Another Woman Over Bridge Total Has Reached Forty-nine 'I'm Not Going Over,' She Said To Patrolman a Xmas Card
"I'M not going over the Bridge," was the causal remark of an unknown woman a few seconds before she hurtled…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1934
9,505 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 250
Motor Cycling. Speedway Royal. Two Records by Stevenson
A varied programme held the attention of an estimated attendance of 15,000 at the Speedway Royal on Saturday night, when the dirt track motor cycle season was continued…
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The Royal Motor Yacht Club of New South Wales decided a combined handicap for speedboats and cruisers for the Noel P. Hunt trophy, at Rose Bay, on Saturday. Cruisers in this race covered a mile…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →"Jay Motoring." to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Great publicity is being given to the subject of "jay walking," but I notice nothing is said about the motorists who, while waiting at intersections, encroach upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lucky Escapes. Two Men Fall Under Trams
Two men narrowly escaped being crushed to death by trams on Saturday evening. Alfred Phillips, 24, of Kippax-street, Surry Hills, fell under a tram in Pitt-street. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Accidents. Clergyman Fatally Injured
The Rev. Thomas Frederick Potts, 71, formerly a president of the New South Wales Methodist Conference and principal of the Methodist Ladies' College, Burwood, was…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motor Transport. Brisbane to Northern Rivers. Queensland Government's Action. Brisbane
Commenting on the State Government's decision to revoke the exemption from transport fees hitherto allowed to vehicles solely engaged in interstate transport, Mr. J. Luton…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Teamster's Escape. Trampled on by Horses. BRISBANE
Frederick Harms, 57, had a remarkable escape from death on Saturday morning. Harms was driving a team of 20 horses, six of which were newly broken in. When he…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mudgee Railway Revenue. Mudgee
Business at the Mudgee railway station showed an increase over last year as follows:- The total revenue for 1933 received at the station was £28,416, as against £27,780 for…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motor Cyclist Injured. Tamworth
Hilton McGrath (17), of Somerton, was admitted to Tamworth District Hospital following a fall from a motor cycle. McGrath was riding home, when the cycle got out of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Topics for Women Good and No Good Travellers' Vocabulary Limited Women Motor Round World
Speaking French fluently, and a little Malay, Mrs. Roosevelt Denis, a distant cousin of the President of the United States,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fell Under Tram and Only Burned Arm
Lifting jacks were employed to extricate Alfred Phillips, 24, of Kippax Street, Surry Hills, after he had fallen under a moving tram in Pitt…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another "Economy" Stunt for Railways One Head for Two Stations Proposal Approved Declares R. & T. Association Log Attacked
THAT the Commissioner for Railways had approved a proposal to remove the stationmasters from a number of stations on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Cyclist Injured Collision at Balgowlah
When the motor cycle he was riding collided with a car at the intersection of Sydney and Wanganella Streets, Balgowlah, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Contract Bridge. Challenge Contest
An official team, representing the Bridge Association of New South Wales, as challengers, yesterday met the team captained by Dr. F. V. McAdam, as defenders, which…
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When play was resumed this afternoon in the duplicate contract bridge match between the teams captained by Dr. F. V. McAdam (defenders) and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Leap From Bridge. Woman's Body Recovered
The body of the young woman who jumped from the Harbour Bridge on Sunday night was recovered yesterday morning near the old Milson's Point Wharf. It was identified as that…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Before Leap Bridge Victim's Last Words
"I am going on a long expedition," declared Jeremiah Michael Sullivan, 69, an Imperial pensioner, before he leaped over the Harbor Bridge on…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Freak Hand in Big Bridge Challenge
DISASTER overtook the New South Wales Bridge Association's team which yesterday challenged Dr. F. V. McAdam's…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Body of Woman Bridge Victim Found
After being recovered by Sergt. Hamill near the old Milson's Point wharf yesterday, the body of Ethel Beatrice Francis, 25, of Strickland…
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