More Frequent Cheap-Fare Train Trips For Country Residents
The N.S.W. Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, has decided to extend the opportunities for country travel at excursion fares…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1940
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New Albury School to Train 864 Officers a Year Minister’s Announcement Melbourne
An officers’ school which is now being constructed al Albury will turn out 864 officers a year. This was stated to-day by the Minister for the Army Senator McBride…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Apprentices University Course Provided
The Railways Commissioner (Mr. Hartigan) to-day announced that selected apprentices in the State railway service were to be given an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →More Petrol for Motorists Wellington (N.z.)
Motorists get 23 per cent more petrol under the new rationing regulations than they received under the old schedule. Cars under ill horse power…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Opportunity for Railway Apprentices Sydney
The Railway Commissioner .(Mr. Hertigan) announced to-day that selected railway apprentices would be given the opportunity to take degrees at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Road and One Train Deaths Sydney
Three people were killed in [?] last night. George Rechnell, aged 30 of K[?] was killed when a car skilled at M[?] Vale and struck a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Japanese Claim Burma Road Traffic Paralysed “Bridges Over Gorge Destroyed” Shanghai. October 20
Circling over the upper reaches of the Mekong river for four hours, planes of the Japanese naval air force scored direct hits on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Items of News Railway Line to be Duplicated
The main N.S.W. railway line is to be duplicated from Cootamundra to Junee. At present there is a single line from Albury to Cootamundra. and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cyclist Killed Melbourne
Police are investigating the circumstances in which Alexander Doyle of [?] st. Parkdale received fatal injuries when riding his motor cycle…
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The Main Roads Department has commenced work on the Corowa Bridge the object being to stop the rattle of the decking when vehicles…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →25-Mile Road Rage
The following are the handicaps for the 25-mile road race to be held on Wednesday afternoon, starting from the Railway Hotel at 2.30. This is the last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ex-soldiers to Train Twice Weekly
Returned soldier members of the Albury company of the Volunteer Defence Corps have decided to hold two parades weekly in future. In addition…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Both Arms Amputated Woman Falls Beneath Train Melbourne
Falling from the platform of the North Carlton station this morning Miss Olive Sexton, aged 31, of Lygon street North Carline was struck by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →“Indian Signs” Highways (Issued by the Road Safety Council)
How we used to thrill at the stories of the Indian scouts, those skilled pioneers who hunted “Indian signs” danger warning from a freshly broken…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Howlong Farmer to Pay £139 DAMAGES Sequel to Road Accident
In the District Court at Corown yesterday before Judge Stacey and foul jurymen, Mrs. Jessie F. Taylor, of Howlong. was awarded £139 18/6…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Driver and Fireman Killed Train Derailment in N.Z. Wellington (N.z.)
The driver and fireman of the Limited Express were killed when the train left the track near Mercer this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Accident on Sturt Highway Woman Seriously Injured
(From Our Carrathool Correspondent) A motor accident occurred near "Burrabogie" at mid-day on Saturday. The car was driven by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Zealand Railway Smash Sydney
When a locomotive of an express jumped the rails and tipped on its side, near Mercer, New Zealand, the driver and fireman (Jas. McCubbin,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Safe Drivers Live Longest a "Quizz" Test for Motorists
The safe driver lives longest and what is more important to the public he allows others to live longer too…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →“Indian Signs” on Roads. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)
How we used to thrill at the stories of the [?] tin scouts, [?] pioneers who hunted [?] signs,” danger warnings from a…
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