Six Killed in Road Accidents
SYDNEY, Monday.—Six people were killed in road accidents, at the week-end, and one, motorist was charged with manslaughter…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1946
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New Stvern Bridge—Bigger Than Sydney's Part of Britain's Great Highways Development Scheme
A new suspenson bridge over the mouth of the Severn River, which will be larger than the world-famous Sydney Harbour bridge and will be…
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“The practice does not appear have stopped in this district, and I will have to increase the penalty in future,” said Mr. H. J…
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SYDNEY Monday—The Premier (Mr. W. J. McKell) to-day announced that the Government proposed to pattern the New South Wales railway services oh the best features of the most modern system in the world to cater for the…
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Britain has agreed to sell to Siam the notorious "railway of death" which links Burma and Siam, says the Associated Press Bangkok…
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Sydney bus and tramway employees are contemplating a one-day stoppage unless they receive a satisfactory reply to protests about…
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Premier McKell to-day announces that the Government proposed [?] pattern New South Wales railway services on the best features of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victorian Rail and Tram Strike Transport System Paralysed
The Victorian State Cabinet Melbourne Trades Hull Disputes Committee are meeting separately to-day to consider the 24-hour…
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"Completion of the MaryvaleSandy Hollow railway, on which work is being undertaken at a higher speed, will further advance the…
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Work on country roads and bridges will absorb £575,000. The Railway Department will get £3,250,000 as a first expenditure on…
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On Thursday afternoon next in the CWA Hall Bulwer-st members of the Maitland branch of the Country Women’s…
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Train seats available for booking would be increased as side-door carriages were elimilated from the NSW Railway Service, said the Secretary…
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Mrs. Margaret O’Nein 73, of 7 Roxburg St., Lorn, fractured her right thigh and suffered Shock when she fell while slighting from a train…
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GRESFORD, Tuesday—A meeting called by the Gresford Agricultural Bureau to Discuss the question of a road from Dungog…
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Engine crews of the South Maitland Railways are threatening to stop work on Saturday unless they get the same concessions as the miners. They claim…
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Mrs. Violet Baker (44), and her husband, Herbert Thomas Baker (51), of Unwin's Bridge road, Tempe, were killed in a motor accident near…
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LONDON, Oct 7.—It is officially confirmed that Britain has agreed to sell 163 miles of the notorious “Railway of Death,” [?]…
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Country mail train services are likely to bo restored to six a week at the end of the month. At present only three run a week…
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NEWCASTLE: Alan Burnes 72, of, Wickham-street, New Lambton, who was knocked down by a tram at Hamilton late last…
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Stroud Shire Engineer, reported, in answer to an equiry by Cr. Zeininger that the Tea Gardens road had been graded and was in fair order. Cr…
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