Capital Invested in Motor Vehicles Greater Than Railways
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 4
It will surprise most people to learn that more capital expenditure is represented in the 1,000,000 cars, trucks and utilities now in use on the roads of the Commonwealth than has been spent on the whole of Australia's railway systems, including administrative buildings, stations, workshops, rail tracks and rolling…
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Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 2
Guards J. Rooney and L. McQualter travelled to Sydney yesterday for the purpose of being interviewed for the position of train control officers…
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Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 2
On Tuesday afternoon last, in the railway refreshment rooms, members of the railway staff took, the opportunity of bidding farewell to their…
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Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 2
Ten diesel-electric locomotives, ordered from Great Britain by N.S.W. will haul fast express trains on inter-States lines…
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Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 3
Commenting on a letter received last night by the Town Council from a Frampton railway employee, who stated that…
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Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 3
Checks by the traffic police show that driving on the high beam or glaring headlights can be found everywhere every night…
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Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 2
"During the holiday period many visitors to this town condemned the Council for the deplorable state of the…
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The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 4
A huge plant has arrived at Nangus and no time has been lost in putting it to use. Roads are being built around the soldiers’ blocks…
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The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 1
A man wis found by Mr Roy Glover on Saturday morning, wandering in a dazed state near his property at Goondah. He had…
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The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 4
The following is a copy of a letter received by J. A. Lawson, Esq. M.L.A. from D F, Couuolly Esq.. chairman. New Motor Vehicle…
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Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 1
A case of interest to landholders with gravel deposits on their properties, gravel sought by the council, was discussed at the last shire…
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Cootamundra Herald · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 1
A man was found by Mr. Roy Glover wandering in a dazed state near his property at Goondah. He had fallen from the…
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Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 2
Mr. R. V. Webster, who recently received promotion to Werris Creek as a guard, returned to Narrandera last week-end to move his family…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Country Men Disappointed About Work on City Underground Railway Warning Issued to Those Who Would Try Their Luck in the City
Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 1
A warning is issued by a Grahamstown resident Mr. T. Walk who has been employed on the work for some time…
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Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 1
ALBURY, Friday: A man was killed this afternoon when the utility he was driving left the road, hit two guide posts, at tree…
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Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 6
That there is sound reason behind the urging by Australian automobile organisations that the revenue annually collected…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Season of Goodwill N.R.M.A. Message to Road Users
The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 4
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 between…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →American Motor Factories Tool-up for 1949 Models Major Engineering Changes Mooted
The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 1
Hopes that the American public will have new model cars of many makes have appeared as a glimmer on 1949 horizons. That hope is wrapped up in the wide-spread return of car makers to the pre-war practice of…
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Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 1
Coaching revenue received at the Cootamundra railway station during 1948 showed a small increase of more than…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motors and Motoring Notes Motor Trade in 1949; New Vehicle Prospects Discussed
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 6
Any attempt to visualise exactly what 1949 holds for Australia's 200,000 potential buyers in need of new cars, trucks and utilities in respect to the availability of the type of vehicle suited for their requirements at a price they can afford to pay, leaves one with the over-riding conclusion that the outlook in respect of…
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