Railway Men to Go
It is expected that within the next few months heav, retrenchments will be made in the N.S.W. railway service. The reduction of surplus railway staff…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1933
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Lessen Number of Motor Accidents New System Adopted in Britain
LONDON, Tuesday:-As a sequel to conferences between the Ministry of Transport and various road users' organisations, a new scheme has been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Holiday Increase Queensland Railway Receipts
BRISBANE, Wednesday:-for the [?]..days of the Christmas and New Year period, railway receipts at the principal metropolitan stations were £2,193…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Unjustified" Railway Dismissals Sydney
The Government's proposed railway dismissals to-night were condemned as unjustified by the secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen. (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Trams for Sydney Sydney
The Commissioner of Tramways (Mr. Maddocks) announced to-night that the tender of the Clyda Engineering Co., Ltd., for the construction of 200 car…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ideas for Railways Chief Appeals to Users Sydney
The Chief Railway Commissioner (Mr. Hartigan) to-day appealed to members of the general public, and the farming community in particular, to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Ship Touches Reef Sydney
Advice was received by radio in Sydney to-day that the British motorship Olivebank (5154 tons gross) touched a reef in New Guinea waters…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Main Roads Work
The release of Federal money and the more hopeful conditions generally have enabled several fairly important works to be proceeded with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tenders for Bridge
Tenders are invited in our advertising columns for the construction of a low level timber beam bridge over Dyraaba Creek (Pigmen…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Danger Sharp Bends
A big proportion of recent motor car accidents occurred on sharp bends on district roads, writes our Kyogle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cycling Six Mile Road Race
The usual six mile road race will be held to-morrow (Saturday). All riders who intend to start are requested to hand in their nomination…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Train "Scalers" a Big Batch Kyogle Police Court
On the arrival of goods train from Brisbane at Kyergle on Wednesday, Constable Crouch and Forbes took charge of ten young men who…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Over the Bridge Woman Escapes From Man Sydney
Wrenching herself from the grasp of a young man who attempted to save her, an elderly woman, whose identity has not yet been established…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Suicide Bridge aNOTHER Victim in Sydney Sydney
The body of a woman who hurled herself from the Harbour Bridge last night was recovered this morning in Lavender Bay. It was removed to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Death Rate in Railways Cannot be Reduced Further
SYDNEY, Thursday:-Though 14 railwaymen were killed in 1932,the secretary to the Commissioners, Mr. Nicholas, said yesterday that the department…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Truck Smash
The Ford utility truck which crashed badly on Monday night when Mr. Frank McNamara was driving his family back from Evans Head--as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Speed of 75 M.p.h. All Electric Railway
A speed of over 75 miles an hour was reached during the inauguration on the Southern Railways of a new all-electric route from London to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Straight to Work Railway Controllers Sydney
The new administration appointed to take charge of State railway activities will, lose no time in investigating the working of the various branches with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Evaded Railway Fare
Roy Balding (18) appeared at Lismore Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. E. H. Kelly and F. L. McNamara, J's.P., on a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →N.r.m.a, Road Wisdom Hints for the Motorist Metric Equivalents
As many dimensions used in motoring are expressed in terms of the metric system, it is useful to know their approximate…
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