Motor Cycle Bandits Make Their Appearance in Sydney Man Robbed of £45 SYDNEY
A new type of bandit appeared during the week-end. Joseph Henry Thiele, of Earlwood, was returning home on his pushbike when a motor…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New England · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1939
1,395 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 70
Car and Motor Cycle Collide Young Man Dies in Hospital WOLLONGONG
Robert Firth (23), was fatally injured when his motor cycle and a car collided on an overhead bridge at North Wollongong. He died three…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Roads Claim 50 per cent of Victims Holiday Death-roll Mounts Heavily During New Year Week-end Forty-Four Persons Killed Big Increase on Figures for Previous Years Suburban Car Smashes Many Seriously Injured SYDNEY
Thomas Nixon (40), of Bondi, and Phyllis Smiddy (28), of Bondi, were killed, and Jean Smiddy (20) sustained a fractured skull and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Accidents Minister to Call for Report
The Minister lot Transport [?] will call for a detailed analysis of the causes of road accidents [?] the Christmas holidays on his…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Yesterday's News Holiday Fatalities: Spanish War: Heat Kills 'Hoppers: Hawkesbury New Bridge: German Navy: World Outlook: Defence in U.S.A.
During the Christmas and New Year holidays in New South Wales 25 persons were killed—a record for that period Most of the fatalities occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Traffic
In the local Police Court yesterday morning Percy James Gearing pleaded guilty to a charge of falling to renew or return his certification of motor…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queensland Roads
Important road construction and improvement work is proceeding in Queensland, according to advice received by the N.R.M.A. The road…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Hawkesbury Plans For New Bridge
Careful investigations have revealed that a new railway bridge will have to be built over the Hawkesbury River, the Minister for Transport, Colonel…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Parrot That Started the Train
RAILWAY men on the line passing through Habelschwert, near Breslau, in Germany, have been "chipping" one of the engine-drivers…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →More Railway Excursions This Month
For the convenience of those who were unable to take advantage of the excursion trains run in connection with the Christmas and New Year holidays,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Effect of Speed on Motor Tyres Interesting Figures
The effect of speed on petrol consumption is quickly brought home to motor drivers, owing to the frequency with which fuel tanks have to be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Cars Move to Manufacture in Australia SYDNEY
Pengana Motor Industries Proprietary Ltd. was registered yesterday with a capital of £50,000 to manufacture motor cars in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Accidents Mechanical Failure Only Minor Factor
Sriking evidence was recently officially disclosed in London that mechanical failure in automobiles has little to do with motor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cycle Races Australian Titles Change
The Australian T.T. motor cycle races were held at Lobethal. South Australia, on 26th December and were witnessed by about 20,000 people…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Owners Pay Over £16 Million Annually Registration Fees and Petrol Tax
The extent to which the motor owners of Australia are annually contributing fees to the treasuries of the respective…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LOCAL & GENERAL Railway Picnic
THE annual picnic of Group 9 railway employees will be held on the Glen Innes showground on Saturday week, January 14. The official…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Safety The Four Absolutes
Here are what might be called the four "absolutes" for checking oneself in an effort to solve the human factor in…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →New England Highway Rail and Road Co-operation Needed
An outstanding example of the failure of the Railway Department to cooperate with the Department of Main Roads is to be seen on the New…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Parkes Tragedy Lorry Crashes Into Train Man Killed: Son Injured SYDNEY
George Packham, of Orange, was killed and his son, Neil, injured when their motor lorry crashed into a goods train at the gasworks level crossing at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Railway Excursions" More This Month
For the convenience of those who were unable to take advantage of the Excursion trains run in connection with the Christmas and New Year holidays,…
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