Skull Fractured Found on Road
John Roberts, believed to have been the victim of a hit-and-run motorist, was found unconscious on the tramline in Hamilton road, Brisbane. His…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1929
3,969 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 51 of 199
Main Roads. Policy of the Board. Mr. O'hearn's Protest
Speaking in the Legislative Assembly on the Main Roads Amendment Bill. Mr. O'Hearn said: I support the remarks of hon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Man Killed. Three Others Injured. Stolen Car Crashes Into Bridge
A man was killed, and three others injured, when a Sedan motor car crashed with terrific force into the brick coping of a bridge across…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →To Cease Kearsley Main Road Work. Council's Financial Position
Because of its attenuated financial position, Kearsley Council has decided to cease all main road work in the 1928 programme,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Two Killed. Victorian Motor Fatalities
A young man named Andrew Carnie, of Victoria-street, Coburg, Victoria, was thrown from his motor cycle in a collision with a motor car…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Youthful Motor Drivers
The Victorian Government intends to introduce a bill to amend the Motor-car Act, containing provisions dealing with child drivers. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Victorian Labour Railway Men's Threat
Serious trouble has occurred in the Victorian Labour party owing to the Railway Union urging its members to vote against 12 retiring Labour…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Pulverised Coal Victorian Railways
The Minister for Railways, Mr. Groves, will visit the Government Coalmines at Wonthaggi to inquire further concerning the possibilities…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Porter Hurt
James Doherty, aged 19 years, a porter, employed by the Railway Department, and living in Maitland-road, Sandgate, had a talk on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Tragedy Reigns. People Trampled to Death. Paris, March 24
Tragedy marked the scenes at the Are do Triomphe late this afternoon, where hundreds of thousands passed the bier…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Motor Notes. Restoring Efficiency of Automobile Tyre Pumps
After an automobile tyre pump has been in use for some time it loses some of its power, and requires, several times the number of strokes of…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →New Railways. Government Proposals. in Country Interests
While on the one hand the Sydney evening press condemns the Bavin-Buttenshaw Government for 'profligate spending' in authorising what…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Motor Fatalities Man Killed. Knocked Down in Sydney
While crossing Park-street, between Elizabeth-street and College-street, Sydney, on Saturday night, Michael Ryan, 65 years of age, was knocked…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Four Injured Motor Lorry Strikes' Standard
Four persons—two men and two women—were, injured when a large motor lorry struck an electric light standard at Daceyville on 23rd inst…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bonus System. in Victorian Railway Workshops. Melbourne
The ban imposed by the Labour Ministry on the bonus and butty gang system in Newport and other railway workshops is to be removed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Eight Injured. Trams in Collision. Rozelle Accident
Eight persons were injured, most of them only slightly, when two trams came into collision in Weston-road, near the White Bay…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Search Aeroplane. Sydney
A telegram received in Sydney this morning indicates that it is believed in Wyndham no harm has been done, to the Southern Cross. A search…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Train Speeds an Unexplained Inertia
Giant locomotives are now common enough on our railways to be observed without comment. They are so numerous that, for the first…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bridge Collapse. Crowd Tipped Into River. London, March 31
A remarkable accident occurred at Cotherstone, where the r[?]es of the Tees River suspension bridge snapped, when crowds were crossing…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Four Injured. Motor, Car Strikes Embankment
A motor car, driven, by W. Read, 18, collided with a car near the Serpentine (W.A.), on the Perth-Bunbury road, struck the embankment,…
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