Trams Collide SYDNEY
Eleven people were severely injured this morning when two trains collided head on while crossing points at a crossroad in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1949
200 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 3 of 10
Hangar Allocated for Aerodrome
A hangar has been allocated to Narrabri aerodrome, and will be shifted from its present site to Narrabri very shortly…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →High-level Bridge Requested
Residents of the area served by the proposed bridge shoud be rated specially to pay for it, and they would very soon forget it if they…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →New Type Motor Grids
Namoi Shire Council discussed the design of motor by-pass grids at some length at their February meeting, and finally decided that only…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →English Motor Cycle Sets New Speed Record
Specially imported into from England, a Vincent HRD "Black Shadow" motorcycle was used by Roland R. Free, a Los Angeles (USA)…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Thank-You Train Tours U.S.A.
France's "Think-You" Train of 49 cars of girts one car for each state and the District of Columbia has departed to the United States…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Practical Advice to Motorists
Here is some practical road safety advice to motorists from the N.R.M. A. and R.A.C.A. Use speed that is always safe and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Charges Made After Motor Accident. Negligent Driving Case Dismissed
After hearing lengthy evidence on Tuesday in connection with a charge of negligent driving against Maurice Haywood, Mr. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boggabri Strikes Trouble with Aerodrome
Heavy rain over the past two weeks have revealed several weaknesses with the Boggabri aerodrome…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Minister Promises Support for Aerodrome
"I would like to be able to say I would give you the £5000, but I am not the Treasurer. However, I will support the request to the fullest extent, and you can depend I will not let up until it is granted," said Mr. W. J. Scully…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Britain's Railwaymen's Record
Men working for British Railways have just created a record in track reconstruction. During 1948, they renewed 1800 miles of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Brisbane Tramless BRISBANE
Tramwaymen in Brisbane began a lighting 24 hours strike this morning, disrupting the city's transport system…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stop Lights Sought on Trams
The N.R.M.A. has asked the Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. Neale) to instal automatic "Stop" lights on all trams in use in New…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hint to Motorists
The N.R.M.A. engineers say it is useless checking the oil level in the engine sump for some minutes after the engine has been running, because…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gunnedah Council to Raise Aerodrome Loan
Gunnedah Municipal Council is raising a special loan of £2250 towards the estimated cost of £8500 required to construct an atrodorme…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hint to Motorists
N.R.M.A. engineers say it is useless checking the oil level in the engine sump for some minutes after the engine has been running, because…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Why Waste Resources on Railway Unification
The Prime Minister has announced that the Commonwealth Government will probably proceed with the standardization of railway gauges, in spite…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shire Refuses Aerodrome Loan
Although they are fully prepared to co-operate on a 50-50 basis in acquiring land essential for development of the Narrabri aerodrome, they are not prepared to raise a loan of £1000 to purchase 260 acres, as suggested by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bridge Price Increases
Contractors for erection of the new bridge over the Namoi river at Boggabri, informed the shire council on Tuesday that, owing to the rise in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Delay with Edgeroi Roads
Noone regretted more than he did that several miles of road in the Edgerol subdivision have not already been constructed, said…
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