Elston Gets Century Norths In Good Position Against Railways
Railway Town won the toss at the Western Oval to-day, but sent Norths in to bat. Freckleton and Elston opened and began well. Twenty-nine…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1938
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Decline in Railway Passenger Trade
SYDNEY, Saturday.—The Commonwealth Commissioner of Railways (Mr. Gahan) said today that as a result of the growing competition of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →94 Men Now in Work Road Programme
The additional 15 men engaged to-day on the City Council's loan programme work have taken the total to 94, which is still 76 less than the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Cyclist Found Unconscious
Found lying unconscious in Wilson-street on Saturday afternoon Reg Ward (25), of 160 Ryan-street, was taken to Hospital by a motorist. He…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Defence May Decide The Issue Railways in N. Australia Canberra
PREMATURE reports that proposals in the Payne report for new railways to open up valuable areas in North Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ajax—Pooley Bridge Is Favorite Double
Although weights for the Newmarket Handicap and Australian Cup will not be declared until next Tuesday, bookmakers in Melbourne have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Picnic Train Scheduled To Return
Although a large number of Zinc Corporation excursionists have returned by ordinary express trains from Adelaide since the first picnic…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Woman's 30ft. Fall From Bridge MELBOURNE
For more than two hours last night police searched the Yarra River, below Princes Bridge, for a woman who had fallen 30ft…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fireball Hits Road; Man Shelters Nearby
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Trailing a luminous blue flame as it shot earthward, a fireball struck the centre of Neerim-road, Murrumbeena, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Woman's Fall From Train Tragedy In W.A. PERTH
Having fainted and fallen from the front platform of a carriage, a young woman was killed in the darkness by the Kalgoorlie express near…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Delay in Progress Programme Of Road Work
COUNCIL'S dissatisfaction with the progress that had been made with the loan programme work was discussed at a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"The Miner's" Sporting Section Interstate Racing Guides to Form: League Cricket Railway Town May Be Beaten Keen Tussles In Cricket Games
RAILWAY TOWN, who until the last series of matches were at the top of the Cricket League's A Grade premiership points' competition, are in danger of suffering their second successive defeat and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"The Miner" Motor Section Topical Motoring Notes "Thurderbolt" Has Bean Dismant[?]ed
According to cabled news from London, Capt. Geo. Eyston has already dismantled the "Thunderbolt," with which, a few weeks back, he…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Many Return by Express Picnic Train Due To-morrow
Another large crowd returned from Adelaide by train this morning. Many of them were excursionists returning from holidays. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →357 Return by Train Holidaymakers Are Nearly All Back
The last of the mines' picnic trains arrived in Broken Hill from Adelaide this morning with 357 passengers. It was the second Zinc Corporation…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ice Wrecks Bridge Steel Arch Buckles In Centre MONTREAL, January 27
An ice jam has swept away Niagara Falls view bridge which links Canada with America. The ice pack reached a height of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Town's Second Successive Defeat
RAILWAY TOWN suffered their second successive defeat, and third for the season, when Norths recorded a first inning's win against them at the Western Oval on Saturday. Fate was agninst them, R. Power,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bus and Motor Car in Collision
It was reported to the police this afternoon by James Lennox, of 237 McCulloch-street, that while he was driving a Murton-street bus south…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Comments OF Readers Our Disgraceful Roads
To the Editor, Six— The accident last evening in Micastreet, when an unfortunate citizen had a leg broken, is a direct result or…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Dead on Road Head-On Collision SEYMOUR
Two members of the militia forces, one of whom was dead and the other seriously injured, were found lying on the side of the road half a mile…
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