Tram Strike Settled Launceston
The 11 day tram strike which involved tramway, municipal, transport and waterside workers was settled at midnight last night. The arbitrator…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1947
873 stories in Murray's papers · page 31 of 44
Railway Pillaging Increasing, Says Detective Sydney
Despite the increasing number of arrests railway pillaging had not been checked, in fact it was increasing, a railway detective said in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →What Standardisation Would Save Motoring
How much better off the automotive world would be today if only a reasonable measure of standardisation had adopted years ago by the world’s…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£15 Million involved in Railways Project SYDNEY
The estimated cost of the [?] port at Iluka at tho mouth of [?] river and railways to the [?] lands is £15,000,000. [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motorship Fast on Reef Sydney
Australian motorship Reynella, 9787 tons, with a crew of 60 and some passengers, Is aground oil Jamard Reef, 100 miles south-east of Samaral (Papua)…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →News at Last Hardinge St. Bridge
Plans have been received for the much-abused, much-discussed Hardinge street bridge. The bridge will be of concrete with footways and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Chance Of Bitumen On Albury. Wagga Road
Discussing the need for drawing up a programme of works for next year, Cr. J. H. Balfour stated at a meeting of Culcairn Shire Council on Monday that he believed Hume Shire Council intending bitumenising…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Derailment at Yerong Creek Railway Line Splits Under Weight of Trucks Wagga
When the railway line split under the weight of a goods train at Yerong Creek this morning, three loaded trucks were derailed. Leading one fouled…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Believed Killed By Train BRISBANE
The mutilated body of a man was found beside the railway line 7[?] miles from Gordonvale, North Queensland, early yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Melbourne-albury Road Race Wodonga Citizens To Provide 30 Gns. Sprint
For Australia’s longest road race—Melbourne to Albury—run on Saturday, September 13, Wodonga citizens decided at a special meeting last Thursday to endeavor to raise 30 guineas for a sprint terminating at the Wodonga Hotel…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →2G Deaths in Train Fire London
Two of the injured in the fire board a carriage of a Berlin suburban train have died, making the deathroll 26. The police have arrested a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Transport Exacts Big Toil of Lives SYDNEY
“Deaths of 508 persons and injury to 8752 more in 12 months in road accidents in NSW, is an appalling price to pay for the convenience at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →3500 Slaughtered In Latest Fierce Communal Riots In India Sikhs Ambush Train and Kill Passengers Murder, Arson And Looting On Extensive Scale LONDON
Rioting, murder and arson continue in Pakistan and India, despite appeals by the various leaders. It is reported that at least 3500 have been killed in the latest communal clashes at Sialkot, near…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Worker Injured
A railway worker, Aloysius Ignatius Roach, of Spencer st, was admitted to the district hospital last night with head injuries after being struck by a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railwaymen May Stop Work Melbourne
If tomorrow’s Arbitration Court judgment on the railway daily paid workers’ wage increases application is considered unsatisfactory, the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Letters to the Editor Railway Workers and an Eviction
Sir,—As a result of a decision by the Full Court of the Supreme Court of NSW, a railway worker. Mr K P. [?] was evicted last Friday from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Railways at War"
The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, announced last week that the story of the part played by the N.S.W. Government…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Move for Direct Action Railwaymen Not Satisfied with Wage Increases Melbourne
At a special meeting of the Trades Hall Council Disputes Committee tomorrow afternoon, delegates from the Australian Railways Union will ask…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Baker Motors’ Enterprise Lubritorium Opening To-morrow
An event of interest to motorists in the district will be the official opening of Baker Motors’ de-luxe lubritorium tomorrow at 2.30 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →23 Killed in Train Collision Calcutta, Thursd y
Twenty-three were [?] when a train [?] train at Kolghat [?] from Calcutta today…
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