Beyond a Constable Getting Road Done Up
"It would suit you better to get the road done up, instead of catching me," said Cecil Highfield Constable Fore, of Lidcombe, when he was arrested for…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1926
15,962 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 250
Bandit Outrage. Train Attacked. Passengers Murdered. Vancouver, Jan. 10
A message from Mexico City states that a passenger train was attacked by bandits between Guadalajara and Mexico City. The majority of the passengers were murdered,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Said the Road Was Bad And Blamed the Constable
"When Constable Foran, of Lidcombe spoke to Cecil Highfield about riding a bicycle on the footpath the latter retorted that it would suit the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To Speed Up Bridge Work at George's River 'Duplicate the Plant'
IF THE Government would make sufficient money available to allow the State Monier Pipe Works, which are making the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Trams to Railway From Bellevue Hill
Believue Hill trams will soon be run to the railway. The line will branch off at the Collego-street intersection of Park-street, and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bad Luck for Bellevue No Trams to Quay Railway Compromise
WHERE DOES NOT appear to be any likelihood of the William-street and Bellevue Hill tram routes being linked up with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Buses or Trams Question for Railway Commissioners Present Position Intolerable Sitting of Parliament Resumed To-day
With all the public galleries fairly well filled, and nearly the whole of the 90 members in their usual seats in the House, the adjourned session of the State Parliament was resumed this morning. In reply to a question by Mr. Hoskins, the Premier stated…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Armed Bandits Slaughter on Train Booty Carried Off Mexico City, January 11
Bandits attacked a passenger train between Guadalajara and Mexico City. Twenty armed men boarded the train at Guadalajara, and suddenly began…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Found Dead on the Road a Strange Case Man and Wife for Trial Hobart
Thomas Frederick Baden-Powell Jurgens and his wife, Beatrice, were committed for trial to-day on a charge of having murdered…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →License Suspended Motor Cyclist In Trouble
"It was during the return of the traffic from the Rosehill races, and it was by sheer luck that he was getting through safely."…
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Quite a number of motor and other vehicles were drawn up, one behind the other on Sydney-road, waiting to cross the railway line at the western gates…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To Save the Trams That 'Bus Grab Premier Explains Full Compensation
BECAUSE they are running the trams off the streets is the main reason why the Government has decided to take…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Injured by Tram
Vivien Elliott, 19, of Cowper-street, Randwick, was struck by a tram at the intersection of Avocs-street and Belmore-road, Randwick, to-day, while…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Bagsnatcher in City Jumps on Tram and Escapes
A bag-snatcher operated in the city yesterday. Florence Gospell, of The Corso, Manly, was crossing Pitt-street, near King-street, when a man came up…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Danger Spots at Paddington Speeding Motorists
ALD. HODGE complained at Paddington Council last night about speeding motor cars in New South Head-road and other parts…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Silent "Cops" Joke to Motorists
THE SUPT. of Traffic advised Woollahra Council lait night that he did not consider the volume of traffic, at the corner of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Motoring Speed Kings Brown Challenges Reynolds
Cecil Brown, the bolder of the Maroubra Gold Helmet has challenged L. P. Reynolds the holder of the track record to a race on the Maroubra Speedway…
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WORK OF EXCAVATION IN PROGRESS…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Motor Accidents. Car Falls Over Embankment Lismore
A motor car, containing five residents of Casino, went over an embankment near Lismore to-day. Mr. J. Connelly, who was driving, was stunned for a time, and, when he…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fatal Collision. Motor Driver Exonerated
Conflicting evidence regarding the sobriety of Mervyn Thomas McCarthy, aged 28 years, a motor driver, who was in charge of a motor lorry which was involved in a…
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