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Railways, roads & transport, 1953

1,350 stories in Riverina's papers · page 13 of 68

Road Deaths Worry to Police Chief

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Some motorists were wantonly indifferent to other people's lives, the Commissioner of Police (Mr. Delaney) said today. Mr. Delaney was addressing…

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Aftermath of Collision on Bridge

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 1

A collision between a motor car and a passenger bus or Prince Alfred bridge on November 2nd last, had a sequel in…

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Girl's Death Road Crash Near Wagga

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 1

A 17-year-old girl died shortly after she was admitted to the Wagga Base Hospital yesterday from injuries she suffered in a…

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Girl Dies: Crash on Road Near Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 2

A 17-year-old girl died shortly after she was admitted to the Wagga Base Hospital yesterday from injuries she suffered in a road accident…

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Commonwealth Railways Show a Profit

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 8

The Commonwealth Railways increased their earnings by £308,050 in the year ended 30th June, 1952, according to the report on the…

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Brindabella Bridge Hopes For Construction Would Complete Direct Road Link Between Tumut And Canberra

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 2

Recently the Member for Hume, Mr. A. N, Fuller, M.H.R., and the Member for the A.C.T., Mr, J. Fraser. M.H.R., renewed…

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Road Tragedy Near Wagga New Australian Killed

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 1

A New Australian was Wiled instantly early yesterday morning in a collision between a car and a motor cycle on the Sturt…

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Only One Section of Boundary Rds. Without Bitumen Outlet Roads Are New Tar-Surfaced

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 1

With the exception of about half a mile on the Gundagai road, all roads leading into Junee within the Municipality…

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Court of Petty Sessions Alleged assault occasioning actual bodily harm Disturbance on Yanco Road

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 4

A taxi cab ride to Yanco by a party of Wattle Hill residents, on the night of February 27th, and a journey in a utility truck to that locality on the same night by another party from the Hill, culminating in a…

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Youthful Motor Cyclist's Formidable Record Disqualified Till 1957

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 3

In the Children's Court, Leeton before Messrs. W. R. Cox and A. Thompson, Js.P., a youth aged 171/2 years was…

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Road Test Impressions on a Morris Minor Tourer An American Appraisal TOM McCAHILL, Fresh From Putting the 180-H.p. Chrysler Through Its Paces at 100 M.P.H. Gives His Racy Test on the Minor

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 4

The Morris Minor 2-door convertible is one of the best automotive buys ever to come from the land of the Yorkshire pudding…

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Wants Culcairr[?] road closed

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 2

A speaker at the A.L.P. Farrer Electorate Council meeting yesterday suggested that the police should close the gravel stre[?] of [?] which starts about five miles on the…

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Man, boy killed in road accidents

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: A young man and a schoolboy died in weekend road accidents in N.S.W…

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Railway Tournament

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 2

The 10 teams and handicaps for the second Railway night tennis competition arc as follow: Demons scratch, Traffic 5 games, Weir Park…

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Hit by Motor Cycle Mrs. Elizabeth Watts Dies as a Result of Injuries

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 2

About 7.10 p.m. yesterday Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Watts, aged 87, was knocked down by a motor cycle at the intersection of Audley and…

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Interest Burden on State Railways Cost Of Concessions And Country Lines

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 4

In this article the Commissioner for Railways, Mr. R. Windsor, examines the financial position of the New South Wales Government Railways and draws attention to the heavy interest burden they have to to meet…

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Railway Sets St. Josephs Big Task in Final of (Cricket Competition

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 5

RAILWAY APPEAR TO HAVE THE TAYLOR CUP AND THE FIRST GRADE CRICKET PREMIERSHIP IN THEIR KEEPING AND ALTHOUGH ST. JOSEPH'S CAN STILL WIN, IT WILL REQUIRE A VERY MARKED SWITCH SHOULD THIS HAPPEN…

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Cloudburst Sweeps Away Bridge

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: The 30-feet span bridge an the main Bonaibo Road wan swept away by a wall of water…

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Men train for danger job

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: A special group of Army "spotters" has been training on the N.S.W. South Coast for the past week for one of the most hazardous wartime roles any soldier can…

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Five Hurt in Tram Crash Youth May Lose Leg

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday—An 18-year-old youth had his right leg almost severed when two trams collided at the corner of…

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