Railways Dept, seeks penally rate reduction
SYDNEY, Wed.: The N.S.W. Railways Department has applied to the Arbitration Court for a reduction in week-end…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1953
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Unprofitable railway branch lines may soon be closed
SYDNEY, wed.: Some country railway branch lines, which are uneconomical, may soon be closed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Train Disaster Cause ‘Driver failed to observe signal’
LONDON, Thurs.: The primary cause of the Harrow railway disaster last October, in which 112 people were killed and more…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Council Shorts Carrathool Shire Whitton-willbriggie Road
An application will be made by Carrathool Shire to the Lands Department to open and dedicate a road north of the railway line…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Train Disaster Averted
LONDON Fri.; Four hundred passengers were saved from disaster last night when the driver of a London-bound…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Rutherglen motor cyclists injured
Two, young Rutherglen men suffered injuries when they felt from their, motor- cycles on the main bridge over the Murray…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Killed on N.s.w. Roads
SYDNEY, Sun.: Two people were killed in road accidents over the week-end. GORDON DUNN, 31, of Breddy’s…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Motorist on Three Charges
MELBOURNE, Sun.: A motorist who allegedly knocked, down an elderly couple was charged at Moonee Ponds last night with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Union leader’s charge against Railways Chief
SYDNEY, Sun.: The Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Winsor) had ignored for six months a proposal by the Australian Railways Union for “joint consultation and joint solution” of railway problems, Dr. Lloyd Ross said…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Fog Causes Congestion on Border Roads
Fog caused considerable congestion on many roads in the border district at the weekend and yesterday many motorists,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fewer die in accidents on NSW roads
SYDNEY, Mon.: Ninety-three fewer people died in NSW road accidents in the 12 months ended June 30 than in the previous…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →What Chiltern Councillors Did Yesterday: Mine dumps key to future supplies of gravel for shire roads
A conference of all parties interested in purchasing mine dumps in the Chiltern Shire will be arranged by the Victorian Mines Department, Council was told yesterday. Assistant secretary to the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →City Railway Job Before Keep It Dam
The Letter of the Country Party (Lieut-Col. Bruxner) said to-day that the announcement that the State…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cycle Accidents
There were two accidents involving motor cycles on the main Corowa Bridge on Friday last, resulting in two men being…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cabinet’s Final Word to Rail Chief Today? “Must not touch wages of N.S.W. railwaymen”
SYDNEY, Mon.: State Cabinet tomorrow is expected to order the Railways Commissioner (Mr Winsor) to withdraw his court application for the reduction of railwaymen’s week-end…
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It is just as well that people who travel between Wodonga and Rutherglen and beyond have the courtesy to move over slightly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Good progress made with road maintenance
Good progress had been made with road maintenance and new work during the month, the Yarrawonga shire engineer, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motoring pars and Personalities
Here is a quick way to remove a spring shackle noise from Ford V8 springs. Put a spring spreader on the springs and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Interstate road traffic down by one-third
Interstate road transport traffic through Albury has decreased by about a third in the fast year. permits issued at the Albury office of the N.S.W…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →To the Editor Albury Aerodrome
Sir,—Though I do not necessarily agree with Aid. King in his remarks concerning Mr Fairbairn, MHR, and the Albury…
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