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Railways, roads & transport, 1946

1,275 stories in Riverina's papers · page 7 of 64

Correspondence (We do not necessarily endorse the views of our correspondents) Railway Goods Service (To the Editor, "the Daily Advertiser")

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 February 1946 · page 2

Sir.—May I crave a little of your space to ask what is wrong with our Railway Department? We primary producers are asked to produce…

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Train Crash in England Carriages Telescoped

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1946 · page 1

LONDON. Monday (A.A.P.): Two soldiers were killed and at least eight persons injured when a fast express bound from King's Cross…

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Gunpoint Arrest Goods Thrown From Train

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 12 February 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Two men, who are alleged to have thrown £250 worth of goods from a train at Denistone, about 10 miles from Sydney, were…

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CRICKET Narandera Going to Junee Special Train Next

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1946 · page 3

On Sunday last Junes defended the O'Farrell Cup against The Rock, scoring 286 (L. Bennett 102 retired) to The Rock's 51 (B. Protheroe 4/12, J…

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Hole in the Road Danger to Life and Limb

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 12 February 1946 · page 3

A hole in the road, just big enough for a horse's hoof or a women's high heeled shoe to sink into it, has been noticeable for some time past on the…

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Narandera-hillston Road Not to Be State Highway Yet

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1946 · page 1

Hopes entertained by residents of Western Riverina that the road to Hillston via Narandera, Yanco, Leeton and Griffith would be proclaimed…

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Railway Staff Changes

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 12 February 1946 · page 2

Messrs. J. J. Rodgers, Burren to Cootamundra: E. J. Donovan, ex-military to Cootamundra; J. E. Wilson, Orange to Cootamundra; H. Lynch,…

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Railway Porter's Penalty Increased

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1946 · page 2

Before His Honor Judge Berne at the Young Quarter Sessions, Thomas Ray Dalliston, railway porter, appealed against his conviction at…

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Charges of Theft on Train

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 February 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY. Tuesday: Police investigations into the thefts from goods trains between Sydney and Brisbane led to the arrest at…

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Six Hurt in Tram Crash

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 February 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY. Tuesday: In a tram smash at Surry Hills this morning six people were injured and there were some remarkable…

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Rode in Tram with Bullet in Brain

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 February 1946 · page 1

BRISBANE, Wednesday: Norman Morris, aged 44 years, travelled seven miles by tram from Moorooka to Brisbane…

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Railway Thefts; Two Men Charged

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 February 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Charted at Ryde Court to-day with stealing four cartons of footwear and a base of drapery valued at £250, the…

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Young Ian Acquitted on Serious Charge Sequel to Christmas Motor Fatality at Gilmore

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 14 February 1946 · page 4

AFTER a retirement of only forty minutes the jury brought in a verdict of not guilty at the Gundagai Quarter Sessions this afternoon thus acquitting a young man who had been charged with manslaughter. The charge was the result of a fatal motor accident which…

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Aerodrome for Tumut Consideration Deferred

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 15 February 1946 · page 1

Following on receipt of a letter from the Department of Civil Aviation at the Tumut Shire Council meeting on Wednesday advising that an officer of…

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Thefts From Moving Train Two Men Charged

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 15 February 1946 · page 6

Charged at Ryde Court with stealing four cartons of footwear and a bale of drapery, valued at £250, the property of the Railways, Thomas B…

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Acquittal at Gundagai Road Fatality Near Tumut

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1946 · page 1

Following the fatal road accident which occurred near Tumut on Christmas Eve last, Robert William Brown, of Warren (N.S.W.) was…

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Road Corrugations “Shaking Cars to Pieces”

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 15 February 1946 · page 2

Cr. J. W. Hawthorne, at last Tuesday’s shire council meeting, referred to what he termed the chronic state of the…

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Low-level Bridge for Stock Purposes to Be Constructed by Council

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 15 February 1946 · page 1

Of interestto [?] and [?] is the decision of the Tumut Shire Council to construct a [?]…

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Tried for Road Fatality Near Tumut Jury Found Brown Not Guilty

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 15 February 1946 · page 4

Following the fatal road accident near Tumut on Christmas Eve last, Robert William Brown, of Warren, was yesterday found not guilty of…

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Merrin Cricket Competition Railway and Dudauman Meet in Semi-finals

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 15 February 1946 · page 4

Dudauman, minor premiers in the Merrin Cup Competition, and the Railway will meet on Fisher Park on Sunday in the second semi-final of the…

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