Two Killed in Road Smashes
SYDNEY, Sun.: Two people were killed and three, seriously injured in road accidents in Sydney during rain last night…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1950
952 stories in Murray's papers · page 13 of 48
Mayor Seeks Job As Road Mender
STUTTGART, Sun.: The Burgomaster of Zimmern, South Baden, which has a population of 300, has applied for the job of village…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Tyre Prices Up Again
MELBOURNE, Sun.: The second rise this year in the price for motor tyres will come into effect tomorrow…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Carrathool Road Programme Cut
Carrathool Shire Council is making a protest against the curtailment of its main roads programme. The subject of roads arose…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wangaratta News Items Wangaratta, Monday Main Road Needed
Wangaratta Shire Council today decided to ask the Beechworth, Yackandandah and Wodonga shires to join in a deputation to the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Trammies Ordered Back to Work Dismissal If Direction Is Not Obeyed MELBOURNE
At the conclusion of a two-day conference on Melbourne’s 40-day-old tram strike and following consultation with State Cabinet, the chairman of the Tramways Board (Mr R. J. Risson) to day issued a direction to all tramway employes to report for work on Wednesday, April 12…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In Albury Police Court Yesterday Four Motor Cyclists Fined
A motor cyclst who had twice been convicted for speeding and officially warned that his licence was in jeopardy, allegedly, told…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Items of News Albury-wodonga Road
Country Roads Board chairman (Mr D. V. Darwin) has advised Mr T. W. Mitchell, ML A, that arrangements are being made for…
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A tough little car which will carry four people, the new Morris Minor, rated at 8 h.p., has been proved free of all vices in tests…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Woman Drowned When Bridge Collapses
MELBOURNE, Wed.: A married woman, who was driving cattle over a bridge spanning the Avon River at Stratford today, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Goods Train Crashes Into Cavity
LITHGOW, Wed. : Three bulldozers are working at top pressure to shift thousands of tons of earth and rock to fill…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Deniliquin Racehorses in Road Mishap
A float containing four Deniliquin horses overturned yesterday near Moira. The float, owned by Mr. Alan…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Yanko Creek in High Flood All Roads Closed
The Yanko Creek has been running strongly at a level approaching that of 1931 record flood, but at no point has it…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This Little Girl Looks to ‘‘Road Ahead’’
Filter work, together with good composition, makes this picture a prize winner. With a small stop…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →May Scrap Trams
MELBOURNE, Wed. : The State Government is known to be considering scrapping Melbourne’s Government-owned tram and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →April 12-‘‘W-day’’ for Victorian Trammies
MELBOURNE, Wed.: The State Government hoped that enough tramwaymen would report for duty next week to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Good News For Rail, Tram Employes
SYDNEY, Wednesday : State Cabinet today approved leg legislative amendments liberalising superannuation payments…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Three Motor Cyclists Killed
MELBOURNE, Fri.: Three motor cyclists died in smashes on Victorian roads yesterday. A 19-year-old youth was fatally…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Young Woman Killed in Train Fall
SYDNEY, Sun.: A young married woman was found fatally injured on the railway line near Gloucester today…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Moderates Move Again to End Tram Strike MELBOURNE
A moderate section of the Tramways Employes’ Union has made a further move to end Melbourne’s 48-day-old tram strike before the back-to-work order expires on Wednesday…
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