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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1954

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Albury Anglican Conference Told That— Three churches are combining to train African clergy

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 May 1954 · page 12

Three churches—Anglican, Presbyterian and Methodist—will combine forces at the end of this year in a joint education programme to train African clergy in the diocese of Kenya…

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N.S.W. road tax drives Murray Valley Coaches off Melbourne and Sydney run

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 May 1954 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wed.: The Murray Valley Coach service between Melbourne and Sydney, via N.S.W. Riverina towns, will be discontinued as from May 31. A spokesman for the…

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Won Prize in Road Competition

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 10

Other prise-winners in the competition were : Eight years and under 12. Myrna Smith 1053 Mate street, 1; Sandra…

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Seven Injured in Bus-train Collision

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 2

BRISBANE, Fri.: Seven people when injured when a passenger bus and a goods train collided at Coolangatta this afternoon…

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Four Die Ix Vic. Road Accidents

Border Morning Mail · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Sun.: PETER JOHN KILBY, 18, of Lakes Entrance, was killed about 8 o’clock last night when the…

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New Piles for Wodonga Creek Bridge

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 May 1954 · page 11

Special works branch of the Victorian railways is replacing years old piles on the Wodonga Creek bridge. Men…

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Motoring Pars and Personalities

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 May 1954 · page 10

Messrs D. Higgins and F. Farrell of Blacklock’s Albury, left by air yesterday for Brisbane for a short vacation…

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Three die on Victorian roads

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 May 1954 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wed.: Three people were killed on Victorian roads tonight. Rain made roads slippery and many minor…

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Gravel Roads "Obsolete"

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 4

Modern traffic has made gravel roads obsolete, said Kyeamba Shire clerk (Mr. E. F. Cameron) recently. Buying graders was not…

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Yarrawonga footballers getting ready to train

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 14

Left to right : Yarrawonga footballers John McCarthy, John Ryan and Bill Carters doing up their boots prior to training. Carters and McCarthy are ruckman, and Ryan plays fall-back…

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Seal for Road to Golf Club

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 1

Memorial Park will pay £153 [?] the cost of completing the bitumen on the road that [?] to the Golf Club…

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Six die in N.S.W. road accidents

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 May 1954 · page 16

SYDNEY, Sun. : Six people have been killed in road accidents at the weekend and several are in hospital in a serious…

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Flood Provision for Hay Roads

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 1

Waradgery Shire Council on Thursday discussed the possibility of doing something permanent to prevent the roads in the…

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Proposed Gunbar-booligal Road

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 2

Waradgery Shire Council is to take some action towards the opening up of a trafficable road direct from Gunbar to Booligal…

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Police to Discuss Road Toll

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 16

SYDNEY, Mon.: The Police Commissioner (Mr Delaney) today called a conference of senior police officers to…

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Road Racing May Start

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 1

Deniliquin Amateur Cycling Club plans to commence road racing next Saturday according to a letter read at Wednesday…

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Fadden promises more money for road

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 16

PERTH, Mon.: A better deal for Governments and motorists on road aid was forecast at Quairading tonight by the Federal Treasurer (Sir Arthur Fadden),…

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Road Surveys Pending Up to Five Years

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 2

Applications for road surveys made by the Waradgery Shire to the Department of Lands, which have been as…

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Damages Sought in Albury Supreme Court Man’s story of fall from bridge Tumbarumba showgrounds

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 8

A 74-year-old Wagga man, who is claiming damages from the 1950 Tumbarumba Show Committee, denied in Albury Supreme Court yesterday that he had been drinking at the show before being injured in a fall from a bridge within the showgrounds…

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Inquest Into Motor Cyclist's Death

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 1

The Coroner (Mr. J. P. . Leahy) held an inquest on Monday into the death of Roy Alexander Henderson, who was…

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