Four beers cost motor cyclist £15
Motor cyclist who did not think lie would be drunk on four beers was fined £15 for driving under the influence,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1953
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Crown alleges railway detective shot man in the neck during brawl
WAGGA, Tues.: It was alleged in Wagga Quarter Sessions today that a railway detective had threatened one man with a revolver and turned and shot another man in the neck during a…
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American car driving [?]utor, David Lubell, called together 80 husbands after their wives had told him that they were…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Railway Detective Gaoled on Wounding Charge
WAGGA, Wed. : A railway detective, who allegedly drew a pistol and shot a man during an argument, was in…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Road Reflectors Stolen
Four strips of reflectors fitted to the end posts on the Carrathool road bridge, over Brownâs Creek, were all removed recently…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Found Dead on Wakool Road
Edward Louis Axon, aged 34 years was found dead on a reserve at the 10 mile, Wakool Road, on Tuesday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cattle Losses Through Train Travelling P. P. Board to ask for Better Service
IT was stated at a meeting of the Pastures Protection Board yesterday that a number of cattle had died recently from exhaustion after long train journeys to Hay…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motorist’s Close Call
MELBOURNE, Thurs.: A motorist had a narrow escape from, death when a light panel van he was driving was smashed to pieces…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Special Xmas Eye train to Melbourne
A special passenger train will run from Albury to Melbourne on Christmas Eve. The train, which will pick up en…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Roads outlook “grim” in Vic
MELBOURNE, Sun.: The outlook for road revenue, new construction and maintenance looked like being grim in Victoria, the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Three Die in Road Accidents
SYDNEY, Sun.: Three people died in metropolitan road accidents at the weekend and five more were injured…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wire Across Road Causes Deaths of Two in Car
BRISBANE, Sun.: A man and a child were killed and a woman injured today when a car hit a wire rope across a, road near Nanango, 100 miles north-west of Brisbane. The car driver, WILFRED JOHN MARGARRY, 21 of…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Conargo Shire Roads Have Improved Says Retiring President
Retiring president, Cr. L. W. Moore, presented to last Thursdayâs meeting a comprehensive report on the activities…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Royal Visit to Wagga District train arrangements
Hume Shire Council yesterday received a circular letter on organisation and procedure fox the Royal visit to Wagga on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Annual Concert at Wagga Road School
Annual concert by pupils of the Sacred Heart School, Wagga road, was held in the school hall on Sunday. December 13…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motoring Pars and Personalities
The bimonthly meeting of the Albury branch of the Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce will be held at the Globe…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motorist Killed in Accident Near Jerilderie
One man was killed and three others injured in a motor car accident on the Oaklands road seven miles…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Further Work on Conargo Roads
Mr. W. H. Ware (shire engineer). reported to Conargo Council on Thursday, on progress made on the maintenance of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Blue and Gold Royal Train
Royal tour preparations by the Railways Department (Vic.), are well advanced, the Commissioners say. The various units of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Low Loader Permitted on Shire Roads
The application from the W.C. and I.C. to operate a low loader ever the roads within the Shire was before the Council…
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