70 Killed in Train Crash
JOHANNESBURG, Fri.: Seventy people, mostly non-Europeans, were killed today when passenger train crashed into…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1949
859 stories in Murray's papers · page 14 of 43
Melbourne Motor Show Will Open on May 12
The most comprehensive motor show yet staged outside of England's Olympia, will open at the Exhibition buildings in Melbourne…
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WANGARATTA, San.: “Passengers stand on the Wangaratta and Benalla railway platforms, watch the ‘Spirit of Progress’…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Four Arrested Following Woman’s Road Death Sydney
EARLY this afternoon detectives arrested three men and a woman and charged them with the manslaugher of Mrs. Doris Gerrard, 40, Great Western rd, Wentworthville…
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SYDNEY, Son.: Three motor cyclists were fatally injured in accidents in the metropolitan area today…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Visit of Minister for Air Improvements to Corowa Aerodrome Sought
The Minister for Air and Civil Aviation (Hon. A. S. Drakeford), en route to Albury, landed on the Corowa aerodrome in his Douglas…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Car Overturns on Echuca Road
In the early hours of Sunday, a , Humber sedan car, driven by Mr. Hunter Landale, of Mundiwa, overturned on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Road Would Open Up Mountain Country
Writing on a proposal to open a road from Tumbarumba district the Monaro Highway, Mr Padman, MLA., says that this road…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Permits to be Granted Road Transport of Superphosphate
"Wheatgrowers who are experiencing delays in the delivery of superphosphate can obtain from the Commissioner for Road…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dying Woman Allegedly Left Lying on Road Sydney
AFTER a woman was fatally injured by a car, the car was stopped, two men returned to the woman, but left her on the road and drove away. Police alleged this in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railways Expenses Mounting
SYDNEY, Mon.: Despite increases in NSW railway traffic, earnings are still insufficient to meet mounting expenses,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motoring Pars and Personalities
AN intersting point in connection with the annual turnover of Australia’s motor industry is that, on the average, at least two used motor vehicles change hands for every new unit sold. On that basks, something like 168,000 used cars…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Railways Tennis Team in Melbourne
Wodonga Railways Institute tennis team is competing in Melbourne at the Victorian Railways annual country week tournament…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Traffic Figures Contrast with Road Classification Census Reveals Some Interesting Facts
A census of motor traffic using the busy interesection near the Sportman’s Arms Hotel indicates that the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railways' Reply to F.s.a
The Railways Department has replied to requests submitted by the southern zone conference of the F.S.A., which recently sat at…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Train Kills Sheep Held Up
The Albury Mall from Sydney yesterday ran into a [?] of sheep at a level [?] near the property of Mr W, Williams,…
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SYDNEY, Fri.: Arthur Lawrence Spooner, 49, was committed for trial by the City Coroner today on a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Man’s Escape When Hit by Tram
SYDNEY, Son.: A middleaged man escaped with slight injuries when he was knocked down by a tram in Taylor…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Die in Motor Cyclecycle Collision Wagga
TWO men were killed and another man was severely injured when a motor cycle and a bicycle collided on the Sturt Highway last evening. The rider of the bicycle,…
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Hardinge Street bridge [?] completed late next week, building contractor (Mr.[?] man White) stated today…
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