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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Railways, roads & transport, 1940
1,313 stories in Murray's papers · page 66 of 66
Railway Efficiency Commissioner Hartigan's Great Record
It is a commonplace that everyone appreciates the extent to which railway service in New South Wales has improved in recent years. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Holiday Problem for Railways Mr. Hartigan's Appeal
The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, when indicating that a serious problem is presenting itself, because of extremely heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy Christmas Railway Traffic
Biggest passenger movement ever ex[?] in the history of the Albury railway station has been troubling the stationmaster Mr. D. McLend) and his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Improvements at the Aerodrome
Burning off at the Albury aerodrome on Monday has resulted in a considerable improvement to the landing area which was covered previously with a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three Killed Car Hit by Train Sydney
Mrs. Alexia Knight Gregson, aged 50, of Harden; her son, Henry Knight Gregson, aged 16. and the family governess, Annie Nora Cook,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Barricades in Eire Dublin, December 24
Eire for the first time has established road barricades similar to Britain Some barricades have been placed on the trunk roads and others on the south…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train Traffic Eases
Staff at Albury railway station last night had a welcome respite from the heaviest Christmas movement in the experience of the station. The whole of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Speedometers for Train Engines Wanted Wellington (N.z)
The New Zealand railways are in [?]eed of speedometers, which until recently, had been obtained from France. The authorities believe that a, speed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Road Takes Toll Twenty Soldiers Die SYDNEY
Twenty members of the armed forces were killed and 199 injured in road accidents during the first 12 months of war…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →They Travelled Too Fast Several Motorists Fined
Three men were each fined £1 with [?] costs in Albury Police Court on Friday on charges of having driven cars at excessive speeds in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rail or Road? (To the Editor)
Sir,--On Saturday, December 31, I had occasion for travelling by car from Melbourne to Corowo. I had visitors and friends from Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatal Collapse After Motor Accident
Keith Wilfred Fisher, 21 of Barmedman was fatally injured when he was pinned under a motor truck which he was driving and which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Explosions in Big Berlin Railway Station Berlin. December 30
Two heavy bomb-like explosions occurred in the baggage room at the Anhalter railway station, one of Berlin’s main stations. The explosions set…
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