URALLA Garden Competition State Railway Stations Mrs. S. Manaton Again Successful
Mrs. S. Manaton, of Barley Fields level crossing repeated her performance of 1938 by winning firsl prize in group B of the New…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1940
1,047 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 53
Threatened to Jump If Approached Man Suspended on Bridge MELBOURNE
A well dressed man hung suspended from a railing on a bridge over the Yarra for several hours to-day. He threatened to jump if…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Fatality Wife Critically Injured SYDNEY
Ernest G. Heinrich, a business man, of Young, was killed when his car turned over on the Holmwood road four miles from Cowra…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ban Motor Horns More Care and Less Accidents MELBOURNE
A ban on the use of motor horns except in emergency is being sought by the president of the Victorian Safety Council Mr A J Collocott…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Seeks Ban on Use of Motor Horn Melbourne
A ban on the use of motor horns, except in emergency, Is being sought by the president of the Victorian Safety Council (Mr. A. J…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Hazards Cause of Collisions Foolish Hubby
More than one-half of motor accidents are caused by collisions, the result of foolish and unnecessary hurry, ack of mental alertness, failure to see…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Premises to Be Electrically Lighted
The Town Clerk has been advised that Councils quote for installing electric lighting at Uralla Railway Station has been accepted. Sixteen…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Struck by Tram Man Fatally Injured SYDNEY
John Ryan (25) Jumped on the footboard of a tram in City Road near his home yesterday, and when he turned to wave to a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train Derailed Holds Up Traffic SYDNEY
As a result of the wheels of the Kosciusko express leaving the rails this morning, and tearing up the track near Stanmore for threequarters…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Express Tears Up Track Train Services Dislocated People Late For Work SYDNEY
As a result of the wheels of the Kosciusko express leaving the rails and tearing up the track for threequarters of a mile near Stanmore this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Strike Broken Hill Section Dissatisfied With Award SYDNEY
The secretary of the A.R.C., Mr. Lloyd Ross, said last night that Broken Hill railway men had definitely decided to strike on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Menzies Explains Motor Manufacture MELBOURNE
Prime Minister Menzies defending the Government's proposals for the manufacture of motor cars in Australia, said Australian Consolidated…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tram Strike Threat Adelaide Men Impose Demands ADELAIDE
About 12,000 employees of the Municipal Tramways Trust have threatened to strike. This would seriously affect the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ill-equipped Motorists
Motorists are advised to travel with tools necessary to effect minor adjustments and to deal with defective tyres on the road. Last holidays…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Revenue Decrease of £5262 Last Year Passenger Traffic Lighter
Total revenue received at Arnildale railway station during 1939 was £5262 less than in the previous year…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Federal Aid for Roads
The news that State Governments will receive less this year for the construction and mainten[?] of roads under the Federal Aid Roads…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wiseman's Ferry Road to Singleton
Owing to the heavy traffic northward over the holiday season many motorists are inquiring from the N.F.M.A. touring department…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tragic Love of Flowers Woman Killed by Train
Mourning his wife Ida, killed on the railway at Newbrough, Northumberland, while on holiday, Mr. James Gibbison, a Southern…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motorists' Corner Sixpence a Gallon!
Considerable surprise has been expressed that the Royal Automobile Club of Australia has had little to say on the suggested increase of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →COLLISIONS And Motor Smashes Need for Mental Alertness
More than one half of motor accidents are caused by collisions, the result of foolish and unnecessary hurry, lack of mental…
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