Huge Railway Losses Transport Conference Opens
The losses on Australian railways for the last financial year amounted to £11,742,864, said Mr. A. E. Heath, the chairman, in an opening address…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1932
2,029 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 14 of 102
Struck by Lightning. Fireball Strikes Tram. SYDNEY
When an aerial was struck by light[?] to-day the Council of Church broadcasting station at Dundas ICII. was temporarily of the air until the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tramway Wires Fused. What a Fireball Did. SYDNEY
The firshall which fall at the Central Station fused the tramway wires, says a later [?] causing a tremendous shower of sparks. There…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Special Train
A SPECIAL train will leave Mudgee for the Dunedoo Show, which is fixed for Monday, March 7, and it is expected that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Protest Bridge Week Holiday
Councillor C. Lloyd protested at the Wingadee (Coonamble) Shire Council meeting against a public holiday being proclaimed in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Bridge Opening Rev. H. A. C. Rowsell's Protest
In regard to the opening of the harbor bridge in Holy Week, the Rev. H. A. C. Rowsell, Rector of St. Aidan's, Blackheath, makes a strong…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coolah District News Coolah Shire Council Important Road Matters Public- Holiday Refused
The monthly meeting of the Coolah Shire Council was held at the Shire Chambers on Friday. 12th inst., when there were present, Cr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Supercharged Motor Spirit White Flash Shows Way
White Flash Supercharged Motor Spirit is an evenly balanced, mixture, having full performance powers at all times. Every drop gets into…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Trespass on Railway Line (To the Editor)
Sir.—I should liKe to warn the public against trespassing on tho railway as the authorities seem to consider such trespass as a serious…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Preferential Railway Fares
FOR some time now the dwellers in Sydney and its suburbs have been accorded the privileges of travelling to any part of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railways. Making Them Pay an Important Proposals Non-political Control Urged. Sydney
The Inter-state conference of Railways and Tramway authorities to-day devoted considerable attention to a review of the finance and their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Motors Popular in Australia
Motor chassis imported into Australia during 1930, numbered 28,032, and were valued at £2,501,217. Britain's proportion equalled 16.58…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Motor World N.R.M.A. News and Notes
The N.R.M.A. says that on March 1 next the Victorian legislation passed in 1930, governing motor transport from adjoining States will be fully…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train Hits Lorry Driver's Miraculous Escape Sydney
John Rasmussen (59) of Arncliffe, was seriously injured to-day when a railway engine hauling two carriages, crashed into a motor lorry which he…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Roads and Footpaths (Second Edition Yesterday) Dangerous. Causeways Gasworks Employees Damage Streets
The Overseer of Works (Mr. M. Maloney) reported to last night's meeting of the Bathurst Council that the following work had been carried out…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dived Under Train Spectacular Auburn Suicide in Presence of Crowd Sydney, This Afternoon
A sensational occurrence took place at tile Auburn railway station tins morning when a man, whose name is believed to be William J. Magner, aged…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australian Railway Transport Act Ineffective Sydney Tuesday
"An interesting feature of the figures covering the results of the operations of the Australian railways since 1909— a nett loss of over £66,000,000," said…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railways to Be Outside Political Control Mr. Graham's Scheme. Accepted
SYDNEY, Thursday—It was authoritatively learnt to-day that the conference of railway and transport administrators conference agreed to ac-cept the scheme outlined by the Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Notes Phenomenal Speed of Light Cars
Although the "baby" car has only come into its own during recent years its popularity has increased by leaps and bounds and both in England and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Line Accident Sydney, This Afternoon
Sidney Thompson (45) was working on the railway line near Enmore station this morning when he was run down by a train which carried…
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