N.s.w. Railways Facing Big Loss
SYDNEY, Sun.: The NSW railways this financial year face a loss of more than £5 million. The financial year ends on June…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1949
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Rabbits in North Roads Unsatisfactory
Recent rabbit reports for the northern part of the Hay P.P. District showed 11 per cent. of holdings good and 7 per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cycling Leeton Road Race
Three of Hay's four riders struck mechanical troubles in the Riverina Invitation Road Race at Leeton on Saturday last. A bus load of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Intoxication Charge Against Motorcyclist
Francis Ray Field, 20, a visitor, appeared before Albury Court yesterday, charged with having ridden a motor cycle in Dean st.,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wangaratta News Items Cattle on Roads
WANGARATTA, Tuesday , Oxley Shire Council yesterday affirmed the present system of registering cattle for grazing on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Side View of Union Bridge
Union Bridge is solidly constructed, as this photo indicates. Construction of a new bridge has been mooted, but shelved for the present…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wangaratta Road Smash Albury Man One of Victims
Police yesterday identified one of the victims of the semitrailer, smash at Wangaratta late on Monday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wodonga and District Section Many Smugglers Trod The Planks Covering Union Bridge!
THE abolition of Customs duties was welcomed with sighs of relief by most of the people of Wodonga and Albury, for it ended the days of smuggling across Union Bridge. The bridge was built in 1860…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Executive Killed in Smash
MELBOURNE, Tues.: Mr Richard Gordon Watney, 46, general manager of Rootes Ltd. (Aust.), was killed instantly today when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →For the Motorist Motoring Pars and Personalities
ALBURY and Corowa District Ambulance yesterday took delivery of another Chevrolet sedan ear for conversion to a new ambulance vehicle. This makes a total of nine Chevrolet vehicles in a very fine fleet, of which the district…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Motor Transport for Lands Officers
Wodonga group of the Lands and Survey Department is being motorised. A new utility truck has arrived for use in Granya…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →South Juniors Train To-night
South Albury juniors will train at the Aloysius ground this afternoon in preparation for the match against East Albury on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Wangaratta Road Smash Second Victim Identified
Second victim of Monday night’s truck smash near Wangaratta was identified yesterday. He was FREDERICK JOHN…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Tractor Crashes Through Bridge Accident at Coree Station
An accident that could have been attended by serious consequences occurred at Coree Station on Monday morning last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Car Collision on Finley Road Man Dies Same Night from Injuries
One of the most disastrous motoring accidents in the history of this district occurred on Friday evening last on the Finley Road, some…
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LONDON, Wed.: Bob Berry reached an approximate speed of 170 mph - tonight in an unofficial test for his attempt to break the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Raid on Railway Stations
MELBOURNE, Wed.: Five railway stations between Warburton and Launching Place were raided by thieves during…
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NEW YORK, Thurs.: A former President (Mr Herbert Hoover) [?] yesterday that the United [?] was “blissfully driving at…
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On Sunday the local Cycle Club will conduct another road race, this time over a distance of 20 miles. The race will be run out and back twice…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Guerrillas Threaten Vital Railway
HONG KONG, Thurs.: A Communist guerrilla force of about 1500 men threatens to cut the Hankow-Canton railway just…
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