New Road Destroyed Leeton Ratepayers Mystified Leeton
Years ago a party of university students in Sydney made a wager that they could form themselves into a gang of road workers and tear up one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Riverina · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1939
2,045 stories in Riverina's papers · page 13 of 103
Northern Territory ROAD v. Rail Transport Lessee's View
Discussing newspaper reports of the tour of the Minister for the Interior (Mr. M'Ewen) through Northern Australia, Mr. J. F. Holloway, who is a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mail Train Derailed Accident Near Gosford Railway Line Damaged Gosford
The permanent way two miles north of Ourimbah was torn up for 75 yards when an engine, tender and four carriages of the North-west Mail were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →O'farrell Cup Special Train From Griffith
Griffith will play Junee tot the O'Farrell Cup on Sunday and the team and supporters will travel by special train leaving Griffith at 5…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Road Accidents Driver: How High Do You Fly
How high do you fly when driving? No, this is not a question from a comic strip; nor is dt a radio gram from the planet Mars. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Charges Alleged Felonious Slaing Sequel to Road Accident Mores
Thomas Cross stood his trial at the Atom Court to-day on a charge of having feloniously slain Honor Humphries. The case related to a road…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cyclist's Death on Old Wilbriggie-road Doctor Gives Evidence At Coroner's Inquest GRIFFITH
At the conclusion of evidence at the Inquest on Frank Bowen, who was fatally Injured on the Old Wilbriggie road when his bicycle was struck by a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Cruise
A Railway Cruise covering Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday, departing from Sydney on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Doctor Criticised Examination of Man Motor Car Case "Sacred Oath Broken" SYDNEY
Strong criticism of a doctor was voiced by Mr. Hardwick, S.M., at the Par[?]matta Police Court to-day after the doctor had said that he had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Doctor Criticised Examination of Man in Motor Car Case “Sacred Oath Broken”
Strong criticism of a doctor was voiced by Mr. Hardwick, S.M. at the Parramatta Police Court yesterday, after the doctor had said that he had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sequel to Motor Collision District Man Convicted
On December 22nd last, two cars, met in collision at the intersection of Punch Street and the Hume Highway, Gundagai. The accident,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Driving Unregistered Motor Vehicle Brungle Resident Charged
Pleading guilty to a charge of driving unregistered motor vehicle at the Monthly Court on Tuesday Lindsay Lawrence Ingram, a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Advertising on Roads
The Premier (Mr. Stevens) stated on Tuesday night that the Cabinet had decided not to interfere with the control of outdoor advertising now…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lake Illawarra Entrance Road
Motorists travelling along Prince's Highway between Wollongong and Kiama may be interested in the suggestion advanced by the N.R.M.A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trees As Road Safety Aids
The judicious planting of trees and shrubs on American highways has had a marked effect on road safety, according to a report [?] received by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Truck's Mad Career Derails Part of Train Driver Killed Melbourne
A sensational accident occurred to-night when a truck loaded with 10 tons of sand crashed at 50 miles an hour through the railway gates at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Notes
A new X-ray machine has been devised in U.S.A. for use in motor tyre service stations. The outfit which ports about £38 in America detects…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Unlicensed Motor Drivers
Ernest Charles Hough pleaded guilty to a charge of driving a motor lorry on 23rd December without a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dragged 150 Yards by Tram— Not Hurt
A man who was carried 150 yards along George-street under the cowcatcher of a tram on Tuesday received only a scratched hand. The tram was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dangerous Motor Cycles
Several cases of motor cyclists overtaking and passing other vehicles on the wrong side have been reported to the N.R.M.A. recently. It is pointed…
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