Trams Smash Cars Man and Woman Killed SYDNEY
An unknown man and woman were killed and several others were injured this afternoon when a tram and motor lorry collided at Alexandria. The…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1936
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Of New [?] Men Suffer Hardships Work In Water On Sydney Railway Line
"The line in places was sunk to a depth of between two to three feet, and four sleepers had to be placed under the permanent way to bolster…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railways in Form Good Knock By K. Giffen
Although weakened by the absence of their star opening batsman, Colin Giffen, who injured himself at work early last week, Railway Town placed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Turkey Goes Ahead Railways And New Factories LONDON, December 28
Turkey is rapidly going ahead with plans for industrialisation. During the past month two new railways have been opened at a total cost of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Silverton Tramway Tonnage
The following shows the tonnage carried over the Silverton Tramway Company's line for the week ended January 15, (the figures for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cyclist Killed
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Ian Livingstone Ramsay (23), insurance agent, of Pennant Hills-road, Carlingford, was found by a motorist unconscious…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cars in Britain Increase
LONDON, January 22.—The annual report of the Road Fund for the year ended March, 1935, issued by the Ministry of Transport, shows that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Taxation For Local Roads Criticism of Government by Labor Aldermen
Trenchant criticism of the treatment meted out to the Broken Hill City Council by the New South Wales Government was made by several aldermen at the Council's meeting held last night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australian Bridge Players For Overseas
PERTH, Friday. — To select an Australian team of contract bridge players to tour abroad and play a series of matches against leading…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Surprise On Train Sleeping-car Shock
WHEN Customs officials at Jeuniont, on the French frontier, tapped on the door of a sleeping compartment in the Liege-Paris night express there was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railways Down Rechabites Hat Trick to Williams
Olds (14) and Griffiths (4) resumed for Rechabltes against Railway Towns at the Jubilee Oyal. With two down for 30, Rechabites required 221…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Cars Collide
Motor cars driven by Joseph Aldgate, of 574 Wolfram-street, and Fred Cameron Lower, came into collision at the corner of Sulphide and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Workers Wanted Preference Given To Returned Men
Preference to returned soldiers will be observed in the selection of five men for relief work under the jurisdiction of the Main Roads Board…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Repairs to Sydney Railway Line
Good progress is being made by workmen, in effecting repairs to the sections of the Sydney railway line damaged by washaways early in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Car Smash on Creek Road Court Proceedings Adjourned
Arising out of an accident on the Stephens Creek road on Saturday night when a lorry and a car collided, resulting in four people…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bank Clerk Killed Car Overturned On Country Road
MOUNT PLEASANT (S.A.), Tuesdays.—When the single-seater motor car he was driving overturned between Springton and Mount Pleasant…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Examinations
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The results of examinations conducted by the New South Wales Railway Institute during 1935 were issued to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Silverton Tramway Tonnage
The following shows the tonnage carried over the Silverton Tramway Company's line for the week ended January 22 (the figures for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Collision
NARACOORTE, Thursday.—When the Mount Gambler to Wolseley train took the wrong track in the Naracoorte railway station, it collided…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Special Train From Sydney
SYDNEY, Friday.—For the convenience of many far-west travellers who are going home, an additional train will leave Sydney for Broken…
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