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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1952

955 stories in Murray's papers · page 32 of 48

Aerodrome Buildings For Flood Victims

The Pastoral Times · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 1

In response to a letter and telephone requests from the Municipal Council, the Department of Civil Aviation has…

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Finley Road

The Pastoral Times · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 1

The municipal engineer (Mr. Ian Taylor) reported to the recent council meeting that all Finely road culverts were…

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Lockhart Shire Road Works Delayed

The Observer · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 2

No major road works had been carried out during the past month owing to wet conditions, the shire engineer (Mr…

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Council Sympatheitic Toone-ratepayer Road Scheme

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 1

Waradgery Shire Council on Thursday sympathetically considered a scheme put forward by Mr. H. Nisbet forpay half cost of…

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Council Will Help Volunteer Road Builders

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 2

Working bees organised to improve the town streets, by carting gravel to roads and footpaths will be assisted by…

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Man, woman killed in road accidents

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thurs.; A 30-year-old man, Wasyi Bognarsksy, of Leitchville Hostel, was killed today when his motor cycle ran…

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Extension of electrification of railways

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 7

SYDNEY, Thurs.: An expert committee entirely favored the State Government’s plan to electrify the Sydney to Newcastle…

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20,000 die on roads; 3000 in Korean war

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 August 1952 · page 1

CHICAGO, Fri.: Nearly seven times more Americans were killed in road accidents than in the Korean fighting during the first seven…

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Train driver sent for trial on slaying charge

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 August 1952 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Fri.: The driver of the Warrnambool-Melbourne passenger train which collided with a stationary passenger train at Moriac, near Geelong, on Easter Saturday night was committed for trial on a change of…

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Drastic steps are urged for road offences

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 September 1952 · page 5

CANBERRA. Sun.: Impounding vehicles for certain road offences, even those belonging to commercial organisations,…

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Warrawidgee Roads

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 September 1952 · page 2

The Shire engineer, Mr. F. T. Satterthwaite, told Carrathool Shire last week that he thought there was a good chance of the…

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Shire of Waradgery Main Roads Programme

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 September 1952 · page 3

The Divisional Engineer asked that the 1951 main and trunk roads improvement programme for 1951 be completed, if possible…

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Bad Roads Big Factor in Accident Toll

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 September 1952 · page 4

Inadequate or badly planned roads, intersections and bridges contributed very materially to accidents, Mr. J. S. Gawler said in…

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Chiltren Shire to get £6810 for work on roads, bridges

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 September 1952 · page 4

Chiltern Shire will receive £6810 for repairs and maintenance to roads and bridges in the shire for the year 1952-53 it was revealed at the meeting of council yesterday…

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N.S.W. railways “sick, but will recover”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 September 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.: The railways were in a sick condition but with the zealous co-operation of more than 60,000 employes they could…

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Trams stop as wages move protest

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 September 1952 · page 6

MELBOURNE. Monday: City trams stopped for five minutes today in protest against the employers’…

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Presentation at Railway Station

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 2 September 1952 · page 2

A representative gathering of local citizens attended at the railway station on Tuesday afternoon to bid farewell to Mr J…

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Court told of jetty train death

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 September 1952 · page 3

PROSERPINE (Queensland), Tues.: A police constable told Proserpine Court today that the manager of the luxury Royal…

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Motor Cycle Club Notes

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 September 1952 · page 9

Members of Albury Motor Cycle Club had a successful day at Benalla last Sunday when they shared four first placings, two…

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Motoring Pars and Personalities

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 September 1952 · page 9

Last week was published the suggestion of an Albury woman that the pedestrian lanes in Dean st. should be re-named “terror…

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