Struggle In Stolen Motor Car
Melbourne.—A garage-owner fought for three minutes on the running board of his speeding car with a man who stole the car from…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1950
963 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 11 of 49
Motorist Fined £30 for Traffic Law Breaches
Walter Lord (19), a miner, pleaded guilty today to charges of driving whilst under the influence of liquor and driving without a licence. The charges resulted from an accident on the…
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Two men were injured when two vehicles collided on the Stephens Creek Road about 9.15 o'clock last night. One man, William Larry Robertson, of 88…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aerodrome
The [?]ricture passed on the condition of our aerodrome by the Flying Doctor should not be allowed to pass. He was [?] to take an urgent case to Adelaide…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ivanhoe Roads
Mr. Wetherell, M.L.A., has received the following from the Minister: "I am writing to acknowledge your personal representations on behalf of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Warning Given on Adelaide Road
The R.A.A. guide (Mr. Pat White) today issued a warning to all travellers on the Adelaide road not to make unauthorised detours…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Move for Repairs to Adelaide Road
Steps have been taken by the Broken Hill Chamber of Commerce to have the Adlaide road put in order for Easter holiday travellers. An approach has been made to the S.A. Premier on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mildura Road "Bit Rough"
Driver of yesterday's Murray Valley Coach (Mr. Les Maiden) said the Mildura Road was "rough and a bit washed away, but not in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Adelaide Road No Detour Available
No detour is available as yet for motorists wishing to skirt the flood waters lying on the Adelaide Road. Mr. Pat White (R.A.A. patrolman)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Cycle Hits Bicycle
Charles Roy O'Malley, of 355 Wolfram Street, was riding his motor cycle in Chloride Street near the Ozone Theatre about 10.40 o'clock last night when he…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Push Bike and Motor Cycle Collide
Ian John Ray, of 257 Oxide Street, reported to the police that about 7.20 a.m. yesterday when he was making a right hand turn on a bicycle from Chappie…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Collision on Menindee Road
Edger Theeders Boys of Adelaide reported to the policy that he was driving his 1949 Cheviolet. car along the Menindee Road on Saturday night about…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Cycle Hits Cyclist
Thomas Maxwell Clarke of 674 Chapple Street was driving his motor cycle cast along Oxide Street about 2 15 o'clock yesterday afternoon. When near…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cockburn Road Plan
A detour areund the boggy stretch of read about four miles on the Peterborough side of Cockburn is expected to be completed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tibooburra Road Rough
Due to recent rains parts of the Tibooburra road are rough, while others are in excellent condition, especially the newly-made section…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →All Weather Road to Wentworth
The Barrier District Assembly of the Australian Labor Party has decided to join in the agitation for an all-weather road to Wentworth and will take the matter up with the members for the district…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"And Sudden Death" Road Safety Campaign
Canberra. April 3.—Australian road casualties were proportionately 51 per sent. greater than active sevice war casualities. the Minister for Transport…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A.R.U. Executive Move to Avoid Major Trouble Preventing Rail Strike In Sympathy With Tramwaymen
Sydney, April 3:—The Australian Railways Union Federal Executive is expected to direct its Communist president (Mr. J. J. Brawn) to "keep out" of the Melbourne tram strike, now in its 40th. day. The executive has called a special meeting in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Outback Roads Improved
The R.A.A. patrolman has revealed that at detour is being made available to by-pass the water patch lying on the Adelaide Road on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Detour on Cockburn Road Made for Traffic
The road detour beyond Cockburn on the Adelaide highway has been completed. No rain fell in the area yesterday to further worsen the condition of the road…
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