Wahgunyah railway station has a unique record
Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 November 1952 · page 6
Wahgunyah railway station is a busy place, and is mainly responsible for the unique reputation earned by the Springhurst-Wahgunyah branch line as the most profitable line for its length 14 miles in the entire Victorian railways system…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motoring Pars and Personalities
Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 November 1952 · page 10
Don’t “flog” your car in top gear on hills. To do so is to tax your engine needlessly and harmfully. If a reasonable speed…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Unknown Man Saves Train
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 November 1952 · page 3
BRISBANE, Wed.: An unknown motorist tonight probably prevented a major train disaster. He noticed a broken overhead…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Drop in Motor Registrations
Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 November 1952 · page 16
MELBOURNE, Thurs.: Only 3916 new motor vehicles were registered in Victoria last October. compared with 5470 in…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Railways earned £70m.: a new high record
Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 November 1952 · page 12
SYDNEY, Thurs.: Railway earnings for 1951-52 reached the record figure of £68,909,20—an increase of £19,461,982 on the previous year. This was disclosed in the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Road death toll up at week-end
Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 November 1952 · page 3
SYDNEY, Sun.: Four persons were killed in weekend road accidents in NSW. Another man, injured in a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor cyclist killed
Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 November 1952 · page 3
MELBOURNE, Sun.: Brian William Purdon, 20, of Gladhall avenue, Thornbury, was killed late last night when his motor cycle…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Closure
The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 November 1952 · page 2
Waradgery Shire Council at a meeting on Thursday, approved an application by Mr. M. Rutledge for permission to close two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Roads in Subdivisions Government Grants Expected
The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 November 1952 · page 1
As a result of a recent conference, held in Sydney between representatives of various State Government…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →2054 sea on our roads last year
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 November 1952 · page 1
MELBOURNE, Mon.: Accidents on Australian roads in the year ended June 30 cost 2054 lives, injured 38,376 persons, and caused property damage conservatively estimated at £25,000,000, the Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motoring Pars and Personalities Fourth birthday of the Holden
Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 November 1952 · page 10
Following action in Melbourne, Sydney police have commenced a blitz on used car dealers who trade on Sundays. Supt H. C. E…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Feeding Millions Railways Big Job
Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 27 November 1952 · page 2
The organisation behind the Railways Refreshment Room Service is already on the job preparing to feed the many thousands of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Feeding millions: big railways job
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 November 1952 · page 9
The organisation behind the NSW railways refreshment room service is already on the job preparing to feed the many thousands…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →£3000 for Motor Cyclist
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 November 1952 · page 12
MELBOURNE, Wed.: A motor cyclist whose right leg was amputated following a collision between his machine and a car at…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Migrant Girl Killed by Train
Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 November 1952 · page 7
SYDNEY, Thurs.: Two New Australian girls, caught on a viaduct late last night with a train approaching, laid down between…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Boy Hurt in Road Accident
Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 November 1952 · page 2
A 2½-year-old boy was admitted to Albury Hospital last night with head injuries received, in a road accident in Mate street early last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Safety Council’s Decisions
Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 November 1952 · page 3
ADELAIDE, Thurs.: At the annual conference of the Australian Road Safety Council which ended today it was suggested that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →There Should Be a New Approach to Road Making
The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 November 1952 · page 2
ROADS in the Waradgery Shire and the Municipality of Hay are probabiy indicative of the general road…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Five airmen hurt in road smash
Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 December 1952 · page 5
WAGGA, Sun: Five airmen from the RAAF Technical College at Forest Hill, eight miles from Wagga, were injured, one…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train snowbound
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 December 1952 · page 3
LONDON, Mon.: A train with 24 passengers aboard, was marooned for 10 hours early yesterday among snow-drifts 30 feet high…
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