More Pay for Motor Mechanics SYDNEY
Pay for adult motor mechanics in NSW working under Federal metal trades award has been increased by 9/- a week to £712 - in Wollongong…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1947
873 stories in Murray's papers · page 20 of 44
Terrorists Blow Up Railway Station LONDON
Terrorists blew up and demolished the Ranich railway station today, reports Reuter’s correspondent at Jerusalem…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →No Increase of Railway Fares Yet? MELBOURNE
The Government had not considered increasing railway fares or rail freight charges, the Premier (Mr Cain) said in the Legislative Assembly today…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train Kills Lorry Driver Lismore
Driver of a motor lorry was killed instantly when the vehicle was struck by North Coast mail train at Tinchester level crossing, five miles from Lismore…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fettler Killed by Train KATOOMBA
Railway fettler, E. HUTCHINS, aged 36, was killed instantly when struck by a stock train near bell railway station today. It is believed that Hutclins…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →“Britons Not Treading Aimless Road Of Austerity” LONDON
Britain’s objective was to increase her productive capacity. if people kept that in mind it would help them to realise that they were not treading the endless and aimless road of austerity, but were moving purposefully towards a reasonable and practicable objective, said…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cut in Train Services? N.S.W. Railways Short of Coal SYDNEY
Commissioner for Railways (Mr T. J. Hartigan) said today that owing to the serious position of the railways’ coal supplies, some reduction in week-end…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bridge Near Howlong to Go
Under a contract for which tenders have been called by Hume Shire Council, one of the bridges on the main road from Howlong leading across the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Revenue Up by £104,000 SYDNEY
Railway revenue for ten months ended April 30 in NSW was £26,188,916, showing an increase of £104,000 over a corresponding…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Train Blown Up; Many Believed Killed PEIPING
A passenger train travelling over the newly re-opened Peiping-Mukden line was blown up by mines yesterday. Railways officials state that several…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Operators Up in Arms Hold-Up Of Transport Bill
Albury and district operators yesterday endorsed the action of road passenger service operators In expressing grave concern at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Slept in Railway Carriage Three Men Fined At Albury
If all those who could not get accommodation went to sleep in railway way carriages in the railway yards, the yards would be over-run with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway to Challenge
It is expected that Railway will issue a challenge to Arnolds for the men’s A. grade teams’ challenge cup, match to be played probably next week-end…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Investigating Woman’s Death Found Unconscious In Railway Yards MELBOURNE
Members of the homicide squad are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Lillian Quodling, alias Robinson, aged 38, who…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Cyclist Injured Accident on Echuca Road
A motor cyclist, C. T. Martin, aged 27, from Ballarat, was injured in an accident on Saturday night on the Echuca Road about 10 miles from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Double Motor Fatality Father and Son-in-law Law Both Killed
WHEN a Morris 8/40 utility truck with fabric hood, capsized following a blow out near Gundalme on Saturday, a man and his son-in-law were killed and another son was injured. THE younger of the two deceased leaves a wife, who lives at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wage Increase For 40,000 N.S.W. Railwaymen SYDNEY
Wage increases for 40,000 railwaymen in NSW were announced today by the chairman of the Railway Board of Reference (Mr V. G. Hall). This…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motors Cars Head List Of “Killers” On United States Holiday Take Toll of 201 Lives; Planes Come Next Violent Tornadoes Leave Behind Death And Destruction New York
At least 451 violent deaths in automobile accidents, aeroplane crashes, tornadoes, [?]ownings and miscellaneous mishaps have been reported over the three-day Memor-[?] holiday. Automobiles took first place as killers with a death-roll of 201; planes killed 105…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →500 Railwaymen on Strike ADELAIDE
Because the crew of a two-engined train. who refused to carry a load of 820 tons from Paratoo to Peterborough, and took the train through with only…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Bodies Will Fight Petrol Price Increase
Tenacious opposition to the proposal to increase the retail price of petrol will be offered by the NRMA and RACA, in conjunction with…
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