Woman Falls From Train
When Mrs. Mary Beattie, of Newtown, fell from a train near Carrick, about 13 miles from Goulburn on Wednesday, she suffered lacerations to…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1951
183 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 9 of 10
Railway Freights Assembly Move Defeated
Disallowance of the by-laws under which the new increases in railway fares and freights are to be made was moved in the Legislative Assembly by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Car Doors
After years of service your car's door hinge pins wear and screws come loose The N.R.M.A. engineers say that renewal of the pins is not a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Betterment Campaign
A plea to the Federal and State Go-vernments to get together and evolve a definite plan for road betterment, was made by the N.R.M.A. President…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rabbits on Roads Landholders' Attitude Criticised
The Illabo Shire President (Cr. H. L. Robertson) criticised those land-holders in the Junee district who adopt the attitude "It's the Shire's…
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Concerned at the continued deterioration in N.S.W. roads, the Committee for Road Betterment has again approached the Premier (Mr. McGirr)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Not Safe For Females Crest Road Residents Complain
At its meeting last night the. Municipal Council had before it a letter from a number of residents of Crest Road petitioning for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gates on Roads
Some landholders in the Tarrabandra and Wambidgee areas have so far not obeyed the Shire's edict to remove gates on the roadway running…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rabbits on Roads
The suggestion that the destruction of rabbits on roads should be the responsibility of adjoining landholders, was made at last wook's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yass Ambulance Driver Wins Case After Motor Accident
An unusual case was heard in the Goulburn Court when Leonard Blomley, 34 years, a Yass Ambulance drived was charged with falling to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motoring in Heat Waves
Recent heat waves temporarily held up many hundreds of motor vehicles throughout N.S.W. through vapour lock, and burst tyres. N.R.M.A…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Visiting Ford Chief Praises Aussie Workers Says Motor Industry is Essential to Progress
On a tour of inspection of their Company’s overseas operations, two top executives of Ford Motor Company of Canada have arrived in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Distribution of Money for Roads
The Premier, Mr. McGirr, said on Wednesday last that Cabinet had authorised the Minister for Transport (Mr. W. F. Sheahan) to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Access to Stornaway Road
It is estimated that the cost of piping and filling the creek alongside Tharwa Road for the full width of Stornaway Road (66 feet) will be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Long Distance Motoring
Danger of continuing to drive a motor vehicle while physically fatigued or drowsy is stressed by the N.R.M.A. More accidents than are ever properly…
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The Premier (Mr. McGirr) said that Cabinet had authorised the Minister for Transport (Mr. Sheahan) to prepare a Bill to amend the Main Roads…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Six-hour Drink Ban for Motor Drivers Urged
Motorists should be prohibited from driving within six hours of their last drink, Mr. E. Stanton, secretary of the Temperance Alliance, told the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hints for Motorists
The N.R.M.A. engineers say that the commonest cause of abnormal operation of the carburettor is foreign matter. It is advisable to remove…
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