Motor Cyclist Hurt in Wagga Collision
A motor cyclist was admitted to Wagga Base Hospital with internal injuries and abrasions after a collision at Wagga on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Riverina · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1949
1,238 stories in Riverina's papers · page 1 of 62
Stalled on Rough Roads
The owner of an early model said his car would stop when driving over a railroad track crossing or rough road, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →First Aluminium Bridge Is Opened
The port of Sunderland in north-eastern England, now has the world's first movable bridge constructed of aluminium alloy…
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The port of Sunderland, in northeastern England, now has the world's first movable bridge constructed of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Struck by Cab on a Bridge
A well-known Young resident, Mrs. Ruby Hutchinson, had a leg broken while crossing a railway overhead bridge. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Message of Goodwill to Road Users
In a joint seasonal message, the N.R.M.A. and R.A.C.A. declare that the most important gift of all is the exchange of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Staff News
Porter W. Flanagan commenced annual leave last Friday and will spend portion of his holiday at Junee…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rabbits on Railway Property
Mr. O'Sullivan, in the House, in reply to Mr. D. Dickson, M.L.A.: On the 10th November the hon. member for Temora, in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motors and Motoring Notes Improvements in Brake Design Make Higher Speeds Safe
About a quarter of a century ago regulations were issued to govern motor traffic, having at their objective the public interest as regards safety and road maintenance. IN the Intervening years…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Goodwill Message to Road Users
In a Joint seasonal message, the N.R.M.A. and R.A.C.A . declare that the most Important gift of all is the exchange of courtesy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Services May Be Cut Again Coal Stocks Low
SYDNEY, Wednesday — New. South Wales rail services may be curtailed next week as railway coal stocks are not expected…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Train Services May Be Cut Next Week; Coal Stocks Again Low
SYDNEY, Tuesday: New South Wales rail services may be curtailed next week as railway coal stocks are not expected to last over the miners' holiday period…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sailor Shockingly Injured Thrown From Motor Bike
SYDNEY, Wednesday — A young sailor was shockingly Injured today when the allegedly stolen motor cycle he wins riding…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Adelong Man Killed When Motor Truck Goes Over Embankment
An Adelong man was killed instantly and four others were injured when a truck carrying seven people careered over an embankment near Adelong early yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Young Man Breaks Back in Fall From Gundagai Railway Bridge
WHEN HE FELL FROM THE GUNDAGAI RAILWAY BRIDGE ONE NIGHT LAST WEEK, BARRY APPLEBY, AGED 22 YEARS OF BONDI JUNCTION, FRACTURED HIS SPINE IN TWO PLACES, BROKE BOTH HIS ANKLES, AND SUFFERED SEVERE…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Car Crashes Into Culvert on Tumut Road Parly From Cootamundra Escape Serious Injury
Five people narrowly escaped serious injury when a car in which they were travelling to the Tumut races early last week…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Year Motoring Prospects
Naming the most Important motoring objectives for 1949, the N.R.M.A. general secretary, Mr. H. E. Richards, said: "A big…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Former Gundagai Residents Injured in Motor Accident
Former Gundagai residents Messrs Bob Piper and Bill Ryan were injured in a motor accident last week, when a utility in which they were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Drowsiness Amongst Vehicle Drivers Enemy of Safe Roads Say Officials
Danger of continuing to drive a motor vehicle while physically fatigued or drowsy is stressed by the N.R.M.A. and the R.A.C.A…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Won't Affect Old Highway Traffic Young Wants New Road Through Harden
The proposed new highway through Wagga and Junee to Cootamundra will not affect the traffic on the Hume Highway,…
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