Road Accidents. Who Is Responsible?
In the Local Government column in the "Sydney Morning Herald" the question of road accidents is deal with in a comprehensive…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1938
2,371 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 119
Road Damage Rain on North Coast
The exceptionally heavy rain on the north coast has caused considerable damage to roads, reports the N.R.M.A. touring department…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →North Rotrbury Road. Refixing of Level
At last Tuesday night's meeting of the Kearaley Shire Council, the engineer (Mr. J. F. Shine) reported as follows in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Car Leaves Road Crashed Through Two Fences
A car driven by Mr. J. Youll, Solicitor, of Newcastle, left the roadway and crashed through two fences before coming to a standstill about 10…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Glass Train to Tour Britain Designed by Lancashire Firm
The first all-glass train designed by a Lancashire firm, which seeks to show the use of glass as a decorative medium, has started its 2000 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Jay Walking on Coalfield Roads Council's Move to Have Practice Stopped
At last Tuesday night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council the traffic inspector (Mr. G. Walters) submitted a report dealing with the practice of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Travelling Stock and Motor Traffic
The Chief Veterinary Surgeon asked the Board to indicate the position in this P.P. District as regards stock travelling along public roads where…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →To Be Rebuilt. Muswellbrook-sandy Hollow Railway. Ready for Cross-country Traffic
In connection with the construction of the new railway between Sandy Hollow and Mary Vale, about 125 miles, the Commissioner for Railways…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motorist's Tragic End
Henry William Fittler (75) died at the wheel of his car in Douglas-street, Armidale, and the car then veered from one…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Friendly Road
The Ploughman Poet: Everyone who hails from the land of the Tweed, and many who do not, will have joined in spirit with…
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Stanley Wild, 54, of Darley-road, Manly, was found lying on the side of the railway line near Glenbrook by a fettler. His skull and collarbones…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tar From Roads Effect on Water Supplies
The extensive tarring of roads in U.S.A. has caused the drinking water of many cities to take on objectionable tasted. It appears that road tar…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Finds Faults Curious Road Machine
In America road constructors use a curious machine which looks like a primitive cycle-car and "smells out" all bumps and hollows, and indicates them by…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Shocking Injuries Fell Under Train AUCKLAND
Mrs. Emily Dutch, 56, slipped and fell under the wheels of the Rotorua express when it was pulling out of Auckland station. She suffered shocking injuries, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Toll Victorian Car Accidents MELBOURNE
Despite the introduction of a new traffic code to minimise traffic accidents, 311 persons died in Melbourne last year from injuries received in motor accidents…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MANSLAUGHTER Motorist for Trial SYDNEY
The Hornsby District Coroner, Mr. Williams, committed Roy Vincent Stedel, 28, a commercial traveller, for trial on a charge of the manslaughter of Iris…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Through Wall Runaway Motor Lorry Amazing Escapes Sydney
A remarkable escape from death was experienced to-day by three children when a lorry, on which they were sitting, ran down Ocean-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Wonderful Railway
Now that the mighty Trans-Siberian Railway has been completed, we know that it has proved to be the most expensive ever built. The first single…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor World a Boom Year Australian Auto Industry Sales of New Cars
The Australian automobile industry in 1937 had its best year since the peak sales of 1928 and 1929, according to figures issued by the Dunlop Perdriau Rubber Co. All told, sales of new cars for the 12 months ended December 31 last,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Basic Cause Motor Car Slump U.S.A. TRADE
Two weeks ago it was cabled from America that President Roosevelt had conferred with the leaders of that country's huge…
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