City Black Market in Motor Cars
Problems facing country people in trying to purchase used cars in the city are stressed by the NRMA…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1948
794 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 12 of 40
4 Dead in Train, Bus Smash
BRISBANE, Friday.--Four people were killed and five injured when a goods train and a bus collided at Mount Isa level crossing this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Qld. Railwaymen Accept Strike Settlement Terms
BRISBANE, Friday: A mass meeting of more than 250 railwaymen at the Brisbane Trades Hall today decided to return to work on the terms recommended by the Central Disputes Committee…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Dead in Motor Cycle Accident
MELBOURNE, Sunday: Two men were killed instantly in a motor cycle mishap on the Geelong road, near Laverton…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Work Begins on New Keen St. Bridge
Work has commenced on the first section of the Brown's Creek drainage scheme, for which Lismore City Council has borrowed £17,000. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Few on First Twin Towns Passenger Train
The first through passenger train from South Brisbane to Coolangatta and Tweed Heads since the railwaymen's strike…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Safety Council Branch For Kyogle
The work of road accident prevention in New South Wales has shown such encouraging trends that a full State drive is now being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →P.M. To Hear Shires' Association Deputation; More Money for Roads
The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) has consented to meet a deputation from the Northern Rivers Association of Municipalities and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Engine Power Suffered During Strike
BRISBANE, Monday: A warning that the Queensland railway services were likely to get worse because of limited engine power was given by the Transport Minister (Mr. Duggan) tonight…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Strong Court Criticism Of Motorists
During a case in the Court oi Petty Sessions in Lismore yesterday in which a man was fined for driving on the wrong side of a white line…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aerodrome Site Again Rejected
The Department of Civil Aviation has advised Lismore City Council that the site of the present aerodrome is considered…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"The Bridge of Liberty"
The famous Danube "Bridge of Liberty" in Budapest has been reconstructed by Hungarian workers, it is the first post-war Danube bridge erected in Budapest. Photo shows an aerial view of the "Bridge of Liberty" in Budapest…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Worn-out Road Bridges
Troubles of the Department of Main Roads in replacing worn-out bridges, or of building ones at sites where none exist,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Negligent Driver Dangerous To People On Roads
The S.M. (Mr. F. C. H. Tompson) said at the Kyogle Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday when he convicted Allan Lynsey Masterson for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Live Wire Hits Tram Conductor
SYDNEY, Thursday: A tram conductor had his cap knocked to the ground and his trousers partly burnt off when a 600-volt…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Safety" Train Derailed
LONDON, Friday: Reuter's representative in Athens says: The Royal train carrying King Paul and his party from Argos to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Girl Killed in Fall From Train
SYDNEY, Friday.--A country girl who was to be married in about a week was killed this morning when she fell from a city-bound…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →90 Miles a Month for U.K. Motorists
LONDON, Friday: Private British motorists may again use their cars for pleasure driving after June…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Support for More Money for Roads
"The claim of councils for petrol tax monies was prompted by a desperate need," said Cr A. R. Townsend, President of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Repairs to Dinsey's Bridge Today
Tweed Shire Council workmen today will raise the decking of the bridge, between Condong and Tumbulgum, by four inches…
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