Rush for Train Car Crashes Almost at Station
A swift dash from Jenolan Caves to catch a train at Katoomba ended in a thrill last night for passengers of a tourist car, which crashed into…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1935
9,904 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 250
Struck by Train Escaped Serious Injury WOLLONGONG
Leo Weber, of Flinders-street, Wollongong, had a marvellous escape from death on the railway line near Coniston. He was walking along the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Improving Bridge Approach Holroyd to See Estimate for Tarring
When Blaktown Count, on Tuesday requested Holroyd Council's co-operation in urging the Railway Commissioners to repair the road under the railway bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drift Sand Blocks Permanent Way. Train Stranded. Melbourne
When a mixed train had completed half the journey of 44 miles from Sea Lake to Kulwin last night, the crew found it impossible to take the train farther. Drift sand…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →New Mountain Road Opened by Minister for Labour
The new mountain road connecting Bilpin, a village on the top of the Kurrajongs, with Mount Irvine and Mount Wilson, two of the beautiful centres of the nearer dividing range,…
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The new road between Bilpin and Mount Irvine, which shortens the route from Mount Irvine to Kurrajong by about 18 miles, was officially…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Boy and Surfman Killed Week-End Toll Of The Road Again Heavy Several Hurt
IN a vain effort by the driver to avoid a tragedy at the corner of Marion and Foster Streets, Leichhardt, on Saturday, a utility…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CRASHED! Motorist's Mistake Pressman's Wild Goose Chase
Black clouds covered the moon, darkness hid the landscape, and the only gleam of light on the road was thrown by the lights of a moving car…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Record Railway Figures
Mr. C. C. Roberts, stationmaster at Ryde, is a pleased man, because the ticket revenue at Ryde in December created a record for that station…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cloudburst. Near Wagga. Motor Car Washed Away. WAGGA
Terrific thunder and lightning preceded a cloudburst at Little Billabong, between Wagga and Holbrook, this aftetnuun. Over three inches of rain fell in an hour, and the creek…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Newcastle News. Motor Cyclist Fatally Hurt. Newcastle
Robert Walters. 21, of Park-street, Swansea, was fatally injured when his motor cycle came into collision with a motor lorry on Charles-town-road yesterday. He died before Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motor Boating. Royal Motor Yacht Club
Racing was resumed at Rose Bay by the Royal Motor Yacht club of New South Wales after the holiday vacation on Saturday afternoon. Results:…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Motor Cycling. Speedway Racing. Sensational Riding
A crowd of between 18,000 and 20,000 attended the motor cycling speedway races at the Royal Agricultural Ground on Saturday night. The proceedings opened with a sensational crash…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →MR. A. G. OGILVIE Injured in Motor Collision. HOBART
The Premier of Tasmania (Mr. A. G. Ogilvie) and his private secretary, Mr. Harry George Smith, who was recently appointed Registrar-General in Tasmania, were injured…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motor Accidents. Boy Killed. Three Men Injured
Edward John Whear, 13, of Hawthorne-parade, Haberfield, was killed, and three men were injured in a motor accident at Leichhardt on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →All-steel Coaches Abandoned on British Railways. LONDON, Jan. 12
"British railway companies have abandoned the principle of the all-steel coach," says the "Morning Post." It has been tried and tested on the main systems and the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →CONFERENCES On Railway Award Judge Told
WITH a view to reaching agreement on points raised by the A.R.U. and the Federated Iron Workers' Association, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Cycle Trial
Entries for "The Telegraph" Motor Cycle Reliability Trial, to be run on January 26, 27, and 28, are now well into the second hundred…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Duke As Railway Ganger Thrill for Youngsters Wellington (N.z.)
The Duke of Gloucester had a most carefree Sunday with the Royal train parked at a [?]iding at the quiet Walkiwi station…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hurt in Fall From Tram Newcastle
IN an endeavor to alight from a moving tram as it passed Watt Street, Newcastle, this morning. Raymond Kime, 7, of Hunter Street, Newcastle, fell heavily to the…
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