Slept in Railway Yards Trespasser Fined £2
At the Leeton Police Court, on January 18, Robert Irvine Hunter, aged 49 years, pleaded guilty to the charge, that he did wilfully trespass…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1948
1,215 stories in Riverina's papers · page 4 of 61
Bridge Queue and Petrol Rationing
A sidelight of stricter rationing in Sydney is that regular users of the Harbor Bridge are chafing at the loss of petrol in the toll queue…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Councils Differ on Road Costs
The Wagga City Council should meet the full cost of reconstructing Baylis and Fitzmaurice Streets and lowering or…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motors and Motoring Motor Vehicles Now Built as Low as They Probably Ever Will Be
Ever since the advantages of having a car which was low built were demonstrated by competition, the general desire has been to have a machine as low as possible, provided that getting in and out remains easy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gundagai Shire Roads (To the Editor)
Dear Sir, Would you be good enough to put a few lines in your valuable paper the state of the road from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Utility Truck Overturns Accident on Wagga Road
When a utility truck overturned on the Wagga road last Saturday evening the driver, Mr. N. C. Williams…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stainless Steel Railway Coaches Now
Stainless steel railway conches now being built in Britain will be added to the nation's export list if plans now under discussion are approved by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Adelaide Tram Fares May Be Increased
ADELAIDE, Wednesday: To offset the additional cost of a five day working week, the Adelaide Municipal Tramways Trust will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stainless Steel Railway Coaches Now First Goes Into Service on Britain's Railways Plan to Build Them Foe Export
Stainless steel railway coaches now being built in Britain will be added to the nation’s export list if plans now under discussion are approved…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →£1320 Road Grant to Shire
The Minister for Public Works and Local Government, in a letter to Mr. A. G. Enticknap, M.L.A., was pleased to advise that he had approved a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gravel for Mt. Horeb Road Short Supplied By Contractor Allegation at Council Meeting
At the meeting of Tumut Shire [?] on Wednesday Cr. W. J. Hassell alleged that five loads of graved on the [?] near D. [?] at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Block to Swimming Pool to Be Removed Cars May Park Just Inside Area
At the Tumut Shire [?] meeting on Wednesday a Idler was received from the Tumut Swimming club [?] that the road black at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Motor Releases Federal Control in N.s.w
The motor vehicles releases committee established by the Federal Government will assume control of the issue of new vehicles in New South…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Wheat Held Up By Condition of Leeton Road"
LEETON, Friday. A Leeton fanner in a letter to the local council last night said the State road approaching his property…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Executive to Visit Wagga
The general passenger and freight agent of the Railway Department (Mr. D. J. Howse) will, visit Wagga next week, arriving…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Crop Gives Railways Big Task
In the ten weeks ending January 10, last, 14,239 truck loads of bulk wheat and 3,070 truck loads of bagged wheat, equal to 13,800,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Man Falls Under Train; Newspapers Used as Splints
SYDNEY, Monday: Ambulance officers used rolled-up newspapers as splints at Petersham railway station today to treat Hedley Victor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stainless Steel Railway Coaches
Stainless steel railway coaches now being built in Britain will be added to the nation's export list if plans now under discussion are approved…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Safer Driving" Hints to Motorists
Many constructive hints on road safety are given in the new publication. "Safer Driving", now available from the Vacuum Oil Company Pty. Ltd…
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