Survey of Main Road
The local R.A.A. Patrolman (Mr.. O.'Harrison) has left on a survey of the Tibooburra Road…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1953
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Record Income of Railways
Sydney.—The Commissioner for Railways (Mr. R. Winsor) has presented to the Acting Minister for Transport (Mr. G. Weir), his report on the operations of the railways for the year…
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The Better and Safer Roads Committee has received a 60-pages report from the Canadian…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More Road Works This Year Rates Set for 1953
More money will be spent on roads this year than ever before in the city's history. This will be one effect of the additional…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Three Charges Against Motorist
Three charges were heard, ex-parte against, John Pigram by Mr. D. T. Garnsey, S.M., in the Court of Petty…
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MAIN CONCOURSE big Union Station, Washington. The train platforms are behind the gates in the backgrounnd…
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Washington, Friday.— A passenger train crashed through a buffer at the end of a line at Union…
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At the Quarterly Meeting which was held in the Thomas St. Church on Monday, Messrs. C. Muller and…
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The Better and Safer Roads Committee has received the following letter from the Department of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motorist to Pay £8
Henry Vines was ordered to pay £8 in fines and costs In the Court of Petty Sessions today after pleading…
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Sydney.—When an Adelaide passenger fell from a carriage of the Melbourne express near…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Elevated Roads Likely in Tokio
Tokio, Monday.—Vehicles will be able to speed through the heart of Tokio at 40 to 60 m.p.h. along 90 miles of elevated roads, if a plan drawn up by the national…
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A wan who pleaded guilty to driving a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating l i q u o r…
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Donald Winders was fined £4/8/ with 12/ costs by Mr. D. T. Garnsey, S.M., in the Court of Petty Sessions…
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R.A.A. Patrolman O. J. Harrison, who has recently been on a trip to Tibooburra to note road conditions, yesterday gave the following report on the road:…
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London Wednesday.— Women play bridge better if they are first made angry. In fact, Captain Ewart…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →141 mph Motor Cycle Record
Sydney, Jan. 21.—Motor cyclist Jack Ehret established a new Australian land speed record of 141.5 miles…
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Sydney.—Mr. Hawes, S.M., fined a man, who, police said, had a "shocking record," £50 for a traffic…
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Melbourne, January 22.— Keynoted by the slogan "Better living through better roads," the formation of the Australian Road Federation, Ltd., a national organisation…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motoring News "Wave on" signal as a courtesy measure
Widespread adoption of the "waving on" or "I am ready to be overtaken" signal as a courtesy measure will be fostered by the RAA this year. Although it has been…
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