Purchases of N.S.W. Railway Department Sydney
The N.S.W. Railway Department claims to be the largest purchaser of stores and materials in Australia. Its total buying for last year was…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1940
1,313 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 66
Excessive Use Of Motor Horns
The N.S.W. motor traffic regulations are to be amended to make it clear that the horns of motor vehicles must not be souhded for any purpose except…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Holidaymakers Who Did Not Pay Train Fare
Two young men from Melbourne, after having a holiday in Sydney, found themselves stranded, and took the chance of returning home by train…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Orchardist Killed in Truck-train Collision Molong
In a collision between a train and motor truck at Noral Creek level crossing to-day, Geoffrey Morris, orchardist, was killed instantly. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Skid on Country Road Melbourne
Found lying unconscious beside his motor cycle on the Carralulup-Evansford road, near Talbot, last night, Thomas James Matthews, aged 37,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fewer Road Deaths in N.sav. Last Year Sydney
Figures made available to-night by the Commissioner for Road Transport and Tramways (Mr. Neale) show that 518 persons were killed in road…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →10 Sheep Killed When Truck of Culcairn-Corowa Train Derailed Service Interrupted Yesterday No Passengers Hurt
The Culcairn-Corowa mixed goods and passenger train was partially derailed yesterday. When about three miles on the Corowa…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Strike Extension Threat Warning by Union Official Railways Commission Conciliatory Sydney
Should any attempt be made to convey Sydney goods to Broken Hill via Adelaide, there will be an. immediate extension of the Broken…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm Causes £3000 Damage at Aerodrome Grafton
Damage estimated at £3000 was caused at South Grafton aerodrome when a terrific storm to-day demolished the hangar, severely damaged a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Man Killed on Road Geelong
[?] Victor Robinson, aged 47, of [?] St., South Geelong, was killed on Saturday, when he was struck [?] motor car on the Drysdale road,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sheep Killed. Partial Derailment Of Train Near Balldale
Scenes of wreckage which were a result of the partial derailment of the Corowa-Culcairn mixed goods and passenger train on Friday morning. No passengers were hurt, but 10 sheep were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Further Photographs of Derailment of Train Near Balldale
Left: A further illustration of the wrecked undercarriage of one of the trucks which overturned when the Corowa-Culcairn train was partially [?] on Friday Morning…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →4000 Road Workers Want 10 Minutes “Smoko” Sydney
Trouble among 4000 road construction workers appeared inevitable unless a settlement was reached in the dispute which had arisen since they…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Re-alignment of Main Street Plans For Bitumen Road Ready Soon
Deniliquin Council last night discussed in camera matters in connection with the bituminising of the State highway where it traverses…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Accident at Balldale Stock Truck Derailed
On Friday last the ordinary mixed goods and passenger train from Culcairn to Corowa met with a mishap about two miles from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Russia Helps Germany Hands Over Vital Railway Another Version Concerning Nazi Troop Movements London, January 22
The “News-Chronicle’s” Budapest correspondent says the explanation of German troop movements in Galecia appears to be that the Russians have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Industry Discussing Important Problems Sydney
Decisions of far-reaching importance to the motor industry are likely to arrived at by a meeting of the Federal Council of Chambers of Automotive…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Items of News Man’s Fall From Wagga-Albury Train
Roy Winnell, aged 43 years, of Uran quinty. had a remarkable escape from serious injury when he fell from the motor train yesterday afternoon, after…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Midsummer Madness. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)
A holiday is the average person’s opportunity to get away from the job—from office, factory or kitchen —to take the highway and become…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr Speaker’s View on Motorists
The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly (Mr R. W. D. Weaver) has penned his forthright view of motorists. He writes:—…
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