Decapitated in N.z. Motor Collision
WELLINGTON (NZ) Monday. —When a truck and a service car collided on the Hawkes Bay. Wellington road on Saturday…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1946
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Three Killed in Motor Accidents
SYDNEY Monday.—Three men were, fatally Injured in road. accidents at the weekend. Edgar McNamara, 31, of York…
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NEW YORK May 12.—General Rotors Holdeui is planning production of an all-Australian model car larger than 'most, British…
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In a letter to Mrs. A. J. Stacy, president of the local branch of the C.W.A., Mr. T. J. Hartigan, Commissioner for Railways, advises that the…
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Thousands of servicemen, returning after five years of war, are naturally turning their thoughts to employment that will provide a…
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The committee of the newly-formed Motor Cycle Club have not been idle since the formation, and already have plans in hand for activity suitable to all…
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Thousands of Servicemen, returning after five years of war, are naturally turning their thoughts to employment that will provide a permanent career…
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The "Herald Tribune" says that General Motors has accepted the Australian Government's challenge that, unless…
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NEW YORK May 13.— The American Telephone and Telegraph Company announced that any St. Louis motorist, with the…
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SYDNEY Tuesday—The Secretary for Railways (Mr. Nicholas) announced last night that owing to the need for conserving coal,…
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CESSNOCK Wed.—When the draw-gear of a coal hopper, which was one of a train of empty waggons travelling to Kalinga…
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The eighth and final span of the new Hawkesbury River bridge was floated into position yesterday. The bridge will be ready for traffic on…
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SYDNEY Wed.—immediate further rationing of train services was unlikely, a Railway Department spokesman said…
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SYDNEY Thurs.—Douglas Ronald Herbert, 28, of Kensington, was cut to pieces when he fell a moving goods train at…
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A request by Vacy Parents and Citizens Association that pipes on the Lennixton road recently washed out be replaced, was…
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The engineer (Mr. W. R. Lindsay) told Lower Hunter Shire Council it was difficult to determine the actual damage done to…
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NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—Losses by thefts on N.S.W. railways ran into a total value of £200,000 for the year ended June 30 last and for the ten months of the current year the amount is already more than that…
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NEW YORK, May 17.—The Security Council unanimously adopted the secrecy rule permitting Council to deny the record of a private meeting to any member of the U.N.O not represented on the Council…
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WASHINGTON, May 17.— President Truman told a Press conference that the Government would take over…
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