Wheat Despatched From Southern Railway District Week Ended January 27
During the week ended last Saturday 29,801 bags of wheat and 794 in bulk were received through railway gates in the southern railway district…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1940
1,690 stories in Riverina's papers · page 10 of 85
Over Thirty Motor Accidents During Month of January Head-On Collision Near Jugiong
Over-thirty-motor accidents occured on the Hume highway, within twenty-five miles of Gundagai during the past month…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Reckless Motorists In Bush Fire Areas
“Only Amazingly good fortune prevented the week-end road toll being increased tenfold by the reckless behavior of some motorists in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Woman Killed Gundagai People in Motor Accident Fatality Near Picton
A woman was killed and several ether persons injured, in a motor accident which occured on the Hume Highway at Myrtle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Toll Grows in Country
It is the considered opinion of experts ina position to judge that the mileage travelled by the 328,000 motor vehicles in the State is less now…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Car Over Bridge Spider on Windscreen Sydney
Clarence White, aged 53 years, general manager of Gartrell White Ltd., was slightly injured to-day when he lost control of his car and it crashed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Colonel Bruxner Civic Reception at Albury Road Safety Conference Albury
At a civic reception accorded to him at Albury to-day the Minister for Transport (Colonel Bruxner) paid a tribute to the splendid work being done…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Trees on Leeton Narandera Road Caught Fire Blaze on Weir's Property
Shortly after noon on Saturday last a fire broke out on Mrs. W. Weir's property on the, Nanindera-Leeton road…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Rest House Local Timber Banned Department's Explanation
Recently plans for the erection of a rest house for railway employees were made available, when it was was found that timber from other…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motorists and Bushfires
The secretary of the Royal Automobile Club of Australia, Mr. Hodgins, said that a campaign should be begun to teach motorists…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victorian Railways New Chairman Appointed Mr. N. C. HARRIS
Mr. Norman C. Harris has been appointed chairman of the Victorian Railway Commissioners for five years at a salary of £3000 a year by the State…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gold in Britain Snow Ploughs Used on Railway Lines Grease Frozen in Axle Boxes Worst Weather for Century LONDON
Couplings on snow ploughs, which had to be used os the main lines for the first time in 40 years, froze and had to be hammered apart and grease…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Department Overlooks Local Timber
A strong advocate for decentralisation, Mr. It. H. Hankinson, M.L.A., has rigorously taken up a matter against the Railway Department…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Army on Wheels Motors Replace the Horse
"Mechanisation" of the army has become a familiar phrase, but how many Australians have any appreciation of the extent to which it has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In Doctor's Bedroom Motor Truck Careers Throug Motor Truck Careers Through Wall Melbourne
Awakened by a terrific crash Dr. Noel Pryde, of East Malvern, found bricks and mortar showering on to his bed and a motor truck half way into…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Road Safety Meeting
The first meeting for the year of the Wagga branch of the Road Safety Council of New South Wales will be held in the Town Hall, to-night. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aeroplane Manufacture Proceeding According to Schedule Sydney
Suggestions that the original plan for the construction of twin-engined beaufort aircraft was not proceeding according to schedule were denied by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The State's Roads Great Progress Since 1925 Department's History and Achievements
'Without good roads, industry can scarcely proceed, and agriculture barely exist." Thus wrote Colonel Bruxner, Minister for Transport, in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Car and Motor Cycle Collide Second A.I.F. Man Injured Sydney
A member or the Second A.I.P. George Gillard, aged 27 years, of Newcastle, and Miss Joan Hawkins, aged 18 years, of Newtown, were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Services "Regulation" Strike at Enfield Sequel to Broken Hill Dispute Whole State May Become Affected SYDNEY
Railway services throughout New South Wales may become affected as a result of the dispute on the Broken Hill line where 35 men are on strike…
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