Accidental Racing Motorist's Death. Sydney
An inquest was held to-day on Geoffrey Hibberd who was killed at Wentworth speedway on Saturday night. The father of deceased was too upset to attend. The…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1931
1,316 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 66
Midnight Drama 240-Feet Death Leap Woman Goes Over Bridge
Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol, was the scene at midnight recently of an extraordinary tragedy in which a woman flung herself off the parapet to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tram Bandit Conductor Attacked at Kogarah. Sydney
An attempt was made to-night to rob a tram conductor, George Junk, 31, on a tram in Rocky Point, Kogarah. A man sprang from the shadows, pulled Junk to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Lorry Overturns Two Persons Injured. Sydney
A motor lorry, in which a party was celebrating the New Year by driving around Eastern Suburbs, overturned at Coogee last night. MeElhone Sout[?]an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →'On the Map' Coff's Aerodrome Successful Flying Pageant Visiting Pilots Much Impressed
"Coff's Harbor as an airport is well on the map,'' said Mr. S. L. Tyler, a prominent member of the Aero Club of New South…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Train Collision Three Persons Hurt Miraculous Escapes Near Mackay Townsville Mail and Fruit Train. Brisbane
There were miraculous escapes when the Townsviile mail train, crowded with passengers, crashed into the rear of a heavy fruit train shortly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →East-west Railway Deviation, Result of Washaway. Adelaide
A fifteen chain deviation of the East-West line, as a result, of the washaway, is now in use. It is expected to take three, weeks to repair the damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a
Based on reports for the first six months of the year, it is estimated that deaths from motor accidents in the United States this year will reach or surpass the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Theft From Railway
At Casino Police Court on Wednesday Thomas Oriel Meredith appeared on two charges of stealing from the Government Railways of New South Wales at Casino,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Drop Railway Revenue for December. Sydney
The railway revenue at the Central Station, St. James' and Museum Stations and the city ticket office, dropped £32,759 from December 12 to January 1,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Girls' Tramp Ate Dry Crusts 1500 Miles Trek for Work
Penniless, footsore and weary almost to the point of exhaustion, two English girls, Gladys Turvey (23) and Madge Salter (21) arrived in Lismore on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Clarence River Bridge Use of Road by Stock
The Grafton Chamber of Commerce some weeks ago inquired through Mr. A. J. Pollack, M.L.A., whether arrangements were being made for travelling stock to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train Derailed Mishap Near Queanbeyan. Queanbeyan
Two carriages, a brakevan and several trucks of a mixed tram from Goulburn to Canberra, were derailed near Queanbeyan this morning. The carriages,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three "Bills" Charged With Attempting to Obtain Money by Menace. Aeroplane Scout Scared
Albert. Alfred [?]learn, who was collecting fares from joy-riders for flights in Australian National Airways big Fokker "Southern Cloud" at Coffs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hit Fence Red Rose At Alstonville Aeroplane Damaged Pilot and Mechanic Unhurt Lismore
The aeroplane Red Rose, in which Mrs. Keith Miller and Captain Lancaster flew from England to Australia, was severely damaged at Alstonville…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gordon Bennett Cup Suggested Revival the "Davis Cup'' of the Motor World
An interesting suggestion--that brings buck memories of the world's first classic motor ear road races--is made by Chevalier Florio, chairman of the Italian Automobile…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Epidemic of "Train Jumping."
The epidemic of "train jumping" continues unchecked even after the grim warning given by the violent death of one of these "free" travellers at Uralla…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Clarence River Bridge Rationing Arrangements Fifty Per Cent. of the Work
It was ascertained yesterday that instructions have been issued for the rationing of the construction work on the Clarence River Bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Injured Woman on Line Mount Colah Railway Mystery. Sydney
Believed to have been knocked down by a train, Mrs. C. Pitts 46, was found on the railway line near Mount Colah last night. She was conveyed to hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shorter Week--long Pay Railways Federal Unionists Will Cost £250,000 a Year. Sydney
The Premier's Department has been asked by the Railway Commissioners whether 20,000 railway employees covered by Federal awards, which provide for…
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