Heaviest Penalty Tram Driver Drunk Magistrate's Regrets
"Six months is the heaviest penalty I can inflict. The offence is so serious that I cannot inflict less."…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1926
15,962 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 250
Main Roads. Wingham
At the last meeting of the Wingham Muni[?] cipal Council a communication was read from the Grafton Council, in which co-operation was asked in an effort to have the Main…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Bridge the Eleven Rule
IT [?] rather extraordinary that there o[?] who have played bridge for years who have never record of the eleven rule, yet such is the case. Only an evening…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farmers' Friend Light Aeroplane London, Thursday Evening
In a tiny tittle Moth aeroplane the matter of Semphl[?] has just completed a remarkable bad-wasther flight to Dublin and back…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Markets and Marketing Main Roads. Cost of Maintenance. Others Roads Neglected
Messrs. Garlick (Chairman) and Newell, of the N.S.W. Main Roads Board, met deputations representing the Tintenbar and Gundarimba…
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Sir,--The Main Roads Board, in conjunction with, I presume, the Shire Council of Bulli, commenced the reconstruction of that portion of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wireless Telephone on Train
"HELLO" ON TRAIN.—The wireless telephone, which, as the cables report, has proved a success on'German trains. Although travelling at 60 miles an hour, the hearing at both ends was excellent, despite the noise of the train. ANY, OLD PLACE WILL DO.—This smooth-coated terrier, which…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →On the Job Reconstructing Roads
For several weeks past, the Main Road Board has had a small army of men, and several tractors, employed on the reconstruction of the Southern-road…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →No Sandwiches! Train Travellers' Fate
Travellers by the 8.20 a.m. train to Mount Victoria to-day, who desired sandwiches at Central Station to sustain them on the long trip to the…
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THE NEW PROMENADE AT ROSE BAY…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Will It Crash ? Eastwood's Broken Bridge
Alderman Law issued a warning about Eastwood's dilapidated "bridge of sighs" at Ryde Council meeting on Wednesday night. He declared that it was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Forest Road Construction. Tenders Received
Hurstville Council recently called lenders for the re-construction of Forest Road, from Croydon Road to Bridge Street, a distance of one mile 26 chains,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wingham-taree Road. Wingham
Perhaps no road in the State is more entitled to be classified as a "main road" than that portion of the North Coast road that runs through the Municipality of Wingham to…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →All Roads Look Alike When Bills Come in
Apparently there is little to choose between the various classes of construction, as far as cost is concerned…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Sensational Smash Cars on Slippery Road
Sliding and skidding on the greasy surface of the Parramatta-road at Granville. one motor car turned completely round and crashed into the rear of another…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hit Both Ways Shorter Roads if Wider PARKERS
The local council decided to take no action in responce to a request from Grafton Council for co-operation in making the Main It[?] Board to…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Real Estate Shire's Road Building Palm Beach Boost
Pursuing its policy of better roads for quicker development, the Warringah Shire Council is making arrangements for remaking the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Traction Engines and the Roads. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—The problem of the traction engine cutting up the roads of Great Britain has been considered by the traffic authorities, and users of traction engines have been given till…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Carried on the Cow-catcher Train Hits Buggy Melbourne
NOTHER level crossing accident, in which two boys were seriously injured, has been reported…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Old Days on the Road 27,000 Bicycle Miles
In these days of motors and rapid transport it sometimes serves a purpose to contrast the period with a dey when petrol-driven vehicles were few…
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