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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1952

955 stories in Murray's papers · page 45 of 48

Special train from Albury on Xmas Eve

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 December 1952 · page 2

A special train will leave Albury at 5.30 o’clock on Christmas Eve for Melbourne. It will not connect with any…

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Driver of train acquitted on manslaughter charge

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 December 1952 · page 13

SYDNEY, Fri.: Osric Wilfred Martin, 44, train driver, of Auburn, was acquitted of a manslaughter charge by a Quarter Sessions jury today. Martin had pleaded not…

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Court officer to “mother” baby on long train journey

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 December 1952 · page 20

SYDNEY, Fri.: A four-months-old baby girl, escorted by a sheriff of the Queensland Supreme Court, arrived…

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Vic. railways criticised

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 December 1952 · page 14

The Victorian Railways Department is adopting a policy that will lose it a tremendous amount of business from people…

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Three killed on N.S.W. roads at the week-end

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 December 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.: Three people were killed in road accidents, in NSW during the week-end. Ronald Charles Cross, 8, of…

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Duplication in Roads Administration

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 December 1952 · page 4

The President of the Waradgery Shire Council, Cr. R. S. T. Matth-ews, speaking at a civic welcome to the Minister for Health, Hon…

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New Train Service Suggested

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 December 1952 · page 2

A suggestion that a motor train should leave Hay at 8 a.m. on Wednesdays for Narrandera and return from that centre at 8 p.m…

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Novel plan to defeat road tax

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 December 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Mon.: A new venture to carry heavy transport trailers on a sea-going ferry…

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This Dental Clinic Gives Free Treatment Now at Albury railway station

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 December 1952 · page 10

The NSW Government’s free dental clinic for pensioners their dependants, and children up to 16 will remain at the…

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Motorists fined for breaches

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 December 1952 · page 12

Charges of negligent driving against two men brought fines totalling £7. Allan Mack Bartcel, of Kiewa…

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Motoring Pars and Personalities

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 December 1952 · page 11

Santa Claus was attending a function yesterday, and suddenly, to his surprise and discomfort, the driver of the car suddenly…

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Motoring Pars and Personalities

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 December 1952 · page 12

Dry, hot summer weather causes greater evaporation of the storage battery solution. It is were to examine the fluid level of the…

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Train Machine-gunned in Tunis

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 December 1952 · page 3

TUNIS, Wed.: Machine-gun bullets spattered a Tunis-Sousse electric train last night, killing one Tunisian passenger and…

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Union Plans for Keeping Railways

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 December 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.: Trade union representatives today placed before the Commissioner for Railways, Mr. Winsor, their plans for…

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Items of News Railway Employe Hurt

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 December 1952 · page 2

A railway employe received injuries to his neck when a bale of wool fell on him yesterday morning. He is Mr S. W. Webb, of…

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Bunnaloo Road to Be Graded

The Pastoral Times · Friday 12 December 1952 · page 9

The £120 for full length grading of Mathoura-Bunnaloo road would be money well spent, Cr. H. B. Berryman said…

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Road Problem and Money Lack

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 December 1952 · page 10

“We keep telling the people we have no money for the repair of roads yet we are considering giving support to another…

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Deputation Of Fife Ask For Two Chains Road

The Pastoral Times · Friday 12 December 1952 · page 9

Five ratepayers and residents of the Picnic Point area waited on Murray Shire Council last Monday requesting that Council…

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Rail, road, air bookings heavy here

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 December 1952 · page 24

Inquiries at Albury railway station and at bus companies’ offices yesterday showed there is a keen demand for bookings for…

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Women shocked in tram-truck smash

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 December 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Fri.: Several women suffered shock and one woman fainted when the tram they were in came into collision with…

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