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Railways, roads & transport, 1929

14,914 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 250

The Unfit Motorist Peer's Bill to Banish Him From the Roads Big Reforms Mechanical Checks on Excessive Speed

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 3

The examination of would-be motor drivers as to skill and physical fitness; Compulsory third-party insurance; Automatic suspension of licenses…

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Suicide in Mail Train. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 10

The adjourned inquest on the death of Archibald McCullum, of Malvern (Vic), whose body was found in the Sydney-Tamworth mall train on November 28, was held by the…

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Rough Road Leads to Kissing Point

Evening News · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 3

THAT Kissing Point-road was the most disgraceful road in the County of Cumberland was stated by Ald. Staunton at Ermington-Rydalmere Council last…

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Where Two Died Road Bend to Go

Evening News · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 7

THE S-bend at the intersection of Ninth Avenue and Lincoln-street, Camp[?], where two people lost their lives in a terrific motor crash on New Year's Day,…

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Safety on Roads Union Attitude Towards Lord Cecil's Bill Court Powers

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 3

Will any effective measures be taken in the near future to banish the unlit and reckless motorist from our highways?…

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Found in Train with Throat Cut Missing £150 Not Accounted For

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 5

MAITLAND, Monday. -- When the inquest was resumed to-day into the death of Archibald Currie M'Callum (47), a verdict of suicide was returned…

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Motorman Collapsed Runaway Tram Adelaide

The Sun · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 11

When a tram crowded with passengers and bound for Enfield Was passing through North Adelaide this morning, the motor man Herbert Hemor,…

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Tramway Traffic Census Taken To-day

Evening News · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 9

OFFICIALS of the Tramway Department [?] taking a survey of the movement of traffic In the city. To-day they began at Ca[?]lar Quay, where…

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Motor Cyclist Killed Albury

Evening News · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 5

E Black of Springvale, died as a result of injuries received when a collision occurred between his motor cycle and a motor [?]ous. So great was the force of…

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Stole Motor Cycle Young Men Gaoled

Evening News · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 5

PLEADING guilty at Campale Court today to a charge of having stolen a motor cycle, valued at £40, the property of the Sydney Municipal Council. Ernest…

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Motor Records. Victorian Ban. Prosecutions Instituted. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 10

Commenting on an announcement that two Englishmen, Messrs. J. E. P. Howey and R. C. Gallop, had arrived in Sydney, and intended to attempt to break the motor car…

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Motor Accidents. Fatalities in Perth. PERTH

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 10

George John Dow, married, died in Hospital to-day from Injuries caused when the sidecar of his motor cycle collapsed on Mounts Hay-road on Saturday night. Dow had a…

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Armed Man. Molests Tram Crew. at La Perouse

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 10

A tram conductor was held up by an armed and masked man at a lonely spot at La Perouse early this morning. The driver of the tram was also threatened…

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Murder Charge. Man Killed by Motor Car. Tamworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 10

Edgar Clive Carr, the victim of Saturday night's motor mishap, whose leg was amputated on Sunday morning, died at Tamworth Hospital late this afternoon…

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Electrification. Metropolitan Railways

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 13

If the Railway Department is not met with unforeseen difficulties, it is probable that practically the whole of the metropolitan railway services will be electrified during the…

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Motoring News Motor Show. New Cars. Exhibition of Modern Transport

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 6

Intensive work is now being done by the Motor Traders' Association of New South Wales in preparing the 1929 show, which will be opened at the Agricultural Ground…

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Motor Cars Collide. Tenterfield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 10

A serions motor accident occurred here yesterday, when two cars collided at the intersection of Logan and Molesworth streets. Four persons were injured and admitted to hospital…

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Motorist Robbed. Aemed Men. Stoiy Told in Court. Auckland (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 9

The charge against David Mackenzie Stewart and Roy Patrick Kitchlng in connection with the hold-up of a motor car at Westfield on November 27 was heard to-day…

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Motorist Charged. Carrying Off a Woman. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 9

The case was begun in the City Court today in which Herbert A. Mitchell, about 46, insurance company manager, was charged with having unlawfully deprived Elaine llma…

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Motor Speeding. Another Star Cobcroft Makes Good on Dirt Track

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 14

STILL they come. Speedway Royal every week-end is unearthing dirt track champions, and those old hands who scooped…

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