Council Road Works Will Be Delayed Because Of Plant
ALTHOUGH plans and specifications have been drawn up and approved by Council, a start on the works planned for Oxide-street and…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1938
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A Testimonial to Mr. Marmott for a Remarkable Cure—! 77 Ryan-st., Railway Town, Broken Hill, 25th February, 1938. Dear Mr. Marmott,—
This letter is to convey to you the deepest appreciation of the husband and family for the restoration to normal health, of a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Luxury Train In Smash Silver City Comet Hits Motor Lorry Man's Fortunate Escape
THE Silver City Comet, the New South Wales railway's Diesel-engined luxury train, figured in a collision with a motor lorry at one of the British mine crossings this morning a few minutes after it pulled out from the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Testimonial to Mr. Marmott for a Remarkable Cure—! 77 Ryan-st., Railway Town, Broken Hill, 25th February, 1938. Dear Mr. Marmott,—
This letter is to convey to you the deepest appreciation of the husband and family for the restoration to normal health, of a…
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"'THE hold-up is unavoidable. If we started on the jobs now we would double the expense incurred," explained the city engineer (Mr. R…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →65 Killed in Train Smash
BUCHAREST, February 28.— Sixty-five passengers were killed and 20 seriously injured to-day when a streamlined express crashed into…
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ALBURY, Wednesday.—The Albury police received information that a man armed with a tomahawk was attempting to hold up cars on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Silverton Tramway Tonnage
Tonnage carried over the Silverton Tramway Co.'s line for the week ended February 23 is given below with a comparison of the previous…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →World's Largest Truck For Local Motor Firm
Probably the largest truck of its kind in the world, a Leyland diesel engined sheep-carrying unit, was built recently at John…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"The Miner" Motor Section Topical Motoring Past Criticisms Rise To Future Dreams Cities Will Have to Be Rebuilt
PERHAPS it's a Utopia, but the criticisms of the past give rise to the dreams of the future. The analysis of to-day's traffic problems and the methods that have been adopted to lessen them all indicate our cities will have to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Level Crossing Smash Lucky Escape Of Motorists SYDNEY
TWO young men were slightly injured and three others had remarkable escapes late last night when a motor car crashed into a…
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IT DOESN'T PAY to forget where you left your car in an American car park. This little group belongs to a few people who looked in to see the National Air Races at Cleveland, Ohio…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Skilful Landing at Aerodrome by Ansett Pilot
AN amazing exhibition of skilful flying was given by Mr. J. Nevill-Jackson at the controls of Ansett Airways' Lockheed Electra 'plane on Saturday night. In pitch darkness and without flares to guide him the pilot…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Better Roads and Water Supply Mr. W. S. Robinson Tells of Our Needs at the Zinc Picnic
CONSIDERING the financial evenue received from this district and its wealth the New South Wales Government had not treated Broken Hill fairly the managing director of the Zinc Corporation (Mr. W. S. Robinson)…
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Four persons had lucky escapes from serious injury when the car in which they were travelling overturned on the Silverton road last night. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →News In Brief Motor Cyclist Killed
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—James Stewart (35) was fatally injured when his motor cycle collided with a coal train at the Clyde-street level…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Town Women's Cricket Club
A general, meeting of the Railway Town Women's Cricket Club was held at the secretary's residence, when several important matters were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →'The Road Back' Will Feature AT Johnson's
INTENSELY humna, powerfully dramatic, a skilful blending of comedy, pathos, suspense, is Universal's "The Road Back," which opens…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Brawlers Fall In Front Of Goods Train MELBOURNE
During a brawl on the Richmond railway station two of the combatants fell between the platform in the path of an oncoming goods train, but they…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Jack Sly Retires From Tramway
AT the completion of more than 42 years, with the Silverton Tramway Co., Mr., Jack Sly has retired from the services of the…
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