Four Persons on Motor Cycle
WHEN George Carne, of Bellevue Street. Arncliffe took three friends for a ride on the motor cycle on…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1934
9,505 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 250
Jumped From Tram To Death
THE danger of tram "scaling" was again emphasised yesterday afternoon according to the police, when Ray Parbery, 10, a schoolboy, of Waratah street, Leichhardt, who jumped from a moving tram, was struck by a lorry and killed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Vehicles' Brakes. Warning by Police Commissioner
Motorists are reminded by the Police Commissioner of the necessity for the brakes on their motor vehicles to be kept in perfect order to ensure the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Brighter Motor Trade "More Employment Locally"
Motor production in Detroit was held up recently for six weeks, said Mr. E. W. Holden, managing director of General Motors (Holdens),…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Readers Say-- Trams And Buses
"A.M.," in your issue of January 23, page 7, is somewhat misleading. I always said, and still maintain, that trolly buses will not replace trams,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An Indian Bridge
The new Anderson Bridge over the Teesta Valley, at the foot of the Himalaya Mountains, a link in the winding highway between India and Tibet. It is made of reinforced concrete. Tremendous difficulties faced the engineers owing to the landslips…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Forgot Tennis for Bridge
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--When they arrived in Melbourne to-day by the Sydney express Jack and Mrs. Crawford looked extra bright and happy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Leap From Bridge. Woman of Property
When an inquest was held yesterday concerning the death of Ethel Beatrice Francis, 25, a saleswoman, who jumped from the Sydney Harbour Bridge on January 21, evidence…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →ROLLER-SKATING To Be Prohibited on Roads
Roller-skating on roads is to be prohibited. The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Spooner) announced yesterday that the Government had issued a proclamation under the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Train Delayed Heavy Rain Over State
Over practically two-thirds of New South Wales bountiful rain has fallen, welcome and refreshing after the recent heatwave. To the south,…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Roller-skating on Roads May Result in Fine
Roller skating on roads, concrete[?] otherwise, has become an offence punishable by a fine up to £20. In a statement yesterday, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Road Accidents Caus Alarm London
THE Minister of Transport, Mr. Oliver Stanley, announced that the Government was gravely concerned at the recent published…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Guard Stops Train Out of Control London
NOTICING that excessive speed had been reached, the guard on a train from Tring to Euston applied the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Clinging to Pylon Fainting Girl Just Saved Bridge Drama
CLINGING to a granite coping of the platform of the north-eastern pylon of the Harbor Bridge, and about to…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Man Saved From Death Leap Grabbed by Patrolman on Bridge
Climbing the railing of the Harbor Bridge promenade, near the southern pylon, last night, a man was prevented from throwing himself over…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pamir Arrives in Sydney Barque Can't Go Under Bridge
Tacking close to the wind during the whole passage from Port Victoria, on account of strong head winds, the crack Finnish…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →'Bridge So Far Away' So Man Took Life with Poison
HAYING previously remarked, according to evidence at the City Coroner's inquest yesterday, that it was "a pity the bridge was so far…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Biggest Bridge in the WORLD—and It Is AMERICAN!
THE city of San Fnancisco is situated on the northern tip of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →N.S.W. Roads and Bridges. £350,000 To Be Spent
It was announced last week that more than £350,000 is to be made available at once by the N.S.W. State Government to carry out a comprehensive programme of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Runaway Train. Guard's Prompt Action. (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, Jan. 29
Noticing that excessive speed had been reached, the guard of a train travelling from Tring to Euston applied the emergency brakes and stopped the train…
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