Wilcannia — Broken Hill Road
Mr. J. J. Clark. M.H.R., has received the following from the Minister for Transport (Mr. M. O'Sulllvan).:— "I am writing with reference to your…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1949
783 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 11 of 40
Outback Roads Drying Airlift of Mails, Supplies Continues
Although outback roads are drying out slowly people at Lake Pure and Fort Grey are still living in sandhills. The airlift of mails and…
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Mr. H. G. Alexander, Public Works Engineer, reported from One Tree today that the Tibooburrav Road will carry anything…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →All Steel Carriages For British Railways
A new type of passenger coach is being designed for the railways of Britain. It is made entirely of steel and can by produced in large quanti[?] Not only [?]…
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Mr. J. J. Clark. M.H.R. has received the following from the Minister for Transport (Mr. M. O'Sullivan):— "I am writing with reference to your…
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Following a general receding of floods in New South Wales during the week, conditions have taken a turn for the better. It was stated in Broken Hill yesterday that airlift operations have probably finished, and the Tibooburra Road is passable for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Thousands Seek Railway Jobs
London, March 31.—More than 14,000 inquiries have been received in response to a newspaper advertisement for workers for the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motor Cyclist Injured
John Crowley, of 254 Chapple Street. suffered extensive abrasions when he lost control of his motor-cycle while driving along the Tibocburra road about…
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Paul Portelli,'.of Blonde Street, was slightly injured when a car he was driving overturnedr on the Tibooburra road. last Saturday…
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John Crowley, of 254 'Chapple' Street, was admitted to the Hospital on Saturday night as the result of a motor cycle accident on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Portugal Buys British Railway
London. April 3.—Britain has sold the Beira raliway, in.Portuguese East Africa, to Portugal, for £stg4 million, says the Lisbon…
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Melbourne.—A Viennese engineer, who claims to have developed a "road tractor" which can shift 300 tons of freight in one haul, has…
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Melbourne, April 4.—Five people were killed in a road smash between a car and semi-trailer truck on the Princes Highway, near Warrnambool late on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Electrification Of Railways Mr. McGirr Announces Scheme
Sydney, April 4.—With the introduction of the £20 million electrification scheme announced by the Premier (Mr. McGirr) on Saturday there is likely to be an in…
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Sydney, April 4.—Railway construction engineers used 2.300lb. of gelignite to explode 520 feet of Bombe quarry near Kiama today. A new system of firing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Data On Railway Unification
At lost night's meeting of the B.D.A.A.L.P. the following correspondence in reference to the unification of railways was received from Mr. W…
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Following their arrests by Detective Sergeant D. Truman and Detective-Constable C. Brayshaw at Menindee last Friday, three men were remanded till next Friday by Mr. E. T. A. Smythe, S.M., in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Registrar at Argent House
Office of the Motor Registrar formerly situated at the Central Police Station, is now at Argent House. corner of. Argent and Sul…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stop Press Constuction of Roads
C[?] rra—Construction thousands of miles of road from Darin and Wyndham to in [?] areas is the basis of Feders…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Steel Shortage Hits Railways
Sydney.—The Railway Department is considering reducing speeds and placing lighter engines on some main lines where rails…
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