High Death Roll in Road Accidents
CHICAGO: A National Safety Council estimate says that 37,500 American motorists were killed in traffic accidents…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1952
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Increases In Prices For Motor Cars (Australian Associated Press)
LONDON: The Nuffield organisation has announced Increases in car prices ranging from £40 to £110, before…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drop in Railway Traffic in December
Passenger traffic from Singleton Station was much lighter than in previous post war years. During the whole…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cycle And Motor Cycle Show In London
The Annual Cycle and Motor Cycle Show was recently oncned by the new Minister for Transport, M. J. S Maclay, at Earls Court, London. Among the many exhibits was this new three-wheel car named the "Reliant…
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A man who had tried to leave moving train to Join his wife who. had got off at the wrong Station, fell under the train…
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SINGLETON: Traffic—both passenger and parcel—handled through tho Singleton railway station in December was much…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cyclists injured
Two men were Injured in motor cycle accidents in Maitland late yesterday. Michael Joseph Garland 48…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Record Road Toll Last Year
The toll of 733 people killed and about 1400 others injured on the roads in New South Wales in 1951 was the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Patrol Action On Shire Complaints
A special traffic patrol cyclist, stationed at Scone, will carry out regular patrols on the New England'…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Deaths In N.Z. A Record (A.A.P.-Reuter)
WELLINGTON (NZ): Last year was New Zealand’s worst for road accidents. The toll was [?]92 dead and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Egyptian Claims Discounted. Report of Fighting at Railway Station. Cairo
The Egyptian Government last night claimed that 15 British officers and men were killed and 14 Egyptians, including…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Worker Was Lucky
Cornelius Regan, 18. of Chancre-street, Beresfield, a railway employees, had a narrow escape to-day when he…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →24-Hour Watch on Glennie's Creek Railway Crossing
The Railways Department has made arrangements to have the railway crossing at Glennis Creek Attended…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Did Not Pay Train Fares
Two New Australians, who had been charged with evading payment of call fare, were fined In the Maitland court…
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“Too many accidents are caused by driver of motor vehicles failing to make right hand turns correctly,”…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local & General News Railway Transfer
Mr. Vic Bates, wife and family, left on the Brisbane Express last night, for Ben Lomond, where he has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Roads Flooded with Blazing Petrol Police Effort To Deter Jerusalem Riot
JERUSALEM: Police flooded toads with petrol to set them ablaze hare lat night to keep back 10,000 Jews marching on Parliament, shouting: “No truck with Hitler’s heirs.”…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aerodrome Drainage
Port Stephens Shire Council will protest to the Minister for Air (Mr. McMahon) against a pr[?] to drain the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Charges for Road Works
The Minister for Public Works (Mr. Cahill) has waived the charge to the Maitland City Council for urgent works…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grant for Road Work in Shire
RAYMOND TERRACE: Port Stephens Shire Council will receive 90 per cent, of the amount sought from the…
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