Roads Blocked By Snow In South England
LONDON, Monday— While snow — ploughs and road gangs worked all day to open blocked roads and force their way to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New England · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1948
837 stories in New England's papers · page 7 of 42
Swiss Rail Crash Many Killed When Brakes Fail On Gradient Unavailing Attempt to Halt Train ZURICH
Between 14 and 20 people were killed in a railway crash at Waedenswil on the southern shore of Lake Zurich…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N.Z. Train Crash At Least Five Killed WELLINGTON, N.Z., Wednesday. (A.A.P., Reuter.)
At least five were Killed and 20 injured when the south-bound main trunk express derailed south of Blenheim…
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WELLINGTON, N.Z., Wednesday. (AAP — Reuter) — At least five were killed and 20 injured when the south bound main…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Painters Refuse Support For , Railway Strikers
BRISBANE, Wednesday.— In an uproar at the Trades Hall last night operative painters and decorators refused to hand…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Roads of Access Council to Approach Minister
The Minister for Lands will be approached to provide formed roads of access for soldier settlers placed on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →N.Z. Train Crash At Least Five Killed
At least five were killed and 20 injured when the south-bound main trunk express derailed south of Blenheim…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Council Wants Plan for Road Care
The Municipal Council will investigate the practicability of putting roads in first class condition on a pre—arranged plan, instead of attending to them when their bad condition was reported…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Transport Strike Industry Dislocated SYDNEY
Although Sydney people were able to use trains, trams and buses as usual to-day. a widespread dislocation of industry and waterfront…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Traffic Breaches Motorist Fined £3
David Terry Meekin, for whom Leslie George Cole appeared to [?]lead guil[?]v was fined for two breaches of the Traffic Act, at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland Railway Strike Union Leaders Defy Court Direction
BRISBANE, Friday.—Despite the Court order that work be resumed, no settlement of Queensland’s crippling railway strike seems to be in sight. The Full Bench of the State…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Train Explosion Kills 28 British Soldiers
JERUSALEM, Monday.—Grim-faced troops walked through pools of blood and tore at metal and wood with bare bleeding hands to extricate the dead and wounded in the wreckage of four coaches of the Cairo-Haifa train, which a terrorist blew up…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cyclists Turn From Track to Road
Owing to the wet weather there were no track races yesterday, but not to be done out of their sport the cyclists took to the road and,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grim Rescue Work on Train Blown Up by Terrorists 28 British Troops Dead, 35 Wounded
JERUSALEM, Monday.—Grim-faced troops walked through pools of blood and tore at metal and wood with bare, bleeding hands to extricate the dead and wounded in the wreckage of the four…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Armidale Aerodrome Department's Request to Council Return Licence for Re-classification
The Department of Civil Aviation has requested that Armidale City Council return its aerodrome licence for…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Road Methods Criticised "Complete Disregard of Public Requirements"
A charge of "complete disregard of public requirements" was levelled against the Main Roads Departments…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →No Smoko for Road Workers
TENTERFIELD.—Morning and afternoon crib time for outside employees of Tenterfield Municipal Council has been abolished…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Fatality Former Warialda Resident's Fate
Mr. Maxwell Gilmour, 35, of The Crescent, Berala, youngest son of Mrs. M. Gilmour of Warialda, was fatally crashed between two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Aerodrome Grass A Fire Hazard.”
Fire hazard adjacent to the hangar at Inverell aerodrome should be removed immediately the Municipal Council was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fostering Road Fellowship Motorist's Practical Display
As an appreciation of one member's practical display of road fellowShip towards another, the N.R.M.A. has granted an honour badge to Mr…
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