Items of News Canal Bridge Completed
Construction of a bridge over Mudge’s canal, linking Noreuil Park and Hovell Tree reserve, which was temporarily held up…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murray · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1948
811 stories in Murray's papers · page 25 of 41
CYCLING Thirty Miles Road Race To W. Foreman
W- Foreman won his road race (a 30 miles event) on Saturday by finishing with a burst that left W. Langman and J. Lance standing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Car Smash on Forest Creek Bridge Newly–born Babies. “Indirectly Responsible!”
TWO newly—born babies at Deniliquin Hospital were indirectly responsible for a car smash and later its discovery on fog shrouded Forest Creek bridge late Saturday night. One of the two victims of the crash— he was coming to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Did Earlier Train Cause Derailment? Suggestion In Question At Harden Disaster Inquest HARDEN
TWO cracked rails had been found and repaired on a section of the tracks where the South-West Mail disaster occurred on June 30, it was stated in Murrumburrah Court today. A…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Man Injures Shoulder
Robert Watts, 41 years, railway employe, of Townsend st, Albury, was admitted to the Albury hospital, suffering from a dislocated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Four Dead in Tram- Bus Smash
BRISBANE, Tues.: The death roll in the bus and tram smash at Woolloongabba yesterday is now four…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →For the Motorist Motoring Pars and Personalities
FIGURES recently released show that there are now 15,611 wheeled type tractors operating on farms in Victoria…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Hammer Blow Cause of Train Disaster? Rail Fractured Belief Of Expert HARDEN
AN accidental blow from a workman’s hammer probably caused a peculiar half-moon fracture of a rail, the breaking of which is believed to have caused the South-West Mail…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Carrathool Shire Main Roads Reclassification
Carrathool Shire is to seek reclassification of some of its many roads in order to gain more Main Roads grants to cover the heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Technical College Train to Visit Corowa Every Third Week
No. 4 Technical Train, which has been allocated to work Coolamon, Culcalrn and Corowa week about, will arrive in Corowa on 7th August, and will commence its first week's stay here on Monday, 9th August. On that day there will be an official opening, at which Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Commissioner Here Next Week
A Victorian Railways commissioner (probably Mr. Wishart), will arrive at Deniliquin next Wednesday on his annual tour of inspection. He will return…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Culcairn Railway Station Alterations
Mr Padman, MLA, has been advised by the NSW Railway Department that extensive alterations are to be carried out at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blackout Victim Killed by Train
SYDNEY, Monday : A woman who was thought to have suffered a blackout was run down and killed by a train at Liverpool…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sees End of Trams in Australia
CANBERRA, Mon.: Australia had only now reached the point which American transport authorities reached 25 years ago,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Happy Valley Roads Survey Starts
City engineer’s staff has made a start on the survey of roads [?] the Happy Valley area when [?] about 64800 will be spent on th[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motoring Pars and Personalities
Mr. Bab Jacka, of Preston Motors Ltd., is in Melbourne on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Car Smash at Forest Creek Bridge
Two locals, Messrs. Jack McGee and Steve. Thomas, were involved in a car smash at Forest Creek bridge on the Deniliquin Road on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hay Aerodrome Nearly Ready
Hay Municipal Council was informed at its adjourned meeting last night that the Hay Aerodrome was almost ready for use…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train Service for Back-to Week
Yesterday Mr. S. W. Heilbronn, secretary of the Back-to-Deniliquin Centenary Celebration Committee, approached the V.R. Commissioner (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Cyclists in Court
Several motor cycle riders were fined in Albury Court yesterday Leslie Coombs was fined £2 with 5/8 costs for permitting an…
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