Soldiers in Train Collision Sydney
A troop train from Tamworth with 200 soldiers aboard collided with a stationary train at Beecroft at 5 a.m. today. The troop train was not travelling…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1940
1,313 stories in Murray's papers · page 65 of 66
11,000 Killed on British Roads London. December 18
Warnings to the public of traffic dangers have had such little effect that the Ministry for Transport is opening a road safety campaign. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →If You’re a Pedestrian (Issued by Road Safety Council)
Two out of three people killed in city traffic are pedestrians. Even, in rural areas, pedestrians comprise one out of every three traffic…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Traffic Regulations (Issued by the Road Safety Council of N.S.W.)
Universal complaint has been made over the last few years about the danger and discomfort of glaring headlights from motor vehicles. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Toll Risks in Country Big Increast in Last Two Months. Melbourne Thu[?]
Figures released by the Police Department to-day revealed a big increase in the number of deaths caused in traffic accidents in the country during…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Christmas Traffic Holiday Problem for Railways Mr. Hartigan's Appeal
The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, when indicating that a serious problem is presenting passenger and goods traffic from now…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Excursions in January
The Commissioner for Railways, Mr T. J. Hartigan, advises us that the next general series? of excursion, trains will be run about the middle of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dead Reside Motor Cycle Melbourne
James Burkill. aged 40 of Box Hill, was found dead to-night lying beside the wreck of his motor cycle outfit in Canterbury road, Canterbury. His…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →N.S.W. Railway Excursions in January
The N.S.W. Commissioner for Railways (Mr. T. J. Hartigan) states that the next general series of [?] trains will be run about the middle of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Trams Stop People Walk to Work in Rain Adelaide
Tramway services throughout the lopped to-day at 11 a.m.. while employes held a stop-work meeting to discuss their demand for a working…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Road to Bogong Closed
The road from Tawonga South to Bogong which is a private road under the control of the State Electricity Commission, has been closed to all but…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor By-passes
The N.S.W. State Government has decided to provide, in the next suitable amendment of the Local Government Act, for a variation of Section 251A…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Parking Offences
Terminating a period in which warnings have been freely given about observation of certain aspects of motor parking in Albury, police are now…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Many Sheep Killed When Train Derailed Moree
More than 1000 sheep were killed and many others were injured when a stock train become derailed near Wongabinda…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tram Stoppages Cause Chaos Adelaide
The third complete held-up of Adelaide’s [?]ways services occurred yesterday when the men attended another stopwork meeting to discuss the points…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Albury Aerodrome Burned Off
Cool weather was very welcome to the volunteers who helped to burn off the Albury aerodrome yesterday, ba[?] a fairly stiff breeze made matters…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Horse Causes Fatal Road Accident Brisbane
A motor truck overturned after striking a wandering horse on the Southport road to-day, with the result that Robert Thomas Gaul, aged…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Heavy Loss of Sheep Stock Train Leaves Rails MOREE
More than 1,000 sheep were killed and many others injured when a stock train which left Moree on Friday night for Boggabilla left the rails…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Holiday Time is Accident Time (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
Seven years ago' the accident statistics of the State were recorded for the first time. Since then there has been an entry each…
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