Motoring Automobile Club Doings
The general committee of the Automobile Club met on Thursday evening, and appointed the following sub-committees for the current year:—…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1918
4,879 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 244
The Tram-jumping Evil
Robert Meal; 8 Brown-street, St. Peters, aged 9, was admitted to the Prince Alfred Hospital at 7.20 List night, suffering from concussion of of the brain, owing to a fall from a tram in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Will Interest Motorists
Mr. H. E. McDonald, of Mosman, has invented an instrument called a defective sparking plug detector. The instrument is simple in construction…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Decentralisation Newcastle's Pressing Claims Jervis Bay Railway Scheme
The Jervis Bay railway scheme has been demurred to on the grounds of economy. No doubt there is a weighty reason there, especially in view of the war. At the same time, there…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tram Fatality
Sydney Martyn, 29 years of age, single, a tram conductor, of Cleveland-street, Redfern, died yesterday evening, at 7.30, in the Prince Alfred Hospital, as the result of injuries…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Linking-up Perth-brisbane Railway a Statesmanlike Scheme
It is to be hoped that something tangible will come of the proposal to provide more direct rail communication between Perth and Sydney, which the Commonwealth Government is…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tram Conductor's Death
Sydney Martyn, the tram conductor who was struck by a passing tram at Missenden- road, Leichhardt, on Friday night while he was chancing his destination board, died in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Body Builders Embargo Continuance Sought MELBOURNE
Anticipating a movement by importers to have the embargo on the importation of motor car bodies removed, a deputation approached Mr. Jensen, Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Protecting French Railways
TUNNEL STRETCHES NEAR DIXMUDE Above photo shows what the French have done in order to protect their railroad movements from bombardment by German guns. The whole railroad for many miles is completely covered by tunnelling…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Dentist's Bridge-work
When you have bridge-work in the mouth pay for proper bridge-work, or your money may be lost. Walter Pittar's new address, over…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Expectant Crowd Waiting for the Aeroplane
An enterprising agent has been advertising during the past few days that an aeroplane would descend in King-street, near Castlereagh-street at a certain hour. On Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Road How to Make It Worth While
I have prepared this ten minutes paper with a view to promoting some discussion, as there is considerable diversity of opinion with respect to tar roads…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Accidents. Four Persons Injured. West Maitland
While returning from [?]llbird to Ceasnock by motor-car, Sergeant Jones and Constable Smith were thrown out, through the car striking a culvert. Jones escaped with a few…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Suit Case Worth £50. Railway Thief's Haul
A [?]-case containing £50 was stolen by a clever railway theif on Saturday evening. Shortly after 6 o'clock a man represented to one of the luggage clerks at the Central…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Overcrowded Trams and Trains
"A Regular" writes complaining of the overcrowding of the trams and trains bound for the city between 7.30 and 8.30 arn. This he says, is greatly aggravated by crowds of school…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Police Trap More Motorists Batch Before Court
The vigilance of the Paddington police under Sergeant Manktelow, in Oxford-street, Woollahra, between Wallace and Ocean streets, on February 19, was responsible for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tram Accident. Woman Dragged Thirty Yards
ADELAIDE, Sunday.--On Saturday evening Miss Harrison, of Gilles Street, who was travelling on an electric tram, met with a serious accident…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disappointed Throng. an Aeroplane Mystery
At about 12.15 p.m. two respectable young men halted at "The Daily Telegraph" corner in King Street, and forthwith anxiously scanned the blue, unsullied summer sky…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"John Bridge" Reports WOOL
An interesting revelation in respect to the use of crossbreds is made by the "Textile World Journal" of New York. This authority is responsible for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wolf's Prisoners an Aeroplane Assists the Raider. Indignant Captives
It appears that the German raider, the Wolf, which (as described in the last issue of the "Farmer and Settler") was at work In the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans…
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