The Motor Traffic Act
Several amendments of the Motor Traffic Act will come into force on April 1. In future all motor vehicles, whether licensed by municipalities or shires, must be registered by…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1915
1,232 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 20 of 62
Impaled on a Shaft. Tram Driver's Action
An inquest concerning the death of Thomas Wearing, 42 years of age, clerk, who was a passenger on a tram in Crown-street, Surry Hills, about 8.30 on March 16, when the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Unification of Railways. Spending Money for a Sentiment
Mr. Griffith, late Minister for Public Works during his tenure of office, gave a great deal of consideration to the subject of the unification of the railway gauges…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Good Roads Association
The Millions Club has awakened [?] lively interest in this in many parts of the State, but what about this district? The motor man with the light…
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The public are notified in this issue by the Chief Engineer for Public Works that the Clarence Town bridge will be closed against traffic during repairs from April 6…
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The secretary of the Homeville and Telarah Progress Association (Mr. R. C. Beatty) has received an official communication from the Secretary of Railways with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Mishap
All engine and brake van, while shunting at the local railway station on Wednesday evening, left the rails near the eastern end of the platform, blocking the line leadiag to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Manly Motor Fatality. Journalist Killed
A motor accident, unfortunately attended with loss of life to one passenger and injuries to others, occurred on Sunday afternoon, at a quarter to 4, on the Sydney-road,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Impaled on a Shaft. Tram Driver's Action
An inquest concerning the death of Thomas Wearing, 42 years of age, clerk, who was a passenger on a train in Crown-street, Surry Hills, about 8.30 on March 16. when the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motoring Fatalities. Two Men Killed
Two sensational accidents, which have resulted fatally, occurred on Friday in Melbourne. A motorist, John G. Guest, of Glencig…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Rhine. German Bridge-builders Busy. Basle, April 4
It is reported that the Germans are hastily building many additional bridges along the Rhine at close intervals…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Church-street Railway Station
The Island platform at Church-street railway station is now nearly completed, but there are no signs of a commencement being made with the erection of the new…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway and Tramway Troubles
Legal action is likely to be taken by the various railway and tramway service unions to test the ruling given by the Chief Commissioner in reversing the decision of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motoring Fatality. Councillor's Death
A motor car accident happened on the Minyip-Rupanyup (Vic.) road on Sunday evening, as a result of which Councillor John Turiff, of Karkarook Shire, and manager at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Cycling. 100 Miles Race
The Sydney Motor Cycle Club concluded its annual carnival at Goulburn on Monday in glorious weather. There was a large gathering at the start, and crowds watched…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sydney Harbour Bridge. Project Under Consideration
State Ministers have not lost sight of the project to construct a bridge across Sydney Harbour, Estimates have been prepared and submitted to Mr. Cann, the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →News by Wire. Knocked Down by Tram. Sydney
About [?] last night Joseph Lee (27), a private of the 5th Regiment reinforcements, was knocked down by a tram in King-street, between George and York…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Collision. Driver's Narrow Escape
An end-on collision between two cattle trains occurred at Drillham (Q.) on Wednesday. Both trains were eastward bound. The first train was standing at Drillham…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lewisham Railway Fatality. Young Girl's Suicide
The recent railway fatality near Lewisham station, when Eleanor May Smith, aged 18, was run down and cut to pieces, formed the subject of an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Roads
Two or three days' ruin, or even less, is now sufficient to put many of the principal streets in the municipality in a deplorable condition. Thin week it was a sight to see…
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