Over 500 Deaths From Road Accidents
Sydney, December 31.—Fatal road accidents for the year rose to 503 tonight when Robert Miller (50), of Bridge Road, Forest Lodge, died in…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1948
817 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 41
First Zinc Train Returns Today
The first Zinc Corporation picnic train from Adelaide will arrive here this morning. It is due to arrive at Sulphide Street Station at 10.15 o'clock…
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SYDNEY— Five hundred and five people were killed in road accidents in New South Wales during 1947. Of that number three were…
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Otterville (Missouri), January 2.—At least 12 and possibly 16 holiday passengers wore killed aid many injured when a train rammed the rear of another near here yesterday. The trains were two sections of the Missouri Pacific line's express…
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London, January 2.—Without ceremony and without any change in the routine of 600,000 employees, four main railway undertakings became…
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BALLARATs— Robert Maxwell Fyfe (20), of Perry St., Williamstown was killed when his motor cycle collided with another vehicle…
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Sydney, January 4.—Five hundred and five people were killed in road accidents in New South Wales during 1947. Of that number three were killed on…
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Melbourne, January 4.—A mass meeting of Melbourne tramman was held this afternoon to review yesterday's decision to strike for a five-day working…
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Yesterday evening at 5.15 o'clock an accident involving a motorcycle and sidecar and three persons occurred near the Cemetery. One of the three was…
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MELBOURNE— Melbourne people hail tb go to work today without trams or tramway, buses, but they did so with a minimum of fuss…
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Our country reads are no credit to the State. They are lamentable for the most part and nothing seems to be happening so far to alter this state of…
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London, January 5.—A member of the special train which is taking ex-King Michael to Switzerland is a good-looking young boy says Reuter's Vienna…
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Chicago, January 5.—Ten children were killed mut two injured yesterday at Archbold, Ohio, when the Chicago-bound New York Central train killed…
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NEW YORK. January 5.—Ten children Were killed and two injured when a Chicago-bound passenger train crashed into a bobsled…
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Melbourne, Jan. 5.—A bee flew into a car and nearly caused a serious accident on the Foster North Road. The driver, Cyril Pritchard, of…
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Sydney, January 5.—Graves of Australian prisoners of war who died with working on the Burma-Siam railway were well looked after, and the cemetery…
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MELBOURNE. —Talks on the tramway stoppage which began today are still proceeding before Chief Conciliation Commissioner…
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ADELAIDE — Following are the final acceptances and times of starting for Saturday's…
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MELBOURNE— A threatened train stoppage was averted yesterday at a conference called by the Minister for Transport, (Mr. Kent…
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Melbourne, January 7.—The Government will introduce emergency transport if the striking tramwaymen disobey an order by the Arbitration Court to return…
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