Motor Fatality. Elderly Man Killed. DUBBO
Thomas Piggins Fisher (69) was killed and his daughter, Jessie Fisher and a man named Perry, injured when a motor car crashed through a…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1935
2,093 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 105
Motorists Pay Penalty Police Car’s “Hauls” £1400 Paid in Fines Sydney
More than 1500 motorists have been challenged by the police, patrol car “Blue-Bird” during the year, bringing a net return in lines to the State of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Damage to Railways Estimated Cost £51,000 First Official Statement Melbourne
In its first official estimates of the cost of repairs to remedy damage to permanent way and bridges through the recent floods the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Men Killed Motor Race Tragedy Car Leaps Into the Air Other Spectacular Smashes MELBOURNE
Bounding into the air when travelling at 100 miles per hour in the Cowes 300 mile motor race to-day an M.G. Midget driven by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Year Accidents Eight People Lose Lives Tragic Smash in Motor Race 3000 Faint at Scouts’ Jamboree Lord Baden-powell Stops Parade
The beginning of 1935 was marked by a large number of accidents— many of which were fatal. In a crash during a motor car race at Cowes yesterday two competitors were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Diesel Motor Trains Sydney
Four Diesel motor trains will be in operation on N.S.W. country Services before the end of the year. In an endeavor to accelerate country traffic,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Train Solving an Australian Problem Developing the Interior
Captain E. C. Roscoe, the technical expert who accompanied the 15-ton road train on its recent journey through Central Australia, said…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Man’s Suicide Attempt Piece of Wire Saves His Life Harbor Bridge Again Sydney
A man attempted to commit suicide from the Harbor Bridge to-day. He climbed on to the protecting fence, but piece of wire caught…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Why Not Copy Cities? Bring Bathing Facilities to Country People Cheap Sunday Train to Air Albury Suggested
The scarcity of water, together with the absence of suitable facilities for [?] make conditions for those living at Henty, Gerogery and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Truck Exped[?] Transport of Fruit
Yesterday 1[?] tons of peaches were sent by the [?] train to Sydney. The fruit was from Laving[?] and Shepparton growers. On…
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Several thousand pounds worth of damage was done when the main western line goods train was derailed on the Darling Harbor line shortly…
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Death came to Patrick and Vida Harriet Hollingsworth, husband and wife, because (it was stated at the inquest held at Young) of the…
Continued on Trove, page 47 →Train Derailments Defective Permanent Way Blamed Sydney
The derailment last Friday of a mixed train from Parkes to Forbes and the derailment on Monday of a freight train on the North Coast line…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →When We Look Awful Blowering Road, Tumut
DEAR POPPY,—I have been taking great interest in your Page and the letters for some time. So please spare me a seat at the Round Table. We…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Train Accident in Tasmania Several Passengers Injured; One Dead
Phenomenal rains along the north-west coast of Tasmania caused serious floods and washouts, involving roads and railway lines. A serious accident…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →Boy Found Asleep After Falling From Fast Moving Train
Wesley Barnett, 10 years of age, fell from a passenger train between Riddell and Gisborne (Vic.) and lay unconscious beside the line for 10 hours before…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Shooting Accident at Wagga Albury Road via Wagga
Dear Uncle,—We are enjoying our Christmas holidays. On 10th December, we had a break-up function at our school. Every child received a gift…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Pen-name for Alma Hughes Albury-road, Wagga
Dear Uncle,—I was very pleased with the badge. The grasshoppers came here. They were flying along a millions, making their way towards…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Best Attended at School Lake Road, via Hillston
Dear Uncle,—On the 12th December we had our Christmas tree. While the parents fixed the tree we went for a swim in the river. Before we could…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Shire Council Roads a Thesis on Systematic Construction Constructive Criticism of Shire Administration
The following is the first instalment of a most interesting thesis placed before councillors of the Lockhart Shire Council at its meeting in December, by Mr. Hurd, the Council's engineer. The thesis embodies a policy in three chases of progression: (1)…
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