Bitumen Road To Silverton?
The district engineer (Mr. A. R. C. Grant) hopes to see the Silverton Road bituminised by the end of April…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1951
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Brussels to Sell Trams
London, March 30.—The Belgian Government wants to de-nationalise Brussels' trams because in four years of public ownership fares…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motor Cycle flits Stationary Track Rider Suffers Facial Injuries
A 19 years old motor cyclist suffered facial injuries when his machine collided with the rear of a stationary truck on Saturday…
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When his motor cycle collided with a stationary lorry in Wyman Street on Saturday, the rider (Rodney Hobba), of 292 Chloride…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Produce Train
Today's produce train from Adelaide arrived at 10.30 a.m., 70 minutes late. The train was delayed half an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Electric Petrol Pumps Installed New Motor To Be Tried Out
By tonight all local petrol resellers should have their new electric pumps installed. Local oil companies have had special men working on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Drastic Proposals To Limit Motor Cycle Accidents
Sydney, April 3—To curtail the number of accident involving motor cycles have been referred to the Australian Uniform Traffic Code Committee by the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Cyclist's Death Is Investigated by City Coroner
Himself badly injured and bleeding freely, a New Australian had walked nine miles along the Adelaide Road after a motor cycle had broken down to get help for his fatally injured companion, the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Three Killed When Car Hits Tram
Sydney.-Three occupants of a car were killed when it crashed with terrific force, head-on, against a tram in Victoria Road, Drummoyne, this morning. Two others were injured…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Silverton Road
Mr. A. R. C. Grant (district engineer) said today that he did not yet know when the contractor who will bitumenise the Silverton Road…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Produce Train Late
The produce train from Adelaide was 70 minutes late yesterday, arriving at 10.30 a.m. The train was delayed half an hour…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Krupisk Inquest: New Australian Killed By Fall From Motor Cycle Travelling At Excessive Speed, Says Coroner
In recording [?] accidental death in the inquest yesterday into the death of Stanislaw Krupisk, the coroner, Mr. C.K. Word, said that it seemed obvious that Krupisk had been travelling at an excessive speed. He found that Krupisk died…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Condition of Motor Cyclist Still Serious
The condition of Rodney Hobba, the motor cyclist who collided with the back of a stationary lorry on Saturday, was described last night as still serious…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Vic. railways face costly fuel charge
Melbourne, Plane for widespread conversion of engines to fuel oil because of the "raw deal"…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Five People Dead in Road Crashes
Sydney.—Live high-tension wires strewn across a roadway prevented rescuers reaching two injured men in an overturned truck for more than an hour at Botany last night. Ignoring a police warning, a…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Tram Fares Up Again
Adelaide—An all-round increase of one penny in Adelaide tram fares has been approved by the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Car Stolen
A green Dodge tourer was stolen from outside the Metropole Theatre, South Broken Hill, last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Town Police Station Closed Erection Of New Premises
The Railway Town Police Station will be closed as from yesterday until further notice. This was staled by an officer of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →District Road Repairs
Information on the condition of district roads was given today by Mr. O. J. Harris, R.A.A. patrolman. He states that all roads within a 10 miles radius of Broken Hill are to be improved. Mr. Harris said it was noted…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local Motor Cyclist Faces Trial L. Heath On Manslaughter Charge
Adelaide, April 8.—Today Lawrence William Heath, laborer, of Broken Hill, was committed for trial by the…
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