Cyclone in Fiji. Motor Yacht Sunk. SUVA, Jan. 13
During a cyclonic storm on Saturday at the Makogal leper island, the Fiji Government motor yacht Lady Escott was blown from her anchorage and sank at sea. The…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1930
13,038 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 250
On Time Railways Great Record
One hundred per cent. running of the suburban business trains last night and this morning was secured by the Railway Department…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Special Check on Railway Staffs
Referring to a "Sun" reader's complaint that the Railways Department was wasting money by having inspectors at the various stations "for…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Bagsnatching by Motor Car Three Women Held Up Last Night
Now established in Sydney, the motorist bagsnatcher. Following on a fast "job" on Saturday night, three women were held up early…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One Was Lucky, and One Was Not Two Men Thrown from Motor-cycle
Thrown heavily when a motorcycle and sidecar, overturned at Church and" George Streets corner, Parramatta, last night, Harry…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Mudgee-owned Aeroplane
Mrs, C. Austin, in a letter to the Editor, referring to the owner of the first aeroplane in Mudgee, states chat in 1920 Mr. Austin, a resident of that town, bought an Avro…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The World's Second Largest Aeroplane
N[?]t content with possessing the world's largest sea-plane, the Dox recently described in "The World's News," Germany has now completed the world's largest land-plane, the Junker "G[?]," seen above on its trial flight over Dessa[?]. It is over 76 feet long and has a comfortable cr[?]ising speed of 12[?] m.p.h…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Spit Bridge Tolls
MOTORISTS who regularly use the Spit Bridge are asking how much longer they will be required to pay the tolls imposed in order to pay for the structure…
Continued on Trove, page 50 →The Harbour Bridge
From this view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge (looking towards the city) an impression of the massive weight of the structure can be gained. The two ar[?]tes will gradually approach, and, according to a Government statement, the bridge will be available for traffic at the end of next year…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Spit Bridge Tolls Continue
THE N.R.M.A. is not satisfied with the continued imposition of [?] on motor vehicles passing over the Spit Bridge, Middle Harbor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Good Roads and Land Values
ONE direct result of the reconstruction of Parramatta-road in the past decade and of its conversion info a super-highway during the last couple of years has been…
Continued on Trove, page 50 →Better Roads at Hunter's Hill
Hunter's Hill aldermen at last meeting expressed satisfaction at the progress which is being made in transforming the main roads of the municipality into concrete…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →How Bridge Dominates Sydney Landscapes
CITY SKYLINES STEEL MOUNTAIN.—Towering higher and higher over the skyline of the city the mountain of steel of the Harbor Bridge dominates the scene from every angle. From near and far its huge bulk rears itsell against the sky. This view is from over Woolloomooloo Bay STEEL WEB OVER PITT-STREET.—The huge network of…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Extra Train to Broken Hill
The Railway Department announces that an additional passenger train will leave Sydney at 8.5 a.m. on Friday next for Broken Hill…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Fell From Train. Muswellbrook
A verdict of accidental death was returned by the coroner at an inquest into the death of John Kelly, who died in hospital at Brentwood Hospital following a fall from the Glen Innes…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Main Roads Board. City Contribution. Proposed Discontinuance
The State Government has been asked by the City Commissioners to pass an amending Act to exempt the ratepayers of the city from contributions to the cost of works done by…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Hit Punt Weight From Bridge Harbor Thrill
THERE was excitement on the vehicular ferry Killars, about 7.30 a.m. to-day, when an iron balance weight suspended from the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Dogs on Road "Same Right As Cars"
LEGAL advisers of the N.R.M.A. disagree with the opinion expressed by a suburban magistrate recently when he held that a dog has no right to be…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Secret Deal on Bridge Opossum Skins Sold to Police
MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Sensational evidence was given by Sydney detectives, at Orbost Court to-day when Thomas Roy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Almost Killed by Train Passengers Must Hurry, Say Officials
PROMPT action by a young woman at the Museum Railway Station yesterday…
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