Murder Charge Against Motor Driver
SYDNEY, Tuesday—In the Redfern Police Court to-day Frederick William Gray, motor driver, was charged with having on January 29…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1938
619 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 4 of 31
Big Test for Teams Railway Town and Wests in Struggle
ONE of the most important matches for the season in the Cricket League's A Grade competition will be between Wests and Railway Town on the No. 2 wicket at the Broken Hill Cricket Ground to-morrow…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"The Miner" Motor Section Topical Motoring Notes New Models Are Attractive Many New Devices
A variety of new gear-shifting devices, the first application of coil springs to the rear of a large production car, wide tendency to mount…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Judgment Required in Driving of New Motor Cars Differences Between Old Ones Upset Calculations
MOST motorists will find with strange cars that they cannot drive them with the same confidence that they did their old. ones. There are differences which upset their calculations. This,is particularly apparent with the latest machines, which differ so…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Train Hits Truck Man Killed At WINCHELSEA
Victor Herbert Meade (35), of Warrnambool was killed when a motor truck which he was drivine was struck by the engine of a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Uplift in Traffic State Railways Benefit
SINCE the introduction of the Silver City Comet to the Broken Hill line less than six months ago, providing five trains…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →South Road Open To Public Use
THE South-road, from Garnetstreet to the bottom of South Hill, is open to traffic. Penetretion on the last section was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£300 Car Burist Struck, Ditch In Road Loisg Walk for Ocllpam S
A car valuad at £300 was completely burnt about 11 o'clock laat night about 12 miles from Broken Hill oh the Mildura-road…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Talks Increasing Traffic Through Broken Hill
STEPS are being made to popularise rail travel between Adelaide and Sydney through Broken Hill,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aeroplane Mystery Unsolved DARWIN
No light has been thrown on the presence over Darwin in the last few days of unidentified aircraft…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Car Crashes Into Train Narrow Escapes BALLARAT
A remarkable escape from injury was experienced by five women when the motor car in which they, were travelling struck the Cressy, to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fight for Second Position Railway Townwests Match
THE fight fox second position in the A grade premiership points list of the Cricket League's competition is at a most interesting stage with Railway Town and Wests the chief contenders. Railway Town hold a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Silverton Tramway to Play Excelsior
A match will be played on the Ecelsior Ground on Sunday between the Silverton Tramway Cricket Club and the Excelsior Cricket Club,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Barrier Miner Friday, February 11, 1938. Improving Railway Facilities
THE superintendent of the Silverton Tramway Co. (Mr. T. C. Gun) must be commended for his initiative in. proposing a conference…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Topical Motoring, "The Miner" Motor, Section Overseas' Demeand For Australian Bodies
Growth of an overseas market for [?] open and closed motor bodies made in Australia is indicated-by an order now being fulfilled by General…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →'Ace' Motor Racer Dead Berndt Rosemeyer In Smash
THE cabled news that Berndt Rosemeyer, the idol of motor, racing enthusiasts in Europe, had been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Police Chase Motor Car Kalls Cyclist
Evidence was given at a Wolverhampton inquest on Josepn Mansneld (19), a Willenhall cinema attendant, that he was killed while cycling by a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →First Innings Win For Railway Town
FEATURES of the match between Wests and Railway Town on No. 2 wicket on Saturday were the splendid exhibitions of batting given by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Argent-St. Crash Sequel Motorist in Court Police Story Of Shop Damage
THERE was a sequel to the car crash in Argent-street on Friday evening when four plateglass windows in Peter Sampson's boot store were broken when the driver of the car—Albert Edward Cowan (61), compensation…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motorist Fined £25 In Court Car Smash Story Related To S.M. Damage to Shop
"I THINK every man who is under the influence of liquor and gets into a motor car to drive it in a public place is really a dangerous enemy to society," said the magistrate (Mr. R. Donaldson) in the Police Court…
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