Man Jumps From Train
William George Mathew ,Maher aged 41, a farmer of Tamworth district after a desperate struggle with a nurse and conductor, jumped from the Glen…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1939
537 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 15 of 27
Road Racing Long Race to F. BENTLEY
Frank Bentley scored a popular and well-deserved win on Sunday, when he outstripped R. McCrorey to win the Hamburger Cup…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Red Reflectors on Cycle Pedals Road Safety at Night
Red "cat's-eye" reflectors, placed on the pedals of cycles instead of behind the machines, were demonstrated to the Minister for Transport Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Telegraphic News Sydney, 2 p.m. Man's Fatal Jump From Train
Despite the strenuous efforts of a nurse to prevent him, William George Matthew Maher (41), farmer, of Tamworth, jumped from the Glen…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Whose Fault Was It? How Accidents Are Caused and How They Can Be Avoided (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
It is not only in major accidents involving litigation that disputes as to responsibility can arise. Take this case, which occurred recently. On a wide…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Strangling Country Towns High Railway Freights
There is much food for thought in the remarks of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Bathurst (Dr. Norton) at a recent Communion breakfast at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rural Pests Graziers' Body Lists Some Motorists
Bad-mannered motorists and foxes—a declared noxious animal—are grouped by the Graziers' Association in a circular issued last week…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Cyclist Killed
Edgar H. Sadler, 23, of West Maitland, was killed instantly when he was hurled through the windscreen of a motor car with which his motor cycle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway to Flat Nearing Completion Men Stood Off
Over a period of some twelve months past the construction of the railway from Bungendore to Captain’s Flat has provided employment for about 500…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Three Arrested Found in Railway Yards
One of a party of three youths who were found trespassing in Queanbeyan railway yards on Sunday gave Sergeant Gray a long chase before he was taken…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Mending
Sir.—During the past few years the Municipal Council has perused a policy in regard to road and street repairs which has resulted only in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Aid for Suspects
When two men were charged at Leicester with breaking into a house and stealing certain articles, a constable said he saw the men some 500…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Safety Safe Driving at Home
"I was late for an appointment and I must admit I was stepping on it a bit." This has been the confession of thousands of motorists after…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Safe Driving at Home (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
“I was late for an appointment, and I must admit I was stepping in it a bit.” This has been the confession of thousands of motorists after road…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Four Mile Transport Column
An appeal to motorists to avoid using the Hume Highway between the city and Narellan on Sunday, August 6, is made by the general…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Captain's Flat Railway
Over a period of some 12 months past the construction of the railway from Bungendore to Captain's Flat has provided employment for about…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →World’s Highest Railway Has Diesel Locomotive Specially Built For It
An outstanding achievement of British engineering enterprise is the building of a Diesel locomotive to run on the highest railway line in the world,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motorists’ Corner Official R.A.C.A. Notes The Right Hand Turn
Outstanding news of recent interest to motorists was the introduction of the right-hand turn to Sydney—an innovation which caused not a little…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Racing Tully Cup Race Win for Goulburn
After a thrilling race crammed with remarkable mishaps Goulburn defeated Queanbeyan for the Tully Cup on Sunday last by 25 points to 18…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →World's Highest Railway Has Diesel Locomotive Specially Built for It
An outstanding achievement of British engineering enterprise is the building of a Diesel locomotive to run on the highest railway line in the…
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