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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1952

955 stories in Murray's papers · page 25 of 48

Motorings Pars and Personalities

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 2 July 1952 · page 9

With recent heavy rains many of Albury’s side streets—and some of the main thoroughfares, too— have suffered damage. Many…

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Motoring pars and personalities

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 2 July 1952 · page 8

A local resident complains that transports parked in Ebden street at night cause congestion and are a danger to motorists. The drivers…

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“Railways must go after business”

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 2 July 1952 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tues.: Railways, tramways and buses must, go after business and not wait passively for business to come to…

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New Stock Bridge Requested

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 July 1952 · page 2

Wodonga Shire Council will ask the Country Roads Board to erect a stock bridge over the railway line in Dick street. The move…

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“Vote for road to Wodonga football ground illegal”

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 July 1952 · page 8

Cr. Pollard described as “illegal” an allocation of £50 by Wodonga Shire Council yesterday for maintenance of a street leading to…

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Coronial verdict on Mangoplah bushfire Started from burning off by railways

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 July 1952 · page 1

WAGGA, Wed.: The disastrous bush fire which swept from Mangoplah to the Victorian border between January 22 and February…

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Deniliquin Road Breaks Aerodrome Flooded

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 2

THE wonderful effort made to save the Deniliquin road ended in failure on Wednesday when the water, backing up from several miles upstream became too high and it was necessary to break the bank to…

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Western Division Roads Cut

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 2

We are informed by the District Works Engineer to-day that the Booligal-Mossgiel road had been cut by flood waters 13 miles south…

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Road Safety Blitz Accident Toll Dismays N.R.M.A.

The Pastoral Times · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 6

The N.R.M.A. welcomes the full-scale blitz by the Police Safety Bureau against serious traffic offenders, but says it is…

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Train kills pensioner

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 July 1952 · page 1

TEMORA, Fri.: A diesel train today struck and killed, a 70 years-old pensioner at the Barmedman road level crossing, near…

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Stock bridge over Murray at Albury is urgently needed

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 July 1952 · page 2

Recent crossing of large mobs of cattle over the Union Bridge at Albury emphasises the need for separate stock and traffic bridges across the border…

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Road Deaths Soar to Record High in N.s.w. : 381 to June 20

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 July 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.: Road deaths totalled 381 up to June 20 this year the secretary of the Road safety Council (Mr. H. Youden) said today. Road deaths in April reached the “alarming…

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Wo Men Dead in Road Smashes

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 July 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.: Two men have been killed and another critically injured in weekend road accidents in NSW…

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Hay Aerodrome Re-opening

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 July 1952 · page 2

The Hay Aerodrome, which was closed last week after flood waters crossed both air strips is to be re-opened to-morrow…

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Money for Flood Damaged Roads

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 July 1952 · page 2

The N.S.W. Premier (Mr. Cahill) has approved an advance payment of £50,000 to help towards repairing roads and other council…

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Will Iose special train privileges

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 July 1952 · page 16

SYDNEY, Mon.: Members of the Australian Jockey Club would not be allowed in future to have special railway Carriages,…

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River Lower But Roads Are Problem

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 July 1952 · page 1

THE Murrumbidgee River at Hay continues to fall slowly since it reached its peak on Friday. This morning the official gauge registered 28ft. 1in., a fall of three inches in the past 24 hours…

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Rail chief accepts liability for 10 deaths in electric train smash

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 July 1952 · page 7

SYDNEY, Mon.: The Commissioner for Railways has accepted liability for the deaths of 10 people in an electric train smash at Berala on May 7, Parramatta District Coroner (Mr…

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New Service to Motorists

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 July 1952 · page 1

Howard Mason announces that he has now installed at his lubritorium a car washing service to supplement the effcient…

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Albury Motor Cycle Club Notes

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 July 1952 · page 9

Albury Motor Cycle Club will hold a “time trial” next Sunday, July 13, when it is expected that all club members will compete…

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