More Child Victims of Road Accidents
Although there was a substantial reduction in the number of persons killed and injured in road accidents last year, the figures for…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1944
591 stories in Murray's papers · page 22 of 30
Threatened Tram Strike May Be Averted MELBOURNE
As the result of a conference today between officials of the Manpower Directorate and the Tramways Union, there are hopes that the threatened strike of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Beat Thief-proof Ticket Device Railway Clerk Bound Over SYDNEY
At Newtown Police Court today Railway Director A. H. Whittakers said that a clerk, Kenneth Edward McKenzie, aged 32, of Dutwich Hill, had perfected…
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Both witnesses for the defence and witnesses for the prosecution maintained in the Wodonga court yesterday that the cars in which they had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Serious Railway Smash in United States
NEW YORK, Thursday: At least 20 were killed and 60 injured, mostly soldiers, when a fast moving train, the Dixie Flier, crashed into a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australian Motor Cars
CANBERRA, Tuesday: The Federal Government will set up a corporation to manufacture a complete motor car in Australia, if satisfactory…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Car Manufacture MR CURTlN Wants to See Agreement with A.C.I. CANBERRA
The Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) tonight again inviled Mr W. J. Smith. of Australian Consolidated Industries Ltd, to produce an agreement relating…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Racing Dogs Can Travel By Train Intra-State SYDNEY
Rating greyhounds may now be carried [?] by rail. However, a compare [?] on interstate [?] is still in force. Announcing this today, the Railways…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →More Child Victims of Road Accidents 47 KILLED, 744 Injured in Year Sydney
Although, there was substantial reduction in the number of persons killed and injured in road accidents last year, the figures for children…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More Men Needed for Trams and Bu[?] Sydney
Five bundled more men were needed to relieve manpower shortage on trams and buses and the release of 30 was inadequate, the Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →May Relax Road Transport Ban Canberra
The Minister for Transport (Mr. Ward) told Mr Langtry (Lab. NSW) in the House of Representatives today that he would consider relaxing the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tram and Bus Services
State tram and bus services in Sydney and Newcastle carried 341 millions more passengers in 1943-44 than in 1942-43, but earned £25,823…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pilfering from Railways
The extent of the increase in thieving from the railways was brought before the public gaze the other day by cases before the court…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railwayman Acquitted; Deaths Of Soldiers ADELAIDE
A jury in the Criminal Court today acquitted two of three railwaymen who were charged with manslaughter arising out of a collision at Copley…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bridge Repair Is Urgent Matter MELBOURNE
Bridge repair was probably the most[?] of CRB plans for post-war [?] the chairman (Mr L. F.[?] Although they were [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road to Serfdom Challenge to Liberals
Professor Hayek’s “Road to Serfdom” should be lead at least by everybody who is not a convert by conviction to Marxism. Even the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Last Minute News Battle For Bridge Described LONDON, September 21
Describing the capture of the bridge at Nijmegen the NBC correspondent at Brussels says; “The bridge -was captured” yesterday evening. The fact…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Transport of Wool Government May Consider Lifting Ban Canberra
The Transport Minister (Mr. Ward) told Mr. Langtry (Lab., N.S.W.) in the House of Representatives yesterday, that he would consider relaxing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Vital Bridge Over The Waal River Captured Intact After Days of Heavy Fighting Base Of Allied Salient Widened LONDON, September 21
After days of heavy fighting the vital road bridge the River Waal at Nijmegen has been captured intact by troops of the British Second Army. In this area Allied land and air-borne forces have been linked up, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victorian Railways Apprentices Wanted
In to-day's advertising columns, the Victorian Railways Commissioners invite applications for apprentices to fill 73, vacancies in the trades of…
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