Railways to Meet Transport Competition Fast Diesel Trains to Be Built
The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, expects that new diesel and other trains will be built within 18 months to meet…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1946
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Subsidising Road Transport
SYDNEY Wed—The Minster for Transport (Mr. O’sullivan) stated that the federal Government would subsidise the New…
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A verdict for £149/10/ was awarded by Judge Meld In the Maitland District Court to-day to Donald Charles Crockett, carrier,…
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Full tram services will operate in Sydney and Newcastle from Friday next. Horn Monday electric trains will…
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Karuah Progress Association asked for attention to the Karuah road and wanted to know if this road is to remain in its present state for years…
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BATAVIA, August 28.— Nine persons were electrocuted and 50 burned or otherwise injured, when an army…
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MELBOURNE Thursday—The staff Manager (Mr. G. Horsey) said at the 40-hour week Inquiry that the Introduction of a 40-hour week would cost the New South Wales Transport and Tramways £403,000 a year…
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NEWCASTLE. Thursday.—In the Police Court to-day Hilton Thomas Robins (24), tram Conductor, was charged with assaulting…
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The Railways . Commissioner has approved the re-opening of the Railway Institute Eisteddfod, which will be held in Sydney…
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SYDNEY, Friday—In the Central Criminal Court, in remanding Kevin Lenor Diggins, 21, until Monday for sentence, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →D'arcy Rose Asks Questions on Train Services Request for Reinstatement of Singleton Sunday Train
As country trains depended upon large coal for generating purposes, no detailed restoration of services could be considered…
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Albert Henry Edwards was fined 24/6, with 6/6 costs, at Cessnock Police Court yesterday by Mr. H. L. Sargeion, P.M., for driving an unregistered…
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Mr. C. J. Brown, hon. secretary of the Railway ball committee, has received the following letter from Mr. T. J. Hartigan, Commissioner for…
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The Minister for Transport, Mr. O'Sullivan, said yesterday that in some cases the police had gone too far in arresting persons alleged to…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The provision in the Firearms Bill of five years’ penal servitude for any person found in possession of a grenade, machinegun or sub-machinegun in any vehicle is aimed at gangsters who might try to emulate…
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MUSWELLBROOK: The Railway Ball attracted about 650 dancers. It was opened by Mr. T. J…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rush for Motor Tyres in Sydney
[?] day.— Removal of [?] on tyres results [?] destroy and [?] plesslo [?] to…
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SYDNEY Monday.— The death occurred early to-day or Cecil Bennett (24), of Granville, whose admission to Parramatta Hospital on…
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The State Government's emergency road transport scheme might be unnecessary if coal supplies to the railways continued to improve, the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Control of Motor Tyres Lifted Announcement by Minister
The Minister for Supply and Shipping (Senator Asnley) announced that all tyre controls would be lifted as from to-day,…
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