Six Injured In Road Smash GEELONG
Six persons were Injured, one fatally, when a car, after leaving the Anglesea road near Bellbrae this afternoon, crashed through a cence,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1939
1,676 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 3 of 84
New Roads in Past Year Linked Forest Areas Casino
The construction of several miles of roadways to link up forest areas or to provide better access to others has formed an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sawmiller Fatally Injured Lorry Crashed Into Train at Level Crossing
SYDNEY, Friday:—Crashing headlong into a passenger train at a railway crossing at Parkes last right a me tor lorry, driven by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Eat Butter for Health and Beauty The Road to Glamor Via Our Greatest Industry
TIBET is the land of mystery and ancient wisdom. It is said that the people there know many secrets of health and beauty of which the rest of the world is ignorant. The women are comely, smooth-skinned…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Illegally Used a Motor Car Young Man Sentenced MELBOURNE
Three months' imprisonment was imposed on Edward Ernest Callaghan (19), at the Prahran Police Court today, when he was convicted of having…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mechanical Failure Plays Small Part in Motor Occidents
Striking evidence was recently officially disclosed in London that mechanical failure in automobiles had little to do with motor accidents, involving personal injury, in Great Britain, At the annual banquet of the Society of Motor Manufacturers…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Contributions By Motorists to Treasuries
The extent to which the motor owners of Australia are annually contributing fees to the treasuries of the respective Governments is…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Woman Taken From Gantry Below Bridge Sydney
Mrs. Robin Foster (25), of Palmer-street, Darlinghurst, was rescued last night, after falling through the Sydney Harbour…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aerial Watch From Police Plane? Road Safety Plan
SYDNEY, Saturday:—A special patrol of police on fast solo motor cycles, dressed in distinctive uniform, will be part of the road safety plan to be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →N.S.W. Railways Reply to Victorian "Streamuned" Sydney
The New South Wales Railway Commissioner (.Mr. T. J. Hartigan) is making a reply to Victoria's boast about its streamlined express, Spirit…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Cycling England Wins First TEb f SYDNEY
The first speedway Test match was won by the English riders at the sports ground last night, by 32 points to 22…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →100,000 Miles on Railway "Trike"
The railway and permanent way staff of Eangalow held a social evening to bid farewell to Mr. T. Lowe, who after being a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Important Road Work
During almost every flood on the Mid-Richmond, traffic has been unable to use a low section of the main road between Bungawalbyn school and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bridge Proposed At Ironpot Creek
After dealing with maintenance and works progress on roads, the engineer, Mr. A. J. Muntz, told Kyogle Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Injured Car Crashes Through Bridge Railing
TAMWORTH, Monday:—Clive Smith, of Armidale, received concussion and probable internal injuries when he crashed through the railing of a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Struck By Train: Fatally Injured SYDNEY
When he was struck by a train while working at Homsby to-day, Charles Wood (50), a railway employee, was fatally injured. He received…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Italy's Natural Fortresses In Alps; Barbed Wire And Batteries Guard Narrow Roads
Recent events have concentrated great attention on the two long lines of steel and concrete which side by side separate France and Germany. Little has been said, however, of a third fortress line which is claimed to be every bit…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Station Wiring Fused Storm at Tenterfield
TENTERFIELD, Monday:—Simultaneously with a loud explosion during a heavy storm which broke over Tenterfield early this afternoon the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Making Roads Safer Stricter Test for Driver's Licence
The Minister for Transport (Mr. Bruxner) is making a determined effort to reduce the number of road accidents by tightening up on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Work Under Relief Conditions 48 Men Selected
Following the dismissal of 72 men who were employed by the Main Roads Department on construction work on the Pacific…
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