Motor cyclist kilted in head-on crash
SYDNEY, Thurs.: Sidney James Briggs, 28, of Waminda avenue, Campbelltown, was killed instantly when his motor cycle crashed…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1952
955 stories in Murray's papers · page 17 of 48
Rutherglen Seeks Better Train Service
Train services to Rutherglen are '“under fire” by shire councillors. They aim for a daily service. Councillors claim services to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Toll Down in Victoria
MELBOURNE, Sun.: Only two fatal accidents were reported to police over the week-end—the lowest number for some weeks…
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SYDNEY, Sun.: Six persons were killed and over 50 injured in week-end road accidents in NSW. The fatalities occurred at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Thought He Was On Main Road, Says Driver Accidental Death In Motor Accident
A former Gulpa resident. James Denis Conroy, in the Coronerâs Court at Echuca on Thursday, admitted that he had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Six months’ gaol for man who drove electric train under influence of liquor
SYDNEY, Mon.: In Campsie police court today an electric train driver was sentenced to six months’ hard labor for having driven a train while under the influence of liquor…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Henty man fined: motor cycle offence
George S. Walsh, Day st, Henty, was fined £3 and 12/ costs for carrying a pillion passenger without a motor cycle rider’s licence,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Accidental Finding on Two Tram Deaths
MELBOURNE, Mon.: A finding of accidental death was recorded by the City Coroner, Mr. Burke, at the inquest today on two…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Scheme to train war widows
CANBERRA, Tues.: A new scheme to provide training for disabled ex-servicemen and war widows of the 1939-45 war has…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Conference discusses road transport
MELBOURNE, Tues.: There was a long-standing need for some uniformity in road transport administration between…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Fewer road transports now passing through Albury
A sharp decline in road transport traffic through Albury has occurred during recent weeks. Cause is thought to be Victorian manufacturers’ difficulties in turning out goods because of power restrictions…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Migrant “Trammies” to Stop Work Over Hostel Charges
MELBOURNE, Tues.: More than 250 migrant members of the Tramway Employes’ Association will stop work on…
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Mr. G. T. Atkinson, general manager of A. G. Healing Ltd., returned to Melbourne today after a business visit associated with the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Railway Bridge Repaired
Railways staff yesterday repaired the broken section of the Guinea street overhead bridge. On Tuesday a sheet of iron had…
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The NSW Main Roads Board advised Wodonga Shire Council yesterday that designs for the new Union Bridge would be put in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney train smash Help from Government
SYDNEY, Wednesday: NSW Minister for Social Services, Mr. Finnan, today directed that families of the Berala train…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Seven Killed, Many Hurt In Sydney Train Disaster
Sydney, Wed.: Seven people were killed, and about 100 injured to-day in one of the worst train smashes in Australia’s history…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No limit on claims against Railways
SYDNEY, Wed.: No limit now exists on the liability of the Railways Department for victims of accidents…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Search for motor cycle outfit
SYDNEY, Wed.: Police have organised an intensive search for a motor cycle outfit which they believe struck and killed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Trots, motor cycle races on Wodonga flats?
A Wodonga cycle shop proprietor, Mr. J. Matthews, is organising a move to establish a combined trotting and motor cycle track on…
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