Girl Jumps From Train. And Is Severely Injured
Ah 11-year-old girl was severely injured, but had a remarkable escape from death, when she jumped from an electric train travelling at high speed…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1934
9,505 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 250
Train Wanted at Kurri . to Cope with Traffic
CESSNOCK, Thursday. The running of a train from the old Kurri station to cope with the increased traffic resulting from reduced…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bandits' Outrage. Express Train Derailed. Passengers Fired On. Shanghai, Jan. l8
Bandits lost night derailed the west-bound trans-Siberian express about 20 miles from Harbin. Accurate details are lacking, but it is reported thnt at least four foreigners were…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Drastic Log Served On Railway & Tramway Men Most Serious Attack Yet Effect on 30,000 Men in Service Claim For Wages Cut & Hours Extension Sth. Aust., Too
REGARDED by the unions as the most serious attack yet launched on the wages and conditions of railway and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Affected by Bridge Fatality Man Followed His Friend To Death Drowning Case
THE body of John Farrell McGrath, 52, an unemployed laborer, of Wynston Parade, Abbotsford, was recovered by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Qualifications of Railway Cleaner
"W.J.L.": A candidate for the position of cleaner on the railways has to pass an educational and medical test. For further particulars you should write to Employment…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Railway Workers' Housing. Lismore
Railway workers transferred from Lismore to Casino have been unable to secure houses in Casino, and the Railway Department has been running motor trains night and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motor Car Capsizes. Broken Hill
A motor car, driven by Frank Lyster, mill superintendent of the Zinc Corporation, capsized on South Hill while swerving to avoid two boy cyclists who had fallen in the path…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motoring Gear Changing. Avoidance of Full Acceleration
Skilful handling of the gears is not simply a question of the ability to make a silent change and to avoid jarring the transmission. In fact with the more modern types of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Traders. Annual Meeting and Dinner
The annual meeting of the Motor Traders' Association of New South Wales is to take place at 57 William-street on Tuesday, at 11 a.m., and the annual dinner will be held on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gundagai Accident. Motor Coach's Speed Not Excessive. Gundagai
The inquiry was concluded to-day into the accident at Gundagai on January 11, when a tourist motor coach overturned resulting in the death of three women and injury to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Warning to Motorists
The Commissioner of Police (Mr. Childs) issued a statement yesterday warning drivers of motor vehicles against driving from the kerb without giving a signal to approaching…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Railway Workers Slugged BRISBANE
The 1932-33 railway returns are hailed by the Forgan Smith Government as a sure indication of the return of “prosperity.” No…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Old-timers" of Motorcycling to Gather
"Old-timers" of motor-cycling will be gathered together at a dinner on February 5. It is being organised by Mr. T. Wiseman, of P. and R. Williams, Ltd.,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Big Task Serving of Log to Railwaymen 30,000--In Person
A LONG the tracks, in the workshops, and on the trains, railwaymen are being personally served with copies of the Commissioner's…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motor Traders' Annual Meeting and Dinner
The annual meeting of the Motor Traders Association of N.S.W. (Inc.) will be at 57 William-street. City, on January 23. at 11 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Motor Cycling. Bexley and DISTRICT M.C.C.
Results of handicap, flying quarter, for the Bexley Cup, held "last Sunday: W. Reid (Indian) 80.3 m.p.h., 1; J. Anstey (Norton) 79 m.p.h., 2; Don…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Boating St. George Club
Given good weather tho speedboats of the above club will be giving another turn of speed to-morrow In a. handicap race of three heats ,of two…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cronulla's Tram Lines
Sutherland Council is endeavouring to have the tram lines removed from the main streets in Cronulla, and until they are removed the roads must…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hints to Motorists. Air Leak
A whistling noise when engine is idling indicates an air leak around the intake manifold. Examine all joints and gaskets…
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