Suggested Territory Road Race
DARWIN, Thurs.—A 2000-miles car race from Darwin to Alice Springs and back may take place next year as part of the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1950
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Access Road to Boys’ Home
MUSWELLBROOK Thurs. — The manager of St. Heller’s Boys’ Home wrote to Muswellbrook Shire Council asking that repairs…
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NRMA and RACA spokesmen declare that every thinking person must be alarmed at the mounting road toll, and that It is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Carrier’s Long Road Trip
MERRIWA, Thurs. — Delivery of urgently required farming machinery being held up owing to the railway strike in Victoria,…
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Giving advice on the subject of car parking, the N.R.M.A. says: Never assume a state of transverse distortion, by which is…
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NEWCASTLE. Thursday. —A barking dog frightened a horse which reared and trampled Frank Walker, 26, of Naughton Avenue,…
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The secretary of the Maitland sub-branch of the Australian Railways Union (Mr. C. G. Sternbeck) states that the sub-branch…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flag Bridge Parties End
Members of the Scots’ Presbyterian Women’s Guild concluded their series of flag bridge parties for the year on Tuesday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train Wreck Death Roll Totals 76
NEW YORK, November 24. — Only five of the 76 persons, who were killed in the Long Island railroad wreck on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Maintenance Free Roads Of Rubber Successful Tests In Massachusetts
JVHIS year's record-breaking rainfall in Australia has played havoc with both country and city roads, involving much…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Bus Employees May Strike Concern Over Maitland-Cessnock Road
Local members of the Omnibus Employees' Association may stage a one day strike each week in the near future if the…
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The chief reason for the heavy losses being incurred by the Railway Department was the fact that the railways could not cope…
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NEW YORK, Nov. 25 (AAP),— Wednesday night’s rail crash in which 76 died, has aroused a storm of criticism of the two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rubber Roads Are a Success
This year’s record-breaking rainfall in Australia has played havoc to both country and city roads. Involving much time and…
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The North and North-West Federated Chambers of Commerce will request Apsley Shire Council to give consideration to a request by…
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HEW YORK, November 25.—The Governor of New York, Mr. Thomas Dewey, said last night preliminary evidence indicated a human failure was the cause of the Long Island train smash on Wednesday night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Trains on Railway Time-table
The new railway time-table to come into operation at the Weekend provides for additional trains the Newcastle-Maitland…
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MELBOURNE, Sat—A shunter who was working as a cleaner at Dudley-street railway yards was attacked and injured by strike…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Killed in Motor Collision
Miss Eve Marianne Power, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Power, of King-st,, Lorn, was one two persons killed at…
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BRISBANE, Monday,—Strong forces of pickets surrounded [?] and has depots in Brisbane this morning and prevent a…
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