More Railway Carriages to Be Built
The Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Hartigan) announced in Sydney that he had approved of an extensive building programme as a result of the record…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1938
1,935 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 97
New Laws for Motorists Penalties and Fines
Motorists would do well to become acquainted with all the provisions of the recently passed Motor Traffic (Amendment) Act, and the penalties…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Enter the Motor
The first motor vehicle was brought into New South Wales about 1900, and in the Official Year Book of New South Wales for 1904 the following interesting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →“Nine Out of Tea Motorists are Lunatics.”—Judge Curlewis SYDNEY
“If you assumed that every car driver is a lunatic. In nine cases out of ten you would be right,” said Judge Curlewis, during the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Coroner Convicts Motorist Melbourne
On a charge of manslaughter, John Graham Cameron, car driver, of Kooyong road, Malvern, was committed for trial by the Coroner (Mr. Hauser,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Efficiency of Motor Readlamps
Dust [?] through to the interior of the headlamp and settling on face of the [?] is largely responsible for the dimming of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Man Badly Injured in Fall From Train Sydney
Falling from a train in a railway cutting near Glenbrook to-day, Stanley [?] Manly, was seriously injured. He suffered fractures of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Country Roads Board Visit to Beechworth Shire Hints of Financial Help
After an inspection of the various ridings, during which they commented on the [?] attractions of the district, Messrs. F. W. Fricke (acting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Transport Facilities Federal Control Urged by Mayor of Hay
General dissatisfaction with road transport facilities between the Riverina and Melbourne was shown by witnesses at the inquiry held at Hay this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Russia to China New Railway to Be Built Moscow, February 3
Work has began on a 200-mile railway, extending from the main line, skirting Baikal and running to Ky[?] en the outer Mongolian…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Man Struck by Motor Car
Late last evening a motor car knocked down Jan Sutherland, 32, laborer, of 397 David street. He sustained a deep gash in his head. The accident…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Railway Revenue Rise on Last Year Melbourne
Railway revenue for the first seven months of the current financial year totalled £5,645,200, an increase of £121,308 over the same period of last…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Killed by a Hit-run Motorist No Trace of Driver Coroner’s Verdict at Inquest Sydney
The Parramatta Coroner (Mr. Williams) to-day found that a lad, John Barker, who was knocked down and killed by a hit-run driver at Gordon…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Porter’s Room Bargled
While Kenneth Morris, railway [?] was absent from his room at a house in Oaklands [?] on Friday evening, a [?] away the gauze…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Items of News Wind Damages Railway Shed
Steady rain ret in at Springhurst on Saturday, 63 points being registered. This gave great relief to household water supplies. During the heavy wind…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Howlong Motor Cyclist Seriously Injured at Wagga
Harry Mills 40, of Howlong was admitted to Wagga [?] Hopital on Saturday morning in a semi-conscious condition. He was suffering from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Accidents. Two Men Killed. PERTH
When a motor truck carrying 19 persons returning from a dance, skidded and overturned, near Reedy, Douglas Jolly (28) was killed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Killed: Eleven Hurt Motor Truck Overturns Perth
Two men were killed and 11 other men and one woman were injured when a motor truck in which they were returning from a dance overturned…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man’s Sudden Death Motoring to Funeral SYDNEY
Mr. Mark Mahassey, with two companions, left Newcastle this morning for Sydney to attend the funeral of the victims of the Bondi surf tragedy…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motorist to Pay for Running Over Dog
A case of considerable interest to motorists and the public generally was decided at the Wagga Police Court, when Mr. J. A. Harris, P.M., awarded…
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