Struck by Tram Woman Killed
While crossing High-street, Kew, Vic. Mrs. J. Newry, about 60, of Derby-street, Kew, was struck by a tram, and killed instantly…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1931
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Helpful Motor Hints The Instrument Board Uneven Wearing of Tyres
The various unite for the instrument board have many more useful purposes than are at first sight apparent to the layman. Perhaps the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Bad Smash Tram—Milk Lorry Four Hurt Sydney
About midnight a Dulwich Hill tram crashed into a milk lorry at the corner of New Canterbury Road and Union Street,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Goods Disappear Railway Complains Six Months' Gaol
At the West Maitland Police Court on Monday, railway detective William David Douglas, deplored the quantity of goods…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →House Damaged By Motor Lorry Dashed Down Hill
When an uncontrolled motor lorry dashed down a hill and crashed into the wall, the front portion of a house in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Taxes Pay By Instalments
The National Road and Motorists' Association has forwarded a letter to each member of the State Parliament setting out the case for payment of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Train Scaling Said Was Policeman Man Fined Newcastle
Representing himself as a police constable, a man boarded a Newcastle-bound train at Sydney just as it leaving the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hints for Motorists Self-starter Troubles Lubricating the Steering
It is seldom that the self-starter gives trouble save when the battery has became almost exhausted, but there are a few mechanical ills to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Swept by Terrific Storm Streets Flooded Trams Blocked Parts Submerged Newcastle
A terrific rainstorm, which was accompanied by lightning and heavy thunder, broke over the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train Smash Bridge Collapsed Fifteen Killed Hongong, April 20
A serious accident occurred to-day on the railway 15 miles from hero. Following rain, a bridge collapsed and four coaches fell into the river…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Courtesy
The N.R.M.A. is receiving many thankful letter from members recounting instances of courtesy on the roads at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Held From Train Worse than Sydney
"It is all very ridiculous, and a great waste of everybody's time," said Mr. Fry, the magistrate, at Bow-st, Police Court,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lorry-hits Tram Trust Sues Owner £7/17/ Awarded Newcastle
When a motor lorry, owned by Sydney, Rooves, and driven by Cocil Coombes, collided with a tram at Islington on December 1, it did a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Numbers Calculated to Deceive" Charge Against Motorist
"I would like you to take a lenient view of my case," said [?] Sargent when pleading guilty, at Cessnock Court to-day, with driving…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Toll Bridge Newcastle-Stockton NEWCATLE, Wednesday
At Stockton Council mooting last night, the Mayor (Aid. H. Soper) suggested that work should be started on a bridgo across Fort Hunter,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Cycling German RecordS VIENNA, April 20
A Gorman, Henno, established motor cycle world records for the 500 [?]machines by attaining a spood of 204,48 kilometres an hour, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Roads Damaged
The flood damage done to roads at Cessnock this morning was estimated to be between £600 and £700…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Train Services
There was no cessation in the Maitland-Newcastle and coalfields train services, and the ordinary services operated to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bridge Damaged Hinton District Gresford
The middle span of the Camyr-Allyn Bridge was carried away last night just after dark. The bridge is an old wooden The Paterson River rose quickly during the night, and at Hinton Bridge this morning the gauge showed 18ft. 9in. It was rising slowly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Deisel Engine Used in Aeroplane Lower Costs Berlin, April 22
An important stage in air evolution transport was reached when a June the Fourth aeroplane, driven by a heavy oil motor, was tried out…
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