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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1957

83 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 5

Tenders Called For Road Work

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 January 1957 · page 8

Murray Shire Council will call tenders for work on the Rangemore - Callmo Road between 23-mile and the…

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Four Injured In Road Accident

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 22 January 1957 · page 1

Four people were admitted to Deniliquin Hospital on Saturday night following an accident on the Finley Road…

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Two-Day Inspection Of Shire Roads

The Pastoral Times · Friday 25 January 1957 · page 1

Windouran Shire councillors will make a two-day inspection of shire roads next month. This was decided upon at a…

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Lorry Dragged 130 After Hit by Train

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 January 1957 · page 1

A Deniliquin man had a miraculous escape from serious injury yesterday afternoon when a goods train locomotive smashed into his truck at a railway level crossing near Finley…

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Man Injured [?] Motor Cycle Crashes

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 January 1957 · page 8

A man suffered a [?] fracture of the nose and tons to the fatt [?] motor cycle crashed [?]…

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Record Motor Registrations

The Pastoral Times · Friday 1 February 1957 · page 7

The number of motor vehicle registrations issued at the Deniliquin Motor Registry office during 1956 was an…

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Road, Bridge Repairs Before Show

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 February 1957 · page 1

At Wednesday night’s meeting of the Deniliquin Municipal Council the Deniliquin Golf Club directed attention to the…

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Motor Bike Stolen

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 February 1957 · page 3

A motor cycle was stolen from a property near Balranald during the week-end. The bike, a green B.S.A…

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Vic. Railways Dept. Deficit Revealed

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 February 1957 · page 1

Figures released by the Victorian Railways reveal a deficit of over £4 million during 1956…

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1,300 Sleepers Passed By Railway Dept

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 February 1957 · page 6

Over 1,300 sleepers were passed by Railway Inspectors at Mathoura on Wednesday. The sleepers comprised the…

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Seriously Injured in Road Accident

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 12 February 1957 · page 1

A man received shocking head injuries when the car in which he was a passenger overturned on the Echuca Road on Sunday. The injured man wads paul…

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N.S.W. Government Railways Summary of Annual Report for the Year 1955-56

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 14 February 1957 · page 6

The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. N. McCusker, has presented to the Minister for Transport, the Hon. A. G…

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[?]Amber of Commerce [?]Orts on Wakool Roads

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 February 1957 · page 1

[?] of trade to Deniliquin business houses, because [?]ing to the west of the town travel over better trade with Victorian towns, has been causing to the Deniliquin Chamber of Commerce for…

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Commission To Share Cost of Colligan Bridge

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 February 1957 · page 6

Murray Shire Council engineer (Mr. K. Monk) and an officer of the Water Commission will inspect the Colligan…

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Shire of Berrigan Tenders,—bale of Bridge

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 20 February 1957 · page 6

Tenders, closing 5 p.m. on Wednesday, 6th March, 1957, are invited for the par[?]ase and [?] of old [?]nber la[?]dge at…

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Shire of Berrigan Tenders—road Work

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 20 February 1957 · page 6

Teaders, closing 5 p.m. on 6th March, 1[?]57, are invlied for the following:— CONTRACT 1/57,—Supply and…

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Motor Accidents

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 21 February 1957 · page 4

At about 6.50 p.m on Sunday last, a motor car driven by Gordon Benton, 53, of Mountain View Road,…

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Hints to Motorists the Starter

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 21 February 1957 · page 4

It is unwise to engage the starter with headlights "on", say N.R.M.A. Engineers. Blown globes and fuses may result,…

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High Level Bridge Essential, Council Told

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 February 1957 · page 7

If council did not assume responsibility for a new two lane bridge to Memorial Park, or alternately to raise the existing structure to carry traffic when the river is at 27 H., it may well be that Memorial Park…

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Bridge Dangerous, Alderman Says

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 26 February 1957 · page 1

“If you could see under the bridge you wouldn’t drive over it,” an alderman remarked at last week’s meeting of…

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