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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1952

955 stories in Murray's papers · page 40 of 48

Soldier settlers may get road

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 October 1952 · page 5

A tender of £6437 for clearing, forming, gravelling and installation of pipe culverts on the road within the No. 2…

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Russians Bar Road to Americans

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 October 1952 · page 19

BERLIN, Tues.: Russian guards today blocked a second Allied attempt in 24 hours to send a patrol along the 100 mile…

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Corowa boy fatally injured in road accident

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 October 1952 · page 1

An eight-year-old school child was knocked down and fatally injured in Albury road, Corowa, yesterday afternoon. He was Edgar Raymond…

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Holbrook Council Decisions Money for road jobs cut by about £4000

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 October 1952 · page 5

The amount available for road maintenance and improvement in the Holbrook Shire for the remaining part of the financial year would be £11,446, the engineer, Mr. Beck, told…

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N.s.w. Railways Sack 4000 Men

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 October 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tues.: The Premier (Mr Cahill) told a deputation today that 3477 men had been dismissed from the railways in…

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France has the gas-turbine motor car

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 October 1952 · page 11

The new “Cemo-turbo”, designed by M. Grigoire, is on view at the Paris Motor Show, where it is proving…

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Motoring Pars and Personalities

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 October 1952 · page 10

Following last week’s safety hint on correct hand signals, an Albury motorist has been prompted to state that Albury is a city of…

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Bridge repair holds up rail motor service

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 30 October 1952 · page 8

SYDNEY, Wed.: Secretary for Railways, Mr. Anderson, announced today that sufficient progress had been made in bridge repairs…

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Roads for Housing Commission Area

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 30 October 1952 · page 5

Housing. Commission of NSW notified Albury City Council last night that the estimate of cost for roadworks in the commission area…

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Wonder Road Builder Half-Mile of Road A Day In One Process

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 30 October 1952 · page 2

A "wonder" road-builder capable of making half a mile of 18 feet wide all-weather road a day in the one process was…

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Move to Re-build Albury-cowra Road

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 30 October 1952 · page 2

A move will be made by Wagga Chamber of Commerce to arrange a conference in that centre to discuss proposed reconstruction…

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“Race of Cripples” Judge Berne quotes road death figures

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 30 October 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.: “We will all be a race of cripples, or else in the cemeteries,” said Judge Berne, quoting “appalling figures” on road accidents in the Quarter Sessions Appeals Court today…

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Roads Graded for Fire Breaks

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 31 October 1952 · page 1

The Carrathool Shire engineer told the Council at its last meeting that as many roads as possible in the Shire were being…

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Wonder Road Builder Half Mile of Road a Day in One Process

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 October 1952 · page 4

A "wonder" road builder capable of making half a mile of 18 feet wide all weather road a day in the one process was…

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Permanent Repairs to Bridge at Darlington Point

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 31 October 1952 · page 1

When the present high river at Darlington Point subsides it is expected that permanent repairs to the bridge at the township will…

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Railway Staff Sackings "Inhuman" Country Party Member Attacks State Government

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 October 1952 · page 3

The sacking of hundreds of railway employees by the state Government was severely criticised in the Legislative…

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Accidental finding on 112 train deaths

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 1 November 1952 · page 9

LONDON, Fri.: A coroner’s jury returned a verdict of accidental death at the conclusion of an inquest yesterday…

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Motor Cycle Car in Collision

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 November 1952 · page 2

A motor cycle and a car were involved in a collision in Dean st. on Saturday afternoon at 5.5 o’clock. The car was being…

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Car Hits Tree on North Road

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 November 1952 · page 1

Getting out of control at North Deniliquin late on Sunday night, a car, driven by Mr. R. F. Matheson, of Terang…

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Court of Petty Sessions Speeding on Albury Road

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 November 1952 · page 1

Peter M. Joy was charged with having driven a utillity truck on Albury Road at 50 miles per hour. Mr. J. Strong…

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