Plan to Train Ex-service Nurses
CANBERRA, Thurs: The acting Minister for Post-war Reconstruction (Mr Pollard) announced today that he had approved special…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1948
811 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 41
Forest Creek Bridge Damage Repairs Estimated at £265
The damage caused to Forest Creek bridge by a stock transport truck last week was discussed at Wednesday’s Windouran Shire Council meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sunday’s Road Race Handicapper Liberal—And Harsh!
Handicaps have been declared for Sunday's seven miles road race, which has attracted 12 starters. The handicaps are: R. Fisher (scr.)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Meat or Road Ants Control with B.H.C
A limited experiment for control of meat ants with benzene hexachloride was recently undertaken in the southwest west Riverina, reports the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Municipal Council Meeting Common — Stray Stock — Petrol Tax Dairies — Train Service to Hay
THE Hay Municipal Council met on Tuesday when the subject of the common was several times mentioned. The Council will receive a deputation from the Hay Irrigation Settlers' Association to discuss this question. The Association was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Action Against Railways
SYDNEY, Thurs: Mr Justice Sugerman in the Equity Court to-day granted Kenneth Henry Ahearn, a member of the Railways Operating…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lose Control of Vital Railway Nationalist Defeat in Manchuria
NANKING, Fri: With the Communist capture of Sinlilun, the Nationalists have lost control over the Peiping-Mukden railway, “the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Thrilling Finish to Road Race Win to W. Langman
Sunday’s seven miles road race was one of the closest for years. As the eight riders flashed abound the final turn of Echuca road, they were In a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boy Killed Man Seriously Injured Motor Crash Near Yackandandah
An 11 year old boy was killed and his uncle critically injured when a motor truck crashed into a tree near Glen Creek. 11 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Deni. Motors Def. North
In a big scoring hard hitting game, North fell to Deni. Motors by 102 runs on the first innings. North’s first innings yielded 121 and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Believed Struck by Train
MELBOURNE, Wed.; This morning the body of George Alexander Moschetti, 63, of Lilydale, was found alongside the railway line north of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Man Hurt on Holbrook Road
A panel van crashed into a corner of the tray of a semitrailer on the Gap, about seven miles from Holbrook, on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Excursion Tickets Available At Week-end
The Secretary for Railways (Mr. S. R. Nicholas) announces that arrangements have been made for the issue of excursion tickets (at singles fare for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Took Suit Case From Train Two Men Captured At Henty
At Henty Police Court on Friday [?] Franz and Geoffrey Davison were each chorged with having…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Britain Sells Railways in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Sat. — Britain and Argentina have reached a trade agreement. The agreement covered firstly the final sale of British…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hay Aerodrome Further Representations
MR. J. J. Clark, M.H.R., has been making further representations concerning the Hay Aerodrome and the possibility of Hay becoming part of one of the new services. On Friday he rang the Mayor (Ald. J. P. Flood) to report progress…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Raaf Cadets May Train at Duntroon
SYDNEY, Mon.— A RAAF spokesman said today that the RAAF cadet college would probably be moved from Point Cook…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Race John Leetham Wins Sunday's Event
John Leetham scored his second success this season when he won Sunday’s seven miles road race, The event was conducted in the evening…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Queensland Railways Paralysed Court Will Not Hear Strikers
BRISBANE, Mon: Unless there is a sudden move for a settlement of the Queensland transport strike, now in its eighth day, it…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Murray Water Before New Railway
Water conservation, projects must come before railway unification, said Mr. Turnbull M.H.R., to the Melbourne “Sun”…
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