Accidents Maitland-road Collision
A collision at the intersection of Daniel street and Maitland-road, Islington; yesterday [?] between a [?] bicycle ridden by Ronald Dick, 17, of…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1931
3,499 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 175
Two Killed Aeroplane Nose-dives Queensland Tragedy Failure of Oil Gauge BRISBANE
The Air Navigation Company's aero plane, "Star of Cairns," crashed at Maryborought late this afternoon. Two of the occupants were killed and it third injured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Shares Prices Jump in U.S. New York, December 30
On the Stock Exchange, to-day, railway stocks were rushed up two to night dollars a share. The entire market was stimulated,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Decline of £780,870 Victorian State Revenue Railways Lose Heavily Melbourne
The State revenue for the six months declined £780,870, compared with the corresponding period of last year. The December receipts totalled £2,107,688, or…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motorists in Trouble
Motorists encountered mechanical troubles while on the road in large numbers over the holidays, according to the N.R.M.A., which reports that during the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Man's Escape Fell From Tram SYDNEY
Presence of mind saved the legs, and possibly the life, of Barney Drew, 21, of Robert-street, Camper-down, when he fell from a tram…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Four Hurt in Head-on Collision Smash on Sydney Road
Four people were injured in a head-on collision between two cars on the Northern Highway near the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Crash in Cutting Express and Fruit Train Two Passengers Hurt Mackay
Crashing into the rear of a fruit train in a steep cutting near Mackay early this morning, the northern mail train from Townsville smashed into the guard's van…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pulled From Tram Attempt to Rob Conductor Passenger Chase Assailant. Sydney
An audacious but unsuccessful attempt to rob a tram conductor was made in Rocky Point-road, Kogarah, to-night. The attempt was frustrated by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Cyclist Injured Sydney
When his motor cycle came into collision with a motor car in Maroubra Bay-road, Maroubra, this morning, Eric Browning, aged 20, of Dulwich Hill, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motorists' Escape
Occupants of a motor car had a narrow escape from injury when the machine crashed into a verandah post near the A.B.C. Bank, corner of Hunter and Watt…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Trespassers
Found in the cattle yard of Woodville Junction on December 10, Clive George Walsh, of Wallace-street, Islington, and Wallace Stanley Gourley,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Efficient and Reliable Railway Holiday Service Officials Pleased
With the holiday rush over, the Railway Department is patting itself on the back because of having rendered efficient and reliable service…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bridge Those Conventions Are They Needed ?
An infallible sign that Contract is emerging from the critical stage in which nobody knew exactly what they were doing, or…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Years on the Road Searching for Work Father and Son
A story of two years on the track, with only casual jobs to help them along, was told by James North, painter, aged 47,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A London Letter Air Developments—A Travel Campaign—The Press and Politics—Road and Rail Transport—Don Bradman's Book. LONDON, November 20. an Empire Air Service
THE first of the fleet of eight 10-seater aeroplanes ordered from Messrs. Handley Page, Limited, by imperial Airway, which has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tram Services
The tramway authorities call attention to alternations in the departure times of trams on the Newcastle lines on weekdays and Sundays, commencing on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Matters
Sir,—In the daily Press I notice that it is proposed to spend thousands of pounds in the erection of an hotel at the Central Railway Station, in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motorist Injured Sydney
Henry Bernard, 52, of Anzac-parade, Kensington, was admitted to the St. George Hospital in a serious condition to-day, suffering from a fractured skull,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Three People Killed Tragic Motor Accident Overturned Car Found Melbourne
Three young people of wealthy Melbourne families were killed to-day in a motor accident ,on the Point Nepean-road near Dramana…
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