Railway Accident
James Wilson, driver of the Mudgee-Baradine passenger train, was caught between a carriage and the engine tender when the train was…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1939
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Railway Tennis Club Dance
Reserve Monday night next for the Railway Tennis Club dance, which will be held in the Mechanics’ Institute Hall. Everything…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bulgaria Builds Motor Roads
Great efforts are being made to extend motoring in Bulgaria by building a network of new roads. At present there are only 4,500…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Road Safety. the Highway Code
The Minister for Transport and President of the Road Safety Council of New South Wales recently had published a code comprising such…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Rule of Road in Europe
On and after May 1, 1939, Czechoslovak traffic must keep to the right instead of to the left. The only European countries now…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Channel Scooping Discontinued. Railway Will Pump Water If Necessary. Special Council Meeting Decides
Difficulties associated with the scooping, the breaking of the dry spell, and the possibility of the Railway Department pumping water from the "Rocks" to the town water hole, influenced the Narromine Municipal Council to withhold confirmation, for the time…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Belgian Motorist Honoured
The National Trophy of Sports Merit—Belgium's premier sporting award—has been made to M. Hubert Carton de Wiart, for motoring…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Road Safety Children
School vacation, will soon be drawing to a close, and many thousands of children through, out the State will be travelling…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fence Near Railway Station
At last meeting of the Wellington Municipal Council Ald. Thomas said that he and Ald. Dowd had accidentally met near the station, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Camps for State
A chain of camping areas at selected resorts throughout the State are to be established by the Government. At the invitation of the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motoring Records Nine Championships
The Australian Motorists Petrol Company has received telegraphic advice that John Snow, driving a Delahaye at Coorong on a pipe clay track,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Man Falls From Train Sydney
Allen Hilton was admitted to hospital to-day in a serious condition as the result of injuries received when he fell from a fast-moving electric train…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Safety Accidents to Children
School vacation will soon be drawing to a close and many thousands of children throughout the State will be travelling by various…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →License of Railway Hotel Transferred
At the local Licensing Court on Thursday last, before Mr. R. G. Cookson, P.M., the license of the Railway Hotel, Gilgrandra, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railways Deficit of £800,000
The report from the Railway Commissioner (Mr. T. J. Hartigan) presented to Cabinet, stated that the Railway deficit…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor World Happenings News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. France Increases Petrol Tax
M. Reynaud's "rehabilitation" decreesâabout which there has been labour trouble in Franceâinclude a tax…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Next War Motor Vehicles Will Play a Big Part. Troop and Munition Movement
The recent crisis in Europe showed that automobiles will play a vital part in the movement of Troops, munitions, etc., in the next…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Railway Tennis Club Dance
The dance in aid of the Coonabarabran Railway Tennis Club, which was held In the Mechanics’ Hall on Monday night, was most…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sheep in Motor Lorries Must Be Paid For. Bathurst P.P. Board Wakes Up
The question of sheep and other live stock being transported to and from sale yards without a permit, considered a serious matter early…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Safety. CHILDREN
School vacation will soon be drawing to a close and many thousands of children throughout the State will be travelling by various…
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