Sixteen Injured in Tram Smash. Sydney
Sixteen persons, including a tram driver, were injured last night when a Birchgrove-bound tram crashed into the side of empty goods trucks…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1939
1,185 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 2 of 60
Motor Tour Around Australia
Mr. Lyle Wedlock, of Frederickton, and Mr. William Townsend, of Melbourne, intend leaving Frederickton on the 23rd instant on a motor tour…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Testing of Roads
Impact of vehicles, abrasions of tyres and weather conditions are the main causes of road wear, says the annual report of the British Road…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tuncurry Road Fatality Coroner's Inquest
At the Taree Court House on Wednesday the Coroner, Mr. P. H. C. Flett, conducted an inquest concerning Mrs. Myrtle Keech, of Wingham, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Drive for Road Safety
The appalling death toll of the road during the Christmas and New Year holidays has caused an awakening of public interest in the need for making…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Reducing Road Accidents. Duty of Citizens
Residents of provincial and rural areas are being appealed to this year by the Road Safely Council to cooperate in the task of reducing the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Rule of Road in Europe
On and after May 1, 1939, Czecho-Slovak traffic must keep to the right instead of to the left. The only European countries now adhering to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tram Smash Collision with Railway Truck Sydney
Sixteen persons, including the tram driver, were injured last night when a Birchgrove bound tram crashed into the side of an empty goods truck which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →More Railway Excursions This Month
For the convenience of those who were unable to take advantage of the excursion trains run in connection with the Christmas and New Year…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Belgian Motorist Honoured
The National Trophy of Sports Merit—Belgium's sporting award—has been made to M. Hubert Carton de Wiart, for motoring from one end of South…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor World. New and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Vehicles for German Army
German motor manufactures are expected to devote themselves increasingly to the supply of military vehicles, even to the extent of ceasing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Free Railway Passes for Show Judges. Assistance Sought
The granting of free railway passes to judges at agricultural shows is being sought by the United Pure-bred Dairy Cattle Breeders' Association of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motoring. Obscured Number Plates
It has been brought under the notice of the Royal Automobile Club of Australia that many motorists have been fined for misplaced or obscured…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bulgaria Builds Motor Roads
Great efforts are being made to extend motoring in Bulgaria by building a network of new roads. At present there are only 4500 motor vehicles in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Crescent Head Road Improvements
Mr. H. E. May, Hon. Secretary of the Crescent Head Reserve Trustees, has received a letter from Hon. L. O. Martin, Minister for Justice,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train Services. North Coast Line. Alterations
The following alterations in the North Coast Line train services look effect from Sunday last, 15th January: ARRIVING WINGHAM SUNDAYS…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Wanted. Ellenboro' Falls To Oxley Highway
"Country Life"—"the paper with a political pull," declared a friend of the paper, introducing one of its representatives at Wingham, to that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fell Off Bridge in Dark Popular Young Belmore Man Drowned
On Monday night Mr. Terrance Scott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Scott, of Upper Belmore River, was at the residence of Mr. Eliza…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lines Buckled. Effect Of Heat On Railway
Due to the excessive heat, railway lines between Awaba and Dora Creek buckled on Wednesday. The buckling, which occurred in several places…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Notes. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Reconstructed Bridges Opened
Several new bridges in the Newcastle district which have been undergoing construction for some time were recently opened to traffic,…
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