Another Motor Fatality. Mosman Resident Killed. SYDNEY
When a motor car overturned, eight miles from Parramatta, last night, Harry Parkin (45), a resident of Mosman was killed. Five others were…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1934
1,361 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 69
Arbitration Claim. By Railway Management. SYDNEY
The service of copies of a new log by the Railway Commissioners to transport workers is now taking place. It is said that they number…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Not Quick-sands Cooma Motoring Incident
A report of quick-sands having been responsible for the motoring mishap which befell Mr. Herb Foster, bookmaker, and his wife, near Cooma, is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Just Missed Death Accident at Henty Railway Yards Caught Between Truck Buffers
William J. Prendergast 28, a married man with two children, employed on the Government grain elevator at Henty escaped death…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway News
The figures for the local railway for the month of December compared will the same period in 1932 shows a de[?] decline of £335…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Cycle Accident Near Ganmain. SYDNEY
When a railway tricycle hit an obstruction near Ganmain, on the line, on Sunday night, it was derailed, and crashed into a culvert 15ft below. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Savernake Roads. in Need of Maintenance. Shire Councillors of Divided Opinion
Rather a gloomy outlook for the coming year was painted by the President of the Coreon Shire Council (Mr. Gordon Duncan) at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Another Bridge Suicide Sydney
Still another bridge suicide occurred this morning, when an unknown man, after throwing away a shilling, jumped on to the garden plot near…
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John Clifford Lee, Westbourne st., West Brunswick driver of the Albury service car, and against whom there were four prior convictions, pleaded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →1½ Tons of Ice for Jaded Train Travellers
According to members of the train crew and passengers who have travelled on the east-west railway frequently, the express which reached…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Level Crossing Fatality. Train and Car Collide. MELBOURNE
When a train and motor lorry collided at, a level crossing, at Wallace, about 12 miles from Ballarat, Wm. Mills (28), of Koweerup, was fatally…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →East-west Developmental Road Conference Held at Daysdale
REPRESENTATIVES of the Shires of Coreen, Urana, Berrigan, Culcairn, Hume and Jerliderie, and the Oaklands Progress Association met at the Daysdale Public Hall on Tuesday afternoon last, when Mr. T. H. Upton, a Commissioner of the N.S.W. Main Roads Dept. anad Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Development Roads. Huge Expenditure Arranged. Mainly From Unemployment Funds. Sydney
A comprehensive programme of development of roads and bridges is to be put into effect throughout the State. The scheme will coat £350,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Heat Wave. Yesterday's Records. Train Passengers Collapse. SYDNEY
The official temperatures yesterday were: Sydney, 87; Melbourne 102.5; Adelaide, 110.2; and Port Augusta, 114…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trucks Ablaze Train Forced Back Near Dubbo Three Youths Injured
Three youths were injured on Wednesday when they jumped from the top of a blazing truck, one of a string of 35 which were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Country Edition The following appeared in our Country Edition of Wednesday. Telegraphic and Cable News. Taxation of Motorists. All Spent on Service. SYDNEY
At a gathering of motor traders, the chairman referred, to the "staggering burden" of motor taxation. The Minister for Transport, Colonel…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rail Freights on Wool Discussed with the Graziers' Association. Railway Officials Attitude
On Saturday morning Messrs Drummond and Stanley, officers of the Railway Department, met the local committee of the Graziers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Motor Cars Sign of Better Times
Motor-car registrations, always a reliable trade barometer, show that the number of owners able to recommission vehicles which have been lying…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Notes Helpful Hints to Car Owners Motoring Maxims
Here are a few practical motoring maxims by the N.R.M.A. Safety Department: Be completely master of your car. Don't drive if you are not…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Drunken Motor Drivers
No penally can be too severe for a driver who is under the influence of strong drink when in charge of a car. The danger is not only to himself…
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