Goulburn Man and Son Killed Car Overturns on Road
A well-known Goulburn Greek, Angelos Constantine Voutas, 45, and his five-year-old son were killed on Sunday morning when a car skidded…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1950
209 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 11
New Double-Decker Coaches on British Railways
This picture shows a new double-decker train alongside a normal train in Charing Cross Station, London, England. The double-decker coaches are no higher than normal but are designed to seat passengers an two levels. This is a new innovation British Railways and the…
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Comparative figures of road accidents for 1948 and 1949 in New South Wales released by the Commissioner for Transport (Mr. Winsor) show that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big U.s. Order for British Motor Cycles
This picture shows Mr. Ralph Rogers, President of the United States Indian Motor Cycle Corporation, inspecting a British A.J.S. machine at the recent Cycle and Motor Cycle Show at Earls Court, London. Mr. Rogers is buying motor cycles from five leading British manufacturers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Father and Son Killed Motor Cycle Crash
When a man took a short cut on Sunday morning to buy some milk near Lilydale, Victoria, he found one man dead and another seriously…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Cycle Crash
Late on Sunday night when the motor cycle on which they were riding hit the rear of a truck in Rookwood Road, Bankstown, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Safety Flan
In the N.R.M.A's. opinion, no Teal Impact will be made upon the road accident problem until the number of the police patrol forces are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Strangulation of Road Transport
Sir,—The Transport Minister, Mr. Winsor seems surprisingly happy to tell the pillars of this country, the men on the land, that he has an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Toll Higher Than War’s
Few people realised, that road casualties between 1943 and 1949 were 51 per cent, greater than Australian active service casualties in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Woman’s Leap From Train To Escape Molestation
At Maitland on Wednesday night a man entered a box compartment of the Brisbane Mail, occupied solely by Miss Carol McLachlan, 25, bank…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cyclist Fined
“There is a lot of noise caused by motor cycles in this city and I am surprised there are not more complaints,” said Mr. A. J. Paton, S.M.,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rebuilding Bridge Immortalised by Constable
Reconstruction of a small wooden bridge in Britain, known all over the world, is now being discussed. It is Flatford Bridge in Suffolk…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Petrol Tax and Road Works
The affiliated motoring organisations of Australia are seeking an assurance from the Federal Government that the proceeds of the petrol…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Toll Higher Than War's
Few people realised that road casualties between 1943 and 1949 were 51 per cent. greater than Australian active service casualties in the 1939-45…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Petrol Tax and Road Works
The affiliated motoring organisations of Australia are seeking an assurance from the Federal Government that the proceeds of the petrol tax will not…
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Cr. Dunshea at last Shire meeting, in connection with Council's application to have the above dedicated as a public road, reported that, as he had…
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The Minister for Public Works and Local Government, Mr. Cahill, writes to Mr. Seiffert, M.L.A., as follows: I refer again to your personal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Safety Drive
One person in every five m New South Wales is licensed to drive says Mr Winsor, Transport Commissioner after a Road Safety…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Road Grant Additional Works to Be Carried Out
Tallaganda Shire Council has been advised that an additional sum has been made available under the Federal Aid Roads and Works Grant, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Mechanics' Responsibility
The N.R.M.A. makes an appeal to motor mechanics for the greatest care in attending to the safety equipment of motor vehicles, particularly when…
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