Motoring New Anti-dazzle Device
The illumination of the road by means of reflected or diffused lighting from lamps hidden beneath the bonnet is the subject of a recent…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1938
1,935 stories in Murray's papers · page 63 of 97
Midnight Crash Three Motor Trucks Involved
A motor truck, loaded with fish for the Melbourne market, crashed into two stationary trucks on tho Princess Highway, between Genoa and Cann…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →High Speed Motoring 300 Miles an Hour
John Cobb, an Australian-born motorist, touched 300 miles an hour in a test run at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Constable's Narrow Escape Motor Cycle Overturns
Constable H. Hickson, of the Wagga police force, had a narrow escape from serious injury on Tuesday. His motor cycle and sidecar overturned and he…
Continued on Trove, page 44 →Motor Traffic Act. Local Summons Cases
The P.M. heard a number of summons cases under the Motor Traffic Act on Tuesday, in the Court of Petty Sessions…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Speed Record. Easily Beaten by Eyston. New York
On an outward run on Bonneville Flats to-day George Eyston averaged 347.155 miles per hour, easily beating the present record, but the electric…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trams to Go Manchester’s Decision London, August 24
Manchester City Council has approved. of recommendations under which the whole of the tramway system will be converted in the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Wagga Road Cricket Club Ball
The annual ball of the Wagga Road Cricket Club will be held in the Lavington hall on Monday evening. Doran’s orchestra has been engaged and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Type of Uniform for Railwaymen N.S.W. Commissioner’s Decision Will Be Distinctive Sydney
Following the issue of a new type of uniform to tramwaymen some time ago, the Commissioner for Railways has decided upon a new uniform for…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Howlong to Walbundrie Road proclaimed
With reference to representations made by Mr. C. B. Lethbridge, M.L.A., in support of a request by the Balldale Farmers and Settlers’ Association,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Brutal Attack Woman Battered Set Upon in Train Was on Way to City to Arrange for Husband’s Burial SYDNEY
A woman was brutally assaulted by an unknown man in a carriage of the Mudgee mall train as it was Hearing Springwood early this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Accidents Near Chiltern Motor Cars Are Involved Occupants Were Lucky Chiltern
A car travelling along the Hume Highway from Wangaratta last night overturned about seven miles on the Melbourne side of Chiltern, when It…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Items of News Railway Station Office Robbed
Early yesterday morning thieves forced the door of the railway station office at Coolac, and blew the safe with A charge of gelignite. They obtained…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Request for Main Roads
Mr. C. B. Lethbridge M.L.A., Has received the following letter from the Department of Main Roads, Sydney: "Dear Sir, With reference to your…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pooley Bridge to Spell Melbourne
Pooley Bridge, who ran third in the Palstey Hurdle at Williamstown on Saturday, is to be treated to a long spell, and left A. Fouishem’s stables…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Woman Injured in Train Man Charged with Wounding Lithgow
Police this morning detained a man in connection with the case of Mrs. Georgina Spring, was was found badly injured about the head yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alleged Train Attack Young Miner in Court Malicious Wounding Charge SYDNEY
Arising out of infuries received by Mrs. Georgina Spring while she was travelling in the Mudgee mail train to Sydney yesterday, William McKeowa,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Spirit From Timber. Melbourne
Details of a process for obtaining motor fuel economically from timber have been brought back to Australia by Mr. Steward Devine, of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Road Accidents. By LLCol. H. A. Youden, [?] V.D., Secretary, Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)
There were 2,059 street accidents in the country parts of New South Wales during the year ended 30th June, 1938, compared with 1818 for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Yarrawonga Oaklands Railway Line Railway Commiss[?] Take Over
It has been announce[?] Victorian Railway [?] have taken over the [?] Yarrawonga-Oaklands [?]…
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