Expects 600 to Die on N.S.W. Roads This Year
SYDNEY, Tuesday: "The human factor is the cause of road accidents," said the Director of Road Transport (Mr…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1951
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Young Motorist for Trial on Serious Charge
SYDNEY, Tuesday: A 21-year-old motorist. was committed for trial at Ryde Court today on a charge of having raped a…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Department of Main Roads has awarded the contract for building the new Spit Bridge to the…
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SINGAPORE, Wed. (A.A.P.-Reuter): Seventy terrorists attacked and derailed a colliery train at Rawang, near Kuala…
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In the first two weeks of 1951, 25 people were killed on the roads of N.S.W. This is almost an average of two precious lives per day…
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The announcement that a police blitz is to be launched against reckless motorists on the highways and byways of the State will be welcomed by all responsible-minded road-users and pedestrians…
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Traffic offenders will receive only one caution, no matter how trivial the offence, when the new procedure came into force to-day. Declaring…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road From Leeton to Barellan
The Leeton Chamber of Commerce wants the road to Barcellan to be bitumenised. Mr. Cassidy said it was most…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday: Traffic offenders will receive only one caution, no matter how trivial the offence, when the new…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Protest at Proposal to Cancel Diesel Train Service
THE Gundagai Civic Association has telegraphed the Minister for - Transport, he Hon. W. F. Sheahan, protesting at the proposal to do away with the diesel train on the Cootamundra - Tumut run, and substitute same with…
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"The human factor is the cause of road accidents," said the Director of Road Transport (Mr. Shoebridge) on Tuesday. He was repeating his…
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Shunter E. W. Reynolds has been appointed guard class I, Narrandera, in the vacancy created by Guard Tulloch's transfer to Cowra…
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Because motor cycles are favoured mostly by young fellows who are more apt to take risks than older men, the measure most likely to…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday: The Minister for Transport (Mr. Hyland) said today that the Melbourne Tramways Board…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Petrol Tax to Aid Roads
Following are the details of the Commonwealth Aid Roads Act recently passed to assist road construction from money raised from 6d per gallon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stopped Train to "Lift" Potatoes Railwayman Fined on Charge of Stealing
Five men, whose aggregate ages total 231 years, appeared at the Cootamundra Police Court on charges of stealing seven bags of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ganmain Roads Discussed at F. and S. Meeting
A letter from the Coolamon Shire Clerk, read at last Saturdayâs Ganmain F. and S. meeting, stated that trees asked to be removed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Goods Train Derailed Near Tumblong Three Trucks Leave Line-- Traffic Held Up
The railway line between Gundagai and Tumut was blocked for over 12 hours last week-end when three trucks of a goods train were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tumut Diesel Train To Be Discontinued a Retrograde Step Protests to Mr. Sheahan
A retrograde step is the announcement that the diesel train which has been operating between Tumut and Coontamundra three times a week for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local Items Missing Motor Cycle
Wagga police are asking the public to co-operate in tracing a motor-cycle stolen from Forest Hill. The machine, a 1949-model…
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