Victorian Railways Pith of Commissioners' Annual Report
The percentage of working expenses (exclusive of electric tramways, road motor public services, pensions, etc and of expenditure…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1936
1,100 stories in Murray's papers · page 47 of 55
Flying Motor Car
Thirteen years ago Senor Juan Cierva made his first crude autogiro. In a trial last week horses shied and humans stared as the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mirror Causes Man's Death Injured in Road Accident
A mirror is thought to have caused the injuries which led to the death of Mr. James William Williams, aged 68 years, hotelkeeper, Mount Moriac, near…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Runaway Train Hurls 1200 Soldiers to Death Engine-driver's Warning Ignored
"We cannot go!" the driver pretested. But they went-to their doom. ON the platform of the little railway…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Culcairn Shire Council Decision not to Increase General Rate "Roads of Access" Proposal Held Over
Culcairn Shire Councillors on Monday unanimously decided that an increase of the general rate to raise money to meet the Government grant of £3900 for the construction of "roads of access" was not justified at the present time. Ratepayers already had difficulty…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motors Durable Paint-work
When enticingly low quotations are given for re-lacquering the bodywork of the car, the owner should not at once rush to accept the lowest tender…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Australia's First Motor Car Death of Builder
Mr. David Shearer, of David Shearer and Co. Ltd., implement manufacturers, of Mannum (S.A.), who was probably the first man in Australia to…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Fatal Accident. Motor Lorry Capsized. SYDNEY, Thursday Night
With watch clenched in his hand, the body of George J. Hill, of Sydney, was discovered in the cabin of a motor lorry, which capsized between…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Parliamentary Veteran the Hon. R. T. BALL, M.L.A. a Career of Record Achievement No. Xvii. Tramways
In the domain of Departmental activity the electrification of the Newcastle tramlines was perhaps the chief incident Commenced in 1923 by the 17th December of thar year the Mayfield line, the first section to be converted was opened for electric traction. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Struck by Tram Elderly Man's Escape Seemed Quite Unconcerned Sydney
James Ritchle, 72, had a miraculous escape from death at Railway Square this morning when he was struck by a tram and knocked over…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Germany's Cars
Germany manufactured motor cars valued at a thousand million marks in 1935, the highest figure ever attained in the Reich. Of the 243,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flying Motor Car Successful Trial in Canada
Thirteen years ago Senor Juan Cierva made his first crude autogiro. In a trial last week horses shied and humans stared as the first readable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Illuminated Road Signs
Aldremen of the Goulburn City Council saw fit last week to make an issue of the illegal menace to traffic safely when it approved of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Map of New South Wales
We have received a copy of the New and Revised indexed Map of New South Wales, being the first of a series of State Maps to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Transport. Important Comment by Victorian Premier
The Premier of Victoria, Mr. Dunston, made some interesting comments on transport matters when responding to the toast of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Moama Road Maintenance in Present Order Sought
AT the Municipal Council meeting last night, Aid. Walters suggested that at the next district councils’ conference the question of continuing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Accidents in New South Wales Need for Safety Emphasised
In connection with National Road Safety Week being held from October 25 to October 31, throughout New South Wales it is hoped that the following…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Motor Show. Record Orders Placed. LONDON
The estimated contracts placed with British motor car manufacturers during the ten days of the motor show at Olympia, reached an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Unions Conference to Achieve Forty Hour Week. SYDNEY, Tuesday Noon
A conference of all the railway unions of Australia is to be held at Sydney early in December to decide upon a uniform policy in order to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hand Almost Severed in Car and Tram Collision Sydney
Geo. Creeys, a well-known city restraurant proprietor, had his right hand almost severed in a terrific collision between his car and a tram…
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