Railways News Bulletin May, 1930
EXTENDED trials of new type of train for country services are being made by the Railways Department. The first train of the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1930
825 stories in Murray's papers · page 21 of 42
Tail-lights on Motors Inside Switch Allowed
THE State Cabinet, at a recent meeting, decided that the tail-lights of motor cars could be switched on from the dash-board, provided that a white…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Motor Collision
One man was killed and three others injured in a collision at 8.30 p.m., on Saturday between a motor car and a carrier's motor van in Sydney Road…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Notes Corrosion From Combustion Residues
Practically all present-day motor fuels contain small amounts of sulphur which, in the state in which it is found, are harmless; but this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Workers Injured Sydney
Ten men were proceeding homewards on railway truck, when the truck, together with a hut which had been erected on it was hurled into…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Employee Injured
Norman Brown, engine cleaner was at work, at Culcairn, on Friday underneath an engine, when it moved ran over one of his feet and severely…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Bills to Safeguard Wool Freight
During the week the Treasurer, Mr. Stevens will introduce the new railways bill, under the Commissioners will be given increased…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Daysdale Meeting of Railway League
A meeting of the Daysdale and District Railway League was held last week. There were present Messrs. Ball, Sutcllffe (2), Qullkey, Hall…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Duty on Petrol Used for Other Than Road Purposes
Mr. Paul Jones, M.H.R., recently made representations to the Acting Minister for Trade and Customs, Mr. Forde, urging that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Car Capsizes When Driver Attempts to Avoid Dog on Road Barnawartha Resident Escapes Injury
In attempting to avoid a dog on a steep descent in the roadway at Bongellia, Mr. George Geering, of Barnawartha, has lucky…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Blighty Railway Victorian, Government’s Reply No Extensions During Depression
Hon. R. T. Ball, M L A., has received the following communication from the NSW. Premier’s Department, on the question of the extension of Victorian…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Band Railway
A deputation last week waited on the Victorian Minister for Railways, urging an extension of the Yarrawonga Oakland railway line to Road…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Construction Victorian Government's Policy
The determination of the Hogan Ministry not to consent to the building of new railway lines or the extension of existing lines unless…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Bridge at Wagga
In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Kilpatrick (C.P.) asked the Treasurer (Mr. Stevens) if he were aware of the unsafe condition of the bridge over…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two Killed in Aeroplane
Two men were killed instantly when an Avro Avian plane crashed in a street of West Tam worth. The victims wee Frank Mitchell, of Sydney,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Fatal Aeroplane Crash In Boston Harbour. BOSTON
The New York bound tri-motor Ford express aeroplane, crashed into Boston Harbour. One passenger was drowned and eleven more or less…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ALBURY & DISTRICT Bethanga Bridge Nearing Completion
All the spans of the great bridge over the Murray River, a mile above the Hume Weir wall, have been placed in position. Stood progress has been…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Upkeep of Roads Strain on Shire Resources Compulsory Municipal Voting
Compulsory voting at local government elections was advocated in a resolution passed last week at the annual conference of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →French Express Train Derailed. Eight Passengers Killed. PARIS
At Montreaux, the Paris-Marseilles express was derailed and four leading carriages smashed to pieces. Eight passengers were killed and 31…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stepped Out of Train When It Was Going 50 Miles an Hour Benalla Resident's Lucky Escape From Death
When the 9.45 Sydney express was passing through Chiltern at the rate of 50 mites an hour, William Ledger, 70 years, who owns…
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