Motor Cycle Destroyed
A motor cycle was totally destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon on the Weir rd, five miles from Albury. The machine was…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1952
955 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 48
19 road accidents in N.S.W. yesterday
SYDNEY, Tues.: One person was killed and 18 others injured, three seriously, in road accidents in NSW today…
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CHICAGO, Tues.: The National Safety Council estimated today that 37,500 American motorists were killed in traffic accidents…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motorings Pars and Personalities
Round about the time that Henry H. Bliss was killed, way back in 1899. Miss Elma Wischeme[?] was born. There would be nothing…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Appeal to halt- road slaughter
NEW YORK, Wed.: A plea to Americans to halt the “needless slaughter” of the road was issued by the National Safety Council in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Albury’s roads are becoming worse (“Mail” Special)
Unless Albury City Council takes immediate steps, main streets and roads leading to the city will be transformed into second class tracks in a short while…
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SYDNEY, Wed.: Last year was the worst year on record for road accidents, Commissioner for Road Transport, Mr Shoebridge, said…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Unabated Carnage of the Road
Figures for 1951 for the State of N.S.W. alone hammer home the sombre realisation that before 1952 has run its course nearly 800 people now living will be dead, violently and before their time, as the result of accidents with motor vehicles,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N.Z.’d Grim Road Toll
WELLINGTON (NZ), Thurs.: Last year was New Zealand’s worst for road accidents—292 deaths and at least 7000…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Further Remand in Henty Railway Robbery
Because of the non-appearance of the defence counsel, three men, charged with having stolen £2000 of goods from a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railways does good job
SYDNEY, Thurs.: Between 20,000 and 30,000 tons of gypsum had been brought to Sydney over the Christmas and New…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Cyclist, Passenger Injured
A motor cyclist and his pillion passenger were admitted to Albury Hospital after a collision with a lorry in David street late last…
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MELBOURNE, Fri.: A 10-month-old baby boy found abandoned in a pram outside Flinders street railway station this…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Steel Shortage Cuts Output of Motor Cars
PERTH, Fri.: Motor car magnate, Lord Nuffield, said today the shortage of steel, brought about by defence programme…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Holidays meant more work for the Railways staff at Albury station
Apart from particularly heavy passenger traffic during the holiday period, extensile coal loadings were handled by the Albury railway station staff…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Motorists harass taxi men
Taxi drivers who occupy the Globe Hotel rank are constantly harassed by motorists who encroach on to their “private…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Ernie Old is on the roads again
A 77-year-old suntanned, grey-headed man rode steadily along Dean street late last night. He was not noticed by the passing crowd...just another cyclist they thought, but since 7.30 a.m. Ernie…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Two Hurt When Train Crashes Into Car
LITHGOW, Sunday: Two people were injured when a coal train hit a car on a level crossing at Lidsdale, eight miles from Lithgow,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New road-rail unit to be tested
SYDNEY, Mon.: A new rail and road co-ordinated refrigerated transport unit will be tested by Consolidated Fishing Industries Pty. Ltd. next April. Dr. J. Bell, research director of the company, said…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Commandos destroy railway in Korea
A daring raid 150 miles into Communist Korea was carried out by a party of British Royal Marine commandos, who carried out the demolition of about 100 yards of enemy rail lines within a few miles of two enemy divisions, eight miles…
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