The Hazards of Motoring in 1908
âCOUNTRY STREWN WITH DAMAGED MOTORSâ . . . Such a headline in a newspaper today would immediately give thought to a calamity of a national character…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1953
804 stories in Murray's papers · page 35 of 41
We are to build a motor scooter
MELBOURNE, Fri.: The first Australian-built motor scooter was registered in Melbourne today and so foreshadowed a new…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →When railway came to Albury The Earliest survey was made by the Surveyor-General in 1856
ALTHOUGH road and air travel have become popular throughout Australia during the past decade or two, the vast railways network is still the pre-eminent means of transport for passengers and goods. The railways outhorities are now improving their services and today fast, powerful diesel-electric locomotives are replacing the stram-driven engines. The early history of the coming of the railway top Albury and Wodongo, briefly…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Open Door of Train Kills Boy
MELBOURNE, Sun.: An 11-year-old boy was fatally injured yesterday when he was struck by the open door of a passing train…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bridge Work is Urgent
The bridges across Budgee and Pimpara Creeks need attention urgently if they are to remain open to traffic…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shire Roads Work During Month
Maintenance work to keep Waradgery Shire roads trafficable and up to standard as near as possible was reported to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Carrathool Shire Road Works
The assistant engineer in Carrathool Shire Council reported to last meeting that further grading has been done on the gravel…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Access Road Approved by Waradgery Shire
An extension of the Sidonia road to give access to "Wyoming" and adjoining properties, between Hay and Gunbar, was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£18,000 to Be Spent on Roads
Holbrook Shire Council has applied for £18,846 for its road maintenance and improvement programme for 1954…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Complaint by Jingellic on road
“It will be eight to 10 years before bitumen surface is complete between Holbrook and Jingellic,” engineer (Mr J. Beck) told…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wangaratta News Wangaratta, Tuesday Safer Mountain Road
Wangaratta Ski Club has adopted a comprehensive plan for improving and making safer the Harrietville-Mt. Hotham road. A…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →WODONGA District Section 3000 to go by train to see Queen at Benalla ?
Wodonga will apply for train transport to Benalla for 3000 people for the Royal visit there on March 5 next year. The Victorian railways…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motoring Pars and Personalities
Volkswagen, the German “People’s Car,” will be available in Albury late in November. This announcement was made…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Thrills at Bandiana motor cycle sports
Cornering better than B. Mitchell (Hartwell Club), who was leading him at this stage, B. Mack (East Malvern) was able to take the inside running and later passed Mitchell to gain second place In the Senior Side-car Event at the Bandiana motor cycle races on Sunday. The race was won by F. Sinclair…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Children Interested in Road Safety Demonstration
Some of the 3000 children who attended the traffic demonstration at the Public School yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Increases will hit N.S.W. railways, court told
MELBOURNE, Wed.: The N.S.W. railways told the Arbitration Court today that marginal increases would create great difficulties for the State’s transport systems…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Maude River Bridge
ACTION taken by the Departments of Transport is expected to speed up work on the construction of the bridge over the Murrumbidgee River at Maude. This was stated to-day by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Corowa Court Constable’s good word for motorist
A police constable gave evidence on behalf of a man charged with driving in a manner dangerous to the public before…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Cyclist Critically Injured
On Friday night last Mr. Eric Cuthbert, son of Mr. and. Mrs. Percy Cuthbert, of Redlands was discovered by Mr. Leo Skeb[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motorist’s alertness saved boy
The alertness of an Albury motorist shortly after midday yesterday averted what might have been a serious accident, involving a…
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