British train smash deaths jump to 115
LONDON, Fri.: The death roll in the Harrow train smash rose to 115 today. Ten bodies —eight men and two women—-were recovered from the tangled wreckage today…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1952
955 stories in Murray's papers · page 38 of 48
Judge orders Victorian Railways to lay landowner £34,000 damages
MELBOURNE, Fri.: The Victorian Railways Commissioners were ordered in the County Court today to pay £34,847 compensation for damage by fire to a grazing property at Lower Macedon. Judge Reid found that the fire was caused by the negligence of a…
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Yesterday morning shortly before nine oâclock the diesel passenger train that has left Deniliquin for Bendigo ran down and…
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MELBOURNE, Monday: Damages claims amounting to more than £70,000 have been settled out of court in 23 actions arising out of the picnic van smash at Broadford on February…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Need For More Road Maintenance Funds Windouran And Conargo Concerned
In a presidential minute at the recent meeting of Windouran Shire Council, Cr. T. C. Macaw suggested Council…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Victorian Railways Apprentices Wanted
This year the Victorian Railways are seeking 117 apprentices to learn a wide variety of interesting and well paid…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor cycle club gets affiliation
At a meeting of Wodonga Motor Cycle Club the president, Mr. Ron Baker, announced that he had received notice from the Auto…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motor Cycle Races —Sunday
Over 40 motor cyclists will compete for valuable trophies: at the motor cycle races to be held at the Albury aerodrome next…
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Gregory Motors, Mate st., Albury have been appointed district dealers for DKW cars. These cars have been off the Australian…
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MELBOURNE, Wed.: Albert Edward Quinlivan, 63-year-old driver of a train involved in a fatal collision at Moriac railway…
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Due to reduction in funds available for the 1952 main roads maintenance programme, Murray Shire Council…
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WARADGERY Shire Council has had its proposed roads programme further reduced and has been warned by the Shire engineer (Mr. G. Dallas) that it may not be possible to keep highways in trafficable…
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Culcairn Shire Council, at its monthly meeting on Tuesday of last week, decided that a protest be made through the Shires Association executive against the withdrawal of main roads funds for Construction and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Revolutionary Football Training Proposal “Bob” Donovan Urges E.R. Teams to Train Under Town Coach
Local clubs in the Edward River Football Association should allow their teams to train together in company with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Old Tramway Bus For Caravan for Murray Shire Workmen
Murray Shire Council may purchase an old Melbourne Tramways bus and convert it into a caravan to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cycle Races Yarrawonga Riders Success
Participating at his fourth race meeting, Yarrawonga rider, Jim Orr, yesterday won the All Powers scratch race in…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →21 bodies taken from train wreck
COLENSO (Natal), Mon.: Rescuers have taken 21 bodies from the wreck of a mail train derailed last night near Heavitree…
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A soldier was killed and another seriously injured when a utility skidded and overturned on the Culcairn-Holbrook road about…
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The Hay Municipal Council will re-issue invitations to N.S.W. and Victorian Shires and Municipalities and other interested…
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While returning home from the motor cycle sporis in Albury, K. Beanham, of Murphy Street, Yarrawonga, fell from…
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