Bridge at Opening Collapses; Official Party’s Involuntary “Swim” AUCKLAND
Shortly after a new bridge in the King Country had been opened yesterday, It collapsed, throwing members of the official party into the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Murray · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1938
1,935 stories in Murray's papers · page 25 of 97
Two Killed in Motor Car—cycle Crash Three Others Injured. Hit Telegraph Pole. Melbourne
Two men were killed when a car and a motor cycle came into collision at the interaction of Bathdown and Princess sts., North…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Tram Strike. Mass Meeting’s Decision. Labor Party Aim to be Sought. MELBOURNE
The proposal for a regulation strike or a stop-work meeting to enforce a demand for a 44 hour working week was rejected by a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Club Annual Meeting Held
At the annual meeting of the Railway Tennis Club, the president (Mr. Gill) presided. The balance sheet for the 1837-36 season was a very…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →National Bridge Repairs
The Main Roads Department wrote to the Municipal Council last night acknowledging complaints relative to the condition of the National bride at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floos on North Coast. Damage to Roads. SYDNEY
As the floodwaters in the Richmond River district receded yesterday widespread damage was revealed. The repairs to roads and street…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aircraftsman Dies in Road Smash Melbourne
In a head-on collision between a motor cycle be was riding and a car, at the intersection of Geelong and Somerville roads, Footscray, this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Passenger Service From Hay to Bendigo
The Administrator of the Department of Road Transport, Sydney, advised the Municipal Council last night that an application had been received from Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grievous Bodily Harm Doctor Motorist Convicted. SYDNEY
At the Quarter Sessions to-day Dr William Barton Jakins (39) was convicted of having, while under the influence of intoxicating…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Doctor on Trial Motor Car Charges. Accused’s Statement from the Dock. SYDNEY
Dr. William Barton Jaicins, aged 30, appeared at Quarter Sessions to-day on two charges arising out of a motor accident. He was charged that while…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motorists, Pedestrians and Cyclists Albury Police Interested. New Parking and Other Regulations
Recent attention to the parking regulations by the police in Albury has had the effect of lessening confusion and facilitating…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Anzac Day for Diggers Employed by Railways Melbourne
The practice of giving a full holiday with pay to returned soldiers in the railway service on Anzac Day was endorsed to-night by the Cabinet. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Porter Dies from Injuries
Harold Sinclair, a railway transfer porter, who was injured at the Wangaratta station, on Thursday afternoon last as died. He was crushed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gatekeeper Killed by Train Melbourne
While closing railway gates at a road crossing near North Essendon railway station to-night, Edward Bamford, about 60 years, railway…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Clergyman Killed by Train Sydney
Falling beneath an electric train at Wynyard station to-day, Rev. A. C. Mosley, of B[?] was killed instantly…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Doctor Sent to Gaol for 12 MONTHS Drunken Driving Alleged Warning to Motorists Sydney
At Quarter Sessions to-day, Dr. William Barf on Jakins, 39, who had been convicted of having driven a car while under the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Principal Shire Roads List Submitted by Engineer. Other Than Trunk, Main, and Developmental Roads
At the last meeting of the Culcairn Shire Council the engineer (Mr. Sheppard) in response to a request from the council, submitted a detailed list of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Bridge Collapses Official Party Thrown Into Water
A few minutes after a new bridge in King County (N.Z.) had been opened it collapsed. The official party, including the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Doctor Motorist Sentenced. For Driving While Under the Influence of Liquor. SYDNEY, Wednesday Night
A sentence of twelve months' imprisonment was imposed on Dr. Win. Jakins at the Quarter Sessions, when he was convicted of having driven a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Accident Victim Dead Adelaide
William John Mitchell, of Davington whose leg was severed when ho fell between a train and the platform at Ethelton, died in the Adelaide…
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