Motors Collide Accident Near River Bridge
BETWEEN 630 and 7 o'clock last night two motor trucks collided on the south approach to the river bridge near the Central Hotel. The drivers…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1936
1,100 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 55
Bullet Enters Train
While a train was travelling two miles from Galong, near Harden, on Friday, a bullet broke two windows and embedded itself in the woodwork…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local Government Main Roads in New South Wales and Victoria
The reports are to hand of two bodies carrying out similar functions —the Main Roads Department of this State and the Country Roads Board…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motoring News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Output Records Broken
For the first time in history the output of the British motor Indus[?]y, in 1935, exceeded 400,000 cars and commercial vehicles…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Hogs of the Road."
"Complaints have reached us that in the country, some drivers of heavy vehicles 'hog' the crown of the road and force smaller…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Notes Chevrolet Utilities for 1936 Pine Range Feature, Increased Load Space and Mechanical Improvements
A particularly fine range of Chevrolet utilities has just been announced for 1936, the new models possessing such improvements over…
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There was one-passenger cm the outgoing tram to Melbourne this morning. Mr. C. Carpenter had all the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accident at Bridge Car Strikes Approach Rails
About 8.30 this morning a Ford sedan car being driven towards town ran off the bitumen road and struck the rails of the approach…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stray Bullet Through Train Window Guard Struck by Glass
Shattered glass struck the guard of a special military train when a bullet broke two windows and embedded itself in the woodwork of the van. The…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →Road Accidents. a Material Increase. SYDNEY, Thursday Night
A serious increase in road accidents in New South Wales is disclosed in the figures for 1935, which were issued to-night. There were 461…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trucks Collide on Approach to Bridge. Occupants Escape Serious Injury
Two motor vehicles were Involved in a collision at the south approach to the National Bridge, Deniliquin, on Monday evening,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Killed by a Goods Train. a Youth's Death. MELBOURNE
Robert McLachlan (18) was killed and Leo Doyle (20) was seriously injured by a goods train at Glenroy. A companion, Thomas Cuffe, who…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Letters to Uncle Jeff Honor Letter and Prize Awarded to "Rose of Yamba" (Joan M'Nickle) "Yamba," Oura Road, Wagga
Dear Uncle,—I was pleased to see my last letter highly commended and I now hope to win the honor prize. Since I last wrote we have had…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Victorian Railways Transfer of £30,000,000 Capital
A recommendation that £30,000,000 of dead railway capital should be transferred to the general indebtedness of the State las been considered…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motors the Cars of 1936
During the last few weeks one has had the opportunity of inspecting and driving a number of 1936 models of various makes, and so it has been…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Motor Trains Four More to Be Built
Continuing his policy of improving country branch line services by the use of modern motor trains the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. T. J…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →New Railways to Replace Belief Works
The State Cabinet decided to proceed with the construction of the railways from Sandy Hollow to Maryvale and from Sutherland to Cronulla. The…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →M.s.w. Railways Dercit of £560,000
The Muster for Transport (Mr. Bruxner) stated m Sydney that the estimated, railways deficit for this year was not expected to exceed £560,000,…
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If only road users would observe the "Code of the Road" in the same manner in which golfers rigidly and honorably adhere to the "Code of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Accident Car Clashes Through Bridge Railing. Driver Unhurt
A remarkable escape from serious injury was experienced by Mr. Arthur Henry Schutt, commercial traveller, when his sedan…
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