Two Killed in Road Accidents
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Peter McDonald, 19, of Goldsmith Ave., Preston, Victoria, was killed instantly when his motor cycle…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1951
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Increase in Aid Roads Grant
Federal Aid Roads grants to States will increase by £2,600,000 in 1951. This is the result of legislation recently introduced by the Ferderal…
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GALI (Colombo), Monday (AAP).—Fourteen persons were killed when a train hit a bus stalled on the railway line near…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Record Year For Road Deaths: May Amend Law
SYDNEY, Monday.—Accidents on N.S.W. roads in 1950 took the lives of 627 people, the greatest number in the history of the State. More than 10,000 were injured. The death toll was 39 more than the previous record…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The killing of 628 and injuring of more than ten thousand people on the roads during 1950 was an appalling loss,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ROUNDABOUT by... Motorists Made Hiking Easy on 1000 Mile Trip
Three hikers who arrived in Lismore yesterday had travelled nearly 1,000 miles, but of that distance they consider they walked only about 17 miles…
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BRISBANE, Thursday.—Eleven people were injured—one seriously—when the Gympie Express crashed into the rear of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Accidents Drivers Fail To Report
Many local drivers do not appear to be aware of the fact that under certain circumstances they must report road accidents, said a Kyogle Police Officer yesterday. "Recently," said the Officer, "there…
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Nineteen-fifty, with a record number killed on the roads, was a tragic year for New South Wales. The appalling position existing is a challenge to civilisation to conquer the motor vehicle--and this challenge the Road Safety Council accepts with enthusiastic…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Glenreagh-Dorrigo Railway to Reopen
SYDNEY, Friday.—The Glen-reagh-Dorrigo branch railway will reopen on January 12 for the first time since a 25-inch rainfall in 24…
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KYOGLE, Sunday.—Man, local drivers did not appear to be aware that under certain circumstances they must report road accidents…
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TAMWORTH, Sunday.—A man was killed and another seriously injured when a car crashed through a bridge, eight mile from…
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BRISBANE, Sunday.—A 17 years old youth, who was being escorted from Mackay to Stewart's Creek gaol at Townsville, jumped from a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local Goods:-- Road Transport Only After This Month
On and after February 1, 1951, all cargo consigned to towns within 50 miles of Lismore will need to be on carried by road transport, as the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One Killed in Train Smash In Scotland
LONDON, Wednesday (AAP).—One person was killed and at least 18 injured when a Perth-Glasgow express and a light engine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£18,866 Programme For Main Roads in Gundurimba Shire
A main roads maintenance and improvement programme of £18,866 for Gundurimba Shire Council has been approved by the Department of Main Roads. Yesteray's meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mother Injured While Pillion Passenger On Son's Motor Cycle
While riding as a pillion passenger on her son's motor cycle on Wednesday afternoon Mrs. P. O. Coffee, of Grevillia, suffered extensive injuries…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →General Motors Announce Price Increases
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Immediate increases in General Motors cars and trucks were announced by the company today…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London Train Services Cut to Save Coal
LONDON, Friday (AAP).—Nearly 1,500 London suburban trains will be taken out of service next week as part of a save-coal drive…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Better Roads or Fewer Producers
Unless by-roads in the district were improved, 50 per cent, of dairy farmers would have to give up dairying, said Mr. P. H. Williams at a meeting of die Lismore branch of the Primary Producers' Union…
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