Motor Traffic Growing Registrations Increase Sydney
This stale now has one motor vehicle for every 8.8 persons, and one person in every six is a licensed driver. Big increases were recorded…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1938
2,371 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 119
Week-end Accidents Toll of the Road Sydney
At the week-end a number of motor accidents caused several deaths, while many people were injured…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Noise on Railways London, January 9
The London Passenger Transport Board has placed a contract worth £15,000 with a London firm for the supply of noise-reducing asbestos…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Injured Motor Cycle Mishaps GOSFORD
Motor-cycle accidents at the weekend resulted in two people being admitted to hospital. When his cycle crashed near Calga,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motorists' Position Under New Act Automatic Disqualification
Many motorists did not seem to realise their position under the amended Traffic Act, said a traffic official on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Municipal Motor Camp Proves Popular
The motor camp established next to the municipal baths, in Gowriestreet, by the Council for the convenience of tourists, proved markedly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Statistics at Singleton Comparison for December. 1936 and 1937
Following are details of business transacted at Singleton Railway Station during December 1936 and 1937: —1936.—Tickets issued 2560,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Vehicle for Every 8.8 Persons Increasing Registrations
New South Wales now has one motor-vehicle for every 8.8 persons, and one person in every six is a licensed driver. Big…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Main Road. Upwards of 150 Men to Continue
With the new year 1938 it is understood that the work of improving the main road is to be continued with a reduced number of men. But…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Workers and Celebrations. Union Secretary's Comments. Sydney
Mr. Lloyd Ross, secretary of the Australian Railways' Union, commenting on the decision of the Railways Commissioners to review…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Headless Body. Found on Railway Line. Sydney
The headless body of a young man was found beside the railway line at Villawood, near Liverpol, with the head lying some distance…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tests for Motorists
THE decision of the traffic authorities against the scheme for instituting a system of periodic tests for motorists in order to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Under Influence Motor Cyclist Fined Licence Suspended
In the West Maitland Police Court to-day, before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., Allan Richard Miler (25), was charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →OVERTAKING Warning to Motorists SYDNEY
The Transport Department states that a number of complaints have been made with respect to the practice of some drivers who fail to keep to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Act Driver Disqualified
The first case in Wagga under the new Motor Transport Act was heard in the police court to-day, when the police magistrate, Mr. Harris, fined…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Australian Motorists' Petrol Co. Ltd. Official Opening
This newly formed Australian Oil Company opened their plant for business on Saturday, 18th December, The Hon. B. S. B. Stevens, Premier of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Accident
On a fishing excursion to Monkerai during the week-end a Ford utility truck driven by Douglas Shearman overturned. Messrs "Mac" Lloyd and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor-minded Increasing Registrations
New South Wales now has one motor-vehicle for every 8.8 persons, and one person in every six is a licensed driver. Big increases were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District Coroner Holds Inquest After Delay of Almost Twelve Months Death of Tamworth Hairdresser in Car Smash at the Aberdeen Level Crossing. Well Known Tamworth Musician Driver of Car. Coroner Makes Caustic Remarks About the Delay of Commissioner of Road Transport. Failure to Have Warning Notices Erected at Bad Crossing
Mr. W. T. Seaward District Coroner, opened the inquest touching the death of Joyce Margaret Stephens, 23, hairdresser of Tamworth, who was killed when a car being driven by Herold John Brunell, musician,\of Tamworth, crashed into a telephone post at the Aberdeen railway level crossing during the early hours of the morning of 31st January, 1937.Miss Stephens was killed almost immediately from terrible injuries received in the crash…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Groom Fined Obstruction on Road Mob of Horses
At the East Maitland Police Court to-day before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, John Bowling, of Bellbird, was charged that on October 15,…
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