Motorists Pay £85 in Court
Fines and costs totalling over £85 were imposed by Mr. E. J. Forrest, S.M., in the Police Court yesterday for traffic offences…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1952
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People Showered Onto Railway Tracks Bridge Collapses Under Football Crowd
London, January 20. — One hunched and twenty [?] were injured yesterday evening, 50 of them seriously, when a footbridge at the Bury (Lancashire) railway station collapsed, plunging them 25 feet to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Car Missing
A motor car was taken from outside the Duke of Cornwall Hotel on Saturday afternoon, and up to last night it had not [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Loose Stones Upset Motor Cyclist
A motor cyclist was thrown from his mount on Saturday when he struck some loose stones on the Wilcannia Road just past the…
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London, Monday.—One hundred and twenty soccer fans were injured, 50 seriously, when a footbridge at Bury, Lancashire railway station, collapsed, plunging…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Blitz On Railway Thefts
Sydney, January 21. — N.S.W. "It would be disastrous tolegal[?] an all-out drive in an effort to stamp out pilfering from the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Cycle And Motor Cycle Show In London
The annual Cycle and Motor Cycle Show was recently opened by the new Minister of Transport, Mr. J. S. Maclay, at Earls Court London. Among the many exhibits was this new three-wheel car named the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tipped As New Railway Head. Mr. Neil McCusker
Sydney, January 21.—The executive officer of the Transport and Highways Commission, Mr. Neil McCusker, will become the N.S.W…
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The following letter was received at the annual meeting of the B.D.A.A.L.P. on Monday night, through the Members for the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Train is Derailed
Adelaide.—Fourteen trucks of a west-bound freight train were derailed early this morning 45 miles east of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road to S. Aus
Local R.A.A. guide, Mr. O. Harrison, today recommended to motorists that the alternative route…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Adelaide Road In Good Condition
Although still very rough from Broken Hill to Olary the Adelaide Road was in good condition, the R.A.A…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Request For Improved Broken Hill—Sydney Train Service B.D.A.A.L.P. Deals With Minister's Reply
The B.D.A.A.L.P. at its annual meeting on Monday night received a letter from the Minister for transport (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Resignation Of N.S.W. Railways Commissioner
Sydney, January 22. — State Cabinet today accepted tho resignation of Railways Commissioner Garside, who is due to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →N.s.w. Again Wins Railways Cricket
Adelaide, January 22.—New South Wales for the fifth consecutive year today won the Mick Simmons Cup in the annual interstate…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tar Melts on Sydney Roads
Sydney. — People collapsed, and tar on the roads and pavements melted in Sydney today, t midnight…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Comet Delays Adelaide Train More Than 2 Hrs. Late
A breakdown of one power plant between Ivanhoe and Menindee delayed last night's Comet from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cycle Speed Limit
Police and Council traffic officers pointed out to-day that the speed limit for motor cyclists in N.S.W. is…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Broom For Road Sweep
The City Council last night authorised the purchase of a £1100 rotary road sweeping broom for the city…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Will Train Team to Climb Everest
London, Thursday.— Britain will build a new team of tough young mountaineers to take part in attempts to conquer Mt. Everest. The Royal Geographical…
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