, Tues.: Reliable Chinese sources- yesterday reported that a lied Chinese ammunition train, fully loaded with war…

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MYRTLEFORD Motor Cyclists to Race at Eatburst

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 September 1951 · page 13

Myrileford Motor Cycle Club have entered a team in the clubmen’s motor cycle races at Bathurst Saturday next. The team…

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Motoring Pars and Personalities

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 September 1951 · page 12

Despicable thefts from parked cars are reported from time to time, but it was apparently a considerate thief who “can the changes” on…

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Road Deaths Up

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 September 1951 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wed.: The figure of 229 persons killed in the first four months of this year represented an increase on last year’s figures…

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Flood collapses Hume Highway bridge

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 September 1951 · page 11

SYDNEY, Wed.: Floodwaters today collapsed part of a concrete bridge on the Hume Highway near Marulan, and caused the biggest road transport hold-up for many years…

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C.R.B. not to widen Albury-Wodonga road

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 September 1951 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wed.: The Country Roods Board will be unable to carry out the widening of the Albury-Wodonga road. the board chairman (Mr Darwin) said today that…

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Aerodrome Re-opens

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 September 1951 · page 2

Normal air schedules were resumed to-day by A.N.A. and T.A.A. aircraft from Hay aerodrome after rain had suspended…

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Murrumbidgee Shire £8170 for Roads

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 September 1951 · page 4

The September meeting of the Murrumbidgee Shire Council held at Darlington Point was advised by the Minister for Public Works…

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No Bad Damage to Shire Roads by Rain

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 September 1951 · page 2

Shire roads, generally, stood up well to heavy traffic during and following the recent rains, according to the Shire engineer (Mr. G…

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