Railway Fitter Killed Sydney
A railway fitter and turner, William de Pledge (50), of Ashfield, was killed instantly this morning when his head was crushed between the buffers…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1932
2,247 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 4 of 113
Railway Deficits Melbourne
During the past six years the railway deficits of the Commonwealth and State Governments amounted to £42,049,191. In 1930 the deficiency…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Motor Cycle Record
Mr. J. Prescott, of Mullumbimby, who narrowly failed to break the motor cycling record from Brisbane to Sydney a few weeks ago, writes that…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Motorists Must Protect Their Own Interests
The problem of transport legislation is one that has caused much discussion and controversy throughout the world, and in Australia it is a very…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Notes Reducing Accidents to a Minimum
Traffic experts and analysts of statistics have long sought to define which are the chief underlying causes of road accidents, and as a result many helpful…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Motor Woorld News and Notes from the N.R.M.A.
The N.R.M.A. has invited the attention of the police to complaints that parcels, carefully wrapped to give the impression that they are of some value,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Work Being Rushed Sydney Harbor Bridge
SYDNEY, Saturday:--Within the limits of the available money work on the Harbor Bridge is being rushed so that the weather conditions will not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aeroplane Hits Fence Air Pocket Causes Crash Mishap at Dalby
DALBY, Sunday:--A moth 'plane, owned by the Queensland Aero Club, and licensed to carry passengers, crashed passengers, crashed at Dalby aerodrome this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tarvenac "Retread" Road-terania Shire
Terania Shire's engineer (Mr. G. L. Newton) is at present laying down a stretch of "retread" road on the Nimbin road, extending from the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Terrible Death Swept From Train JUNEE
The discovery of a torn cardigan jacket on a lamp bracket on the Kelbourne-Sydney express this morning, when it pulled up at Junee, led…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train Delayed Grasshoppers on Line BOMBALA
On Friday the Cooma-Bombala mail and goods train was delayed considerably by swarms of grasshoppers a few miles this side of Nimitybelle. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To Fight Bush Fires New Guard Column Big Party Leaves Sydney in Motor 'Buses
SYDNEY, Saturday:--Every town and hamlet en route turned out to pay tributes to the New Guard column which left Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Women Motorists
In these modern times when women have stepped so ably into places which, less than a generation ago, were occupied only by men, we find,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Thrilling Aeroplane Adventure
Passengers by air-liner from Paris to London recently met with a thrilling aventure. Ten passengers were on board, seven of whom were women…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lengthy List of Cases MURWIlLLUMBAH COURT Alleged Attempt to Defraud Railways
An exceptionally heavy list of cases was set down for hearing by Mr. E. A. Mahony, P.M., at Munvillumbah Police Court yesterday. A few were adjourn…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Car Through Fence Sydney
Two people narrowly escaped death late last night when a car in which they were riding cashed through a fence at the showground at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Irving Bridge
In a recent issue there was a complaint about the condition of the Irving bridge. Complaint was made about the looseness of the decking, and it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Futile Effort to Save Baby. Aeroplane Used
A 'plane was used in a futile effort to save a baby's life in rough country from Cairns (N.Q.): An 18-months-old baby, Keven…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Guard Chief. Says Lang Will Not Open Bridge. People Will Not Let Him
SYDNEY, Tuesday.--The leader of the New Guard, Col. Eric Campbell, speaking at Lane Cove last night, said his organisation intended to petition…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Knocked Down by Motor Cycle
Mr. C. Goodenough was walking along the Tenterfield road at Mallanganee on Saturday night when he was knocked down by a motor cycle, which…
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