Motorist disqualified for six years, fined £60
SYDNEY Fri.: A motorist was disqualified from driving for six years today, and fined £60, on two driving charges…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1953
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Motorists Are Doing Their “Best”
Albury motorists appear to be trying to substantiate their claims for angle parking, which was given a reprieve of six…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motorist called “potential murderer”
SYDNEY, Fri.: A motorist, who was appealing against a gaol sentence for driving tender the influence was called a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →“Got Up Early to See the Bridge”
Wildly excited at her return to Sydney after an absence of seven years, Australian actress Joy Nichols was up before Dawn. When reporters visited her cabin on the Strathnaver about sunrise as the liner was coining up the harbor, Joy…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Culcairn Council Decisions £16,000 to be spent on sealing Wagga road
Another eight miles of the Albury-Wagga road in Culcairn Shire is to be bitumen-sealed at a cost of £16,000. At yesterday’s meeting of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Drove first motor lorry for firm
Driver of the first motor lorry owned by Permewan Wright Ltd., Mr. Hairy Livesey, has retired at the age of 71. He had worked…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Boxer Fined : Train Incident
SYDNEY, Tues. : Witnesses told Newtown Court today that professional boxer Ray Coleman struck his wife with an overnight…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Our Retired Folk Are Still ACTIVE—No. 20 An old trouper has many “road” memories
Films and radio have somewhat overshadowed the part played by old troupers, but their part in providing entertainment many years ago under great difficulties is now almost like a legend…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Motor Cycle Notes
A large crowd attended the Albury Motors Cycle Club’s scramble, held at Lavington last Sunday. The wet condition of the course made…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motoring Pars and Personalities
A district man will be first away in the Redex round-Australia reliability trial which commences on August 30. He is Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Nearly £3,000,000 for Vic. road maintenance
MELBOURNE. Wed.: The Country Roads Board has allocated 2,990.000 for main road maintenance for 1953-54—£117.000 more…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Inquests open to-day on Baranduda road smash deaths
Inquests on four victims of a road accident at- Baranduda on April 11 will be formally opened at Wodonga and Albury this…
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VICTORIA's sombre week-end tragedies— 17 killed and many injured heart breaking news for all those concerned in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hay District Roads "Tragic." Says Minister
Discussing roads with a deputation of Irrigation Area settlers this week, the Minister for Conservation (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maude Bridge Delay Minister's Promise of Help
Inability of the contractors to get stool was now the hold up in the Maude bridge job, the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Eradication of Patterson's Curse on Shire Roads Council to Investigate Cost of Work
Culcairn Shire Council, at its meeting on Monday, decided that the inspector report to next meeting on the possibility of eradicating Patterson's Curse on shire roads and probable cost of the work…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Council to Bitumen Surface Another Portion of Trunk Road 57 Tenders to Be Called for Work
The Department of Main Roads advised the monthly meeting of Culcairn Shire Council, held last Monday, that approval had been given to a grant of £12,000 for the purpose of bitumen sealing Trunk Road 57. This…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Proposed Closing of the Rock- Oaklands Railway Line Vigorous Protest by Landholders
A largely attended meeting of landholders and others was held at Milbruiong on Monday last, August 10, 1953, at 3 o'clock, to protest against the proposed-closing of The Rock Oaklands railway line…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier Killed in Road Smash
MELBOURNE, Fri.: A soldier was killed, and a civilian seriously injured in a collision between two cars on the Hume…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Five die on roads in N.S.W.
SYDNEY, Sun.: Five people died in accidents on the roads at the week-end, and several were injured…
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