Trams and Buses May Cease to Run
SYDNEY, Tuesday: A one-day stoppage of trams and buses in Sydney on Monday is considered certain, and there is a possibility that services may…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1947
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New Award to Be Made for Railwaymen
MELBOURNE, Monday: Acting Chief Judge Drake-Brockman said in the Arbitration Court to-day that he proposed to make an interim…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Revaluation of Railways Urged "Obsolete Plant a Bar To Progress"
Drastic action by the Government to meet the drift in railway finances was urged in the Assembly by the deputy leader of the country party…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motors and Motoring Advice for Owners of the New Civilian "Jeep" (Continued From Last Week)
This is the second and final article on the care of the civilian "jeep." With the advent of the "jeep" in the country, on farms, etc., this information becomes doubly valuable. Valves are discussed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tuning a Motor Cycle For Speed
Having concluded all the preliminary work on the timing gear we now turn to the question of polishing the flywheels and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Main Roads Do What Gundagai Council Refused
It will be remembered that last year the Gundagai Hospital Board requested the local Shire. Council to plant trees along the Hume…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Money for Developmental Roads "Only a Drop In the Ocean"
The amount of £450,000 being made available by the Department of Main Roads for construction work was probably the outcome of very strong statements recently by himself and other membels of the Country Party, declared Col. Bruxner in the Legislative…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →More Money for Councils to Spend on Roads ' Extra 3d From Petrol Tax Suggested
"In my opinion a further 3d a gallon should be made available by the Commonwealth Government from the petrol tax and given to the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Summer Motor Tours
Special care should be taken by motorists to avoid trouble and discomfort on summer motor tours, according, to the chief engineer of the N.R.M.A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Junee Railwaymen Promoted From Drivers and Firemen
This week meant promotion for many Junee railwaymen. Although they have been occupying the positions in an "acting" capacity for some time,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →McKell to Discuss Stoppage With Tram and Busmen
SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Premier (Mr. McKell) will meet officials of the Land Transport Group to-morrow morning to discuss the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cyclist Bailed Up by Motorists on Yanco Road
On a dark night recently before the moon had risen, a well-known resident of Yanco was cycling home, when he was overtaken by a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tilden Sentenced To Nine Months With Road Gang
LOS ANGELES, Friday: Found guilty of contributing to the delinquency of a 14-year-old boy, former world tennis champion, William…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tractors on Road Farmer Fined for Unlicensed Vehicles and Drivers
RALPH Cartmel pleaded guilty at the Leeton police court before Mr. Isles, P.M., on Tuesday, to two charges of permitting…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Straying Horses on Road Cost Council £25 to Bury Dead 'Uns
In connection with the recent decision of the Council to prosecute owners of straying stock, the following item has a financial bearing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Driving Motor Vehicle Without Licence
Mervyn Hugh Wilson was charged with driving a motor vehicle an Larmer Street, Narandera, on 27th October, without a licence…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Concessions May Stop Tram Strike
SYDNEY, Thursday: The threatened one-day stoppage of tram and bus men in Sydney and Newcastle next…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shots Fired on Train Between Junee and Wagga
Junee police investigated complaints by passengers that shots were fired on the Albury Mail between Junee and Wagga on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Transport Strike May Go on Threats by Tram and Bus Men
SYDNEY, Friday: Racked with strikes, disputes, and shortages, the State's two biggest cities—Sydney and Newcastle—now face almost complete paralysis, because of the strike of tram and bus men planned for Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Six Injured When Two Trams Collide
SYDNEY, Friday: Six people were injured when two trams collided at the corner of Chalmers and Devonshire streets to-night…
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