Girls Buy Aeroplane
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 May 1947 · page 6
The first private aeroplane to be brought by a girls’ youth movement in England was handed over to the Women’s Junior Air Corps. The aircraft, a Fairchild four-seater, was received at White Waltham aerodrome, Maidenhead, by a 17-year-old cadet representing the 10,000 girls…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatal Road Figures Higher Sydney
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 May 1947 · page 2
Fatal road accidents in NSW were 29.5 per cent greater in the first quarter of this year than in last year There were 112 persons killed and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Train Travelling at Great Speed” Inquiry Into Queensland Smash BRISBANE
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 May 1947 · page 6
Board of Inquiry today commenced the heaving of evidence in the recent Camp Mountain rail accident in which 16 people were killed and 30…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fadden’s Road Bill Move Four Points Submitted to House Canberra
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 May 1947 · page 7
The leader of the Country Party (Mr Fadden) moved in the House of Representatives today for the withdrawal of the Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Aerodrome for Lockhart ?
The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 2
When the question of purchasing land for an aerodrome at Lockhart came before the councillors there as a deferred…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Aerodrome Grant Not Available
The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 2
Under the present circumstances the Federal Government will not make a grant available for improvement of the Hay aerodrome…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yarrawonga Weir Bridge Coreen Shire Councillors Divided on Stock Crossing
The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 1
The use of the Yarrawonga Weir bridge for tourist and other vehicular traffic was the subject of a discussion at the Coreen Shire Council on Monday following the receipt of a letter from the Mulwala progress…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Train Re-enacts Fatal Run Board Inspects Scene of Rail Smash Brisbane
Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 1
A train with six carriages re-enacted the fatal run at Camp Mountain today when the board of enquiry and survivors of the smash with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motorist Charged
Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 2
Charged in Albury court yesterday with three charges. Edward William Connelly, graz[?]er, aged [?] of Koondrook (Vic.) pleaded not guilty and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →President’s Mother in Motor-bed Kansas City (Miss.)
Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 4
Mrs Truman, 94-year-old mother of President Truman, who is seriously ill, was installed today in a motor-operated bed, the oscillations of which are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flag Bridge and Fete
Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 May 1947 · page 6
At an enthusiastic meeting of the High School P and C Women’s Auxiliary yesterday plans were made for a flag bridge party on June 27 and a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →15 Mile Road Race To-day
Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 May 1947 · page 10
Albury Professional Cycling Club will hold n 15-mile handicap today, the race starting from Sars’ Hotel at 2.15 p.m. This race was postponed last Saturday, as most…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motor Cyclist Critically Injured SYDNEY
Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 May 1947 · page 2
A young man was seriously injured this afternoon when the motor cycle he was riding collided with a bus at the corner of Canterbury Road and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cyclist Killed MELBOURNE
Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 May 1947 · page 2
Fatal injuries were sustained by John Crawford, aged 19 years, of Park street, St Kilda, when the motor cycle he was riding collided with a car in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Pillaging Costs Firms Thousands ADELAIDE
Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 May 1947 · page 2
Consistent railway pillaging between Sydney and Adelaide has cost Adelaide firms thousands of pounds in recent months…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Walking Into Road Accidnets
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 May 1947 · page 8
The pedestrian group of road users have the highest casualty rate of all groups. Last year said Mr D. J. Fox, of Albury branch of the Road Safety…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Soldier Swept From Train SYDNEY
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 May 1947 · page 6
Douglas Vidler, aged 28, of Lismore, a soldier attached to LTD, Marrickville, was seriously injured when swept from a crowded train as it…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Inconvenience Caused By Hardinge Street Bridge Closure
The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 May 1947 · page 4
Father attention was drawn to . the inconvenience caused by the closing of Hardinge Street bridge, when a letter was received from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →[?]Aking Roads Safer [?]ew Council To Spend £10,000 CANBERRA
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 May 1947 · page 1
[?] of an Australia Road [?] Council to consider all as[?] of road safety and transport [?]maniously decided upon by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tennis Tangambalanga Win Arthur Arnold Cup Shock for Railway
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 May 1947 · page 8
Tangambalanga again proved that they are a team to be reckoned with, when on Sunday on Railway court. Wodonga they defeated a strong Railway men’s team…
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