Headlight Glare Dangers on the Roads
One reason why the night highway and rural road fatality rate is six times higher than the daylight rate is headlight glare…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1939
1,604 stories in Murray's papers · page 43 of 81
Rugby League Special Train on Sunday Holbrook at Home; Albury Confident
The eagerly awaited clash between Holbrook and Albury in their Group 13 Rugby League encounter on Sunday is creating a tremendous…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Killed in Tunnel Fettler Struck by Train Sucked Out of Safety Niche by Rush of Air Sydney
Caught by a rush of air caused by the approach of two trains, a number of workmen were sacked from their safety niches at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Natural Gas Motor Fuel Demonstration in Sydney
A demonstration of the first use in Australia of natural gas as a motor fuel was given last week at Victoria Barracks, Sydney. A…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →10 Killed in Indian Railway Disaster Calcutta, June 28
Ten persons were killed and 21 injured When the Delhi express to Dehradun left the rails near Moradabad, owing to the subsidence of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Killed Before Eyes of Son by Hit-run Motorist” Sydney
Joseph Cook, aged 55, truck driver, of Bondi, was killed before the eyes of his horrified son by a hit-run motorist, who sped across a city…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rail—Road Crossings Duties of Motorists
Railway crossings on main roads form one of the major hazards to the safety of traffic. During the last four years the total number of accidents at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bitumen Road Start At Deniliquin Desired
The Deniliquin Council and a deputation, from-the Progress -Association on on Monday night discussed a proposal that the construction of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Footway on Bridge Request for Widening Re-submitted
When the Deputation from the progress association met Deniliquin Council on Monday night Mr. P. W. Maher put the association’s case…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Unexpected Cause of Road Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
What causes a road accident? This question was put to world traffic authorities recently, rand the final answer was: Meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cycle Road Race J. Mahon Wins Thrilling Finish
In the best finish of the season, Jack Mahon defeated M. Porritt by inches, with C. Butcher half a wheel away third, in the 20 miles road race…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Yackandandah Creek Half-a-mile Wide Road Traffic Dislocated
Bain began to fall on Wednesday night, 199 points being registered up to 8 p.m. last night. Owing to the ground being saturated as the result…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Goods Train Derailed Two Tracks in a Creek Passenger Traffic Interrupted TAMWORTH
Almost the whole of a goods train was derailed between Werris Creek and Tam worth near Currabubla tonight, and it was necessary to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motor Accidents Lucky Escapes
Usually free of motoring mishaps, Henty had a "week out" in this regard, no less than four accidents are recorded and it is fortunate that more damage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Headlight Glare. Dangers on the Roads
One reason why the night highway and rural road fatality rate is six times higher than the daylight rate is headlight glare…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Green Cape Chosen for the G.N. HURDLE Pooley Bridge—Bridge of Dee May Cause Him San Carlos,, Frill Prince and Hilton
After a careful summary of the weights, form and condition of the 15 acceptors for this year's Grand National Hurdle, Green Cape is selected to win, with Pooley Bridge and Bridge of Dee likely to prove [?]is most dangerous rivals…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Break with Railways Mr. H. Clapp's Departure Leaves Office Unostentatiously Melbourne
Mr. Harold Clapp's official connection with the Victorian railways was severed at 6 o'clock this evening, after his term of nearly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Albury Motorist's Lucky Escape
In the blinding rain about 5 o'clock yesterday evening a collision occurred between a coupe type of motor car, driven by Mr. Frank Petzke, of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Danger Point in Floods Believed to be Passed Position Threatening at Wangaratta; Water Over Hume Spillway; First Time in Two Years Murray, Kiewa and Mitta Over Banks Fireball Lands at Holbrook; North-East Roads Impassable
Heavy and continuous rain yesterday brought the threat of big floods to the North-East of Victoria, but late last night the danger point; it was believed, had passed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Accident Causes Postponement of Football Match Man Loses an Eye
While travelling from Buffalo River to Myrtleford in drizzling rain over rough roads on Saturday, a small car, driven by Mr. F. Dore,…
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