Motor Parts Famine
Motorists face the grimmest position in history because of rapidly increasing famine in spare parts, according to the N.R.M.A…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1947
1,335 stories in Riverina's papers · page 13 of 67
Wagga Road Courtesy Wanted by F. and S.a
The Wagga branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association wants a campaign for greater road courtesy in Wagga. particularly in…
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Cootamundra yards are still very busy, as has been the case for a long time now. Drought conditions in the north of the State caused the shifting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Civic Matters Land Sale to Police Boys' Club; River Motor Launch Planned; Deputation in Parking
The Wagga City Council last night decided to receive a deputation from several Wagga organisations to ask for the postponement of parallel parking. The council's decision was made after an amendment…
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RANGOON, Sunday: Twenty-eight persons, including seven British non-commissioned officers, were killed and 14 passengers…
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LEETON, Sunday: The home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Day, Yanco road, Yanco, was completely destroyed by fire last night. Damage is estimated at £1500. MR. SEYMOUR, a relative of the…
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Sydney, Sunday: Prompt action by a tram guard, W. Looms, at the Enfield tram depot early this morning probably saved the life of…
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SYDNEY, Sunday: When a tram crashed into a bus outside a theatre at Brington-le-Sands last night, is were injured, one seriously…
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Suggestions by the Wagga branch of the Fanners and Settlers' Association for the opening ot a road courtesy campaign in Wagga are opportune. Fortunately, the number of road traffic accidents in…
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CANBERRA, Monday: An agreement between Australia and the United States, providing for the operation and maintenance of…
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The owners of Australia's 978.000 motor vehicles will approve the Commonwealth Government's decision to increase the annual grant for roads…
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A further £1,000,000 would be made available to the State Governments from the Federal roads aid fund for road construction and maintenance…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bowning Man Killed at Level Crossing Collision Between Track and Train
A shocking fatality occurred at 10.50 on Saturday morning, when Walter Augustine Donohue, 52, wood carter, of "Erin Vale," Bowning, was killed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Jindalee Shire Jindalee Shire Council Wind-Swept Road "Gradually Wearing Out"
Yesterday's monthly meeting was attended by Crs. A. S. Donaldson (president), L. F. Bennett, F. J. Moore, C. T. Manwaring, G. G. Davidson, C…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Competition Cricket Howell Cup Colts and Railway in Interesting Semi-final
At the close of play on tile previous Sunday the Colts had been dismissed for 194 runs, and the Railway had lost six wickets for 109 runs…
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RESIDENTS of Leeton will heartily re-echo the sentiments expressed by the Chief Railway Commissioner, Mr. Hartigan in…
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The 7.50 train from Young on Monday night was delayed for about 20 minutes because a cow strayed on to the line near the point where it passes…
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A goods train ran over and killed a man a mile from Wagga early yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Courtesy Squads in Leeton Adding to Safety of Roads
Reports made at the last meeting of the Leeton committee of management of the N.S.W. Road Safety Council show that the courtesy squads set up there had done splendid work and had obtained remarkable support and…
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