Washaways on Railway Broken Hill
Extensive washaways have occurred on the railway line between Broken Hill and Adelaide, and traffic is held Up. No trains are expected to get…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1934
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Roads for the Future
Writing from Germany where a road congress was held recently, Mr. W. Rees Jeffreys, an Englishman, who with other, delegates, viewed the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Murray Valley Road Route To be Opened by North-West Transport Service
This route is to be operated under licence from the Transport Regulation Board which is keen to have it successfully established…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Line Sleepers Use of Soft Wood in S.A. Experiments in Progress
Extensive plantations of softwoods have been established in a number of States of the Commonwealth, and now that some of the earlier…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Reserve Deputation to Commissioners Appointed by Council
At last evening’s meeting of the Albury Municipal Council, the secretary of the East Albury Progress Association, Mr. T. Oldfield, advised…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Storm Sweeps Victoria Washouts on Railways Line Submerged Four Feet Melbourne
A storm spread over the whole of Victoria this afternoon and night, and has caused damage running into many thousands of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tram Strike Negotiations “Purposeful Delay” Alleged Stop Work Move Negatived Melbourne
Despite objections from the Tramway Employes Association the Tramways Board last week adjourned the discussions on the train employes…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motoring Annoyances Remedies for Minor troubles Repairs by the Road
It is not often that a motorist becomes held up nowadays by some breakdown which cannot be over-come. The percentage of cars…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Upper Murray Shire Damage to Roads Reported
The monthly meeting of the Upper Murray Shire Council was held on Monday. Present:—Crs. P. Daly (president), R. C. Curnow, D. Cronin,…
Continued on Trove, page 47 →£200,000 Grant for Roads and Bridges
The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Spooner) said that the Government had decided to include upon the loan estimates for 1934-35, £200,000…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →Guard’s Van Thrown Into the Air Serious Train Collision
Two goods trains collided near the Waratah railway station, Newcastle. The guard’s van of a train that was being shunted was smashed to…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →Surveying the Waste Damage Throughout Shire Road at Weir Impassable
For more than two weeks now [?] has been unable to [?] the heavy flood waters and [?] of gallons hour over…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →“Bubbling Brook” and “June Flower” Please Write to “Titania” Albury Road, via Wagga
Dear Uncle—Since l last wrote we held our annual school picnic. The day was fine although cool and windy, and everything went off successfully. I…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Duke in Bed with Cold Sick Room in Royal Train Change in Weather Causes Chill
A chill, caused, it is believed, by train travel, and accentuated by a range of temperature from nearly 100deg. in the shade at Mildura to…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Railway Gauges Unification Plan, As Unemployment Relief Work
The necessity of providing a uniform railway gauge in Australia is emphasised in the annual report on commonwealth railways operations…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Unregistered Car Driver Also Unlicensed. Motorist Whom Policemen Met in Early Morning
Before Mr. I. Beavers Police Magistrate, at Deniliquin on Monday, Alfred Joseph Panlook, aged 51, pleaded guilty to driving an unregistered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Commissioners' Visit Deputation at Henty
Carrying out their annual tour of inspection of the southern line, the Railway Commissioners visited Henty yesterday at 1.15 p.m., when they were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Killed in Motor Car Accident Near Holbrook Party on Way to See Running of Melbourne Cup
While, they were on the way to the Melbourne Cup one man was killed and four others Injured when their motor car overturned about one mile on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Damage in Victoria Washouts on Railways
A storm spread over the whole of Victoria on Wednesday afternoon and night, and has caused damage running Into many thousands of pounds. Creeks…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motors Setting Engine for Free-wheeling
It is never wise to lave the idling adjustment of the carburettor set to such a fine point that the engine does not tick over easily when the…
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