Wheel Come Off Railway Trolley
An accident occurred to Mr. Watson, a member of the. plate-laying, gang working on the railway, line near Demondrille Junction, where the, men…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1936
2,028 stories in Riverina's papers · page 12 of 102
Three Killed in Motor Accidents Melbourne Week-end Toll Melbourne
Three persons were killed in car accidents yesterday. Alexander Mattinson, of Carrum, was fatally injured when a van containing a party of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Italian Women Lie Across Railway Line Attempt to Hold Up Troop Train Anti-war Demonstrations Increasing "Down with Mussolini!" Shouts Crowd Many Injuries and Arrests LONDON
The Paris representative of the "News-Chronicle" says that anti-war demonstrations are increasing in Italy. Fifty persons, including women, were arrested at Limina and Messina when the crowd rioted at the town hall,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Howell Cup Railway Team's Position Anderson & McNAMARA STAR
The Railway and Corobimilla teams commenced the final match of Howell Cup competition on Sunday on tie brewery wicket. The day's play…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Cycles Distributors Required
Distributing agents are being appointed for the famous "Levis" motor-cycle in each of the main country centres of New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Belgian Concern Motorised Frontier Defence Brussels
The Minuter for Defence (M. Deveze) to-day declared that the new danged of invasion by motorised armies necessitated constant troops on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatal Motor Accident Man Dies From Injuries Jammed Against Tree By Door of Truck
Mr. Gordon Knox Lane, aged 32 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Lane, of Caddie Station, about 13 miles from Narandera, died at the Narandera…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sinister Behavior Two Men on Railway Line Melbourne
While William Gray, aged 34 years, was taking a, short-cut along the railway line at Footscray early this morning, he nearly collided with two men…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mitchell Shire Annual Report for 1935 Requests for Road Work Main Roads Programme
The monthly meeting of the Mitchell Shire Council was held yesterday, the president (Cr. C. W. Richardson) presiding. Others present were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Attempt to Run Down Policeman On Harbor Bridge SYDNEY
The driver of an allegedly stolen car is said to have attempted to run down Constable Cootes on the Harbor Bridge late last night. Alter the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tennis Davis Cup Team to Train in Sydney Melbourne
The training quartern of the Davis Cup team have been changed from Melbourne to Sydney, mainly as the result of representations by Jack…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Iraq Railway Deal Line Cost Britain £12,000,000 Sold for £85,000 Cash
For the bargain sum of £85,000 Iraq has purchased from Britain all the Iraqi railways—925 miles long. Practically the entire mileage, which…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motoring Notes Roads and Bridges Department of Main Roads Works
Mr. V. Harding, divisional engineer at Wagga for the south-weatern division of the Department of Main Roads. stated yesterday that the concrete work…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cars Collide on Leeton-yanco Road
TWO cars travelling in opposite directions along the Leeton-Yanco road, on a perfectly straight stretch of road,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Road Hogs Beware Magistrate Makes Example
John H. Thomson was fined £5 with the option of 11 days imprisonment at the Temora police court for a glaring case of road hogging…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Killed Instantly Man Struck by Train Sydney
George Lear, aged about 58 years, of Lidcombe, was Killed instantly to-day when he was struck by a Homebush bound train near the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Main Road Letter From Premier To Shire President
Premier's Department Sydney, February 11, 1936 F. C. Mountford, Esq., President,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Vast Herds 80,000 Cattle Road Pastobalists Properties Sydney
Mr. H. Talbot Sanderson, "one of the best-known men in the Australian cattle and sheep industries is on a visit to Sydney. One has to talk with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Funds for Main Road Promised by Premier Outcome of Monster Petition
THE public meeting called by the Shire President in October last and the resultant petition to the Government have borne fruit. The Premier has approved of funds being provided to rebuild the road from Narandera to Griffith…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Picnic Meeting of Committee
A meeting of the Railway Picnic Committee was held during the last week-end, at which there was a large attendance. Mr. G. Titheradge…
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