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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1952

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Man's Fall Through Bridge

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 July 1952 · page 1

On Saturday afternoon just as spectators were arriving for the football match, Mr. M. Brehiery was proceeding on his…

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Road and Rail Transport

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 July 1952 · page 2

N.S.W. Minister for Transport (Mr. Sheahan) is either very naive himself, or believes the public to be naive ,or isn’t as particular vas he should be about the correctness of his statements on road transport…

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Items of News Man Falls Through Bridge

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 July 1952 · page 2

Mr. Martin Pascal Breheny ,aged 64 of Wahguyah, received abrasions and lacerations when he fell through a gap in the approach…

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Tree Fell Across Road

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 July 1952 · page 2

A tree fell across the Howlong road, about four miles from Albury, on Monday night. Traffic was not blocked and the tree was…

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Motoring Pars and Personalities

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 July 1952 · page 8

The recovery of three stolen Holden cars by police patrols in Melbourne over the week-end indicated that the blitz against car…

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Train Service Back to Normal

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 July 1952 · page 2

After more than a year, daily passenger train service leaving Melbourne for Albury at 7.55 a.m. will resume on July 29. There…

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Deniliquin Road Open Agan

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 July 1952 · page 2

On Wednesday, three weeks after being: flooded, the Hay—Deniliquin Road was again, open for traffic…

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Migrant Killed Road in Smash

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 July 1952 · page 3

COWRA, Thurs.: An English migrant was killed instantly to-day when his car and an Army semi-trailer overturned after…

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Tractors Must Be Registered, Insured When Driven On Public Roads

The Pastoral Times · Friday 25 July 1952 · page 2

Jeffrey R. Powles was fined a total of £9 at the Court of Petty Sessions oh Wednesday when he pleaded guilty,…

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Restrictions on road transport Minister’s reply to Albury request

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 6

The NSW Minister for Transport (Mr Sheahan), replying to representations by Albury Chamber of Commerce…

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Railway porter found unconscious

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 3

WAGGA, Sun.: Desmond Jarrett, 22, a railway porter, Junee, was found unconscious late on Saturday night at The…

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“Tall Poppies” in the NSW Railways Dpt. may lose heads!

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.: Some fairly “tall poppies” in the NSW Railways Department may soon have their heads lopped! Minister for Transport Sheahan, who is on the warpath, has appointed…

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Toll of the road (By “Contributor”)

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 July 1952 · page 2

The phrase, “The Toll of the Road,” is becoming a feature of newspaper headlines. We are told there is more danger to life and limb on our streets and roads than on the battlefields…

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Cycle Notes Big Road Race in August

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 July 1952 · page 4

The Corowa Cycle Club's annual road race to be held on August 24 points to being one of the biggest events of the…

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Flood Damage in Two Shires Trunk Road Suggestion for Government

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 July 1952 · page 2

THE extent of the damage caused by floods in the Carrathool and Murrumbidgee Shires was considerable, particularly to roads and was the subject of a special report to the last meeting of the Carrathool Shire…

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Motoring Pars and Personalities

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 July 1952 · page 10

There is plenty of evidence of careless parking in Albury. Yesterday a car was parked across the drive leading into a doctor’s…

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“Forcing Trucks Off Roads”

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 31 July 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wed.: The Transport Department’s method of levying registration fees from road transport hauliers is forcing trucks off…

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10 injured in train collisions

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 31 July 1952 · page 5

NSW YORK, Wed.: Trains collided yesterday in two separate accidents. one above and one below the streets of New York. In…

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Sheep on Hillston Aerodrome

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 August 1952 · page 2

A complaint that sheep agisted on the Hillston aerodrome were endangering, aircraft, was received at the last Carrathool Shire…

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Three-Ton Load Limit on Roads

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 August 1952 · page 2

A limit of three tons gross weight, on vehicles using the Tabbita-Wah Wah Road, and the Darlington…

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