No Report Yet To Premier On Railways Inquiry Discontinuance
Sydney, January 10.—The Premier, Mr. McGira said tonight he had not yet received a report from the Under Secretory of his Department, Mr. Roper, on…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1949
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Royal Decree Wins at Murray Bridge Smart Gallop by Justice Lady
City racegoers patronised the Murray Bridge races freely on Saturday, with the result that there was a record attendance, estimated at 6,000 at the…
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Sydney, January 11.—The Premier, Mr. McGirr, may direct that the recently disbanded committee inquiring into the railway service should complete its work. Mr. McGirr is known to strongly disapprove the action of the Commissioner of…
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Melbourne. January 11.—By a majority of four votes the new executive of the Tramways Union last night repudiated the action of its secretary…
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At 7.30 o'clock last night. a collision occurred at the corner of Galena and Williams Streets between a utility driven by Richart Thomas Toohey…
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A young motor cyclist was injured in a collision with a utility at 7.30 p.m. yesterday. He is Colin Plane (22), of 322 Lane Lane…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grubs Stop Train!
Melbourne. January 12—Millions of caterpillar grubs delayed a train [?]0 minutes near Narracan, Gippsland, yesterday…
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NEW ALUMINIUM BRIDGE AT SUNDERLAND.—Sunderland's aluminium alloy bridge, the first of its kind in the world, and which has cost £85,000 to build, was recently opened by the Minister of Transport, Mr. Alfred Barnes. Among the guests who…
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Last of the special picnic trains for mine employees arrived At Sulphide Street Station at 11.20 o'clock yesterday morning, 600 holiday makers being…
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London, January 12.—More cars were on the road last summer than at any time in the history of English motoring—nearly two million…
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Late yesterday afternoon. Ernest Row-bottom (29) was injured sufficiently to warrant his admission to Hospital, when he fell from his motor cycle. He was…
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Sydney—The Premier (Mr. McGirr) said that as far as he was concerned the departmental inquiry into the efficiency of the…
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Kempsey.—A man who recently escaped from gaol and was recaptured was charged at Kempsey Police Station…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tibooburra News Road in Bad State
The road between Tibooburra and Broken Hill has been left in a very bad state since the recent rain and the big transports are getting through with difficulty. There are many parts of the road that…
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Melbourne, January 13.—The Victorian Railways celebrate today their 90th birthday. At 10.20 a.m. on January 13, 1895, a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →N.S.W. Railways Commissioner To Arrive Here
Word has been received that the N.S.W. Railways Commissioner (Mr. Garside) will arrive here on Monday. No details of the purpose of the trip…
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The decision of the Commissioner of Railways to suspend or end the inquiry by a panel of experts into the administration of the railways of this State…
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Last midnight all bus services in this city, except South Broken Hill, indefinitely were taken off their routes. So as from then citizens will be harrassed…
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Sydney, January 14.—The Under Secretory of the Premier's Department, Mr. Roper, has told the Premier, Mr. McGirr, that the recently disbanded…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Year's Motor Taxes £33 Million
Melbourne, January 13.—More than £33 million has been assessed by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries as the taxation paid by the…
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