Big Movement of Goods By Railways
SYDNEY, Sunday: Accumulated timber stocks on the North Coast were moved during the Christmas holidays, the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Garside) said today…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1950
1,382 stories in Riverina's papers · page 2 of 70
Gracie Fields' Husband Dies in Train
LONDON, Monday: Monty Banks, film director husband of English comedienne, Gracie Fields, died suddenly in a train…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Pedestrian and Road Traffic
There are many car owners and drivers who will be solidly behind the campaign launched against traffic offenders by the Transport Commissioner (Mr. R. Winsor). They will agree with several of the points…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lockhart Council to Spend £2000 on Road Works
LOCKHART, Monday: Lockhart Shire Council agreed today to allocate £2000 from the petrol tax grant in the following…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Illabo Shire to Handle £52,300 Involved in Road Maintenance
When the Illabo Shire councillors meet they will be asked to consider a 3d in the £ rate levy on estimates of income and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Snowy River Diversion Demands An Irrigation College To Train Future Irrigation Farmers
In a letter to the Editor Mr. M. J. Gleeson writes: On a typical Australian sunny day on October 17th, with a cold nip in the air from snow on the distant mountains, the official opening of the Snowy River diversion and hydro-electric…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Guard Killed Near Young
A railway guard was killed under peculiar circumstances near Young recently. When a train consiting of an engine and guard's van arrived…
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The Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Garside) has announced that consequent upon the retirement of Mr. W. L. Ada from the department at…
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Mr. Ted Toohey resumed duty from annual leave on Friday and his relief, Mr. W. Garlick, reported to Junee control on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Truck Crashes into Tree Mr. Joe Dixon Killed Instantaneously
Between 9 and 10 p.m. on Saturday a fatal accident occurred along the Wagga road about two and a half miles from Narrandera in Which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motors and Motoring Notes German Peoples Car Resurrected by British Army Engineers
At Fallesleben, near Brunswick, Germany, Goering built an enormous factory for the production of the 'Volkes wagen." Plans were drawn up for a model settlement with blocks of workers' flats heated and lit from the factory power plants, community centres, hospitals, schools and sportsgrounds for the…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday: The bodies of two young motor cyclists were found today in a creek bed at the bottom of a hill on…
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If Kery McCabe comes to the "Southern Cross" again and repeats his act of yesterday we will wring his so and so neck…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →No Difficulty Is Expected on Railway Handling of This Year's Wheat Harvest
Although minor hold-ups of short duration have occurred at wheat receiving centres in the Riverina. Junee railway officials do…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →More Members Would Be Appreciated Railway Diggers' Assn. Hold Annual Meeting
At the annual meeting of the Junee branch the Railway and Tramway Ex-Servicemen's Association, officers were able to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shire Engineer Tells of Bitumen Sealing of Roads Dip On Gobarralong Road To Be Eliminated
In his report to Tuesday’s Shire meeting Engineer S. J. Hunnings discussed ways and means of improving the work of bitumen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Brungle, Cooba and Caulderwood Roads to Share in Commonwealth Grant
The Brungle, Cooba-Bethungra and Caulderwood roads will share between them the £2,000 to be made available to the Gundagai…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shire To Press For Filtration Plant Government Causing Delay in Extension of Water Service to South Gundagai and Railway Line Area Residents Petition Councillors To Expedite Work
THE DELAY IN THE EXTENSION OF THE WATER RETICULATION SYSTEM TO RESIDENTS IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF SOUTH GUNDAGAI AND TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO RESIDE IN THE RAILWAY LINE AREA AT NORTH GUNDAGAI IS NOT…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway to Batlow Tumut Council Favors Scheme
At a recent meeting of the Tumut Shire Council a letter was received from the Adelong Branch of the R . S .L . asking…
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