Road Death Toll Mounting
SYDNEY, Mon.: Road fatalities this year already totalled 576 at 9 o’clock this morning and a record toll seemed inevitable…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1950
952 stories in Murray's papers · page 46 of 48
Wool Spilled on to Road
This semi-trailer loaded with 81 bales of wool overturned at the busy intersection of Guinea and Olive-streets shortly after 1 o’clock yesterday. Driver of the vech[?] Wilfred [?] was not injured, resides in Olive street, and is employed by Judd's Transport Service, Culcairn. He told police that the rear springs of the truck seemed to collapse when he was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Carrathool Works £27,000 Main Roads Programme Planned
CARRATHOOL Shire Council has approved a main roads programme of £27,101 for 1951. The Shire engineer stated that he had included all works cut out last year, when Council asked for £25,000 and that, though this seemed a big…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our 1½ Million Motors and Their Problems
THE amazing increase in the use of motor transport in the commonwealth has been strikingly shown in figures released this week…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cyclist Fined £6 on Speeding Charge
A young motor cyclist- who, police alleged, travelled between 60 and 65 mph. along Mate st. and Urana rood, was fined £6 with 7/- costs in Albury Court yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Barnes Railway Station Fire
Prompt action by the stationmaster, his wife and a passing drover averted what could have been a serious bush…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motorist Badly Shaken
Thomas Walter Morrison, Station st, Carrum, escaped with a bad shaking when the car he was driving skidded and overturned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Advice to Motor Campers
The NRMA gives the following advice to motorists who propose to go on camping holidays this summer Get out your tent from storage,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Motoring Pars and Personalities
For safer passing, pick up speed before you start into the left lane to pass; don’t wait until you get alongside the other vehicle and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →For the Motorist a 1950 BUICK
A 1950 model American bodied Buck photographed in Albury recently…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →57 People Die in ‘Plane, Road Crashes and in Fire LONDON
Fifty seven people met tragic deaths in the United States and Africa at the week-end. TRAGIC FIRE A fire that roared through a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Cyclist Fatally Injured
MELBOURNE, Sun.: Andras Ersck, of Rippon Grove, Elsternwick, was fatally injured when the motor cycle which he was riding…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Employes Load “Spirit”
Albury railway employes taking a respite after loading mail and other freight on to the “Spirit of Progress,” which made its first trip to Melbourne yesterday since October 15…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →State Help Wanted for Road Repairs
The damage done to roads by heavy-load traffic was referred to in the Legislative Assembly by Mr. Davis Hughes (C.P., Arm[?]dale)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →595 Die on Nsw Roads
SYDNEY, Tues: So far this year 595 people have been killed in road accidents on NSW roads. This is [?]more than in the same period…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Caution Road Work? in Process
Motorists, confronted with this sign on the Old Sydney road, near the coursing ground, are momentarily confused by the reversed letter “S,” but after travelling a short distance realise roadwork is being carried out. Lettering on…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →£5000 Being Spent on Old Sydney Road Job
Realignment of Old Sydney Rood for a distance of approximately one mile from the overhead bridge in Guinea st. to the entrance to the coursing ground at Newmarket is being…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Cycle Races at Myrtleford
At a meeting of the Myrtleford Motor Cycle Club, at which the president (Mr Keith Gunson) presided, final arrangements…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Railway Crossing Improvement
The N.S.W. Premier (Mr McGirr) has advised the NRMA of an important change of policy regarding elimination of railway…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Motoring Pars and Personalities
Right-hand turns in South Australia must now be made from the centre of the road, as in NSW, instead of from the left…
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