Old Man Injured Struck by City Tram
When George Weir 70 alighting from a tram at the intersection of Rent and Phillip Streets, yesterday, he was knocked down by a tram travelling…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1928
14,385 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 250
Motor Car Somersaults Melbourne
When a car somersaulted at Cohuna yesterday, the seven occupants were injured. The driver of the car, H.V. Robertson, had Iris thigh…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →No Bananas--no Railway Says Traffic Manager Murwillumbah - Byron
The Chief Traffic Manager of the Railway, Mr. C.A. Hodgson. told the Table Works Cognitive yesterday, that he did not favor a railway being…
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The Public: What a relief to know they are after each other, and not after me…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Owing to the brakes failing to hold, a motorvan crashed through the level crossing gates at Gardiner Railway Station…
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ARMIDALE, Tuesday. -- A motor car, in which Mr. and Mrs. Harry Purkiss, of Armidale, were travelling on the Armidale-Kempsey road, went over a…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Another Motor Ship Melinga Launched for North Coast Company
The successful results attending the motor ship Nimbih, in the North Coast Co. trade, has induced the directors to secure another vessel of the type for…
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AUCKLAND, Tuesday. -- Two Catholic priests, who were engaged for many years in missionary work among the Maoris, were passengers in a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Notes. Road Sinkages
The failure of plumbers and others to restore otherwise good road surfaces to their original condition after the laying of pipes is described by the N.R.M.A. as having…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Examiner Punched Trouble on Train
"I will make an example of you. It was a cowardly action to strike a man on the back," commonted Mr. Perry, S.M., at the Central Court yesterday…
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The failure of plumbers and others to restore otherwise good road surfaces to their original condition after the laying of pipes is described by the N.R.M.A. as…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Main Western Road Katoomba
Katoomba Council has agreed to the Ham Roads Board accepting control of the Main Western-road through Katoomba Municipality. This gives the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →To Bridge Tasman Sea -- Adventurers Reach Sydney
AVERAGING 120 miles an hour from Bong Bong, the Ryan monoplane, in which the New Zealand aviators, Captain Hood, Captain Kight, and Lieutenant Moncrieff, propose to cross the Tasman, arrived at Richmond aerodrome at 10.30 yesterday morning. 1240 MILES. -- The route of the long…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bridge on Fire. Timely Discovery. Wagga
Alarm was caused this afternoon when a fire was discovered in the Hampden Bridge, spanning the Murrumbidgee River at the north end of the town, When the firemen arrived,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →State of the Roads Worn Surfaces Immense Traffic Responsible N.r.m.a. Report on Conditions the Economy of Good Roads
THE ROADS within the metropolitan area and those leading to tourist resorts and sights within easy reach of the City are at present being subjected to unprecedentedly heavy motor traffic. The result is that many miles of ordinary…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Railway and Tram Control Suggestions to Come Before Cabinet. Disposal of Trams to Company. Proposed Co-ordination with 'Bus Traffic
The State Government is much concerned about the administration of the railways and tramways, which it recognises is not at the present time on a satisfactory basis. Among far-reaching suggestions that will come before Cabinet…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →From Air, England Is Like Sea Amazing Floods Follow Blizzard and Thaw Mail Train Passes Just Before Bridge Collapses -- Damage and Danger in England in America 72 Die From Cold
The thaw after the blizzard which swept over England at Christmas has caused floods throughout the country, and the collapse of a railway bridge. The pilot of an air liner, returning from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The "Chain Gang" of the Harbor Bridge -- Guardians of the Public Health
HIGH AND "DRY." -- The men on the Harbor Bridge make light of the risks which their work involves. IN CHARGE OF 1500 MEN. -- Mr. W. C. Davidson, the general manager of the Clyde…
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The roads within the metropolitan area and those leading to tourist resorts and sights within easy reach of the city are being subjected to unprecedentedly heavy motor traffic at present, reports the N.R.M.A. Touring Department. The result is that many miles…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →DONT'S. For Motor Picnickers
The countryside doesn't belong to you, so please treat it with consideration. Don't leave the car on the road so that other cars passing cannot see what is…
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