The Motorists' Column
(Official R.A.C.A. Notes by 'Carbon') Public Enemy No. 1 In Sydney on Friday, Mr. Arnold. S.M., ordered that a youth who stole a…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1939
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Motor Park and Other Facilities at Ebden
A comfort station, caretaker’s residence and motor park are being constructed at Ebden Weir for convenience of tourists. The station will be located a few hundred yards below the weir wall and will be a boon to sightseers. A scheme is also afoot to beautify the surrounding with ornamental trees and shurbs…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Jumped to His Death Out of Train Window Sydney
Despite the strenuous efforts of the nurse to prevent him, William George Maher, aged 41, farmer, of Tamworth, jumped from the Glen Innes-Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bridge Law Narrowly In Last Race of Day Namakia Unlucky Melbourne
Making Some [?] for [?] failures, Bridge Law scored in a very [?] finish with the [?], On Time, in the Sunset Welter…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Cyclist Killed Maitland
When a motor cycle and a car collided on an overhead bridge at Heddon Greta this afternoon, the cyclist, Edgar H. Sadler, aged 33, single, of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →National Bridge Widening Footway
A strong protest against any intention of allowing the agitation for the widening of the pedestrian section of the National bridge to fade out was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cycling Road Races
Riding strongly over the ten-mile course on Sunday Ted Pocock was a little too good for his rivals, and won fairly comfortably. It was the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Worse Roads Anywhere? (To the Editor)
Sir,—Do you personally, or do any of your readers, know of a town anywhere in Australia (or, perhaps in the civilised world), as old as Deniliquin,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dips Lights And Crashes into Train
When he mistook approaching lights for those of a car, Allan Stewart, a Launceston stool and station agent dipped his headlights and drove…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Travelling Stock Courtesy by Motorists (Issued by N.S.W. Road Safety Council)
The Graziers Association of New South Wales and other organisations of country interests have made complaints to the Minister for Transport…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →“Lunatic Acts” on Railways Pea Rifle Fired at Train Window Acts of Vandalism Melbourne
Several incidents described as "lunatic acts” by the Commissioner-in Charge of Transportation (Mr. M. J. Canny) occurred during the week-end…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Why Not a "Road Safety" Week?
SPEAKING to a conference of motor traders at Grafton the Minister for Transport (Mr. M. F. Bruxner) said that "in the last few years a very real contribution had been made towards a solution of the difficult problem of road safety. New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Fatally Injured in Road Collision Sydney
Benjamin Hector Ross, of Granville, was fatally injured when a motor car and a lorry collided at the foot of Tavener’s Hill, Farramatta road, to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Verdict of Suicide; Man’s Leap From Train Sydney
The Hornsby District Coroner (Mr, G. R. Williams) to-day held an inquest into the death of William Matthew George Maher, aged 44,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rugby League Difficulties Overcome Semi-final Dispute; Special Train to Henty
As Indicated In Saturday’s issue of the “Mail” members of the Albury Rugby League Club, believing that they had received unjust…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motorist Remanded Following Man’s Death Sydney
Following a collision between a motor car and a motor lorry in Parramatta road, Leichhardt, to-day, Edward Frederick Norman Whitburn, aged 21,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Increase in Bus and Tram Fares This Year Sydney
A net profit of £14,505 for the year ended June 30 was earned by the transport services controlled by the Department of Road Transport and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Train Service Being Restored Sydney
A mixed train will fun again this week from Ivanhoe to Menindie, and will link Up with the Forbes mail, leaving Sydney at 8.40 p.m. on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Harbor Bridge a Payable Concern Sydney
For the year aided June 30, Sydney Harbor bridge showed a surplus of £21,436 over expenditure. The road toll produced £273,262, railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Girl’s Mysterious Death Body Found by Road Wellington
Police investigating the mysterious death of Muriel Reichelt, 23, whose body was found on the roadside outside her home on June 20, believe that…
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