"Niggardly" Grant for Road Work
SYDNEY, Friday.—If 1949 did not produce a change of heart among politicians with regard to the (petrol tax, the condition of…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1949
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Motor-cyclist Hurt in Head-on Collision
Allan Brown, 39, of Bangalow, was injured when his motor cycle collided head-on with a utility truck in Bangalow yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Appeal for Coal
SYDNEY, Friday: The Joint Coal Board will assist the New South Wales Railway Department by arranging to load 10,000 tons…
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SYDNEY, Sunday: Cost of motor accidents in Australia was estimated £18million a year, the Australian Road Safety Council…
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Alex Watson, 19, of Wambool Street, Bulimba, sustained severe head injuries when his motor cycle was involved in a collision…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—married woman was killed and four other people were injured, one critically, when a tram and a car collided in…
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BRISBANE, Monday: A burning bridge at Kegaru, 30 miles south of Brisbane, held up the second division of the…
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LONDON, Monday: According to the Daily Telegraph, the British Railways will make drastic staff reductions in the next few…
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Kevin Henderson, 19. of Camp Hill. Brisbane, received a severe laceration to his left foot when his motor cycle was involved in…
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LONDON, Tuesday (AAP). — "Bonnie Prince Charlie" of Edinburgh, now seven weeks old, will make his first rail journey on…
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BRISBANE, Tuesday:--"Everything possible will be done to eliminate this nuisance," the Home Affairs…
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Eric John Lindeman, of Belmont, Brisbane, suffered severe lacerations to the right knee, foot and elbow when his motor-bike…
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The Secretary of Lismore branch of the Road Safety Council (Mr. W. Ma[?]on) yesterday congratulated road users on the success, of the…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday: A tram conductor unwititngly helped the escape of a thief who snatched £10 from the till of a city…
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The application by the Transport Workers' Union for additional petrol quotas for North Coast taxi operators has…
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LONDON.—Television is being used in Britain for the purpose of educating people about traffic dangers…
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Four people were injured--two seriously--in road accidents at Southport yesterday. They were: NEIL VINCENT LITTLETON, 20,…
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"NAMBOUR, Thursday: When his motor-cycle and a truck collided on the Bruce Highway at Yandiria this afternoon. John…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Ten people were taken to hospital following two accidents involving trams in Sydney today…
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BRISBANE, Friday: Two men apprehended by the police today on the road between Monto and Bukali are now in Monto…
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