Melbourne-wangaratta Road Race
The Wangaratta Athletic Club has received information that the LVW will hold a cycle road race from Melbourne to Wangaratta in August and the VACU will…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1946
906 stories in Murray's papers · page 21 of 46
50 Injured in Railway Station Smash LONDON
A train smashed through the buffers of the crowded Waterloo railway station, London, this afternoon injuring 50 people. The injuries were generally not serious, most…
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As James Wellington, aged 64, ship’s fireman, stepped off the Sydney Express at Wagga last month, he walked into the arms of police and was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Japs Knew About Hawkesbury Bridge SYDNEY
The £2 million. Hawkesbury river bridge, which had taken seven years, to build, was officially opened today by the Premier (Mr McKell)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →22 Miles Road Race Next Sunday
The 22 miles road race to have been conducted last Sunday, was cancelled due to rain. The event will take place next Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Notes Care of the Bonnet
It is a well recognised fact that the finish on the, bonnet dulls before that on the rest of the car, due mainly to the extremes of temperature which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Gives Minister Head- Ache Precarious Position of Bunnerong and Railways SYDNEY
Loss of coal in southern coalfields today and pressure by the Railway Commissioner are making it difficult for the Minister for Local…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tallangatta-cudgewa Train Service to End
Passenger train services between Tallangatta and Cudgewa will be discontinued from next Monday, and passengers will travel by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Chaos Facing Brisbane; No Trams or Trains Soon Big Shops Close; 100,000 Out Of Work BRISBANE
As the result of the failure of the conference called by the Premier (Mr Hanlon) and attended by meat industry employers and union representatives to settle the meat works strike, Brisbane is faced with chaos in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Damage to Roads Army to P[?]y Wodonga Council £200
Wodonga Shire Council met yesterday. Cr. C. F. Pollard presided, and all other councillors were present…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Worker Badly Injured
Mr Frederick Bourke, railway employe, of South st., Wodonga, received a fractured right knee and a fractured left ankle when he fell from the roof…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three Injured, One Seriously, in Motor Cycle Crash Sydney
When a motor cycle crashed into a pedestrian alighting from a tram at Crow’s Nest tonight three men were injured, one seriously. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Trucks to be Rationed SYDNEY
Railway trucks are to be rationed by 10 per cent from tomorrow. This is another move to save coal by the department…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Band to Play at Aerodrome
The Town Band will play at the aerodrome for the arrival of the Aero Club plane on Sunday. Members are asked to be at Mate’s Corner at 2.15…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Expensive Train Travel
Evidence of travelling on Victorian Railways without a ticket on two occasions was given by railway checkers in Wodonga court yesterday. James…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Henty at Albury on Sunday Special Rail Motor Running
Next Sunday Henty will travel to Albury for the last match in the second round, and will meet the Albury Wanderers, who have lost some…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →“Thefts From Railways on Increase” Sydney
Despite a ten-told increase in arrests for stealing at railway goods yards, this did not seem to make any difference in the disappearance of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Registration Record MELBOURNE
During the past 12 months, Victorian motorists paid 1.782,730 in registration fees and 157,630 in compulsory insurance premiums. At June 30. 246,270…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railways Seek to Save 2000 Tons of Coal Weekly SYDNEY
Details of the 10 per cent cut which the NSW Railways Department will impose in goods services as from tomorrow to effect an additional coal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Little Boy Killed by Railway Truck MELBOURNE
Graham Roberts, aged 6. was killed instantly today when run over by trucks at South Kensington shunting yards. The child had been playing. He was…
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