Small All-weather Road Mileage Need for Greater Expenditure of Petrol Tax
That there is sound reason behind the urging by Australian automobile organisations that the revenue annually collected by the Federal…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1949
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Railway Staff News
Porter J. James commenced annual leave last Friday and will spend some time at Matong and Sydney. Senior Shunter II Winter and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court Case Over Motor Accident Verdict for Defendant a Lot of Unsatisfactory Evidence Says S.M.
At the Tumut Court on Thursday, before Mr. Finlay, S.M., Maurice Lahiff claimed £20 damages from William Patrick for damages…
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That the period of change over and reshuffle from war-time production to that of peace time was completely overcome…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motors and Motoring Notes Important Experiments With Hot Air Engines for Car Use
According to a report from London, the efforts in Holland of the great Philips organisation to evolve a practical engine that runs on air, a unit capable of being used in the automotive field, are progressing satisfactorily. The success that has already been attained by Philips' technicians with a new form…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Renewal of Motor Licenses
It is not generally known that owners of motor vehicles may pay their renewals of driver's license or vehicle registration fees at the Transport…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Air Conditioned Train for South Trial Run in April, May Start at End of May
The acting Junee District Railway Superintendent (Mr. A. Jones) is in Albury to-day consulting (With the chief Civil Engineer (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →S.R County Council to Purchase 7 New Motor Vehicles; Big Loan Sought
At a meeting of the Southern Riverina County Council yesterday, approval was given for the purchase of seven motor vehicles and one motor cycle and sidecar outfit. THESE will be for the use of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MR. J.J. O'neill As New District Super. Railway Appointment Was Announced Yesterday
Mr. J. J. O'Neil, of Werris Creek, has been appointed superintendent of the Junee railway district…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Ration Tickets May Lead to Jumble Interstate Motorists May Be Inconvenienced
Fears were expressed at the meeting of the Junee Reefs Farriers and Settlers' Association that the forthcoming change in petrol…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Knight in Railway Party for Junee Commissioner to Officially Visit on Monday Next
Sir John Gordon will be one of the railway officers who will visit Junee on Monday next in company with the Commissioner, Mr. F. C…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Junee Railway Super. Mr. J. J. O'Neill
Mr. J. J. O'Neill, or Werris Creek, has been appointed superintendent of the Junee, railway district…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.k. Motor Industry Optimistic
That the period of change over over and reshuffle from wartime production to that of peace time was completely overcome in Great…
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Guard W. Hyland commenced annual leave to-day, and left Narrandera for Sussex Inlet, where he will join Shunter H. Winter, and it is…
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The Secretary of Railways. Mr. S. R. Nicholas, announced today that arrangements have been made for the issue of excursion…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Protest Meeting Over Rumored Removal of Railway
WEST WYALONG, Thursday: More than 70 settlers in the Naradhan-Kikoira district attended a rally organised by the Naradhan R.S.L., following rumors that the railway line from Kikoira to Naradhan…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hay Aerodrome to Open Today
HAY, Friday: The Hay aerodrome will be open for landings tomorrow. Some local people who are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accident at Tanyinna Gates Motor Cyclist Taken to District Hospital
When he lost control of his machine near the Tanyinna Gates (about 10miles from Cootamundra) last Saturday, a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rush on Easter Train Bookings to Melbourne
Railway bookings to Melbourne for the Easter holiday weekend opened at 12 p.m. last Thursday, and were sold out ten minutes later. Interviewed yesterday, the secretary of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Night Tennis Competition (Contributed)
The night tennis competition advanced another stage during the pact week, the most important match being the Millers v. the Butchers. It…
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