Train Deaths Sequel Railway Officer On Slaying Charge
BRISBANE, Mon. — Mervyn Douglas Gilliland, aged 20, who was night officer at Tamaree siding when the Brisbane…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1947
873 stories in Murray's papers · page 37 of 44
Maude Road Flood Rights Will Protected
LANDHOLDERS on the flooded country south of Maude have been assured by the Waradgery Shire Council that should the works now in progress on the Maude - Moulamein Road…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Live' Bomb Found In Wheat Paddock On Whitton Road
Mystery surrounds the discovery in wheat paddock, seven miles from Leeton, of a live aerial bomb within a few yards of a cottage occupied by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Waradgery Shire Mr. Clark Asked to Press for Increased Road Grants
THE experiences of Mr. J. J. Clark, M.H.R., when touring his electorate recently, will enable him to make even stronger representations for a larger share of the petrol tax to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tram-bus Fares May Rise
SYDNEY, Mon.: Unless fare evasions by passengers and defalcations by employes could be substantially reduced, tram and…
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SYDNEY, Mon: A young man flung himself onto a cart behind a bolting horse at Newtown today and after struggling for half a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Deni. Motors Defeat R.S.L.
Deni Motors won a grand tussle against R.SL. Batting first, R.S.L. compiled 100. Deni. Motors replied with 94…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Work to Begin on Park at Thursday night’s general committee meeting of Memorial Park, held in the Council Chambers, it was decided that practical work will begin immediately on Memorial Park now that funds are available from the recent appeal for donations. Survey and pegging of boundaries would begin and work on the oval and children’s playground and the approach roads to the Park will be commenced
Present at the meeting, were: Mr. T. S. Austin (president), Messrs. Frater, L. Lloyd, L. Dooley, C. Whittakers, P. Kelly, A. C. Bradford, B. Horn,…
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BRISBANE, Tues.: Seventh death the result of last Saturday’s train smash near Gympie occurred today. Mrs Grace Wells, aged…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Railways at Work"
The N.S.W. Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, has published a 48 page booklet illustrating and describing interesting…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On, Roads to Mountain Ski Resort
Cars and buses carrying ski-iers to the snow sports at Hotham Heights line the steep road over Mount Smyth…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. Dickson Heaney, Benalla, Killed In Road Accident
BENALLA, Thurs.—Mr Dickson Heaney, of Benalla, was killed instantly on the Shepparton road shortly after seven o’clock…
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LONDON. Thurs.—Lieut. Philip Mountbatten, the future husband of Princess Elizabeth, sustained slight bruises and a twisted knee…
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LONDON, Sun.— With the deaths in hospital of two more victims of Friday morning’s London train smash, the death roll now…
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SYDNEY, Sun.: A man was killed at Tallong, near Moss Vale, about 5.30 p.m. yesterday when he tried to step from a moving…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Five Youths Killed In Week-end Road Accidents Woman, and Two Men Also Car, Lorry And Motor Cycle Involved MELBOURNE
In road smashes at the week-end, five youths, two men, and a woman were killed. Another youth was accidentally shot dead. Two men and a woman were…
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LONDON, Mon.: The death roll in the Edinburgh-London tram disaster at Goswick on Sunday morning has now risen…
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SYDNEY, Mon.: In separate railway accidents tonight an elderly man was fatally injured at Lidcombe, and a shunter had his left…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cycling Notes: Third Road Win To Fisher
R. Fisher won his third road race by beating J. Lance by six inches on Sunday. In the previous event Lance defeated K. Wilkinson by a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tarpaulin Robberies Railways’ Heavy Loss Man Fined at Albury
In one recent year 1,500 tarpaulins had been stolen from the railways, Det. Sgt. G. B. Munro, and Mr C. G. Manwaring, senior…
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