British Rail Smash; Police Say Train Stopped by Serviceman
LONDON, Monday: The police announced that a serviceman pulled the communication cord on-the Glasgow-to-London passenger…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1948
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Evans Head Aerodrome to Be Inspected Royal Tour
SYDNEY, Tuesday: Sixteen N.S.W. country aerodromes will be inspected by the Captain of the King's Flight (Air…
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SYDNEY, Monday: Mother of seven children and expec[?]ing an eighth hourly, Mrs Kathleen Newbury (37), of…
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Notification has been received of the appointment of Mr. H. W. Kramer, of Lismore, as Executive Officer of the Australian Road…
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THE scheduled Russian five-year plan is making excellent progress. By 1950 the Russian Government intends to increase the country's electric energy sources by 70 per cent. more than they possessed in 1940…
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Mr H. W. Kramer, formerly of Murwillumbah has been appointed executive officer of the Australian Road Safety Council…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Omagh Road Kitchen Tea
On Saturday evening Miss Louis Campbell was entertained by her friends with a kitchen tea at her home, prior to her marriage to Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →April Drive to Assist Road Safety
Plans have been made for a renewal of the State-wide road safety campaign on the basis of co-ordinating the two "E's" of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Italian "Unaware Needed Motor Cycle Licence"
An Italian told Sir. F. C. H. Tompson, S.M., in the Lismore Court of Petty Sessions he did not know he had to have a licence to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sisters Train Ponies
Misses Ruby and Linda Desailly of Lyndurst, are two sisters who have trained horses, all their lives. They were the first…
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LONDON, Friday: Pulling the communication cord did not cause the railway collision on April 17 between an progress and the mail train from…
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SYDNEY, Monday.--Mrs. Dot Dobson, of Laurieton, North Coast, reached Sydney today in the motor vessel Camden which she helped…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Power Lines Bar Lismore Aerodrome
"Lismore is entitled to have an aerodrome, not necessarily of A class standard, but one that will accommodate planes up to a…
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A car was extensively damaged, a caravan had one side torn and a truck owned by Lange Bros damaged in a…
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Constable P. Askew in Lismore yesterday issued a warning that winter nights, with darkness coming earlier, would greatly increase road…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Grant Sought For Proposed Tatham Bridge
CASINO, Wednesday.-- A deputation to consist of representatives of Tomki. Woodburn and Gundurimba Shire Councils has been appointed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Qld. Railway Freights and Fares to Rise
BRTSBAN, Wednesday: [?]Rilway fares and freights will be increased from May 10 by an over-all charge of 121 per cent…
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LONDON: Locomotives on Bri[?] railways are to be standardised. In order to gather the necessary technical information, an exchange of…
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The Queensland Department of Forests has approved the construction of an access road to Purlingbrook Falls, Springbrook, at…
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BRISBANE, Thursday: A transport Commission spokesman said today that road operators would not be allowed to charge less than…
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