Motor Hearses Classed with Trucks!
THE advent of Turkily's first motor hearse threw toll collectors of the fumed Galata bridge into a quandary…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1930
13,038 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 250
Motorists' New Year Resolutions
THE Acting-Chairman of the N.R.M.A Board of Management (Mr. G. N. King) suggests that motorists of nil classes should form—and apply—the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →German Crown Prince Called Motor Expert Defendant Wanted Him as a Witness!
TESTIMONY by the former German Crown Prince as an "auto accident expert" was demanded by Hans Zuckermann, a Berlin business man, before the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Truth About Motors. Sting in the Austin Wasp Speedy and Snappy Baby Car is Easy to Handle Comfortable and Very Economical
THE addition of the word Wasp to the world-famous Austin name was made by N.S.W. Motors Ltd., of William Street, Sydney, the Austin Wasp distributors, to describe the low racy-lined bodies, with shielded radiators that distinguish…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Harbin Stormclouds the Soviet and China Where a Massacre Looms The Railway Wrangle
THE struggle which commenced last summer as a simple dispute over the activities of the Soviet…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Guard at Railway Station
BRANXTON, Saturday. -- The police questioned a number of men congregated in the vicinity of the Branxton Railway Station to-day, and their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Buried in Metal Seven Trucks Capsized
WOLLONGONG, Saturday. -- When the axle of one of the 20 trucks of a metal train broke last night near Kembla Grange seven trucks turned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Perth Roasts in 106 DEC. Y.A.L. Boys Collapse at Railway Station
PERTH, Saturday. -- Perth sweltered yesterday with the temperature at 106deg., and went to bed to toss restlessly all night, with the mercury…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Growl From Bombala Don't Get Fair Deal on Railways, They Say
Bombala people don't get a fair deal on the railways, according to a correspondent, "Returned Sydney Wanderer."…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Lorry Over Bridge Melbourne
A motor truck laden with wheat crashed over the Wannon Bridge, near Jepartt, to-day, somersaulted 18 feet into the river, and landed in five feet of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Goods Train Derailed Near Kembla Grange
Workmen repairing the permanent way on Saturday. The train, bound from Kiama to Thirroul, was derailed late on Friday night. Several trucks overturned. The line was not cleared until Saturday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →DERAILMENT. Seven Waggons of Goods Train. WOLLONGONG
A railway derailment occuued near Kembla Grange railway station last night. A metal train comprising 20 waggons, a number of which carried 30 tons of metal…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Appalling Road Toll in Victoria Melbourne
A REPORT by the City Coroner covering a period of 14 months ended December 31 last, shows that there were 203…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Railways More Passengers Despite Motor Competition
LONDON, January 4.--A comparison of Home railway earnings for 1928 and 1929 shows an unexpectedly satisfactory improvement despite increased competition from…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Two Women Dead in Crossing Smash Train Dashed Into Truck of Picnickers
MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Two women were killed and a child was badly injured when a tram crashed into a motor truck containing six…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train Hits Car Women Killed Collision at Level Crossing Lucky Escapes Melbourne
TWO women were killed and four persons injured to-night when a motor car driven by T. Hodgson, of Hampshire Road, Sunshine, was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New South Wales on the Road to Victory in the Sheffield Shield Match Against Queensland
During the tense struggle for a first innings lead. F. M. Brew (Q.) narrowly escapes being run out. H. Davidson (N.S.W.), with whom he has collided, has moved in front of the stumps. A. F. Kippax, the N.S.W. captain, who made 115, steps back to on-drive W. Rowe (Q.) for 4 during his big partnership with D. G. Bradman. H. Leeson is the wicketkeeper, and A. Hurwood at slip…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Red List of Death Victims of the Road Many Injured Cars and Cycles in Smashes Week-end Toll
Three deaths augmented the appalling red list of week-end road victims. MANY others, some of whom may…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Crash Four Taken to Hospital
After two motor cars had collided at the intersection of Northumberland-street and Parramatta-road Auburn, yesterday morning, the occupants were taken to St…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Trade During Last Year Expanding Industry
Motoring in 1930 practically attains its 30th year in Australia. In that period it has made progress almost incredible. From, at the most, five cars in the whole…
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