Canada's Railway Problems Cause Concern Ottawa
The railway problem in Canada is threatening the very economic life of the country, the Prime Minister (Mr. Bennett) told a deputation of railway…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1933
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"Dirt Track Racing" in the Air an Experiment with a Power-driven Glider Equipped with a 6-h.p. Motor Bicycle Engine
An interesting experiment was made at Hanworth (England) when the possibility of using power-driven gliders for aerial "dirt-track racing" was given a practical test. Two two-seater gliders, used for racing purposes as sigle-seaters, were equipped with 6-h.p. motor bicycle engines mounted…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hints Foe the Motorist Broken Spring Leaves
So many cars are ROW fitted with abundantly strong multi-leaf springs that not infrequently the motorist may drive for hundreds of miles…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Run Down by Train Bathurst
The body of a middle-aged woman, not yet identified, was discovered last night on the railway line at Newnes junction, five miles from Lithgow…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Special Fruit Train. Heavy Loading for Melbourne
BRISBANE, Saturday:--The special fruit train cleared Clapham on Saturday With 356 tons of produce, including the following: For Melbourne 5243 cases of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ballina Cycling Four Mile Road Race
Eighteen riders entered for the four mile road race conducted by Ballina Junior Cycling Club on Saturday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One-legged Man Jumps Over Bridge Sydney
A one-legged man, who jumped from the Sydney Harbour Bridge last night, almost hurtled into a police launch, which was travelling up the harbour at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Almost Hit Launch Cripple Who Jumped From Harbour Bridge
SYDNEY, Saturday:--A one [?]eggedman, who jumped from the Sydney Harbour Bridge to-night, almost hurtled into a police launch, which was travelling up…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australia Not Alone. Canadian Railways Suffer Heavy Losses
VANCOUVER, Saturday:-- Canadian Pacific Railway shares struck a toboggan in Canadian and American markets, following a lead in London and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Bridges
The railway department has progressed well with the renewing of the sleepers on the line between Murwillumbah and Byron Bay at every…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bridge on Fire
A visiting motorist was surprised to discover the Little Murray Bridge on the Grafton-Dorrigo road on fire whilst travelling through from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Border Road Good Progress Being Made
Very good progress is being made with the construction of the Kyogle-Woodenbong road, and there is every reason to be satisfied with the way…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£7/10/- Week Income Man Who Jumped Bridge Sydney
Police have ascertained that William Haskett, who jumped from the Harbour bridge on Saturday night received an income of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Canadian Railways. 20 per cent. Reduction in Wages
MONTREAL, Sunday.--The Canadian National and Canadian Pacific [?] Railways to-day served notices to engineers, firemen, conductors, trainmen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Cycling Tourist Trophy Events Melbourne
The Southern Hemisphere's principal motor cycling event, the Australian tourist trophy championship was held at Cowes (Philip Island) to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motordrome, Lismore Showground
The management of the motordrome advise that for next Saturday night they have engaged the services of one of the world's greatest international…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Expensive Wrath Trespassers on Railway Culcairn
When the police arrested two men on Saturday for trespassing on the railway six men followed the party to the lock-up where they pulled pickets…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Canadian Railways Serve Notice 20 P.C. Wage Reduction Montreal
The Canadian National and the Canadian Pacific railways served notice to engineers, firemen, conductors, trainmen, yardmen, and telegraphers,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Road Repairs
The Department of Main Roads has notified Murwillumbah Municipal Council that the proposal to repair the shoulders of the concrete in Queens…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Awash Storm Water Rushes Down Hillside Creek Crossings Difficult
The full force of the storm, only the fringe of which was experienced in Lismore on Monday afternoon, was felt…
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