Fire on Express Train Three Passengers Arrested. SYDNEY, Thursday Night
A fire broke out in a carriage of the Sydney-Melbourne express early this morning, and a passenger, Reginald Boom, of Melbourne, was…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1938
1,935 stories in Murray's papers · page 27 of 97
Rutherglen Road Deaths Due to Accident Inquiry Concluded Finding on Two Victims Coroner and Mishaps at Night Recommends Change in Regulations
A: the close of the inquiry yesterday into the cause of the death of Emily Florence May Cantrell, of Smith street, Albury, and Miss Edith Francer, Cutten, 48. of Springvale, near Melbourne, who died in Albury hospital following a motor accident on the Rutherglen road…
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Damage estimated at £15,000 was caused by a fire which broke out at the Aladdin Lamp Co., William-street, Darlinghurst. A large number of…
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Mr. A. Mair, M.L.A., has been advised by Mr. Roy S. Vincent, Minister for Agriculture, as follows:— "With reference to your personal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Returned Men From N.Z. Motor Ship Reaches Sydney. SYDNEY
The (motor ship Awatea, which arrived at Sydney to-day, brought 50 returned men, accompanied by their wives and families. The liners…
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Science has produced petrol and crude oil to coax the mechanical vehicle but a "motorist" who passed through Euchareena recently had no…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Allegedly Set Fire to Railway Carriage Three Men Remanded Moss Vale
Murdo Smith, Sinclair Pottinger and Louis Kaho, who were described as seamen, appeared before the local police court this afternoon charged with…
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[?] with costs were awarded by Judge Ma[?]doo in the Third County Court to-day to Frank Washington, of Flemington road,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Want New Railway Request by Business Men Broken Hill-port [?] SYDNEY
A resolution urging the immediate construction by the Federal Government, in the interests of defence, of a 4ft. 8[?] inch gauge railway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rutherglen Road Tragedy Car in Which Four Persons Lost Their Lives
[?] this car, driven by Mr. Noel Weatherby, of Albury, collided with a motor passenger bus on the Rutherglen road, 22 miles from Albury on [?] March 26, four persons travelling in it lost their lives, and two were seriously injured. A picture of the car was exhibited at the [?] into the deaths of the victims held at Albury on Thursday, and Rutherglen yesterday (See story on page)…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Father and Sons Victims of Road Accident, Left £107,000 SYDNEY. Friday
Mr. George Merriman 58, and his son, Mr. Frank Merriman. 35 years of age victims of a car accident, left between them approximately £107,000,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railways Have a Very Busy Easter Activity at Albury Many Trains Handled
The stationmaster at Albury (Mr. [?] said yesterday that a record number of people had travelled through the [?] by raid during…
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Three seamen, Munro Smith. 35, Sinclair Pottinger, 45, and Louis Kabo 66, appeared at the central police court to-day on a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Train Stops Just in Time Youth Lying on Track Melbourne
As the 6.30 a.m. up Thomastown train was entering the Collingwood railway station this morning, a member of the station staff noticed a…
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It is understood that statements have been obtained from several persons in connection with an accident on Morran’s bridge at North Deniliquin a few…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hairdresser’s Body Mutilated by Train Sydney
Abraham McKenna, 40, hairdresser, of Summer Hill, was killed to-night by a city-bound train at Ashfield station. The body was so shockingly mutilated…
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Clarence Burns, 44, was killed by a train at St. Leonard’s railway station, where he was employed as a booking clerk. The police were informed that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fearful Train Tragedy Eight Killed Six Injured. PARIS
Forgetting that a second division of an express was due, the gatekeeper at Lizieux opened the gates for two motor coaches, filled with pilgrims…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Clerk's Shocking Death. Slipped When Boarding a Train. SYDNEY
Clarence Burns (44) booking clerk at St. Leonards railway station, was attempting to board a moving train, at midnight, on his way home, when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Interesting to Motorists. Tyre Inflation. Responsibility of Pedestrians
From the weekly bulletin of the Dunlop—Perdriau Co., issued on the 2rd inst., we take the following extracts:…
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