Train Crew Criticised for Disaster
BRISBANE, Wed.—The driver, fireman, and guard of the picnic train in the Camp Mountain disaster on May 5 were all guilty…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1947
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Excessive Speed Caused Brisbane Train Crash
A Board of Inquiry into the Camp Mountain train crash on May 5, yesterday found that excessive speed had primarily…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →State Budget Shows Nearly £2,000,000 Deficit Railways Show a Heavy Loss
The Premier (Mr. McGirr) announced yesterday a deficit of £1,852.476 in the State Budget for the year ended June 30, 1947. The deficit was due to a loss of about £1,500,000 on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Minor Injuries When Run Over by Tram Elderly Man's Fortunate Escape
An elderly man escaped with minor injuries last night when a tram ran over him. He is Claude Henry Sutton, 60,…
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Maitland City Council has decided to complete an agreement with the NSW Electricity Authority for payment of £1046…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Delay on Bridge Repairs a Disgrace
By the time the Belmore Bridge was “fixed up,” the children of to-day would be pushing their own children over the bridge, said…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Car with Dead Driver Crashes on Bridge Motor Cyclist Killed
SYDNEY, Friday.—A car with a dead driver at the wheel, ran wild on the Harbour Bridge this morning and crashed into two other cars. A serious traffic jam resulted. The dead driver has not yet been identified. The crash took place about midway over the bridge at 9 a.m., when the traffic was heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Suspension Bridge in a "Wind Tunnel"
The exhibition in London showed what the scientists are doing to control oscillation on suspension bridges, with special reference to the new…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Injured Motorist Killed by Oncoming Car. Chain of Accidents on Road. Sydney
A Sydney motor cyclist, who had been flung, badly injured, into the centre of the road from his machine, was killed at Pendle Hill this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Loan Approved Programme of Road Works
Upper Hunter Shire Council's application for permission to raise a loan of £3270 for road works has received Vice-Regal approval…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railways and Trams Cause State Deficit
The Premier (Mr. McGirr) announced this week a deficit of £1,852,476 in the State Budget for the year ended June 30, 1947…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Driver Dead at Wheel. Car's Wild Dash Across Harbor Bridge. Sydney
A car with a dead driver at the wheel ran wild on the Harbor Bridge this morning and crashed into two two other cars. A serious traffic jam…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Reducing Road Accident Rate In N.S.W. Drastic Penalties Against Drunken Drivers Suggested
SYDNEY, Friday.—The .Minister for Transport (Mr. O’SulIivan) told the Road Safety Council of N.S.W. that road accidents had increased by 17.6 per cent, deaths by 5 per cent and injuries by 14 per cent for the first five months…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Hold-up Averted
The State conference of the Australian Railways Union yesterday postponed the 24 hours stoppage planned for July 14, and lifted the ban on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Guard Retires at Taree
There was a large gathering of officers and employees of the Central North Coast Railway District at the Belmore Hall, Taree, on Monday night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Deaths In New Zealand
WELLINGTON (NZ), Saturday —One hundred and twenty-six people were killed in New Zealand road accidents for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Competed With Railway And Fined
Pleading guilty at West Maitland court to-day to a charge of travelling over 60 miles in competition with the railway, John…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aerodrome for Muswellbrook?
It is understood that the Public Health Department has refused to allow part of St. Heliers' Estate to be used as a landing ground…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Killed in Fall Prom Bridge
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A man died yesterday afternoon after having fallen 30 feet from a bridge to the railway line. He…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Local People in Motor Accident One Man Killed
Alan Cameron, 23, of Edith Street, West Cessnock, was killed, and Robert Law, 24, of Jefferies…
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