Road Traffic. Features of British Bill
In England, as in New South Wales, road traffic and transport are engaging the attention of Parliament, and the latest files to hand bring summaries of the debates in the House…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1930
13,038 stories in Sydney's papers · page 42 of 250
Less Than Estimate Melbourne's New Bridge Melbourne
Melbourne's latest bridge over the Yarra, at Spencer-street, will probably be opened on February 7. The cost of construction is about £25,000 less…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Engineers' Sec. Takes Ill in Train Junee
Mr Joseph Stossan, secretary of the Engineers' Union, of Sydney while travelling by train to Melbourne, with the intention of going to Tasmania on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →P.m. Declares War on Road Hogs
Albury, Tuesday.--Recording a fine of £10 against Noel Weatherby for having driven a car in a manner dangerous to the public, Mr. C. W. Swiney,…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Level Crossing Fatality. Train Crashes Into Lorry. MELBOURNE
A fatal railway accident occurred this afternoon about five miles from Port Fairy. Mr. Malcolm McDonald, who owned a general store at Kirk's Hill, was delivering goods…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Carpenter's Car Went "All Over the Road" Fined £15: License Suspended
"His car was swerving all over the road," said Constable Newman at Paddington Court yesterday against John Ridge way (31), carpenter,…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Gardening Pleasant Work Lawn Mowing Motor to Rescue
IF anyone had suggested, a few years ago, that it would be possible to mow a lawn under a torrid gun with any degree of pleasure, I…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Cyclist Killed Crash with Motor Corowa
A COLLISION [?] and side car and a motor car near Wangaratta late [?] resulted in the death of Fran's Baker of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Port Waikato. New Motorship for New Zealand
The motor vessel Port Waikato attained a speed of 11¼ knots during official trials. Intended for the New Zealand coasting service of Messrs. A…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another New Motorship. Soloy Chartered
The American Trading Company have chartered the Norwegian motorship Soloy to load a full cargo of sulphur at Galveston for Melbourne. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Decreased Load on Railway Trucks. Albury
The decision of the New South wales Railway Commissioners to reduce the allowable loading of 10 ton "S" trucks to 15 tons is liable to cause great inconvenience to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motor Cycling. Wellington (N.z.)
At the Kilbirnie Speedway dirt track on saturday night, Frank Pearce (Australia) won the international flying three scratch race of one mile. Charles Spinks (Australia) easily defeated W…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →"Fellow Employees." Railway Chief Speaks to Railwaymen
The Chief Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Cleary) made his acquaintance with a number of the "rank and file" of the railway service at a presentation at the Central Station…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motoring Beach Records. Mr. Norman Smith's Feats
Mr Norman Smith's performance on the Ninety Miles Beach in the North Island of New Zealand on Friday alternoon is notable, because it was the first occasion on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A New Tram-laying Idea
Mr. John Yates, of Stanmore, is the inventor of a new system of tramway laying, which, he claims, will not only reduce the expenses of labour, but will obviate the almost continual…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →City Rating. Bridfee and Railway Exemptions. OVER £2,000,000. Huge Loss on Resumptions
Although there has been an addition of £10,000,000 to the city valuations, making the total £71,854,117, rates will be levied by the City Commissioners…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Motorship Tisnaren. Damaged in Collision
Cable advice was received yesterday by the Sydney Marine Undeiwriters' Association that the Swedish motorship Tlsnaren, bound from Australian ports to Hamburg, had been…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Motor Car Thief. Three Months' Imprisonment
A circumstantial story about a motor car was told by Thomas Samuel Nelson, 24, seaman, at the Central Police Court yesterday. He was charged with illegally using a car…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Tanker Australia. an Interesting Vessel
The motor tanker Australia, which reached Sydney on Sunday night from Los Angeles, is in many respects one of the most remarkable vessels which has ever entered Port Jackson…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Thefts From Railways. Extend Over Two Years. Newcastle
Cecil Francis Worthington, 35, motor driver, who was fined £30, in default four months' imprisonment, on a charge of stealing goods valued at £20 from the Government railways,…
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