Court of Petty Sessions (Yesterday) Before Mr, Finlay, SM. Competed with Railways!
Robert W. Heterick of 15 Gaskill street Canowindra, represented by Mr. E. J. Callan, pleaded guilty to a charge of…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1953
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Owner of Noisy Motor Cycle Fined
At the Leeton Court of Potty Sessions on Friday before Mr. MacAndrew, S.M., Don Lawnham was charged with riding a…
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William Marks was charged at Leeton Court of Petty Sessions on Friday before Mr. MacAndrew, S.M., with carrying a pillion rider…
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Spectators from all over N.S.W. and other States are Planning to visit Orange this Australia Day weekend to watch Australian and international racing car driven and motor-cycle riders speed around the newly-constructed "Gnoo-Blas" circuit. Top-ranking racing drivers and track experts with world experience have claimed…
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ONTARIO, Wednesday (A.A.P.): A Canadian National Railways train was derailed in sub zero weather at Ghost…
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A man who mistakenly stepped out of a carriage of the second division of the Melbourne Express died in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shocking Road Fatality at Tumblong Two Men Die When Transport Crashes Through Bridge Difficult Task To Recover Bodies From Creek
A shocking road accident occurred early this morning, when a heavily ladened transport crashed through the Tumblong bridge into the Adelong Creek. Extreme difficulty was experinced in recovering the bodies of the two men who…
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A soldier armed with a .303 military rifle so terrified passengers on the Melbourne Express that they left the carriage…
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LAST Monday the Gundagai Shire Councillors carried out an inspection of the Jessop’s Cutting area at South Gundagai, and later met at the Shire Chambers to discuss the re-opening of the road across the flat…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →S.M. Does Not Regard Shooting on Sunday As Serious Offence “Better For Young Fellows To Get Out In Country Than Hang Around Town” Damage to Main Roads Property
At the sittings of the Gundagai Court of Petty Sessions last Tuesday, the Presiding Magistrate, Mr. Wm. Finlay, said that he did not regard [?]ooting on Sunday as a serious offence, especially when the shooters get away into the…
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The Railway learn has arranged to ploy a match against Boree Crock in the park on Sunday next, commencing at 1.30 p.m., and the team…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday: An electrician was committed for trial on a charge of manslaughter today following an…
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At the recent annual meeting of District Railway Employees, held in Narrandera, [?] was resolved to apply for…
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Keynoted by the slogan, "Better living through Better roads," the formation of the Australian Road Federation, Ltd. a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train's Sudden Stop, at Coota Junee Man and Marrar Woman Injured
A Junee resident and a Marrar woman have been injured in an accident at Cootamundra when a mixed train…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mitchell Shire Council Staff Reprimand Rescinded General Rate 7d. Main Roads Grant Reduced
At the meeting of the Mitchell Shire Council on Friday, January 9, it was resolved that the resolution passed at a December meeting reprimanding a shire employee, Mr. A. J…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big increase in Railway revenue at Leeton Official Statistics
The following interesting figures relative to the goods and coaching revenue at the Leeton Railway station for the…
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A Waggs boat (worth about £150 with its new motor) was salvaged from 12 feet of water in the Murrumbidgee…
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A man who mistakenly stepped out of a carriage of the second division of the Melbourne Express died in the Cootomundra Hospital last…
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The acting engineer, Mr. J. T. Currie, in his report to the Carrathool Shire Council last week, stated that it had been…
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