Arrested on Train. Young Woman Charged
Charged with stealing £5 on the Victoria Park racecourse in Adelaide, a young woman, who was to appear on trial there yesterday, was arrested at…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1926
4,039 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 60 of 202
Damage to Roads. by Flood Water. Cessnock
The roads have suffered owing to the extensive rains, says Mr. Lindsay Cessnock shire engineer. The low level bridges…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Killed at Rosehill. Run Over by Train
Mr. John R. De Costa, a widower, who lived at Edgecliff, was run over and killed by a train at Rosehill platform o Monday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Road Construction Policy. Reply to Comment
Following on comment in some quarters concerning the policy of road construction followed by the Main Roads Hoard, the Council of !the "National'…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fall of Stone. Road Layer Severely Injured
A rood layer, named P. J. Connolly, employed at Lambton B pit, was caught by a fall of stone on Wednesday. His right arm and right…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Bus Problem. Willing to Buy State Tramways
Giving evidence before South Australian parliamentary Committee, which is inquiring into the motor bus problem. Chas, Ludowici…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Narrow Escape. Electing Cable on Railway Line
A motorist passing over the level crossing near Oakleigh (Vic.) station had a narrow esca[?] from injury, when due of the overhead wires…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Tramway Electrification
Mr. W. F. O'Hoarn, M.L.A., yesterday had a lengthy interview with the Minister for Railways (Mr. Flannery) in connection with the electrification…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Notes. Weekly Notes. What Is Yo[?] Car Worth?
One of the points on which the buyer and seller find it hardest to reach agreement concerns the price to be paid for the used car which…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Narrow Escape. Motorist's Thrilling Experience
Shortly sifter. 7 o'clock on 21st ult., whon a Roods train was about to leave the Muswellbrook station and proceed northwards, a motor…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Kogarah Tram Smash
The Sydney Coroner opened an inquiry into the sensational steam tram smash at Kogarah on April 1, which resulted in the death of Leslie…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Serious Collision. Motor Cyclists Injured
Two young men—Fred. Parrish, of Gerringong, and W. Bissett, of Broughton—were travelling in opposite directions on the Gerringon-Berry…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Eleven Killed. Level Crossing Smashes. Trains Hit Motors
When an electric train and a motor vehicle collided at Borpnia, in Victoria, on Monday night, nine persons were killed and 12 injured. Two were killed and three injured in a collision at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Heavy Fine. Drunk in Chapge of Motor Car
A fine of £100 was imposed at Auckland on a young married returned soldier for being intoxicated while in charge of a motor car, in Queen…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Both Legs Broken. Car Strikes Motor and Side Car
A car, driven by Mr. Wrench, general manager in Australia for the Ford Motor Company, in Melbourne, struck a motor cycle, driven by Keith Johns…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Motor Racer Killed. Car Overturns on Track. London, April 25
At Cerdas. Sicily, the classic European motor race for the Targa Shield was marked by a fatality. In the first lap, a Delage car…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Drunken Motorists. Menace to Community. Two Drivers Fined
Edward Joseph Bath, aged 34, at the Central Police Court was charged with driving a cup in Oxford-street, Sydney, while under the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Country Conditions. Railway Commissioners' Tour
Railway Commissioners returned to Sydney 23rd ult, from their annual tour of inspection of portion of the southern railway system. They…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Woman Injured. Motor Crashes Into Post. Sydney
Peart Lambert, of Newtown; was injured when a motor car. driven by Bertie Hockey, 20, crashed into a post at Alexandria last night…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Dizzy Speed. World's Motor Record Broken. London', April 27
At Pendvne Sands. J. Parry-Thomas, driving a car fitted with a much-modified Liberty engine, broke the world's record for a kilometre at…
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