Three Road Accident Deaths
MELBOURNE, Fri.: Three people were killed in road accidents today. An 8-year-old boy was fatally…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1954
974 stories in Murray's papers · page 17 of 49
Migrant woman’s body near road
MELBOURNE, Sun.: The body of Mrs Johanno Izdebski, o well-dressed Polish woman in her mid-twenties, was discovered yesterday among ferns below the Belgreve-Kallista road 30 miles from Melbourne. Mrs. Izabski, late of…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Department Asked to Shoulder Bridge Responsibility
Carrathool Shire Council last week decided to ask the Department of Main Roads to absolve the Council from any liability…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tallangatta man injured in road smash rushed to a Melbourne hospital
A Tallangatta man was yesterday rushed to Melbourne by ambulance, suffering from injuries juries received in a road smash earlier in the day on the Murray Valley Highway, four miles from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Murray bridge and highway may be completed in three yeas
The building of a new Murray River bridge at Albury and the widening of Hume Highway at this point is expected to be completed by 1958. Commissioner Sherrard, of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Woman alleges that two other women tried to kill her in a motor car
MELBOURNE, Tues.: A 51-year-old worried woman told the Northcote Court today that she had fought off two women whom she alleged had tried to murder her at Fairfield last March…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Jump in sales of new motor vehicles
CANBERRA, Tues.: More new motor vehicles were registered in March then in any month since 1951. Figures release today by…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Motoring Pars and Personalities
Itâs not always the motoristâs fault when accidents occur. Pedestrians and cyclists, too, often allow their concentration to waver…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →P.M.’s Decision on Roads Commended
The Australian Road Transport Federation yesterday sent a congratulatory telegram to the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Railway Lines Crossing Main Roads
"Inspection reveals that several rail crossings of main roads within the Shire are much too narrow, the crossing over M.R…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Work on Private Roads Suggested by Lockhart S. Engineer
Reporting to the April meeting of Lockhart Shire Council, the engineer (Mtr. F. A. [?]d) sais requests had frequently been received for [?] be carried out on private roads at the owner's expense, but it had not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →M.i.a. Wants More Road Money
Wade Shire Council has instructed its engineer, Mr. B. F. Smith, to prepare a case for submission to the Minister for Local…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →How Wide the Morago Bridge
Windeuran Shire [?] will recommend that the Old Morago bridge over the Edward River be 20[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Danger Ahead on Road at North?
Conditions at the road fork [?] north of the Sportsmanâs Arms Hotel are ripe for a serious road accident said…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motorists on a winner whichever party wins polls
MELBOURNE, Mon.: Election promises of both the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) and the Federal Opposition Leader (Dr. Evatt) may save Victorian motorists from higher registration fees…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Had no head-lamp on motor cycle
A motor cyclist, who had ridden his cycle in Dean st. at 6.20 p.m. on February 17 without a headlamp attached, had been seen…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sleeper Placed on Railway Track Saturday’s Act of Stupidity
Between 8.40 and 10.30 a.m. last Saturday, somebody placed portion of a railway sleeper across the Mathoura-Deniliquin line. The sleeper was found across…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Millions poured into W.A. Railways
PERTH, Tues.: In the past three years, more than £20,000,000 has been poured into the West Australia Government Railways to…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Motoring Pars and Personalities
Mr. A. Schrieber, of Preston Montors Ply. Ltd., has resumed duty after annual vacations. Driving some 25.000 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Council wants clear-cut answer on aerodrome
On the motion of Ald. Garland and Ald. White, Albury City Council is to send a strong letter to the Minister for Civil Aviation (Mr. Anthony) seeking a specific Ministerial reply to councilâs letter about establishment…
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