Leapt From Train
Because he had a ticket to Farley and wanted to alight at that station from the Moree-Sydney mail on October 3, 1936, Victor John Poole, of…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1937
1,316 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 66
Bitumen Roads Work in Byron Shire
With the completion last week of eight miles of bitumen on the main road from the Clunes turnoff to Goonengerry, via Eureka and Federal, more…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Modern Aeroplane Stinson Reliant--"Vacuum" Lands at South Grafton
A little before 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon the Vacuum Oil Company's Stinson Reliant monoplane, the "Vacuum," circled over the South…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Opinions of Our Readers Road Safety
Sir,--Much has been said in regard to the road safety campaign and the insurance protection of the public, which has suggested to "The Man,"…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bellingen Shire Big Works Programme Water Scheme, Roads and Drainage. Bellingen
The shire president (Mr. H. V. Wood) and the shire clerk (Mr. H. D. Crocker), who made a special trip to Sydney, report the success of their…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Painting the Harbor Bridge
Painting the Sydney Harbor Bridge is a six years' job, which keeps 42 men busy all the time. Each year it costs about £16,000, and about 4200 gallons…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →"Toll of the Road" Dangerous Drivers
Here is a picture with a purpose--the story of "Toll of the Road" is as follows:-- Betty Winslow is a speed mad…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motoring Notes (News and Notes from the N.r.m.a.) Novel Advertising
In the district of Halle. Germany, the police have hit upon the happy idea of supplying pape." Serviettes to restaurants and roadside hotels with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tour by Railway Commissioner
Mr. J. V. Green, District Superintendent of Railways, South Grafton, writes to the Editor as follows:— "Dear Sir,—In connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Third Party Motor Vehicle Insurance Compulsory Legislation Pending. Sydney
Legislation providing for compulsory third party insurance of motor vehicles is being prepared by the Minister for Transport (Col. Bruxner), and a Bill…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →No Romance on Railway Engine
Speaking at the Railway Ambulance social at the Masonic Hall, the Chief Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, said that a member of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Woman Dies on Train Going to See Mrs. Simpson? London
"Everything that happens in these parts now seems to be connected with me," declared Mrs. Simpson, whom the "Star" telephoned owing to a report…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Richmond Smash Funeral of Victims Poignant Scenes At Grave Dangerous Range Road Lismore
Mrs. Alma Eva Newlands and her infant son, Douglas, of Yetman, the victims of a car smash on the Richmon Range on Friday, when eight…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steam Motor Cycle Scotch Engineer's Hobby Speed of 60 Miles an Hour. London, January 9
It was not surprising that when Mr. James Sadler pulled his motor cycle U.S. 7367 up alongside the kerb in the city of London the other day, he was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Car Turns Over On Woolgoolga Road Grafton Party Injured Swerved and Skidded. Woolgollga
Turning completely over when it skidded while the driver was swerving to pass another vehicle, a sedan car with a party of Grafton and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mechanical Wonders Of Motorship Shown to Governor
(Mechanical wonders in the motor ship Dunedin Star, were inspected by the Governor (Sir Winston Dugan) at Port Adelaide…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Only the Bridge Designer
Speaking at Brunswick Heads, at the official opening of a footbridge across the South Arm of the Brunswick River to the main surfing…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Car Works Strikers in Possession. Flint (Michigan)
More than 1200 National Guardsmen, including machine gun detachments, were held in readiness after a riot in which union men seized the Chevrolet…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Killed in Motor Smash. Melbourne
When a motor bus, driven by Stanley Trickey, was returning to Avoca this morning it skidded off the roadway and overturned. Percy Trickey and Alan…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fell From Motor Cycle
John Forster, the 21-year-old son of the Ven. Archdeacon Forster, of Armidale, sustained a compound fracture of the leg, when thrown from a motor…
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