Sale of Petrol Normal Yesterday Motorists Calm Over De-rationing
SYDNEY, Thursday: Petrol purchases today were normal or, if anything, a little below normal, the secretary of the Service Stations Association…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1950
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Tram Employee Reminded on Shooting Charge
SYDNEY, Thursday: A young tramway employee was remanded without bail at Paddington Court today until February 23 on a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kyeamba Councillors Concerned at Collapse of Bridge
Grave concern over the collapse of the McCleay Bridge, near Wagga, was yesterday expressed by Kyeamba Shire Councillors. The bridge, situated 19 miles from Wagga over…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Shortage Threat to Railways Only a Week's Supply in Hand
SYDNEY, Friday: Cuts in railway time-tables are threatened by a serious coal shortage. THE Minister for Transport…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Czar Here Again
Lord Nuffield, 73-year-old motor car magnate and philanthropist, arrived in Australia recently to discuss the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Car Crash; Race to Stop Train
SYDNEY, Sunday: Railway official raced against time to-day to stop a goods train at Lawson. on the Blue Mountains,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motoring News School's In; Watch Out!
With the re-opening of schools after the long vacation, the N.R.M.A. and R.A.C.A. warn motorists that they must respect…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Mechanic's Responsibility
The N.R.M.A., makes an appeal to motor mechanics for the greatest care in attending to the safety equipment of motor…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Primary Producers Union Meeting. Move to Get Railway Destruction of Rabbits
The question of rabbits on railway property was discussed at great length by a meeting of the Australian Primary Producers…
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Cr. S. Dunn asked the Council on Thursday night to put the grader on the Corbie Hill road from Eurell's corner to the bridge and give it a…
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Cr. Walsh reported to the Council on Thursday night that a road on which the Council had expended £1200 had been…
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Guard Lou Evans was married last Friday, and, accompanied by his wife, left Narrandera for the honeymoon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Motor Show in New York
The British Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders is to organise a British Motor Show in New York this year, from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motors and Motoring Notes Britain's New Racing Car Bristles With Interesting Features
Some details have just arrived from England of the new racing car with which Great Britain hopes to establish a lead in the important European racing events during the next few seasons. KNOWN as the B.R.M…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wagga Man Hurt in Motor Accident
A Wagga man was admitted to the Tumut Hospital yesterday evening in a serious condition after he was involved in an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Men Arrested on Minor Matters. May Appear Charged With Stealing Motor Vehicle
The arrest of two Victorians at Tumblong a few days ago started rumour that gaol escapees, Dugand Mears, had been apprehended…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Train to Gundagai Will Prove a Boon to Residents
THE new diesel train which commenced running this week will prove a boon to residents of the town and district…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Culcairn Shire Against Scheme for Work on Trunk Road
Culcairn Shire Council will inform Wagga and District Chamber of Commerce that the proposed scheme for financing black topping of portion of Trunk Road 57 within its boundaries would not help…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nangus Residents Want More Money Spent on Their Roads Claim for Electricity Extension
CARPING criticism of the Gundagai Shire Council was made at last Friday’s meeting of the Nangus Progress Association. It was claimed that the road work being carried out in that area was most unsatisfactory, and that with the recent increase in rates more money…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Downpour Damages Railway at Uranquinty
In a torrential downpour at Uranquinty early yesterday afternoon, an inch and a half of rain fell in less than half an…
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