Het-run Motorist
A motorist who ran into another car on Hume Weir rd. on Saturday night did not stop, Albury police were told. Mr Alec…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1952
955 stories in Murray's papers · page 20 of 48
NSW Minister wants railways included in defence programme
SYDNEY, Sun.: United representation by all State Transport Ministers to have railways included in Commonwealth defence programme was urged today by the NSW Transport…
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A railway employe was seriously injured when he was struck by a taxi-cab at the corner of Young and Wilson sts…
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MELBOURNE, Mon.: Donald Johnson, 21, of Middle, st, Ascot Vale, tram conductor, was jammed between two trams for five…
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CANBERRA, Mon.: The introduction of the 40-hour week made the task of rehabilitating the railways “almost impossible,” the Minister for Transport (Senator McLeay) said today…
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MELBOURNE, Mon.: If the Premier (Mr MeDonald) re[?] to hold a Royal commission or an independent inquiry…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Goods train plunges down embankment
SYDNEY, Tues.: A broken axle on one of the trucks sent a goods train plunging off the line down an embankment near…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Albury Motorists “Careless”
A further example of road carelessness in Albury was shown yesterday when a driver backing from the kerb in Dean st…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N.S.W. railways criticised in Holbrook Council’s fire report
Concern was expressed yesterday by Holbrook councillors at the “non-co-operative attitude” of the N.S.W. Railway Department in times when the bush fire danger was high. Burning off by the department had been “most unsatisfactory” and often done without warning, they…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motoring Pars and Personalities
Most engines in good tune start readily with half choke (unless an automatic choke and “fast-idle” are used). A minimum of choke or…
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The Riverina Sporting Car and Motor Cycle Club held a social evening at the home of R. McNeven, Townsend street. A novelty…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Winter Motoring
With the approach of winter, the NRMA reminds motorists travelling in cold areas of special precautions, to be adopted when the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →To the Editor— Proposed New Road
Sir,—People travelling the Urana rd. through Lavington to Albury have been following a circuitous route via Mate st. This…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Half million motor vehicles in Victoria
MELBOURNE, Wed.: There are now over half a million motor vehicles registered in Victoria, exclusive of Commonwealth-owned…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Engineer Lucky But Not So Much As Road Users
âSome people have assured me that I was lucky to complete the Finley road, but Iâm sure that Iâm not nearly as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[?]N.R.M.A. [?] of Motor Vehicles
[?]R.M.A. engineers warn against some forms of motor vehicles. Racing [?] hot or cold, should…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bad Roads Delay Mail
Mail deliveries to some areas of the border districts in NSW had been delayed because rains had made roads impassable, the…
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The inter-state transport industry would be ruined if trucking companies were refused licences to operate, Victorian Road Transport Association secretary (Mr. C. A. Pullman), said on Tuesday. He appealed to State…
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MELBOURNE, Fri.: Three people were killed and 30 injured—some seriously—in road accidents in the metropolitan…
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The Riverina Sporting Car and Motor Cycle Club has had to postpone its scramble which was set down for tomorrow, it was…
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