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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1954

974 stories in Murray's papers · page 10 of 49

Two women killed in road accidents in Victoria

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sun.: Two women died in motor accident yesterday, and three other people were injured. The 19-year-old…

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Football North Albury Train Tonight

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 15

North Albury Football Club commence training at the sportsground at 5 o’clock this afternoon, with coach Tim Robb in charge…

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Racing Motorist Badly Injured

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 10

MELBOURNE Mon.: Jack Lanham racing motorist was seriously injured today when he was thrown from his car as it skidded…

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Thieves’ 300 miles’ jaunt in stolen motor car

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 7

An almost new Holden car which was stolen from outside the Albury baths on Sunday afternoon was found abandoned in Olive St., Albury, yesterday morning…

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Motoring Pars and Personalities

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 10

In most busy streets in Albury pedestrians constantly take their lives in their hands by stepping carelessly from behind parked…

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Tried to blow out fire on motor cycle!

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 9

When the petrol tank of a motorcycle caught alight in Dean street, Albury, at about mid-day yesterday, four men…

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Tramp Likely Winner at Woodend

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 14

Main event of the Woodend meeting conducted by the Trentham Racing Club today is the Trentham Handicap over nine…

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Will We Train Our Own Stenographers ?

The Pastoral Times · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 8

Deniliquin Chamber of Commerce decided on Wednesday to move for a stenographer training course at the High…

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Woman Attacked in Train

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 March 1954 · page 18

MELBOURNE, Fri. ; Railway authorities at Jolimont Station today detained a 34-year-old man who allegedly attacked a…

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Reds Blow Up Train

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 5

HANOI, Sun.: Communist commandos blew up a train carrying American supplies and tore up hundreds of yards of…

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Railway Guard Injured

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 2

Albury railway guard .[?] Winters, of 428 Macaulay [?] was injured near Table Top yesterday morning, an unconfirmed…

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Motor Sports Club Holds Successful Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 2

On Sunday last the Hay Motor Sports Club held a successful meeting when 16 events were run off and two…

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Profit, Subsidy Wont Meet Railway Charges

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 4

Despite a profit of nearly £6¼ million and a Government subsidy of £800,000 the N.S.W. Railways will not be able to meet interest…

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Motor traders to assist flood-stricken garages

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 11

Motor Traders’ Association of NSW has opened an appeal to assist garages in flood-stricken areas in…

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Motoring Pars and Personalities

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 10

Mr. Harry J. Wood, Globe Garage, Kiewa street, announces that he has been appointed district distributor for Renault 750…

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Conference on Aerodrome

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 2

Members of Albury City Council, city engineer (Mr. J. Sarvaas) and Mr D. E. Fairbairn, MHR, yesterday conferred on the…

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Motor cyclist’s ordeal

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 7

ADELAIDE, Wed.: A young motor cyclist is in hospital after lying for four days unconscious beside the…

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Critical of Australian Roads

Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 13

Australian roods, both in cities and country, must surely be the worst of any country in the world, Mr Harold J. Lawrence, Murray Valley Coaches’ general manager, said yesterday…

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Sealed Roads Promised Waradgery Shire

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 2

THE Commissioner for Main Roads (Mr. H. M. Sherrard) told the Waradgery Shire President (Cr. R. S. T. Matthews) this week that bitumen sealing of highways, in and put of Hay was planned…

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