Railway Service Resumed
Repairs to the Brisbane-Sydney railway line (new route), which had been blocked by numerous landslides and washaways, were completed by Saturday night, when the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1931
8,292 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 250
Railway Guard Killed. Melbourne
While walking along the line near the locomotive sheds at Seymour at 2 o'clock yesterday morning, Alfred George Edwards, a railway guard, was knocked down and killed…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Flood Danger Passes. Railway Traffic Resumed. Three Further Fatalities. Receding Waters Reveal Widespread Damage
The flood danger in Queensland and on the far north coast of New South Wales has now passed, All rivers are falling, and the receding waters are leaving behind a trail of damage to property, roads, maize crops, and banana plantations…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Engineers Demand Refund Reductions in Railways
At a well-attended meeting of the Australian Engineering Union, held on Saturday. It was unanimously resolved: That in view of the decision of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →'Plane Is Speed King Motor Can Never Beat It, Says Campbell DAYTONA
THE speed of a motor car will never equal that of an aeroplane," said Captain Malcolm Campbell, before leaving Daytona on his return…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tram "Scalers"
"A.K." trounces them:-- I noticed a letter in, your paper from a lady, complaining about the number of inspectors on the trams…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Roads Agreement Premiers Decide On Change CANBERRA
The Premiers Conference this morning decide to make kan important variation in the Federal Aid Roads Agreement under which the Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Viaduct's Crash Train Escaped by Miracle Near Napier
SAVED by a miracle sums up the experience of passengers on a train which left Napier shortly before the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Competition. Railway Line to Close. Broken Hill
The Government has decided to call tenders for the removal of rails, sleepers, and buildings on the Tarrawingee railway, which has served the district for about 40 years…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Members Ask Questions Revenue From Bridge Inspections? IN the Legislative Assembly to-day
Mr. Sanders asked if the Government would approach the Harbor Bridge contractors with a request that the footpaths over the bridge be finished at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →for WOMEN Social events of importance. Smart Set Gossip Green "Glory Box" for Elizabeth Bay Engaged Girl R.M.Y.C. Bridge Novelty
MRS. DAVID COHEN, of Sydney, daughter of the Governor and lady isaacs, has been a patient in a private…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Graft Alleged "Houses Built With Proceeds" M.L.A.'s CHARGES
IN the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. Flanagan, Labor member for Randwick, made allegations of graft in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motoring Speed Record. Mr. Norman Smith's Task
Now that Captain Malcolm Campbell has raised the world's land speed to an average of more than four miles a minute, interest will centre on the attempt of the Australian,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rail Motors.. Dual Purpose Vehicles
Although the idea of adapting an ordinary motor car to use on raliway lines by the substitution of light flanged steel wheels for the regular pneumatic tyred type is still a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Motor Accident. Melbourne
When a motor car, travelling between Colac and Winchelsea, skidded in some loose earth and overturned, a man was killed and another was injured…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alleged Wanton Driving. Motorist Committed for Trial
Aldred Anthony Clarke, 33, motor driver, was committed for trial from Redfern Police Court yesterday on a charge of having inflicted bodily harm by wanton driving. Ball in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Transport Trust. Motor Bus Proprietors. Pay Licence Fees
At the close of yesterday's meeting of the Transport Trust a statement was issued to the effect that the majority of the motor bus proprietors had complied with the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Tramway Employees. Hours and Wages
The Transport Trust yesterday had under consideration the decision of the Federal Arbitration Court with regard to a 10 per cent. reduction in certain wages. It was decided to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Speeding Up the Trams "Saving First" Now Cars Being Ruined. Also Men's Nerves
DOES the safety of the travelling public or the Tramway Traffic Staff mean nothing to the "powers that be" who are maladministering…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Boys Lose a Foot Each Under Trams Paddington and Randwick "Scaling" Case?
Tram accidents yesterday resulted in two boys losing a foot. One unfortunate lad suffered intense agony when a wheel…
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