Woman Seized on Bridge
A patrolman noticed a woman acting suspiciously on the Harbour Bridge last night. He seized her near the rails of the footway and handed her to Constable Drew. She was taken…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1934
9,505 stories in Sydney's papers · page 50 of 250
Three Attempts to Die Desperate Woman on Bridge
A woman who was trying to squeeze through the narrow space between the railing and the protective fence on the Harbor Bridge last night was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Train for Dubbo Rail Men's Picnic Dubbo
The chief traffic manager has refused the request of Dubbo railway picnic committee to run a train from Brewarrina, to Dubbo on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Police Chief in Frenzy Rioters' Rush Fight for Bridge Troopers Charge London
THE fiercest fighting during the Paris rioting occurred, says the correspondent of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →World Affairs in the Balance Japan at the Cross-roads No. IV.—New Light on the Population Problem
IT would be difficult to find a question anywhere as clouded by preconceived notions as the Japanese population problem. Most of us have always believed in "the Yellow Peril" that…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Many Killed and Wounded in Paris Desperate Fighting With Rioters Battle for Bridge Efforts To Storm Chamber and President's Residence Heavy Police Volleying Paris
CHARGING upon the Chamber of Deputies, an infuriated mob to-day wilted before police volleys, and was repulsed, leaving dead and wounded behind them. Later, under cover of nightfall, fierce rioting was renewed, principally in the Place de la Concorde. The Ministry for the Interior…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tongue Twister For Railway Porters
There's one railway station in Britain which railway porters hate. And the reason is that they can't pronounce its name. They call it "Llanfair," for short…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →Gearless Motor 9Bus
A device that renders gear-changing on a motor omnibus unnecessary has been put into production by Leyland Motors, the Lancashire manufacturers…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Tramway Dispute
THIS dispute, or perhaps argument would be a better term, has reached what may be described as a state of quiescence. The men still demand full time,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Port of Hull Dock. Railway and Hotel Facilities
The ancient yet modern Fort of Hull, happily situated for the North European trade, is well equipped for dealing with the largest class of vessels in the carrying trade on Empire and world routes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Vagabond Voyage. Motorship's World Cruise
The motorship, Mirrabooka, now on route to the Pacific coast-from Europe, has on board a number of the Swedish nobility, including Count van Rosen,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Aftermath of a Dreadful Railway Accident
M. Albert Lebrun, the President of the French Republic, with a party of senators and deputies paying mournful homage to the coffined victims of the railway disaster which occurred at Lagny, near Paris, on the eve of the Christmas holidays, whereby over 200 lives were lost. The scene of the photograph is the chapel at the Care de L'Est…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →MOTORING Attainment of Traffic Safety Valuable Remedies Disclosed
ALL the leading countries of the world are at present faced with the problem of road safety, and the matter is engaging the serious attention of experts…
Continued on Trove, page 46 →World's Motor Registrations
ACCORDING to advice just received by the N.R.M.A., it is estimated that there were 32,820,000 motor vehicles registered in the world at the end of 1933…
Continued on Trove, page 46 →Trolley Buses Oust Trams
A SIGNIFICANT announcement from England is the official statement that 90 miles of electric tramways in London are to be converted to the use of trolley…
Continued on Trove, page 46 →Watson's Bay Trams. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—There is much overcrowding and congestion during the morning business runs on the Watson's Bay lines. In order to overcome the difficulty we would suggest that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Cycling. Old Timers' Dinner
Reminiscences of experiences extending back to the days when F. S. Roberts drove his old motor quadricycle from Sydney to Albury, thence along the valley of the Murray to South Australia, and…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Tram and Car. Seven Persons Injured in Collision
Six girls and a man were injured yesterday morning when the car in which they were travelling from Balmain to their work in the city, collided with a tram at the intersection…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Jury Acquits Motorist. Goulburn
At the Goulburn Quarter Sessions, a jury, without hearing evidence for the defence, gave a verdict of not guilty against William Baron John Mitchell, who was charged with having…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →New States. Control of Railways. Division Opposed
Giving evidence before the New States Commission yesterday, the chief traffic manager of the railways, Mr. A. G. Dennis, opposed the division of the railway system into separate…
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