The Man on the Road
At no time of the year is the practice of safety on the road more imperative than during holiday periods; the N.R.M.A. points out in appealing to…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1930
13,038 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 250
Road Wanted (To the Editor.)
Sir,—I wish to refer to a paragraph in "The Argus" of the 27th ult., regarding a direct road from Lidcombe to Woodville-road, via Willington and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Country News. Goods Train Alight. Goulburn
Three trucks on the express goods train while passing Fish River were found to be alight. One van was practically destroyed It contained furniture. An open truck of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Open Road Slow-moving Traffic
One of the factors most productive of congestion on the roads and of justifiable annoyance on the part of drivers of motor cars, the N.R.M.A. says, is the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Electric Train Driver's Ordeal Suicide at the Central
Electric-train driver W. J. MacQueen had a nerve-racking experience on December 20, when a man placed his head on the rails in front of his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →First Rothbury Coal Landed in Newcastle by Rail 36 Truckloads Whole Operation in Daylight Strong Guards Police on Road, Lines, Train. Newcastle
A TRAIN of 36 trucks of coal was lifted from Rothbury, and arrived safely in Newcastle at 7.25 a.m. to-day. Railway officials declined to divulge who drove the train, but declared that the whole operation was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Smacked Her Face Incident in Train "Laughed at Me"
Essie Banks got a smack across the face. Marie Marker was the smacker. It happened in a train travelling to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Newcastle Road Called "Waste" Board in Hot Water
THE Main Roads Board came in for criticism at Alexandria and Granville council meetings last night…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Road Hoardings M.R.B. Opposes Holroyd's Attitude
"Much of the interest of the main roads to travellers, particularly tourists, is the retention undiminished, as far as possible of the rural beauty…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Porter Killed. Run Over by Train. Fatality at Central Station
While crossing the railway lines between Nos. 19 and 20 platforms at Central Railway Station last night John Fry, aged 58 years, a parcels porter, was run down and killed by an…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →From Page 1. Second Train Watched by Pickets. Branxton
A SECOND train of 37 trucks of [?] left Branxton about [?] to-day Packets lined the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →International Amity. Sport the Only Road. Dr. Peltzer's Views
"Sport is the best way to get friendship between the nations," said Dr. Otto Peltzer, the crack German athlete, at Hawkesbury College yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →"Too Deep!" What Nancy Thinks State of Sydney-road
"What I think of it is beyond description. What my horse, Nancy, thinks is too deep for words." That's how Barbara Matthews, of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →To Beat Motors Victorian Railway Campaign Contracts Sought Albury
The rail v. motor controversy provoked some interesting statements at the Albury Municipal Council's meeting last night…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Foot Gripped in Rail Points Man Faints on Approach of Train
BRISBANE, Wednesday. -- When a young man, Cyril Boothby, caught his foot in the railway points at Beaudesert…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Frightfully Mangled, Porter Dies Beneath Train Wheels Leapt Too Late Dragged Under Wheels Rail Tragedy
A second too late, John Fry (59), a railway porter, saw an electric train rushing upon him at Central Station last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →First Train Load of "Free'' Coal Left Rothbury Colliery To-day Defiant Enginemen's "No" Stop All Mines More Union Squabbling
It was definitely stated to-day that the Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen's Association will not recognise the decision of the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Royal Wedding Bells Ring Round The World Sea of Banners All Roads Led to Rome Crown Prince's Marriage 300 'Planes Soar Over the City Rome
Unprecedented scenes of splendor characterised the Royal wedding of the Prince of Piedmont, Crown Prince of Italy, to Princess Marie Jose, daughter of the King and Queen of the Belgians, which commenced at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Driver Committed for Trial Car And Motor Cycle Collide Fatal Motor Crash on Woodville-rd
On November 29 Silas Naylor, a well-known resident of Merrylands, was injured in a collision between a motor car, in which he was a passenger, and a motor cycle and side-car. He died in Parramatta on December 7. On Tuesday the Parramatta District Coroner (Mr. H. Richardson Clark) committed the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hysterical Girl Liverpool Accident Car and Motor Cycle
Failing, it is stated, to notice the tail light, the driver of a motor cycle crashed into the rear of a stationary car at…
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