Court of Petty Sessions (Before Mr. 1. Beavers, P. M.) Motor Case
W. D. Murphy was fined 10/, with 5/6 costs for failing to return a drivers license. Small Debts…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1940
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Private Motorists Can Now Drive 4000 Miles a Year New Petrol Rationing Plan Adopted Melbourne
The petrol ration for private motorists has been almost doubled in the-amended rationing scheme approved by Federal Cabinet and announced to-night by the Minister for Supply (Sir Frederick Stewart)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Petrol Rationing To Operate from Oct. 1 Private Motorists' Allowance Increased
Under the amended petrol rationing scheme which comes into force on October'1, private motorists will be allowed 4000 miles a year, instead of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Many Lives Lost in Accidents Carelessness of Motorists
Deaths in road accidents in this State have 'been increasing each week until at the end of July the position was nearly as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Traffic Suspended in France Vichy, August 20
All railway traffic between occupied and non-occupied France has been suspended under a German order. No reason has been given…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →N.S.W. Railway Deficit ‘Due to Wage Increases’ MELBOURNE
Explaining that his evidence was tendered neither for nor against the unions’ application for a higher bade wage, Mr. William…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Developmental Road Bridges
Mr. C. B. Lethbridge, M.L.A has been advised by the Secretary of the Main Roads Department regarding the present position in respect of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Across Central Australia
A message from Darwin states that the resources of three States will be used in an attempt to construct an all-weather highway across Central…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Review of Road Accidents
Traffic accidents are up again! The Road Safety Council had the distasteful task of making this announcement a month ago. Now we can…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →H[?]t by Bottle From Train
While working with a railway gang on the line between Baddaginn[?] and Violet Town on Friday last when a special military train passe shortly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →High Death Rate in Country. (Issued by Road Safety Council)
Although there was an improvement of 10.9 per cent. in the road accidents in country towns and rural areas of the State during the first six months…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War-time Road for Central Australia 625 Miles Long Canberra
An all-weather line of communication across Central Australia to Darwin will be provided as a result of the decision of the Commonwealth Government to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Workmen Killed in Tunnel Run Down by Goods Train Tragedy at Woy Woy Sydney
Three men were killed instantly in the Woy Woy tunnel to-day when a gang of six men were run down by a goods train. One of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →“Discontent Among Railway Men in Victoria” Melbourne
The Victorian State branch council of the Australian Railways Union at its meeting expressed concern at the growing discontent so manifest…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Britain’s Electr[?] Motor Fleet Will Save 6,000,000 Gal[?] of Petrol a Year
Six million gallons of petrol [?] saved in Britain next year by the [?] of electric vehicles which will [?] operating…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Deliev[?]d to Have Jumped From Train Melbourne
Believed to have jumped from the Sandringham-Melbourne train near Richmond station about 8.30 to-night Norma Jeans, of Hotham street. East…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Both Legs Severed in [?] Fall From Train Sydney
Falling from a train which he was boarding at Strathfield to-night, Ernest Lavender, 19, of Kurrajong, had both legs severed and died in hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Train Hold-up On Outskirts of New York New York
Three armed bandits held up a passenger train and robbed it of mail on the outskirts of the city. They handcuffed two clerks to steel frames…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Zealand Railway Men’s Demand Wellington (N.z.)
The Prime Minister (Mr. Fraser) today described the demands made by a meeting of railwaymen at Auckland for a increase of at least ten shillings…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railwayman’s Narrow Escape
Harry Waygood, aged 38, railway employe, of Wagga, had a narrow escape from death when proceeding along the railway line on a hand…
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