Fell From Moving Train
Slipping in an attempt to alight from a moving train at Granville Railway Station last night, Mrs. Mary Rowe (40), of The Avenue,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1933
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Pilot's Death. Aeroplane Accident at Windsor. WINDSOR
An inquest was held at Windsor to-day by the District Coroner (Mr. H. S. Johnston) into the death of Flying-officer Charles Middleton Blamey, the son of the Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motoring Road Tests Of 1933 Models. the Graham Eight
It may justly be claimed for the new Graham Eight that, in performance and appearance. it is one of the most interesting of the 1933 models which have reached Australia. Its…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Blazing Forests. Train Passenger's Story
A thrilling story of the destruction of the Fassifern railway station and houses nearby, and the remarkable escape from the fires of the express from Newcastle, was told to a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Between Platform and Electric Train
Falling between the platform and an electric train, from which she was alighting at Granville Railway Station last night, Mrs. Rowe, 43, of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Crowded Excursion Train. Coonabarabran
The Railway Department did not provide extra accommodation on the excursion train which left here yesterday, running the motor train as usual, with the result that some…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Good Investment Valuable Road Plant
A return submitted by the engineer of Baulkham Hills shire shows that en immense amount of work has been accomplished during the past year. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Widespread Bushfires. Railway Station Destroyed Train Passengers Menaced. Outbreaks in Country Districts. Sydney's Hottest Day for Two Years
Bushfires are raging in many districts as a result of heat wave conditions. At Fassifern, on the main railway line from Sydney to Newcastle, a serious outbreak destroyed the railway station and adjacent dwellings and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Road Work Lord Mayor Eager To Start
It is likely that a vigorous policy of road re-conditioning in City Council wards will be introduced after the next meeting of the council on…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Man Saved by Constable Pyrmont Bridge Drama Alleged Leap
ATTACHED to the Public Works Department, Alexander Jones, 40, of Thompson Street, Drummoyne, had a close…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Along The Hume Highway Good Roads Inland Trip To Melbourne
The road report issued today by the N.R.M.A. Touring Department describes In detail the motoring conditions along Hume Highway, the…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Transport Board Blames Council for Mill Pond Bridge Delay Letter to Member. Ald. Alexander’s Denial
In a letter to the Member for Botany (Mr. R. J. Heffron) the Secretary for Transport blames the Mascot and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Smooth as Train Trip" Smithy's Flight Triumph For Proficient Planning Beat Tasman Winds New Plymouth
THE journey across the Tasman with Sir Charles Kingsford- Smith was as smooth as a suburban train trip. And it goes to prove once again the remarkable proficiency with which "Smithy" mapped the trip and made his plans…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →After the Party Made Pace A Cracker Racing Motor Vans
Each-driving a motor van along Parramatta-road on December 11, Sophocles Chrisson and Amast Dannanakis—well, they made the pace a cracker…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Registrations Official Review of Last Year's Activities
INTERESTING figures furnished by the Commissioner for Road Transport show that the downward trend in motor vehicle registrations has been arrested,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Quarterly Payments Popular with Motorists
THE N.S.W. Government's scheme for the quarterly payment of motor registration fees has been extensively availed of by motorists, as shown by…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Motoring Memos
THE Vacuum Oil Company's latest apparatus for giving practical demonstration of fuel quality is their new test car for testing the quality of motor fuels…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Motor Cycling Van Praag Defeats Former World's Champion
LEADING motor cyclists competed at Wentworth Oval Speedway last Saturday night. Of outstanding merit were the performances of Lionel van…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool and Wheat Railways Establish Record Transport Figures
PARTICULARS of theo exceptionally good work done in handling the clip and the harvest were made available by the Railway Department…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DISMISSED. S.A. Railway Official. Sequel to Inquiry. Adelaide
Less than a fortnight before the date of his retirement from the Public Service on reaching the age limit, Mr. Alfred Norwood Day, general traffic manager of the State railways…
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