Railway Shunter In Court Remanded by Albury P.M.
To enable further witnesses to be called, Norman Charles John Cummins, railway shunter, aged 25, was remanded until September 2 by Mr…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1946
906 stories in Murray's papers · page 29 of 46
Millions From Motors Vast Sums Taken By Governments
So many more millions of pounds of revenue are being received annually from petrol taxation in excess of the amount necessary to meet the Commonwealth’s commitments to the States under the Federal Aid Roads Agreement for road Improvement and development…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Driver For Trial SYDNEY
Leslie Terrence Brady, aged 23, motor driver, was today committed for trial by the City Coroner (Mr. R. M. Stewart) The coroner found that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →More Trams For Sydney People SYDNEY
Sydney suburban electric train services which were reduced from four trains an hour to one an hour owing to the coal shortage some time ago,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Folding Motor Boat to Get on a Car
Many motorists will be interested in an ingenious little folding skiff which has just been patented by the Fairey Aviation Co., England the craft which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →56 Million a Year for Servicing Australia’s Motors
Whilst the assembling and marketing of new motor vehicles in Australia is a most important section of the Commonwealth’s automotive…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Visitor's Impressions Roads and Highways To the Editor
Sir,—In 1790 I drove the post chaise from London to Dover. like the Wandering Jaw I am. the Universal Traveller. I have tramped…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Main Road to be Sealed Councils Will Co-operate
Following information supplied by Mr. A. J. Butler, Divisional Engineer of the Main Roads Department, regarding the estimated cost for earthworks and sealing on the Municipal and Conargo Shire sections of the Deniliquin-Finley Road, council…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nine Persons Electrocuted in Truck-tram Collision Batavia
Nine persons were electrocuted and 50 burned when an army lorry collided with an electric train. The lorry bounced off the train and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hay Aerodrome Stock—Stopping Place Improvements
The Hay Aerodrome was the subject of several discussions at Tuesday's meeting of the Hay Municipal Council…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Visit of Minister for Air Civic Reception Yesterday Use of Aerodrome Discussed
The Minister of Air and Civil Aviation, Hon. A. S. Drakeford, arrived by air at the Corowa aerodrome shortly before midday yesterday and was met by the Mayor and oldermen and officials of the Corowa branch of the ALP. A civic reception was tendered him at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CYCLING Wagga to Albury Road Race
The present boom in road cycling reaches its climax on Sunday with the Wagga to Albury road race. The course will be via Tarculta and Holbrook…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railways Institute Eisteddfod
The Railways Commissioner has approved the re-opening of the Railways Institute Eisteddfod, which will be held in Sydney from November 20 to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Charge Against Brown’s Plains Motorist Dismissed
A charge against James Francis Doolan, grazier, of Brown’s Plains, for driving a vehicle on the wrong side of the road, was dismissed by the magistrate in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Remanded for Sentence; Train Assault Sydney
Kevin Lenor Diggins, aged 21 was remanded until Monday for sentence at the Central Criminal Court today after [?]leading guilty to having…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cycling Wagga to Albury Road Race
Arrangements are complete for the most important cycling event yet held in the Riverina—the Wagga to Albury road race tomorrow…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Important Announcement to Carriers and Road Hauliers
Elsewhere in this issue appear advertisements of particular importance to carriers and to those requiring the services of carriers and road hauliers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ambulance Officers Criticise Motorists Sydney
Refusal of many motorists to give way to ambulances speeding on errands of mercy was criticised by ambulance officials today. The case…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tramwaymen May Stop Work Sydney
Stop work meetings of all tramway men in Sydney and Newcastle have been recommended to protest against the failure of the State Government to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fell From Train and Killed Sydney
Clifford Chapman, aged 42, married of Fairfield, was killed when he fell from a train near Parramatta late yesterday…
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