British Railway Workers Create Record
London, February 14.—Men working for British Railways have just created a record in track reconstruction. During 1948, they renewed 1.800 miles of…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1949
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17 Killed in Railways Accident
Calcutta, Februnry 15. —Seventeen people were killed and eight seriously injured when they were swept off the footboards o[ two trains passing in…
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A minor collision occurred in Argent Street yesterday at 4.45 p.m., when a motor-cycle ridden north by Alfred Arthur Clifton…
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In the Police Court yesterday Leonard H. Robertson was fined £5 and 10 costs for not giving right of way to another motor cyclist…
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Melbourne.—Approval for the Tramway Board to go ahead with running electric trams in Bourke Street has been given by the State…
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After a long hearing, a charge of having ridden a motor-cycle while under the influence of liquor was proved against Victor William McManus, who Mr. A. N. Bott; S.M., said had been "just lairising in the…
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Melbourne.—A man was killed and four people were injured when a train crashed into a timber jinker at Diamond Cree[?]…
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Victor McManus (19) of 13 Wolfram Street, was released in the Police court yesterday by Mr. A. N. Bott. S.M. on a bond of £20 to be of good behaviour…
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A railway truck at the N.S.W Transhipping Yards was found to have been rifled yesterday morning. The matter has been reported to the police who…
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Sydney, February 20.—Two Lithgow men had their left cars torn off, when a car, truck and utility collided on the Great Western Highway at Pendle Hill last night. One of the severed cars was found lying on the roadway after the…
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Paris, February 20.—Thirty-four persons were killed and 150 injured when an express train collided with a locomotive near Besanoon in Eastern…
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Before the B.D.A A.L.P. meeting last night was the following letter (forwarded through Mr. W. E. Wattison, M.L.A.) from Mr. F. Finnan (Acting…
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Tibooburra, Quinyamble and Yancannia are all cut off from road connection with Broken Hill. The mails and goods traffic is again at a standstill…
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Some outback mails have been delayed owing to the roads being impassable after Saturday's heavy rains. Milparinka and other creeks are in flood. Transport. (B.H.) Proprietary Ltd. will make an attempt to…
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As a result of the widespread rain, various outback centres ore isolated from Broken Hill and mail services and other traffic are suspended. The Tibooburra mail got to that…
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Coonabarabran, February 22.—A runaway string of trucks ran 35 miles along the Gwabegar railway line today. Eleven filled wheat trucks and a brake…
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Rov Lovis (43), shiftboss of 11[?] Newton Lane, was found guilty of driving while undsr the influence of liquor on October 30, 1948. by…
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In the Police Court today, before Mr. A. N. Bott, S.M., Kevin Hayes was fined a total of £5/14/ on two charges involving an unregistered utility, which was concerned in an accident last year…
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Harold William Gould (49) was admitted to Hospital this morning after he fell from the Adelaide train on its arrival at Sulphide St…
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Down mail from Tibooburra is still held up owing to impassability. of the road after Saturday's heavy rain. It was due to have left…
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