Tram Washaway Long Day Delay
AS a [?] of the [?] last night, the packets was washed from benneth the sleepers on the tram line near Long Bay Gaol. About 6 a.m…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1930
13,038 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 250
Speed of Motors. Discussion in House of Lords. LONDON, Jan. 22
The House of Lords resumed its discussion on the Traffic Bill. The proposal to abolish the speed limit prompted another lively discussion…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Motor Spirit From Sugar. South African Experiments. LONDON, Jan. 22
The Agents-General for New South Wales (Sir George Fuller) and Victoria (Mr. Leitch), the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Snowden), and Lord Birkenhead were present at…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Motor Boating. Royal Motor Yacht Club
A programme of seven sprint races will be decided by the Royal Motor Yacht Club of New South Wales on Saturday afternoon, at Rose Bay, the longest being a four miles handicap. There will…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Motoring. Anniversary Day. Meeting at Penrith
Nearly 100 entries were received for handicap events at the Anniversary Day meeting at Penrith Speedway, most of them being in the solo motor cycle handicap, in which there are 61. Two car…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Manslaughter Charge. Sequel to Motor Fatality
At the conclusion of an inquiry into the death of Clifford Francis Tygh, 21, yesterday, the Parramatta District Coroner (Mr. H. Richardson Clark) committed Leslie Charles…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Collision. 92 Sheep Killed. Melbourne
Crashing into the rear of a yard engine at South Kensington eaily yesterday morning, a north-western goods train telescoped two trucks attached to the yard engine and…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Industrial Court. (Before Mr. E. J. Kavanagh, Deputy Commissioner.) Variation of Award. Railway Commissioners' Appeal
Reserved judgment was delivered in the appeal by the Railway Commissioners of New South Wales against the variation by the Industrial Registrar of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motorist Heavily Penalised
At the Ryde Police Court yesterday Francis Burke, a land salesman, was fined £10 and ordered to pay £2/8/ expenses, for having driven in a dangerous manner in Great…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Victorian Railways. Truck Loads for N.S.W. Reduced MELBOURNE
It was announced by the Victorian Railway Commissioners to-day that the weight of consignments loaded in Victorian 16-ton trucks for New South Wales destinations would…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Mr. Boyd Edkins. Prominent Motorist's Death. Holder of Many Records
Mr. Boyd Robertson Huey Edkins, one of the mest prominent and popular motorists in Australia, died at a private hospital in Darlinghurst yesterday afternoon, after five weeks'…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Railway Retrenchment. Bathurst
Aldermen Hansard and Priddle will join the deputation arranged by Mr. C. A. Kelly. M.L.A., to wait upon the Chief Commissioner for Railways on Tuesday, to protest against…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Miners Charged. Tearing Up Railway Line. Fines of £10
The eleven men charged with offences arising out of an alleged attempt to pull up the Rothbury colliery railway line during the riots of December 16, were each fined £10…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Queensland Floods. Railways Submerged. Creeks Burst Banks. Brisbane
The Herbert and Tully Rivers were still in flood to-day, though falling, and it was again impossible to run mail trains between Cairns land Townsville. There is every prospect,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Motoring Cars Cycles Lorries Launches More 'Bus Miles Rail Figures Passed America's Transport
According to official statistics, there were 92,400 motor-buses in the United States on January 1, 1929. Of these 42,000 are used for the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Another Try ? Smith and Harkness Motor's Capabilities
With an Australasian and a worlds record to show for their trip to New Zealand, Messrs. Norman Smith and Don Harkness probably will make…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Douglas Smoko Motor Cyclists Invited
The Douglas M.C.C. will hold a "smoko" and general meeting at the Blue Lantern Cafe, Elizabeth-street, next Thursday at 8 p.m. This function is not restricted to club…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Hurstville Motor Smash. Local Butcher Injured
Last Saturday afternoon a violent collision occurred on the incline at the intersection of Hillerest Avenue and Belmore Road, Hurstville, between two…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hurstville Railway Traffic Revenue for Year, £116,817
The progress of a town can always be proved by local railway statistics. During the twelve months ended December 31st, 1929, the revenue…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Injured by Tram
Running behind a tram in George Street, City, on Wednesday, Albert Chellew, aged 9 years, of Burraneer…
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