Railwayman Has Narrow Escape From Death at Kiama Kiama
While shunting operations were in progress at the railway yards at midday, Leslie Winden, 31, attached to the Kiama railway staff, came within an…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1927
16,644 stories in Sydney's papers · page 42 of 250
Visitors Admire New Stutz, Consolidated Motors New Car
Drawing a constant stream of visitors the New Stutz at Stand No. 94 fulfils all the glowing anticipations that have been formed on account of the…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Great Show Demonstrates That Australia's Progress Is Bound Up with Motor Vehicles Car World Can Congratulate Itself on Progress in Comfort, Design and Usefulness
Indicative of the importance of motor transport to New South Wales, is the tremendous range models valued at £2,000,000, on view at the Motor Show being conducted by the Motor Traders' Association, at the Show Grounds. Three big pavilions are packed with cars, trucks, cycles, buses,…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Big Catholic Pilgrimage to Canberra on January 30 New Church to be Dedicated to St. Christopher, Patron of Catholic Motorists
Sunday, January 30, is to be an historical one for the Catholics of Australia. On that day Archbishop Kelly will lay the foundation stone of the first Catholic…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Cycling Jones " Outed "
A SENSATION was caused at the Speedway Royal last night by the officials of the Auto Cycle Union in disqualifying Len. Jones,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Truth About Motors the Big Motor Show of 1927 Luxury on Wheels Greatest Exhibition Ever Held in N.S.W. British Cars Prominent
The success of this year's Motor Show, held under the auspices of the Motor Traders' Association, has been made possible by the Wonderful co-operation of practically the whole of the motor industry…
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Recently the tramway rails along the Rue du Quartre-Septembre, from the Bourse to the Opera, have been taken up, and the traffic along that important route…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Head-on Smash Car Swerves Into Tram Man Badly Hurt
A motor car and tram collided head on in Parramatta-road last night. Two occupants of the cur were thrown head first through the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shot Up Four Injured at Railway Camp Seven- Arrests 50 Bullets Whizz--tom Mix Way Kyogle
In approved Tom' Mix fashion, the tunnel railway camp near Kyogle was "shot up" last night. Three, men and a woman were injured, one man receiving 'a bullet, which he may carry near his backbone for the rest of .his life…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railways Blamed Started Big Bush Fire P.M.'s Finding Gundagai
The big bush fires that swept South Gundagai and Tarrabanda on December 10, were declared by Mr, Harrison, P.M., today, to have been caused…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Racing Melbourne Contests Melbourne
Les Gough, the brilliant Victorian cyclist, who rode sensationally, at the Motordrome last week, won the second stages of the motor, cycling Derby at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Did Sydney The Sydney that Never Dies Captain William Cox — Maker of the Great Western Road — Joseph Holt, the Irish Rebel — When Snakes Left Vaucluse
IN my article on George William Evans, early surveyor and inland explorer, I quoted from a work, "The Australian Explorers," their "Labors, Perils and Achievements," being a narrative of discovery from the landing of Captain Cook to the…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →By Aeroplane To Bulalo Goldfield
The secretary of the Guinea Gold reports that the company has purchased a powerful De Haviland aeroplane, with which it intends to operate a dally service between the Bulolo…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Better Farming The Victorian Train
In view of the decision to convert the Great White Train, of New South Wales, into a Better Farming Train, this article on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Better Farming Train. Mr. Dunn's Comments
Asked to express his views upon the propossed better farming train, the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn, M.L.A.) stated that in dealing with this project many difficulties had…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Great Northern Road. Glen Innes
The secretary of tho Main Roads Board wrote to the last meeting of the Severr shi[?] council with reference to the proposed alteration in the route of the Great Northern-road…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Road Flooded Bathurst Cloud-burst Bathurst
Traffic on the Bathurst-Hockley-read was [?]ably delayed as a result of a cleudburst last night The rain [?] did much damage to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motor Accidents. Collision with Tram. Three Persons Injured
A collision occurred in Parramatta-road on Saturday night between a motor car and a tram, as a result of which one person was seriously injured, and two others received…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Car Wrecked But Went to Races Motorists' Escape Bathurst
ALTHOUGH their [?] was [?] on the way, the mishap did not prevent a party of Bathurst trotting owners going to Orange frets…
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THE M.T.A. Motor Show will be continued all this week with sessions from 1.30 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m…
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