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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1953

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Road Maintenance Big Problem Soon Waradgery Shire Discusses Petrol Tax Grants

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 1

ROAD maintenance in the Waradgery Shire will become a big problem within two years, when ifc becomes a feature of Shire work and the lack of Petrol Tax money will add to the difficulty…

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Registration of Motor Vehicles

The Observer · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 2

Primary producers using heavy vehicles in seasonal periods only may find the Transport Departments…

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Soldier’s ride on motor cycle costs him £43

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 9

He was too drunk to remember whether he was riding a motor cycle on the morning of January 1, a soldier from…

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Last Horse Tram

Border Morning Mail · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 3

LONDON, Sun.: Dick, the horse, gave the last horse-drawn tram in the British Isles its death warrant yesterday…

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Italian Migrants Bombard By-standers with Rubbish 800 in demonstration on railway station

Border Morning Mail · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sun.; More then 800 Italian migrants leaving Spencer street railway station last night for fruit picking in the Mitdura district demonstrated against pressmen and threw rubbish of by-standers…

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Aerodrome Water Scheme Charges

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 2

The price at which water is supplied to the Civil Aviation Department for use at the Hay aerodrome was queried by a…

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Roads Being Bitumenised

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 8

The Municipal En[?] Ian Taylor) said yesterday Construction Services [?]` tracing firm, were [?]…

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Flood Damaged Roads

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 2

An investigation of damage to the Maude river road and the Nap Nap road has been completed by the Waradgery Shire…

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Gum Creek Bridge Finished

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 2

Contract work on the Gum Creek bridge was completed this month, it was reported to a meeting of the Waradgery Shire…

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Train passengers stranded in arid country

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 3

KALGOORLIE, Mon.: Five coaches of the East-bound Transcontinental train which left Kalgoorlie shortly after 10…

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Airman’s death in road smash

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 4

An inquest was held at Yarrawonga yesterday by the acting Coroner (Mr Don C. Forbes) into the death of Colin John…

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To the Editor Talent at Railway Station

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 2

Sir,—If the Albury Choral Society wants new members it would pay the people in charge of the society to go along to the…

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Motoring Pars and Personalities

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 8

Recently a local resident drove his ear up to an Albury service station and requested the attendant to check oil, water, tyres and…

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Road Safety Council and Pedestrian Crossings

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 2

Albury City Council will be asked to receive a deputation from the local branch of the Road Safety Council to discuss…

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Hillston Aerodrome

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 3

A special lease of the land on which the Hillston Aerodrome is located has been granted to Carrathool Shire from 1st January, 1952…

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Motorists Urged To Respect School Patrol Signals

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 7

Now that the schools have re-opened after the summer vacation, the N.R.M.A. appeals to motorists to be particularly…

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Court parts “Trammie” from 16th wife— “I am through with marriage”

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 28 February 1953 · page 1

LOS ANGELES, Fri.: Francis Von Wie, 66-year-old “Ding Dong Daddy,” of the San Francisco Tramways, for the first time in 49 years was left without a wife yesterday as his 16th marriage was annulled…

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DAYSDALE Repairs to Main Road

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 March 1953 · page 5

Council has wrought a transformation to Main Road 133, from Daysdale to Four Corners. Last winter this road became a…

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Three men die in road accidents

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 March 1953 · page 12

SYDNEY, Sun.: Three men were killed in road accidents in N.S.W. this week-end. John Anton, 34, of Lysaght’s…

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“Formations of roads generally poor qualify”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 7

“I have to point out that these roads consist in the main of loam formations only, in some cases, of poor quality, and it…

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