Train Crashes Into Van. Three Occupants Escape Injury. Melbourne
A train from Pakenham crashed into and overturned a furniture van at a level crossing at Dandenong to-day. None of the three occupants of the van…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1924
1,942 stories in Riverina's papers · page 1 of 98
Motor Lorry Palls Into Creek
Last Sunday night a motor lorry overturned on the road from Jingel[?]c to Albury, the accident occurring under most extraordinary circumstances. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Commissioners' Thanks. Offered to Rail and Tramway Staffs. Sydney
In a message to the railway and tramway staffs the Railway Commissioners tender their sincere their sincere thanks for the faithful co-operation and loyal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hampden Bridge Repairs
In the working time (84 hours a day) of the repairers of Hampden Bridge, Wagga, the average vehicular traffic crossing the river has been one vehicle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local and General Fruit Train
The manager of the Griffith Producers' Co-operative Co. Ltd. writes: "Dear Sir,—May we beg space in your paper to tender our apologies to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On a Bad Road Motorists Grave Danger Car Saved by the Hood
Mr. J. [?] of Tra[?]ll Stree[?] [?] likely to forget Christmas [?] [?] he is a lucky man to be alive to [?] from death…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Good Roads How Local Governing Bodies Are Placed Big Proportion of Revenue Spent Road Work Question Recognised [?]A Being a National and Urgent One
Much Interest has been taken in the comments on Local Government, and particularly In regard to roads policy, and the interview with the State…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Cycling. Six Day's Reliability a Severe Trial
It was rather a strenuous ordeal which the Motor Cycle Club had mapped out for its third annual reliability test—through the whole…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Plucky Tram Driver Encounter with Roughs Exciting Interlude Sydney
A [?] fighting in one of the bus[?]est pur[?]ons of the [?] — a [?] conductor lying badly [?] on the roadway—a motor…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Financing Main Roads
Victoria has been seized with the ambition to be known as the "Good Roads State" of Australia, and has been spending money to obtain that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →For Young Folks. an Aeroplane Flight
Oh ! who'll sail with me in my aeroplane. That's faster than motor and swifter than train?…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Train Wrecked. 4 People Killed, 5 Injured. Capetown
A message from Gruafrieutz states that two women and two children were killed and five persons injured in a railway accident yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Need of Road Repairs
At last night's meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council Ald. A. C. Chandler asked what was going to be done to the Tarcutta Road which was in a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tarcutta Road a Council Discussion
At the meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council there was some discussion on the good roads question. Ald. Chandler asked what was to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Train Smash in Africa Capetown, January 2
At Graaf Reinetz, two women and two children were killed and five persons injured in a railway accident yesterday when a train ran off…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Girl from Gundagai. Longing for the Road
"No more will I roam. When I'm heading straight for home. Upon the Road to Gundagai" "She comes from Gundagai you…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Good Roads “Give Us the Money” Another Engineer’s Opinion
The Engineer of the Kyeamba Shire (Mr. F. W. Oxley) commented yesterday on the recent reference in the “Daily Express” to the good…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Chasing the Train an Unenviable Experience In Heavy Rain
On Boxing Day one of the Sisters of Tumut Convent was seized with an acute attack of appendicitis. A car was ordered to tale the patient to the train, thence…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Road Works Big Move in Riverina. Several Councils Moving
Being of opinion that the State Government has not grasped the necessity for urgently devising a new system for financing councils to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Six Days on the Road Cyclists Pass Through Tumut Reliability Test
After having travelled 1000 miles by motor cyclo in six days through some of the prolitic parts of Ned South Wales, particularly along the…
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