Train Derailed: Sabotage Alleged CALCUTTA
An express train derailment in which seven were killed is attributed to sabotage, inasmuch as several rails were removed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1939
1,676 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 5 of 84
Skyline Road Engineer to Investigate
Cr. A. Cameron conveyed the opinions of a ratepayer about the condition of the Skyline road at he last meeting of Gundurimba Shire Council…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Safety Lines on Main Roads Minimise Accident Risk
The Department of Main Roads intends to have painted along the centre of main roads continuous yellow lines three inches wide to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Renewed Drive for Road Safety in N.s.w
The appalling death toll of the road during the Christmas and New Year holidays has caused an awakening of public interest in the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →N.Z. Motor Cyclists to Tour N.S.W. SYDNEY
A motor cycle tour of Australia brought R. Tonkins and L. O'Sullivan, both of Wellington (N.Z.), to Sydney to-day. The intention of the men is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Byron Councillors Inspect Shire Roads Valuable Information
The tour recently made by Councillors of Byron Shire was the most comprehensive for many years and practically every main…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →There Are Two Roads For Europe Fate of Jews Must Worry Britain
"The one thing necessary at this moment is that Germans who desire good relations with this country should measure rightly the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Boundary Road Work Councils Share Cost Hyacinth Control Casino
Kyogle Shire Council advised the Tomki Shire Council that it was prepared to pay half the cost of two days' grader work on the Hogarth…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Timetable Alterations
The following information has been supplied by the Railway Department concerning the adjustment to service timetables between Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our Mail Bag Dangerous Bridge
Sir,--Between Kyogle and Wyangarie the main road crosses the railway by an extremely narrow and dangerous bridge. A large heap of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Teaching Children Road Sense
Education of children in schools in "road sense" was the only method by which the danger of ever-increasing motor car…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Train Guard Killed BRISBANE
Guard Thomas Buckley (53), of Gympie, was killed near Petrie station this morning. It is believed that he fell from the guard's van of a train…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Road Accidents "Enforcement of Law"
SYDNEY, Monday:—The Minister for Transport (Mr. Bruxner) said last night that the chief causes of road accidents and irritations to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Expert's Views On Attacks From The Air More Killed in Motor Crashes
Apropos of the marked difference that the aeroplane will make in the next war as compared with its role in the last great war. Mr. J. M…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rise in Ballina Railway Revenue Ballina
Although coaching figures at the Ballina railway station for the year ended December 31 showed a decrease of £373 against figures for the previous…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Mechanic Sentenced and Fine Sydney
Four months' gaol and fines tota ing £37 and a withdrawal of driver's licence for three years was punishment imposed on Edgwor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Safety Measures Inspection of Motor Vehicles
SYDNEY, Tuesday:—Additional far-reaching measures directed to securing greater safety on the roads were outlined by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To Move for Greater Safety on Roads Sydney
Additional far-reaching measures directed towards securing greater safety on the roads were outlined by the Minister for Transport (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dunoon Association Channon Road V. Whian Whian Ii
in the Dunoon association competition, Channon Road had an outright win by 40 runs against Whian Whian H. Scores: Whian Whian, first innings, 55 (C…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Blood Test Saved Motorist From Conviction
A blood-test taken in a cell at Cambridge police station saved Oscar Matthew Hedley, of Earl's Court Road, London, from conviction at…
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