Drunken Motor Driver Fined £15 & License Cancelled
A fine of £15 and his motor license ordered to be suspended for months was the penalty imposed Archibald William Ritchie (32), in the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1931
682 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 35
Electrocrted Power House Fatality Attendant Falls on Motor
Just about wood on Thursday William Edward Robinson, an attendant at the Deniliquin electric power house, was electrocuted when he slipped and fell…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Culcairn Motor Smash Coroner Runs Into Waggon
Whilst returning to his home by car from the inquest into the death of Ernest Vale at Culcairn, the coroner, Mr. W. W. Graham, had a lucky escape…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →Railway Pay Stolen £170 Taken From Safe
As a consequence of a mysterious robbery which occurred at Newport (Vic.) electric power house, controlled by the Railway Commissioners, on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Car Overturns Accident Near Wagga
As the result of an accident which occurred on the Mangoplah road yesterday, 1.6 miles from Wagga, Mrs. William Morgan, of Narandera, was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Cycle Races Thrills on the Cindee Track Rain Mars Sports
At the Albury Showgrounds on Boxing Day an interesting dirt track motor cycle meeting was hold. Very inclement weather, however, marred…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Gymkhana Traders Raise £30
As a result of a motor gymkhana, which was held on the Albury Showgrounds on Saturday, the Albury District Hospital will benefit to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →To Prevent Railway Accidents
During the last few days some of the chiefs of the British railways have visited a laboratory in the West End of London to inspect one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Motors Transportation Ideas Five Centuries Old
It is somewhat surprising to find that the idea of transportation in self-propelled vehicles over ordinary roads is at least five centuries old, and that…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →What Is Railway Creep?
When a railway train moves us forward on the line it also moves the [] forward. It is what the railway engineer calls "creep."…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Original Correspondence the Taxing of Motor Vehicles. To the Editor, "Riverine Grazier."
Sir,—Your readers will no doubt remember that some weeks ago some sections of the Sydney press gave prominence to a rumoured intention…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Guard Pulled Off Tram. Sydney, Friday Noon
While a tram was passing through Kogarah, last night, a man sprang from the shadow, pulled the tram conductor, George Junk, from the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Girl Tramps 400 Miles Spent Christmas Day on Road
Deciding to leave a email touring company at Walcha, a Brisbane girl then commenced a long tramp of 400 miles back to her home, and arrived…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mixed Train Derailed. Near Queanbeyan. SYDNEY, Monday Night
Two carriages, a brake-van, and several trucks of a mixed train, from Goulburn to Canberra, were derailed near Queanbeyan, this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway Report
NONE of the reports or the public utilities, which are now being made, are satisfactory from the financial viewpoint, and the annual resume of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railwaymen and 44 Hours. a Request to Mr. Lang. SYDNEY, Tuesday Noon
About 21,000 railwaymen, working under Federal awards, which prescribed a 48-hour week, will revert to 44-hours and lose tour hours pay, if the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Motor Accident. Near Nowra. SYDNEY
When a motor car overturned on the Prince's Highway, near Nowra, yesterday, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Mildren were killed and their son, aged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Woman Found on Railway In Critical Condition. SYDNEY, Tuesday Noon
Mrs. C. Pitts (46), was found on the railway line near Mt. Colah, last night suffering from a fractured skull and severely fractured left arm. She…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australian Made Motor Cars
The Australian Made Motor Car and Aeroplane Co. Ltd. has purchased 4000 acres of land between St. Mary's and Penrith as a factory and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motoring Revolutionised
English critics are of the opinion that the now £100 baby car from the Morris works will revolutionise motoring. Its top speed is 55 miles…
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