Tram Official Dies on Health Tour Melbourne
Mr. W. O. Strongwood, Secretary of .Melbourne Tramway Hoard, died aged 68, at sea while on a heath trip to Colombo,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1929
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Travelling Alone Intrepid Lady Motorist
The Shell Company has received a cable from their New Zealand branch, that Miss Gladys the Havilland, who is touring the world in a baby car…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hundreds of Motors Snowed Up Salt Lake City
A 15-inch snowfall has marooned hundreds of motorists along the highways of Utah. Some cars may be held for a week…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Melbourne's Motor Toll One Dead; Car That Rushed On
MELBOURNE, Sunday.--In the week-end crop of motor accidents, William [?] (18) was killed when a car which he was driving swerved into…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Among the Motor Boats Miss Fernie Wins Big Race
Five clubs competed for the Motor Boats' Association Shield and President's Cup on Saturday, the point-score being:--Jewfish Bay 12, Cook's…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Smash Victim May Lose Leg Motorist Drove Off
When a motor lorry hit a motor cycle and side-car on Saturday night, near Casula, on the Great Southern Road, Stanley Hannell (26), of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THROWN 16 FEET Motor Cyclist Killed at Auburn
Thrown, 16ft. into the air when his motor-cycle, collided with a taxi at Auburn on Saturday afternoon, John Morton Robinson (37), Of Richmond…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Crashed Head-on Into Tram Badly Hurt, but Lucky to Escape Death
Riding his motor-cycle from behind one tram into another, Albert M'Guire (26), plumber, of Bridge Road, Forest Lodge, had a remarkable escape last…
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Mr. A. C. Smith, who was killed near Richmond yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Wreckage of the Aeroplane
The machine burst into flames and was destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Parramatta Bridge
The Parramatta Municipal Council has decided to take over the responsibility of the pedestrian bridge across the Parramatta River at Smith-street, Parramatta. This bridge was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Roller. Disabled by Tram
In a collision on the Great North-road, between Ryde and Gladesville, early yesterday morning, a ponderous road roller was disabled by a tram. Although the heavier…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →No Trams. on Harbour Bridge. Dr. Bradfield Explains
Dr. Bradfield made it clear yesterday that there would be no provision for tram traffic on the harbour bridge, which was designed to accommodate four sets of rails for electric…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Train Travellers Arm Fractured
King Lockhart, of Hill Street, Gosford, suffered a fractured right fores[?] constr[?] afternoon through allowing [?] to protrude beyond the window sash…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Aeroplane Accident at Cornwallis, Near Richmond, Yesterday
The aeroplane dived where Mr. A. C. Smith was working on his farm. He was killed instantly. The occupants of the machine were slightly injured…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Bridge for T.b. Clinic
A BRIDGE and mah-jongg party will be held to-morrow evening at the Blue Tea Room, Rowe Street, in aid of the National Association for the…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Mountains Sport. Inadequate Train Service
It is likely that the municipal council of Katoomba will shortly have brought under its notice the inadequacy of the train service on Saturdays. At present trams leave Central Station on that day at 7.55 a.m. 8…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Swinging Train Door Breaks Man's Arm
King Lockhard, of Hill Street, Gosford, at the Erskineville Railway Station yesterday, allowed, his right arm to protrude over the edge of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Country News Bullock on Line Derails Motor Train Bad for the Beast Crookwell
The motor train due at Crookwell at 5.30 p.m. from Goulburn was derailed yesterday one mile from Crookwell through colliding with a bullock on…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Main Western Road. Katoomba
A further five-mile section of the main western road is now about to be reconstructed, commencing from the termination of the present now road at Blaxland, and…
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