Aeroplane Spraying of Locusts Report on Gunnedah Trial
"The reports of my officers on the recent experiments in aeroplane spraying of Australian plagus locust hoppers at Wean, near Gunnedah,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1946
906 stories in Murray's papers · page 37 of 46
Fireman Killed When Engine Moves Under Bridge Sydney
Fireman of a passenger train who was standing on the ton of a coal tender was killed when the engine moved under a bridge at Penrith today…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Strike Violence in Ceylon Train Derailed: 4 Persons Killed LONDON
Four persons were killed and 47 were injured in a midnight train smash engineered by sahoteurs in the jungle, 22 miles north from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Serious Transport Hold-up Facing Victoria No Trains Likely on Monday Trams, Too, May Stop Running In Melbourne MELBOURNE
A State-wide rail stoppage on Monday is now certain as neither side in the Newport workshops overtime dispute has made any alteration to its plans. The Railways Commissioners will stand the men…
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David John Griffith, aged 25 years living with his parents at Leeton, [?] across the railway line on Saturday and was knocked down by a train…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aged Woman Killed by Tram MELBOURNE
Mrs Emma Patton, aged 80, of Glenferrie road Kew. was killed instantly when she was knocked down by a tram yesterday at the corner of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Trams Run in Adelaide Adelaide
Adelaide was without trains today and will again be tomorrow. Only the Overland expresses will run tomorrow…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →All Trains And Trams Will Stop In Victoria Today 30,000 Men Involved in an Indefinite Strike Demand for Increased Wages and Better Conditions Government Refuses To Intervene MELBOURNE
Because their claims for increased wages and improved working conditions have not been granted, more than 30,000 rail and tram employes have decided to strike indefinitely with no present prospect for a settlement Following the rejection of the men’s claims for higher wages by the Tramways…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wodonga Association Railways-Melr[?]se in Close Tussle
Meeting of Railways [?] proved the match of the day in the [?] Association Railway. who are an evenly balanced side, ran out window by 16 games…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hay Aerodrome Joint Committee Proposed
A joint committee of Waradgery Shire and Municipal representatives to control the Hay Aerodrome, has been proposed by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Damage To Roads By Military Traffic
A proposal that the Federal Government should meet the cost of repairs to secondary roads which were damaged by military trafic, was made by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Train Service to Albury SYDNEY
“Normal Sydney to Albury trains will not be resumed until the Melbourne strike is settled,” said the secretary for Railways (Mr S. R…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Keen Discussion on Roads And Petrol Tax Last Night’s Municipal Council Meeting
Ald. Parrott, at the Municipal Council meeting held in the Council Chambers last night, urged Council to do everything possible to have the Petrol Tax distributed on a 50-50 basis between the Main Roads Board and local government bodies…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cost of Motoring Too High
Plans for fighting the high cost of motoring will be formulated at the annual conference of the Australian Automobile Association…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Latest Moves by Unions “Tramwaymen Will Not Give In” Melbourne
Most important move in the transport strike at the Trades Hall today was the request by the Boilermakers’ Union to the Trades Hall…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →“Some Motorists Entitled to Tax Cuts” BRISBANE
Many Australian motorists did not realise that they were entitled to tax reductions when they used their cars for both business and pleasure, said the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Tram Stoppage At Hobart HOBART
There will be no 24-hour stopwork meeting by Hobart tramwaymen. This was announced today by the union secretary (Mr J. H. Brown), who…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Operations Of Railways Board Suspended MELBOURNE
The acting Chief Judge of the Arbitration Court (Judge Drake-Brockman) issued orders today suspending operations of the Railways…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wonthaggi Miners to Join Transport Workers’ Strike Electricians May Be Withdrawn From All Jobs Bid by Premier to End Deadlock Negotiations With Tramways Board May Begin MELBOURNE
Unanimous decision to strike was made by members of the Miners’ Federation at Wonthaggi this afternoon. The secretary, Mr I. Williams, said the miners would seek representation on the combined committee of rail and tram men to achieve the same objects. The Industrial Disputes Committee today revealed that the transport strike was…
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Entries for the reliability trial which Will be held in conjunction with the motor Sports at Jindera on Sunday next close with the secretary on…
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