Linesman Electrocuted on Tram Power Line
ADELAIDE, Saturday.--Through climbing the wrong pole, Walter J. Axford, senior linesman for the Electric Supply Co., was electrocuted…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1933
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S.A. Railways Show a Profit Costs Cut and Traffic Increases Adelaide
Surprising facts showing the recovery in the finances of the S.A. Railways were revealed today by the Minister for Railways (Mr. Denny)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Plans for North Sugar Export Shipping Melbourne Expert Is Investigating Ports & Railway Innisfail
The question of constructing a deviation from the main North Coast railway at Boogan to Mourilvan…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Aerodrome. Tumut
Mr. J. Littlejohn, instructor for the new South Wales Aero Club, accompanied by Miss Gardner, Coonamble, flew to Tumut to inspect the new landing ground on Mr. A. Sturt's…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Model Aeroplane Attacked by Hawk
An attack by a hawk on a model aeroplane yesterday was related by Mr. I. Freshman, secretary of the Model Flying Club. Shortly after launching a model 'plane at…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Water 3 Feet Over Line; Mail Marooned Train Pulled Up As Bridge Goes
BRISBANE, Sunday.--As the western mail tram which left: Townsville at 10.45 a.m. to-day . was approaching a flooded creek near Marathon, 30…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bridge Broken Explosion on Irish Railway London
High explosives were used in an attempt to blow up the railway bridge spanning Barnesmore Gap, in County Donegal. A number of the keystones…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Eden-melbourne Road
A correspondent at Narooma telegraphs that the road between Eden and Melbourne is in good condition again…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Body Under Bridge Is Identified
Found floating under the 'Harbor Bridge on Friday night, the body of a man was identified on Saturday as that of John Breener…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Riverina Railway. Road Competition Problem. Obstacle to Victorian Control. Albury
Following the recent railway conference at Jerilderie, Mr. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., communicated to the Victorian Railway Commissioners the desire of the meeting that Victoria should…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Thousands Were Late Train Delays in City
THOUSANDS of people living in the Illawarra and Bankstown suburbs were late for work this morning,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Queensland Floods. Train Services Still Disorganised. Brisbane
Continued heavy rains in the Herbert and Tully areas have caused the Herbert and Tully rivers to rise steadily. The Herbert River is now 6ft 2in over the bridge at…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Flood Bound Narrow Escape When Bridge Collapses TOWNSVILLE
Just as a passenger train had run on to the approach of the bridge at the 275½ miles, part of the structure collapsed, the train pulled…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Motor Engine
The development of the internal combustion engine led to an enormous increase in road transport, and this, in turn, reacted unfavourably on the railways. The monthly Bulletin…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A.
According to the N.R.M.A., during the last six years the motorists of New South Wales paid to the State and Commonwealth Governments in direct and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bolton Launched. Australian-built Motorship
More than 300 people witnessed the launching on Saturday morning, at Jervis Bay, of the island motorship Bolton, claimed to be the largest vessel built in Australia for private…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Launching of New Motorship
The Bolton being launched at Huskisson, on the shores of Jervis Bay, on Saturday. The vessel is intended for the New Guinea inter-island trade…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Motor Cycling. International Match. Australia's Close Win
The fourth international teams match between England and Australia was decided on Saturday night at the Speedway Royale, and, after England had held tht lead right up to the last heat, was…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Ireland. Explosions on Railways. London, Feb. 12
A high explosive was used in an attempt to blow up a culvert on the railway bridge spanning Barnesmore Gap, County Donegal. A number of keystones were dislodged, and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Railway Nomads. Cowra
Seven young men were fined £1 each for trespassing on railway premises. Three of them were found in a truck containing wheaf, an the others in a railway shed. Inspector…
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