Prince Charles starts train
LONDON, Wed. (A.A.P.): Prince Charles set a royal train in motion yesterday by blowing the stationmaster's…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1953
1,350 stories in Riverina's papers · page 1 of 68
Motor Cycle Accident
A Ganmain young man was admitted to the Wagga Base Hospital after he had…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Train Crew Leaps to Safety
SYDNEY Friday: The crew of a [?]ocomotive hauling bulk wheat trucks Jumped clear seconds before it crashed into the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor-cyclist will lose use of left arm
SYDNEY, Tuesday: A young motor-cyclist would lose the use of his left arm through, injuries received when he was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Main Roads Board Census Shows Amount of Traffic on Nangs Road
Figures produced at the Junee Municipal Council recently by the Town Clerk (Mr. A. ML Burns) were exceedingly interesting because of the efforts to have the Illabo Shire Council improve the Junee-Gundagai Road…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Competing with Railways Without Permit
Leo G. Rodney (Griffith) was charged with driving a motor lorry with loading of excessive width. Mr. L. L. Henderson appeared for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Undue Noise with Motor Cycle
Raymond Whitey was charged with causing an undue noise with a motor cycle. There was no appearance of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →No Headlights on Motor Vehicle
William Wainwright (Albury) was charged with having no headlights on a vehicle exceeding seven feet in width…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ansett Motors' profit
MELBOURNE, Wednesday: In the annual report of Ansett Motors Ltd., issued today, the directors announced that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →COUNCIL'S '53 Road Plans Reduced. Fresh Application for - Grant of Money
The Department of Main Roads will make 11,571 available to the Junee Council for the 1958 programme, which la…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Increase Railways in N.s.w. Earnings
The Commissioner, for Railways (Mr. R. Winsor) has presented to the Acting Minister for Transport (Mr. G. Weir) his report on the operations of the Department of Railways for the year ended June 30, 1952, which shows that earnings for the year amounted to the record figure of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →How to Court Death Hints to Motorists
Drink, drive, die for the bottle warps judgment, slows down reflexes, and awareness of danger. Step on the gas; disregard…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Death of Former Junee Resident Was Well Known in Railway Circle
The death took place at his residence, 522 Pacific Highway, Mt. Colah, of Edwin Ernest Frewin…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Cycle Burned at Ganmain
Mr. Henry Barr, of Ganmain, had started and mounted his motor cycle near the north…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →80 Natives "Jump" W.a. Train
PERTH, Friday: About 80 natives who "jumped" a train north of Kalgoorlie in order to attend a huge corroboree…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Flooded
ADELAIDE, Friday: Floodwaters 5ft. deep are overflowing the railway line at Finke, 150 miles north of Oodnadatta,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train delayed
ADELAIDE, Sunday: The passenger train from Quorn to Alice Springs was held up for a day at Oodnadatta, but…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bridge Sought for Jugiong
Jugiong Progress Association wants a bridge over the Murrumbidgee at Jugiong, & has sought the Demondrille…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Kidnapped Train: Men Sentenced
LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.): Prague radio announced last night that one man bad been sentenced to death, another to life imprisonment, and others to from five to 25 years gaol following…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Missing Some Clothes Found on Lanner Street Bridge
On Saturday evening last while Mr. A. F. Aliendt was on his way home he came across some clothes, consisting of a man's shoes, coat, and hat,…
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