Fell Out of a Tram
Miss Merle Whiting (16), who resides with her parents at Northmead, was admitted to the Parramatta District Hospital on the 30th December, suffering from…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1920
6,291 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 250
Woman Killed City Tram Accident Body Mutilated
There was a shocking fatality at the corner of Hunter and Elizabeth streets, City this morning, when a women was run over by a tram and her body…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Show Some Principal Exhibitors The Studebaker Corporation
A beautifu[?]-modelled single-sealer [?]dster ad two touring cars, together with a stripped stock chassis, handsomely enamelled in white, are shows in an attractive setting on a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Are Railways Doomed?
Although the railway strike in Britain infilcted immense losses upon the Mother Country, one discovery must be credited to it, the exploitation of which may yet afford some compensation for the ravages of industrial war. Britain to-day is awakening to the fact that the railways are no longer a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Serious Motor Collision
Five persons were injured in a collision between two motor cara in New Zealand. The cars were travelling about 25 miles an hour, and collided at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor-cycle Taxis?
The motor-cycle taxi, to carry two or three [?], which, it is stated, may be seen on the streets of London shortly…
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A man named Hipwell, employed in the Railway Department, was crushed between two locomotives at Hamilton shed this morning. He was taken to the Newcastle Hospital,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Motor Show. Growth of the Industry. Body-building in Australia
"Here's the first car assembled in Australia!" and the speaker pointed to a little grey two-seater. "And there," he continued, as he indicated a big touring car close by, "is…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Motoring Big Exhibition Opens Latest English Designs Improved Body Work
Last night, in the Hall of Industries, Moore Park, the big exhibition of motors promoted by the Motor Traders' Association of New South Wales was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →STOLE £30,000 American Motor Bandits VANCOUVER, December 31
A message from Omaha states that six armed bandits robbed the Farmers' National Bank, stealing £30,000. They escaped in a motor car…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Keeping Up Xmas Witness in Court Slept on Railway Station
With uncertain gait Harry Perks, a Witness at the Central Police Court, yesterday made his way into the box. Taking a firm grip of the rail…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Washaway Gulgong-mudgee Block
The Railway Department has been advised that an extensive washaway at Warrobil, between Gulgong and Mudgee,has interrupted traffic. The mail…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Collision. Five Passengers Injured
WELLINGTON, N.Z., Friday.--Two motor cars, each travelling about 25 miles an hour, collided at the intersection of the cross roads at Wallacetown and Southland…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Show. Opening Ceremony. Industry in Australia
In the Hall of Industries at the Agricultural Ground, last night Mr. David Storey, Minister for Health, in the absence of Sir George Fuller, opened the Sydney motor show…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Problem Experiences in America—Increased Land Values. Savings All Round Making Roads Permanent
Many correspondents have written cordially to express their agreement with the plea for good roads published in the Sunday Times last week. The need of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aerial Defence Seaplanes, Railways, and Roads Cheaper Than Navy
Australia's first line of defence must be the seaplane, backed up by land-planes, railways, and light transport roads. All the coastline of our Commonwealth,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Damaged Engine at Charleville and Ipswich Difficult Task in Blistering Heat—Sir Ross Smith at Work—Asiatic Natives and the Aeroplane. Anecdotes and Incidents of the Right
The many new and hitherto unpublished features concerning the wonderful transworld flight by Captain Sir Ross Smith and party, which are contained in the special messages to the Sunday Times published in this issue, involved a week of almost continual travelling by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motoring in the Good Old Days An Ancient Car at the Show
A car which will attract a lot of attention at the motor show is an old 9 h.p. Innes, built in Sydney 12 years ago. After having a look at the ancient, and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Big Motor Show to Last a Week Magnificent Display of the World's Latest in Cars and Accessories at Agricultural Ground
The Motor Show, which opened yesterday at the Hall of Industries, Agricultural Ground, and will conclude next Saturday, is well worth a visit. The…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The Man Who Handles Twelve Millions a Year Railways Cashier Retires After City Years' Service Reminiscences of a Strenuous and Devoted Career and Some Interesting Sidelights on the Wonderful Growth of Our Railway System During the Last Half Century
Last Wednesday in Room No. 1 on Platform No. 1. of Sydney Railway Station, the chief cashier for the last time balanced up his ledgers endorsed about…
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