10 Children Die When Train Crashes Into Bobsled
CHICAGO, Monday (AAP).— Ten children were killed and two injured yesterday at Archbold, Ohio, when a Chicago bound-New…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1948
269 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 1 of 14
Heat-wave Motoring
Summer heat is causing many cars to be held up by vapour lock. Excessive heat causes petrol in the fuel line to vapourise before it reaches the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rain and Cold Add to Plight of Tram and Bus-Bereft Melb. MELBOURNE
The public, without trams, struggled to work today in steady rain and thousands arrived at their offices wet and shivering…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Britain to Hold Big Motor Show
Britain's first International Motor Show for ten years has now been arranged to take place at Earl's Court, London and it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Old-time Motor Car
Probably the oldest active motor vehicle in the New England district' is the 1913 vintage English-made Talbot owned by Glen Innes P. P…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bridge Over Jordan Destroyed JERUSALEM
Haganah forces are believed to have been responsible for blowing up the "Bridge of Jacob's Daughters," over the River…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →500 Tram Strikers to Picket Melbourne's 'Scab' Transport Police Warn Of Consequences If Violence Resorted To MELBOURNE
"Tramway pickets using violence will be dealt with like all lawbreakers" a police official said last night, following the announcement by the Tramway Employees' Association, that 500 striking…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Correspondence on Proposed Aerodrome Gets Another Airing Survey Of Site To Be Expedited
The Town Clerk (Mr. M. Boland), at the adjourned meeting of the Moree Municipal Council on Tuesday Night, submitted the file of correspondence and the following summary of activities pertaining…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Export of Motor Cycles
The motor cycle industry is now engaged in stepping up its exports to the maximum. It is hoped to complete this by the middle of next year and this will be the industry's part in the reduction of the gap between exports and imports. More than 50 per cent of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Train Travelling—U.S. Method
Recently a transcontinental streamliner train left Chicago on an exhibition [?] The train was typical of the American unit-train; mail…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railwaymen on 24-Hour Strike in S.A. ADELAIDE
South Australia has been without train services since midnight. Railwaymen in Adelaide and eight country centres are holding stopwork…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aerodrome Establishment Urged
Urging earliest possible establishment of an aerodrome at Narrabri Namoi Shire Councillors at their meeting on Tuesday were somewhat disturbed at the fact the joint committee appointed by both Councils to deal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Deviation Proposed
A resident along the Wave Hill road asked the Shire Council on Tuesday to inspect that road, which has been washed out. He will be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kaputar Road Needed for Industry
A license has been granted for cutting timber on the forest on Kaputar slopes, and the licensees have asked the Namoi Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Tar-Surfacing Programme For Gunnedah Road
A recommendation that a five-mile length of the Gunnedah road be tar-surfaced each year was rejected by the Namoi Shire Council on Tuesday. Councillors claimed this should be deferred until…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stainless Steel Railway Coaches
Stainless steel railway coaches now being built in Britain will be added to the nation's export list if [?]s now under discussion are…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Continuous Road Grading Essential
The trunk road from Narrabri to Gunnedah is in the worst condition he has seen it for the last ten years, said the Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Moree Chamber of Commerce. Train Delays
At a recent meeting of the Moree Chamber of Commerce, a letter was received from the District Superintendent of Railways, Werris Creek,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Car Overturned on Boggabilla Road
On Friday, Mr. Chapman, resident in the Boggabilla district, was travelling to Moree by car, when the vehicle overturned in loose gravel about nine…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Van Lost, Found in Creek
A refrigeration van loaded with chilled veal was lost from a train near Wallarobba. The van became derailed and ran…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →