65 Hurt in Train Derailment
GARDEN CITY (Kansas), Fri.: At least 65 persons were injured, 15 or more seriously, today when the Santa Fe railway…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1948
811 stories in Murray's papers · page 34 of 41
Housing Commission Road Extension
Sylvania street extension, which serves new homes in the Housing Commission Estate, has been completed as far as forming,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Items of News Happy Valley Road Plans Completed
Completed plans for the Happy Valley roads are being forwarded to the Lands and Public Works Departments for approval, city…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrorists Kill Six in Train
BATAVIA, Sunday : Six passengers were killed and five seriously injured when 50 Indonesian terrorists derailed and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Murrumbidgee Region Road Recommendations
The Murrumbidgee Regional Development Committee, it was reported at Monday week's meeting of the Carrathool Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Green Swamp Road School Picnic
The annual picnic in connection with the Green Swamp Road School was held on Friday last, and, as all the residents in the area co-operated,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Riverina Sporting Car and Motor Cycle Club Notes
Owing to the hotter weather no records were broken in Sunday’s hill climb at Walla. However, a good day’s sport was had…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motoring Pars and Personalities
AMONGST the features that will add to the attractions of the latest British cars will be carved windscreens a loss of sharpness in the definition of bonnet, the growing use of steering column gear control, improved suspension and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Victim of Hit-Run Motorist? SYDNEY
Detectives are investigating the death of an inmate of the Waterfall Sanatorium, who was found lying in a drain off Princes…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Politicians Complain About Train Travel
CANBERRA, Wed: Visitors to the national capital were forced to travel either by air against their will or spend long hours…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£16 Million Paid to Govt. by Motorists
CANBERRA, Wed. : The Treasurer (Mr Chifley) disclosed today that the Government in the year ended June 30 last,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Why Don't the Railways Pay?
State Cabinet is facing up once again to the problem of the tremendous losses on its transport services. However embarrassing it may be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →N.s.w. Railways’ Surplus
SYDNEY, Thurs.: Surplus of £111,585 was earned by NSW Government Railways for the year ended June 30…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →General Motors Sales Up
NEW YORK, Thur: General Motors Corporation sales for 1948 are expected to total 4,700,000,000 dollars, compared with 3,812,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Overhead Bridge Approach
Sir,—I often wonder if the council remembers that East Albury is part of the City of Albury. Apparently nothing is to be done to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →40 Dead in Turkish Train Smash
ANKARA, Sun: Forty people were killed and 100 injured (30 seriously) in a train crash near Ankara…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →One Hundred Drowned; Motor Launch Capsizes
BANGKOK, Sun.: One hundred persons are believed to have been drowned when a Siamese motor launch capsized…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Shorter Road to Coast Minister to Visit Tumbarumba
Mr Padman, MLA, will be in the Tumbarumba district this week to accompany the Minister tor Forestry and Water…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →300 Railwaymen on Strike
ADELAIDE, Mon: Three hundred freight-shed men at Mile End railway yards, Adelaide, went on strike today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motoring Pars and Personalities
DURING the first nine months of 1948 America bought 15,321 British cars, this being a record figure. Next meeting of the Albury section of the Victorian Automobile…
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