Thieves cut way into safe in Albury motor firm’s office: steal £200
Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 2
Using an oxy-acetylene torch, thieves cut the lock from the safe in the managerâs office in Preston Motors, Albury, and took £200 in notes between 11 p.m. Saturday and 7 a.m. yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railways’ good job
Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 12
Thousands of visitors to Wagga for the Royal progress were transported from the rich Riverina, and In some cases…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Settlers to get road of access
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 10
After many months effort three soldier settlers on the Mullengandra Estate will have a culvert Installed and they wilt…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Train Tickets For March 5 on Sale at Mathoura
The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 5
Train tickets far the Royal Visit to Echuca on March 5 will be on sale at Mathoura station tomorrow. This was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →“Reprieve” for Yack. railway line
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 3
MELBOURNE, Mon.: The Minister for Transport, Mr. Coleman, said tonight that he had asked the Railways Commissioners to defer…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Cycle Too Noisy
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 8
Arthur Allan Whitaker, of Wymah, who pleaded guilty to riding, a motor cycle on December 11 with insufficient silencer, was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Inspector’s Praise for Motorists
Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 8
The behavior of Albury and district motorists on the road to and from Wagga last Saturday for the Royal visit won high praise from…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motoring Pars and Personalities
Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 8
Mr B. Miley, together with Mrs Miley and son, Paul, has returned after a three-day business trip to Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Department of Main Roads. Motor Truck & Driver
Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 3
A 4 to 5 ton, tipping, motor truck with Berryman Loader and driver are required for work with the Department's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sprinkled road with rose, gladioli petals for Queen
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 1
CANBERRA, Wed. : An unusual gesture to the Queen took place outside the home of the High…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tallangatta Court Motor Cyclist Mas Licence Suspended
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 8
For riding: his motor cycle in the main street of Tallangatta with his arms folded, John McAllister, Granya, was fined £7…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →No Tenders for Maude Bridge
The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 2
No tenders have been received by the Waradgery Shire for construction of a new bridge across the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kangaroo Carcass Left on Barham Road
The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 6
Thomas Mc Mahon was fined £5 at the Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday when he pleaded guilty, through Mr. John…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Carrathool Road Programme Cut by Department Murrumbidgee Asked to Support Protest
The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 4
CARRATHOOL has had its main and trunk roads programme for the current year cut from the requested 30,352 to £22,412. One of the deleted items, gravelling on the Griffith-Darlington Point Road, was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Cycle “big fella humbug”
Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 2
New Guinea Chief Wizil calls this motor cycle âbig fella humbug.â It was a âtrialâ from the Seventh-day Adventist Mission. The following is a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Unlicensed Driver in Unregistered, Uninsured Motor Vehicle
The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 7
Harold J. Clancy was fined a total of £11 at the Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday when he failed to appear to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motorists Miss Falling Tree
The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 1
Two motorists had narrow escapes from serious injury yesterday morning when a giant pine, tree, about 50 feet high,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Boys for Portsea Camp Train will leave from Wodonga
Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 February 1954 · page 22
Transport arrangements for the party of Albury and Walwa boys who will enter the Melbourne Lord Mayorâs camp at Portsea…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Train murder sets police a problem
Border Morning Mail · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 1
SYDNEY, Sun.: Only 12 South-West mail train passengers had come forward in response to a police appeal for assistance in solving the murder of a passenger on the train…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Train killer still at large
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 2
SYDNEY, Mon.: Scores of people have now been interviewed by detectives in a bid to solve the mystery murder of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →