Brave Action Aeroplane Ablaze French Honour Paris, Dec. 31
Adjutant dc Frayssinet, the 28-year-old pilot, was awarded the Legion of Honour in exceptional circumstances. He…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1932
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FINED £10 Unlicensed Motor Van
John W. Chalmers, of Waverley, was charged at the Water Police Court Sydney, under the State Transport (Co-ordination) Act, 1931, with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motorist Killed Cranked Car in Gear
Charles M. Griffeth, 14, President of Mornington (Vic.) Shire, was killed by his car when, he cranked it in goar…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Railway Many Travellers
West Maitland Railway Station was again besieged to-day by a host of holiday-makers all bent on starting tho now year in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Weekly Tickets Railway Raid Alleged Abuses
Alleging doubling on weekly tickets in use on the railway between Newcastle and Cessnock, resulted in the authorities making a raid which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Off the Road Lorry Comes to Grief WOLLONGONG
A motor lorry crashed over the side of Cliff-road, Wollongong, yesterday afternoon, and fall about 10 feet. The accident was due to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Silly Season" Hoaxing Motorists
The Billy season, seems to be in full swing in a number of location some of the principal roads loading from Sydney, according to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Increase New Year's Day Traffic Trams—trains Sydney
Since the suspension of 'bus services in the city, a notable increase has resulted in the tram and train traffic. Yesterday's traffic showed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Busy Yesterday's Figures
Takings at the West Maitland Railway Station for yesterday, amounted to about £17 more than New Year's Day, 1931—£120 against…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →News in Brief Railway Sleepers
Mr. O'Hearn, M.L.A., has placed before the Railway Commissioners the advisability of sleeper requirements for the north being taken…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Toll of Motor One Man Drowned Two Others Killed Sydney
When a motor car crashed through the railings of a bridge near Taupiri. (.New Zealand), four occupants were pinned under wafer. Three…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatal Smash In Motorcycle Race Three Involved
Crashing into the top of the Motordrome track at a speed of over 80 miles an hour on Saturday night, John Wassall, a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hints for Motorists Care of Engine Valves an Appeal to Tourists
Although the valves of the engine will give many years service if they are properly looked utter, a day may come when one or more of them is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Injured in Motor Accident
Mr Gorden Spinks, a former resident of Singleton, received internal injuries and shock as a result of a motor car accident at Woolomin, near Tamworth,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bridge Celebrations
The large number of inquiries concerning the Sydney Harbour Bridge which are reaching, the celebrations committee from near and far denote…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Off Line Goods Train SYDNEY
Twenty leaded coal hoppers of a freight train for the Were deralled on the goods line at Chu[?]lera about 5 o'clock this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Never in a Train. Lived 70 Years in one Town
Mrs. Sarah Hazel, who died at Merriwa on New Year's Eve at the age of 87 years, put up two records which we believe cannot be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Denman Motor Fatality. Inquest To-day
The District Coroner, Mr. R. M. Woodruff, J.P., conducted an inquest at Denman this afternoon into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sad Christmas & New Year Four Fatalities at Denman. Two Girls Drowned. Mother and Son Killed in Motor Smash
The hand of Tragedy has weighed heavily on Denman during the past few weeks. Christmas Day lost its cheerfulness when two girls were drowned in the river close to the township, and on Saturday last the advent of the New Year brought in one of the most…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motoring Fatalities. Mother and Son Killed. Tragic Fate of New Settlers
As a result of a motor smash on the Baerami road near Denman, on Saturday morning last, two persons lost their lives, and three…
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