Judge’s Solution for Road Accident Problem Sydney
Mr. Justice Blair, of the New Zealand Supreme Court, who arrived at Sydney today, claimed that there would be fewer road accidents if…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1938
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“Everyone Must Help to Reduce Road Deaths” Sydney
The general secretary of the N.R.M.A. (Mr. H. I. Johnson) declared to-day that while preliminary statistics of road deaths for 1937…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bullet Just Misses Tram Passengers Sydney
Passengers in a city-bound tram from Botany had a narrow escape into this afternoon when a pea-rifle bullet entered one of the…
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When his motor-cycle and side-ear collided head-on with a car on Point Nepeon road, near .Seaford, about midnight Iast night, John…
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A young man and a girl were killed on Saturday when the motor-cycle driven by the man, with the girl as pillion passenger…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Von Cramm Seen in a New Role Aids Injured Motor Cyclists Guest of Lord Gowrie at Canberra CANBERRA
The German tennis ace, Baron von Cramm, was seen in a new role on Saturday when he administered first aid to two motor…
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CAUGHT by the strong wind during the storm on New Years night, “The Cosmos,” a Moth aeroplane owned by Mr. Doug. Johnstone, of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Near to Death Quick Action Saves Two Lives. Train and Truck. Geelong
Relying on his knowledge that a goods train passed a certain crossing at 6.30 every morning, a man believed he was 10 minutes ahead…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Baby Left in Train at Albury Causes Minor Sensation “Abandoned,” Said Guard. Frantic Search for Child’s Mother
A baby which had been left in a compartment of the “Spirit of Progress” at Albury on Sunday evening, whilst its mother went to get a cup of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →S.A. Motoring Contest Adelaide
N. Campbell (8th Aust) won the Grand Prix motoring contest at [?] from C. Dunne (Victoria). As the words “No Parking” on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Spectacular Accidents Motor Cycle Races. Sydney
A number of spectacular accidents added thrills to the N.S.W. tourist trophy motor cycle meeting at Hartley to-day…
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Three Deniliquin youths—Murray Peers, Harry Danckert and Verdun Holy—were involved in a motor accident during the Christmas holidays…
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Repairs to the Guinea street railway bridge, which the Railway Department undertook some months ago have been the bane of motorists…
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A woman, aged between 45 and 50 years, and attired in deep mourning, was found to-day in an electric train tunned near Wynyard Station, She had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Daughter of Highly Paid Motor Executive Missing Detroit, January 4
Mr. Horry Bennett, head of the service department of the Ford Motor Co., and one of the five highest paid executives of the company, has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cyclist Collides with Doctor’s Car
Willie he was riding a motor cycle along Dean street early on Monday evening a young man named A. Taylor collided with a car driven by Dr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Many Chinese Killed in Railway Disaster Shanghai, January 4
One hundred Chinese were killed or injured in a train derailment, due to a subsidence of the rail bed on the line between Hangchow and Canton…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Woman Killed by Train Identified Sydney
The mutilated body of the woman found alongside the railway line In a funnel between the Harbor Bridge end Wynyard station yesterday was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Cyclist Killed Accident at Rushworth
A fatal accident occurred at Rush worth (Vic.) on Wednesday evening of last week, when Mr. John Toohey (29) was killed, when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accountant Loses Licence for 12 MONTHS First Prosecution Under New Motor Act Magistrate’s Warning Sydney
The first prosecution since the recent amendment of the Motor Traffic Act. was launched at Paddington Police Court to-day when Alexander…
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