Railway Fatality
The body of the young woman who was run over by an engine on the North Shore raliway line near Bay Road Station, has been identified as that of Vera Griffiths, aged 19…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1927
16,644 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 250
New German Motor Ship
The new motor ship Magdeburg, of the GermanAustralia line, arrived in Sydney yesterday from Hamburg, via ports. The vessel, which is of 6128 tons, is commanded by Captain Ranum. She has a speed of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Tramwaymen's Busy Day
Saturday was a busy day for the Tramway Department. A return was made of the traftic to the chief holiday resorts in the metropolitan area, it showed that…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Motoring. Penrith Speedway. Brinck's Great Riding
The all-day meeting at Penrith Speedway on Saturday was held under typical New Year conditions, but the attendance was not quite as large as is customary…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Mishaps. Mudgee
In accident occurred yesterday morning at Mudgee Railway Yards during shunting operations. Two vans hit the "dead end" and were overtuned and slightly damaged, and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Country News. Mudgee Railway Traffic. Mudgee
On Christmas Eve 138 excursion tickets were issued at the Mudgee Station and 200 passengers arrived in Mudgee on Christmas morning. The coaching revenue for the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Victorian Railways. Suggestions by Employees. Melbourne
In the past five years the Victorian Railways Department has paid £10,000 to Its employees for ideas. Since 1922 more than 1800 suggestions have…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motorist's Narrow Escape. Wagga
A motorist had an alarming experience lost night and narrow escape from death when he took the wrong turning and his car plunged over the river bank, dropping about 20 feet…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Moving Picture Show New Motor Devices
Studying the week-end motor accidents, Peter, has come to the conclusion that what is wanted is a sort of car which will not fall on its…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bumped by Tram 'Bus Overturns Melbourne
After being struck by an electric tram, bound for Coburg, an express motor bus was overturned near St. Kilda Junction at 10.20 this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fall Down Mountain Motor Car Capsize Melhourne
Four were injured when car sized at [?] curly on Saturday They were: Farry Mallett. of Hawthorn, owner…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Parramatta Figures Motor Casualties for Last Year
As the result of accident an Paramatta Road 206 persons were treated the Parramatta District Hospital during 1926. Of this number 71 were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victims of the Motors' Toll
SUMMARISED is a list of those who suffered in motor smashes at the week-end. One man was killed and twenty--five…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Killed Motor Car Overturns MELBOURNE
Touring mountanous country, 107 miles out from Orbost, this morning, a car, in which two brothers, William Ellis (32), secretary of the Portland…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motorists Injured MELBOURNE
On Saturday afternoon Leslie Mortimer (37), of Pelham Street, Carlton, and his wife, Jane Mortimer, were brought to the Homoeopathic Hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cycle Skids Two Injured BRISBANE
Thrown heavily against an Iron girder when their motor-cycle skidded on Victoria Bridge, City, last night, William White, Ipswich Road,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyclist Killed on Mountain Road. Search for Motorist
Following a motor collision on the Bathurst-rond, near Mount Victoria, yesterday afternoon, in which the rider of a motor cycle, John Hunter, aged 22 years, of Hartley, was…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Police Seeking Bathurst-road Smash Where Is Motorist?
So far the Katoomba police have not been successful in tracking down the motorist who, on the Bathurst-road, near Mount Victoria, on Sunday,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Harbor Bridge The Northern Side New Year Promises
Except for the building of the pier[?] to carry the Harbor bridge, the people on the northern side of the Harbor have been treated to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Four People Hurt on Maitland Road Newcastle
Four persons were injured when a motor car came into collision with a stationary car on Maitland-read, near Hexham, last night…
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