Motor Truck Catches Fire
A defect the wiring of a motor truck belonging to Mr. Jack Dunn Senr., of Short street caused a fire on Friday [?]vening last shortly…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1947
873 stories in Murray's papers · page 22 of 44
Knocked Down by Hit-run Motorist Sydney
Mrs Eleanor Holder, aged 61 years, of North Kogarah. was knocked down in President av.. tonight by a motorist who did not stop. The woman, was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Government Move , To Reduce Road Accidents MELBOURNE
Action may be taken by the Government to deal stringently with all holding motor car licences as a teams of reducing road accidents, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Safety Measures for Wodonga Children Chamber of Commerce Seeks R.A.C.V. Co-operation
At the monthly meeting of Wodonga Chamber of Commerce last evening, it was decided to write to the local branch of the RACV,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Labor’s Decision On Tram Fares To-day SYDNEY
The Parliamentary Labor Party will meet tomorrow afternoon to consider an increase in Sydney tram and bus fares as recommended in the Swift report. Many…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Railway’s Fuel Crisis Portion Desperate In Victoria MELBOURNE
An appeal to railwaymen throughout the State to economise with every scrap of fuel was made by the Railways Commissioners today, when…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motorists Will Get Petrol, Minister Says SYDNEY
An emphatic denial that motorists would not be able to obtain petrol supplies towards the end of July were made tonight by the Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fell Under Electric Train SYDNEY
Alexander Roy Henderson, 50, grocer, of McMahon’s Point, was killed when he fell beneath an electric train at North Sydney this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →F. And S. Still Pressing For Subway Under Railway
Improved railway crossing facilities at Henty were dealt with again at Tuesday's meeting of the Henty branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association. The meeting decided to ask Culcairn Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motorists Complain at This Police Take Action
Despite repeated warnings children returning to their homes from school persist in the dangerous habit of riding abreast. The motorist asks : “How can I pass these obstructions Police have supplied the answer by taking action against offenders; But still the practice continues. Picture at top shows youths taking up more than half of Kiewa street. At bottom four girls ride on oblivious to the danger of being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Arnold Cup: Railway Challenge
Railway once again journey to Tangambalanga to do battle with that team for the Arthur Arnold Cup. On each occasion these teams have met the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tram And Govt. Bus Fare To Be Increased SYDNEY
State Parliamentary Labor [?] decided to recommend to [?] Cabinet that tram and Government fares in Sydney and Newcastle [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motorists May Pay More SYDNEY
Restoration of the motor tax to its former level by the imposition of a 20 per cent increase has been recommended by the Department of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Kid Cloves Are Off! War on Reckless Motorists Melbourne
The time had gone by for kidglove methods with motorists who defled the regulations, def[?]ed the traffic rules, and endangered the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Tourney Starts To-day
Late entries will be accepted up to 2.30 pm. today on Railway courts for the American mixed doubles tournament, which is played over the long week-end…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Did Motor Cycle Have Lighted Lamp? Doubt Raised in Mind of Coroner Young Solder’s Death : Inquest At Albury
There would always be a doubt as to [?] the motor [?] involved had had a lighted headlamp at the time, said the [?] (Mr E. J. Etherton), returning a verdict of accidental death in the [?] Court [?] Albury on Saturday, at the inquest into the death of [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bondholders’ £215 Million Interest on NSW Railways SYDNEY
Since the inception of the railways until June 30, 1946, interest [?] to overseas bondholders was £215 million, which was £54…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bridge for Sale
A slight error m the wording of précis letter by the shire clerk (Mr. S N, Drew) had an amusing climax after had been read at Thursday’s Conargo…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident on Echuca Road Hearse Overturns
When returning, from a funeral at Echuca yesterday afternoon, Mr Charles Perrin and his son Bruce had a narrow escap from se[?]ous injury…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Father of 17 Killed in Road Accident Wellington (N.z.)
The father of 17 children, Matthew Patrick Martin, aged 60 years, of Kaimiro, was found dead in a ditch at Inglewood. Taranaki at the week-end…
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