Motor Cyclist Killed Instantly SYDNEY
Crashing into a tree this afternoon after losing control of his motor cycle at the comer of Canterbury and Balwyn roads, Canterbury. Frederick…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1946
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Cross-Channel Train Service Resumed
A daily passenger service to and from Paris, via Dover and Calais, has been resumed, with the restoration of the Southern Railway’s Golden Arrow. The service was inaugurated in 1929. Then the train consisted of 10 first class only Pullman cars, and the s.s. Canterbury was built for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£2145 For Children Who Lost Mother Was Killed The Road Collision MELBOURNE
A jury in the First Civil Court today awarded £2145 to the three young children of Isabelle Violet Huxtable, 28 late of Old Dandenang…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Excursion Fares Sydney
The Secretary for Railways, Mr. S. R. Nicholas, announced today that arrangements had been made for excursion tickets tor travel to and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →District Sport and Motor Transport
Mr J. McDonald prophesied at last night’s meeting of the Albury Race Club Committee that motor transport would play a large part in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →RUGBY Country Teams Train SYDNEY
To-day country first and second Rugby League teams had a thorough work-out at the Sydney cricket ground preparatory to the match against city teams on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Excursions
The secretary for NSW Railways (Mr S. R. Nicholas) announced yesterday that arrangements had been made for excursion tickets to be issued for travel…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Tyre Rationing May Soon End SYDNEY
Motor tyre rationing should be abolished within three months, it was stated today. Tyre reserves were accumulating; production was increasing,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Problem of Albury Aerodrome
The possibility of Albury-aerodrome ever being used by the modern commercial aircraft on the Inter—State service may be dismissed on account of its pocket handkerchief dimensions and its dangerously short runways, yet the Civil Aviation Department is so far behind the times…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supply of Cattle Waggons Report by Commissioner of Railways
In the Legislative Council, Mr O. Sullivan, made the following statement concerning the supply of cattle waggons:—"On the 2nd April, the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →All Craft Aerodrome for Albury
At the risk of being regarded as the proverbial individual rushing in where angels fear to tread, I with to express my opinion on this subject of very great…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Employe Killed at Level Crossing MELBOURNE
When a motor truck collided with a railway [?] at a lever crossing near Merino to-day. the driver of the trolley was killed instantly and his companion was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mobile Motor Technical School Walbundrie Presses Its Claims
The committee appointed to further their the proposal of introducing motor mobile technical courses in country centres met Mr Broome,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victoria’s Coal Crisis; New Climax Train Service May Be Cut Melbourne
If increased supplies of coal could not be secured from NSW., train services would have to be cut at the end of next week…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Returned to Steal Car When Motor Cycle Broke Down Police Theory in Double Theft at Corowa at Week-end
Failing to get away on a motor cycle which he stole from the yard of the Albion Hotel, Corowa, a thief broke into Campbell Melon, Corowa,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Municipal Council Requests From Agents Hardinge Street Bridge
Requests from the local Stock and Station Agents last night led to a decision by the Municipal Council to discuss at nest meeting the proposed removal of the yard Ald. Campbell urged that the new Hardinge street bridge be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Diesel Fuel Oil Used to Haul Passenger Train BENDIGO
On a test run on the Melbourne-Bendigo line today Diesel fuel oil was used to haul the morning passenger train. The experiment was undertaken by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Week-end Robbery Car and Motor Bike Stolen
On Sunday morning last three robberies were reported to the local police as having occurred on Saturday evening, and from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Strange Traffic On Hume Highway Man With Shetland Pony; Acrobats on Motor Scooters
Traffic on the Hume highway is returning to something like Its pre-war proportion, but those who have the tyres and petrol will find…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →40 Hour Week for N.Z. Railwaymen Auckland (Nz)
A 40-hour, five-day working week has been granted to railway employe’s by decision of the Railways Tribunal. This was announced today. Ordinary…
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