Opposition To Drastic Motor Proposal
SYDNEY, Friday. — Drastic alteration of the law covering serious motor traffic cases, proposed by traffic police authorities,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1947
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Railway Men’s Claims
MELBOURNE, Friday.—All State branches of the Australian Railways Union have been notified by the Federal Secretary of…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Five people were injured, two seriously, when a tram and a heavy lorry collided with a terrific impact in Bellevue Hill to-day. The injured were—…
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A fine not exceeding £500 or imprisonment not exceeding five years, or both, are included in alterations to the law relating to…
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During a discussion on road matters at Port Stephens’ Shire Council, it was stated that traffic was increasing and Council was not…
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SINGLETON— Because he considered that there was no case for the defendant to answer. Police Magistrate. M. J. D…
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The Minister for Transport (Mr. O’Sulilvan) has notified the secretary of the West Maitland sub-branch of the Australian…
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Two youths were injured when their motor cycle ran into the back of a car in High Street, West Maitland, on Saturday night…
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The annual picnic cricket fixture, Branxton Sports Club v the Bridge family, took place on East Branxton oval on Sunday…
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LONDON, Monday. — Soldiers, sailors ant airmen will to-day begin moving London's food and other essential commodities which have been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More Money For Councils To Spend on Roads. EXTRA 3d From Petrol Tax Suggested
"In my opinion, a further 3d a gallon should be made available by the Commonwealth Government from the Petrol Tax, and given to the…
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At the annual meeting of the Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen, Muswellbrook subbranch, held in December, the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →News From Industrial Front. No Gas Likely This Week. Threatened Tram and 'Bus Strike. Melbourne
With the gas talks still dragging on, there is now little hope of Sydney getting any supplies this week. The Federal Council of the Gas…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N.s.w. Government Railways Summary of Annual Report for the Year 1945-46
The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, has presented to the Minister for Transport his report on the operations of the Department…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.—He Proposed to make an immediate interim award for railwaymen the effect of which would be to bring…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Premier (Mr. McKell) stated that the proposed one-day stoppage by Sydney and Newcastle tram…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A one day stoppage of trams and buses in Sydney at Monday is con[?]dered certain and there is a possibility that services may not be resumed on Tuesday. A big section of the employees is in favour of direct…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council Asks For Speed Limit Belmore Bridge and Louth Park Road
Maitland City Council last night decided to make representations for the imposition of a speed limit on Louth Park road of 15 miles per hour and a limit, comparable with safety, on the Belmore Bridge…
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THE decision of the City Council to ask the Main Roads Board how far it has gone with its plans for a new…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To-day’s Leader: Replacing Belmore Bridge. President Of The French Assembly
PARIS, Jan. 16—Despite strong opposition from the MRP (Catholic Party), a Socialist was yesterday elected president of the…
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