Tram Conductor Sandbagged Bobbed of £10 Sydney
A tram conductor, named Patrick Smith was attacked at the Roselle depot last night. He was sandbagged and robbed of £10. The case at first…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1932
1,359 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 8 of 68
Electric Train Mishap Signal Electrician Suspended From Duty Sydney
It was learned to-day that a signal electrician has been suspended following the derailment of an electric passenger train at Strathfield on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Woman's Narrow Escape Fell Beneath a Train Sydney
Miss. Theresa May, a middle-aged woman, had a miraculous escape from death at Rockdale last night. She was attempting to board a moving train…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney Harbor Bridge Offers of Attractions at Opening Ceremony Sydney
The nude oult's offer of a nudist parade as part of the Sydney Bridge opening has been turned down by the celebration committee. They said it…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Leap Into the Seine Man Jumps From Bridge with Canoe on Shoulders (Special to "The Miner.") Paris. January 31
Thousands of people watched George Smyth a Canadian, leap 50ft. from a diving board affixed to the parapet of Pont de la Concorde into the cold…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney Tram Conductor Assaulted and Robbed Found Unconscious Sydney
Walter Loftus, a tram conductor, was the victim of a brutal assault and robbery at a late hour last night. The first knowledge, of the affair was when…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Silverton Tramway Traffic
The following shows the tonnage carried over the Silverton Tramway Company's lines for the week ending January 27, the tonnage for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N.S.W. Lottery Draw of Bridge Lottery Will [?] About Five Hours Sydney
Mr. W[?]ddon director of the New South Wales lotteries, announced to-day that he expected the drawing of the numbers in the Harbor Bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Premiers' Conference Mr. Lang Introduces His City Railway Scheme Other Members Hostile Melbourne, Tuesday Night
The Pra[?]rs' Conference to-day considered the public works programme of the various Governments for tge remainder of the current financial year…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Concrete Motor Way Proposal in Sydney Sydney
Dr. Bradfield addressing a meeting at Collaroy outlined a plan to build a concrete motor way from Milson's Point to Mona Vale thereby reducing the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →City Roads and Footpaths Are Being Repaired
A good deal of road and footpath work is at present being carried out by City Council workmen. The footpath in front of See Park Memorial…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Harbor Bridge Opening Day to Be Public Holiday in N.s.w. Schoolboy From Outback to Take Part in Ceremony
The Government has decided to proclaim Saturday, March l9 the date of the official opening of the Sydney Harber Bridge a public holiday throughout…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alleged Railway Robbers Chased by the Police Three Arrests Made Sydney
Eight shots were fired by the police after alleged thieves in a motor car at Sutherland early this morning. Railway Detective Norley hid on a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Lorry Capsizes One Killed and Six Injured Adelaide
A motor lorry bolted and turned over on a steep hill between Angaston and Sedsn yesterday afternoon through failing brakes and a blowout. Joyce…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires a "Practical Joke" Party of Motorists Have Narrow Escape Mount Gambler
A party of Mount Gambier men who spent the week end at the Glenelg River had an exciting time when a bush fire swept the scrub country…
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The goods train that usually leaves at 1 p.m. on Mondays for Parkes will leave next Monday at 10.30 a.m. owing to the departure of the special…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Run Down by a Train Fettler Fatally Injured Sydney
John Callaghan (55), a fettler, was working on the railway line near Macdonaldtown station early this morning when he was run down by a train…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motors From Other States Competing with Railways Action by Victorian Govt. Melbourne
With the object of protecting the railways against the competition of motor vehicles which carry passengers and goods foe hire from other St[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Harbor Bridge Lottery Draw First Prize of £20,000 to Queanbeyan Syndicate Sydney
A record crowd attended Her Majesty's Theatre to-day for the drawing of the Harlior Bridge lottery. Tremendous interest was evinced in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney City Railway Kirribilli Station Sydney
The controversy with regard to the decision of the railway authorities to name the station at the northern approach to the Harbor bridge Kirribilli…
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