Menace of Motors S.m. Nearly Victim
"SOME motorists appear to disregard pedestrians I am lucky to be in court now, as I was nearly caught by a car," said Mr. Perry, S.M., at the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1928
14,385 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 250
Struck by Tram Old Man Injured
GEORGE WEIR, 70, florist, of Fraser-st., Hurstville, was alighting from a tram at the corner of Bent and Phillip-sts., City, to-day, when he was knocked…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Cheated Death Motor Truck Bolts Sixteen Injured Melbourne
NONE of the 16 [?] last night, when a [?] crashed into railway [?] Gardner, is in a serious [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tram Man Hurt Alleged Assault a Second Accused
A SECOND man, Thomas Craig, wharf laborer, was charged [?] the Central Court to-day, with ha[?] assaulted Claud Riley, a tra[?]…
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Three persons were injured when a motor cycle and sidecar, on which they were riding, was overturned by the locking of the brake on the rear wheel of the cycle in Prince's…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Alleged Assault. on Tram Conductor. Wharf Labourer Charged
William Thompson, aged 24 years, a wharf abourer, appeared at the Central Police Court yesterday, charged with having, on December 29, assaulted Claude Riley, e tram…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motor Sport. Penrith Speedway. Benstead Beats Peter White
The two days' meeting at Penrith Speedway concluded yesterday successfully with another all-day programme of motor cycle, motor car, and sidecar races. The principal events were…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Refloated. Motor Yacht Janet
The motor yacht Janet, which was driven ashore at Manly by the southerly gale on Sunday afternoon, was sucessfully refloated yesterday. Several attempts to move the vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Many Charges Assault on Tram Conductor Alleged Thieves' Haunt
Thomas Craig, aged 28. wharf. laborer, charged at the Central Police Court to-day with assaulting Claude Riley, a tram conductor, at Long…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Cup Tramway Swimmers "Sun" Trophy Conditions
The first of the events for "The Sun" Cup, given to the Sydney Tramway Amateur Swimming Club, will be decided at the carnival to be held at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Here and There Motorists Fined
Norman White was fined £10 with the option of one month in goal, in addition to having his license suspended, for one month, at the Glebe Court…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Giant Cranes to Lift 70 Tons for Railway Work
Preparations for the bigger locomotives that are shortly to be run on the State's railways necessitate the provision of more powerful wrecking…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Went Through a Lane of Roaring Flames Motor Dash by Victorian Rescuers Twelve Miles of Fire
MELBOURNE, Monday. -- Bush fires in the Wangaratta district are now under control, but are being watched by several hundreds of…
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Sydney's trams did not carry as many holiday-makers yesterday as they did on New Year's Day, 1927. The tramway authorities used 35½…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Special Trams to Cricket Ground
In connection with to-day's cricket match, Queensland v. New South Wales, a special service of trams will be run from Circular Quay and the…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Knocked Down by Colliding Motors
ALBURY, Monday. -- Charles Plume, 18 years, is in the Albury Hospital in a serious condition, as the result of a collision between a motor-car and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →S.A. Railway Award Union Secretary to Interview Commissioner
ADELAIDE, Monday. -- Mr. R. V. Keane, general secretary of the Australian Railways Union, arrived in Adelaide to-day for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Are We "Idle Dogs in Rich, Meat Filled Manger?" What Railway Means to the Great Inland City People Dream of Terrifying Desert, but its Toilers Have Faith in Future "Imaginative Trash Condemns Us"
"Australia no longer has any millions on millions of acres of fertile, virgin lands awaiting the settler." This voice comes from far inland, where a band of workers are making a haven "where all might forget that…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Tram Guard's Misfortune
Mr. Shepherd, S.M., at the Central Police Court yesterday remanded William Thompson, wharf laborer, who had been charged with assaulting…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Motor Cycle Collides. with Horse on Road
Two young people were seriously injured when a motor cycle and sidecar on which they were riding collided with a stray horse on the Great Western-road outside…
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