Cutting Costs Heavier Train Loads
GREATER facility in the running of country passenger trains in N.S.W. will result from the raising of the permissible…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1934
9,505 stories in Sydney's papers · page 59 of 250
CLOUDBURST In Bathurst District. Bridge Wrecked
A cloudburst at Glanmire, eight miles east of Bathurst, yesterday evening swept away a bridge on the main highway to Sydney and caused a washaway on the Bathurst-O'Connel…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Casualties. Car Skids on Wet Road
Gladys King, 34, of Blaxland-road, Eastwood, was driving a motor car along Victoria-road Gladesville, last night, when it skidded on the wet road and struck another car…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Train Returns From Tour. Seven Months in North America
The steamer Beaverdale recently brought back to London the famous L.M.S. railway train "The Royal Scot" which had had a seven months' guest…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Crowded Train Was Near Disaster Engine Hit Dead-end: Shot Over Bank
LEETON, Tuesday.--The engine of a train from Leeton, with many passengers for Sydney, crashed over an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →World Affairs in the Balance Japan at the Cross-roads No. V.—"She Must Get Markets"
THE most patent fact in Japanese existence is the need of expansion. It may not necessarily be military expansion, it may not be the expansion of a people by emigration; but it must…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Against Federal Log. Campaign Planned by Railway Unions
Representatives of 25 Unions, covering over 40,000 railway employees in New South Wales, decided at a meeting at Sydney last week to oppose by legal and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Dissatisfied Service. Organiser Smith on Commonwealth Railway Conditions
I have been advised that the following are the adjusted Harvester index numbers for the third quarter, 1933, based on the "all items" index numbers, in the manner…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Motor Cargo-ships
There are under construction in Great Britain, at the present time, 126,000 tons of what are described in the technical press on the other side, as Empire motor liners. Ten of the twelve vessels so described are being constructed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →City of Rayville. Replaces the Motor-Ship Oldham
The American Pioneer Line motor- freighter City of Rayville will replace the motor-ship Oldham, owned by the same Line, and which was scheduled…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dirt-track MotorCycle Racing
Regular test matches have been established between Australia and England. The fixtures are gaining wide recognition, and this season's tests have been held in Sydney. Although England was…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →MOTORING Streamlined Trains and Future Cars
In Europe and America high-speed streamlined trains are now in service, and ambitious schemes for the modernising of railway travel have been undertaken. It is also…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →MOTORING Bogged for Nineteen Hours A Herculean Task with Solid Tyres
"SPOTLIGHT'S" article ("Sydney Mail," 10/1/34) on the advantages of pneumatic tyres over solid tyres recalls an interesting incident, which would never have…
Continued on Trove, page 46 →Tramways Profit Despite Reduced Fares. Commissioner's Report
The report of the Commissioner for Road Transport and Tramways for the financial year ended June 30 last, presented in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, showed that…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Railways. Finance Methods Criticised by AuditorGeneral. Unaudited Accounts
The Auditor-General (Mr. John Spence), in his report for 1932-33, presented to Parliament yesterday, criticised certain features of the financial administration of the railways,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Motor Cycling. Speedway Royal
The English team of dirt track motor cyclists, who were beaten by Australia in the third test match, are disappointed in the result, and have issued a challenge to race the Australians again…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Motoring. Reliability Contest
The Royal Automobile Club of Australia announces that it will hold a reliability and touring contest to Wiseman's Ferry on February 24. Entries will close at noon on Monday next, at the club-house…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →City Trams Collide. Conductor Injured
When two tram cars collided in Centralsquare, city, yesterday morning, Edward Young, 42, a tram-conductor, of View-street, Waverley, was crushed between them. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Charge Against Motor Driver. Coff's Hareour
A coroner's inquiry was held at Colt's Harbour Police Court yesterday by Mr. C. Walker into the death of Alexander Stephen Mcintosh, an elderly man, who was knocked down by a…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Motor Car and Racehorses Alleged Attempt to Run Them Down
Following a complaint made to the Randwick police yesterday that a racehorse, trainer had allegedly at tempted to run down several…
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