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Railways, roads & transport, 1952

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Red Letter Day in Deniliquin Municipal Council Wins Road Race Against Time

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 1

HITHERTO difficult to traverse, four and a half miles of the Deniliquin-Finley Highway, between Moran’s Bridge (over the Brick Kiln Creek) and the municipal boundary, became an excellent roadway when sealing with…

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20 people hurt in tram smash

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 8

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Twenty people were injured, one seriously, when a tram smashed into the rear of a stationary tram in…

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Migrant “trammies” stop work

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: A 24-hour stoppage by migrant tramwaymen today did not dislocate the peak service…

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“Adequate railways needed in N.T.”

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 12

CANBERRA, Thurs.: Development of an adequate rail transport system in Northern Australia was essential to any…

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Talgarno-granya Road Open

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 May 1952 · page 2

Towong Shire Engines (Mr. Craig) announced yesterday that the road between Talgarno and Granya is now open. The road was…

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“My Husband Stuck to His Post to the Last” Wife defends driver of ill-fated train

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 May 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.: The driver of the electric train which crashed into the back of another train at Berala on Wednesday had fried desperately to stop, but had no chance. His wife told…

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Man killed in tram-truck smash

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 May 1952 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Fri.: A side-on collision between a truck and a moving tram in St. George’s road, Thornbury, today resulted in the…

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Judge Says Motor Co. Exacted Compulsory Loans From Customers to Tune of £50,000

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 May 1952 · page 15

SYDNEY, Fri.: A Sydney car distributing company had established a permanent loan of £50,000 free of interest by accepting deposits, with no obligation on itself, for new cars, Judge…

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Man’s fatal train fall

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 May 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.: Victor Davidson. 36, of Bridge st., Hornsby, was killed instantly when he fell from a moving train yesterday…

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Our railway service needs “expanding”

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 May 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.: Australia could not afford to rely on a second class transport system, the president of the British…

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Road Toll Problem “Grave”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 May 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY, Mon.: One of the State’s gravest problems was the “shockingly high incidence of motor accidents on our roads,”…

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Motoring Pars and Personalities

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 May 1952 · page 12

Adelaide City Council has banned U-turns between intersections in an endeavor to speed up traffic and avoid congestion…

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Ninth death from Berala train smash

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 May 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.: A ninth person died today as a result of the Kerala electric train smash a week ago…

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New Union Bridge site is to be surveyed

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 May 1952 · page 1

The Country Roads Board of Victoria will survey a site for a new bridge on the Hume Highway on the Victorian side…

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Conargo Roads Movement Of Shire Plant

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 2

Carathool road in Conargo Shire has been sheeted with loam with the exception of the last mile. Grading of this section was…

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Corowa-berrigan Road (To the Editor)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 3

Sir,--The Coreen Shire Council has again failed to honour its promise and intention to proceed with the sealing of the…

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“Better pay outside railways”

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: Metal trade apprentices trained in railway workshops left when they became skilled tradesmen to join…

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Wheat Bulkhead for Deniliquin Municipality To Effect Drainage At Railway Site

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 7

THE building of a bulkhead for the storage of wheat at Deniliquin is about to get under way as the result of Wednesday’s conference on drainage between Mr. G. M. Sloane, inspector of the Australian Wheat Board, and local…

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Bad Roads Delay Mails

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 May 1952 · page 2

Some mail services have been delayed because of bad roads consequent on wet weather during recent days, District Postal…

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New Heaters in Railway Offices

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 May 1952 · page 2

New, kerosene-type heaters for offices at the Albury railway station were installed yesterday. Of modern design, the heaters are…

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