Proposed New Road. Lithgow
The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Spooner) told a deputation at Lithgow to-day that the proposal to construct a tourist road from Lithgow to Bell to link up with the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1935
9,904 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 250
Children Drowned After Car Crashes Through Bridge
WELLINGTON, N.Z., Sunday.--When a car crashed through a bridge near Clive, Hawkes Bay, a boy, aged 7, and his six-months-old…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Smell Too Strong Why They Walked in Road
"At times the smell is almost unbearable and people walk well on the road to try and miss it." Complaining of the state of the gutter…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Accidents. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—The comments by Mr. J. C. watson under the above heading provide interesting reading, but the statement that 46 per cent, of car accidents were attributable to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Zoo More Popular But "Jessie" Has "Business Rival" in Train
During the past year 680,720 people have visited Taronga Park Zoo--67,572 more than last year, and almost reaching pre-depression figures,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Two Children Drowned. Car Crashes Over Bridge. Wellington (N.z.)
A seven-year-old boy and a six-months old baby, children of Mr. G. Houlton, of Hawkes Bay, were drowned in two feet of water when a car driven by Mr. Houlton crashed through…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Artist's Struggle. Bitter Road to Success. "I Want to Forget Concrete."
"I want to forget gutters and footpaths and drains," said Mr. Henry Hanke, winner of the 1934 Archibald art prise, last night. "Most of all I want to forget concrete, the feel of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Two Injured Motor-Cycle and Car Church-street Collision
When a motor cycle crashed into the side of a motor car in Church-street, Parramatta, on Saturday morning, Agnes Scott…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British India Coy. New Motorship
The British India Steam Navigation Co. has placed an order with the British, firm of Barclay, Curie & Co. for the construction of a motor ship to be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Poisoned Tree. Branch Falls Over Motor Car. Driver Narrowly Escapes
A motorist had an extraordinary escape from death when a huge branch fell from a Moreton Bay fig tree on to a motor car, which was standing in Ithaca-road, Elizabeth Bay, last…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Girl in Car. Plucky Pursuit of Motorist. ARMIDALE
Miss Venice Court, daughter of Mr. H. Court, a garage proprietor, took part in a chase after a man who dashed off in a car afttr I having petrol put in the tank of the car…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Railway Trespassers Fined. Grafton
When a score of men tried to board the South Grafton-Casino goods train as it passed through Grafton station, the police arrested four men, but the remainder scattered.Fines…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motor Boating. A. D. Walker Trophy
The principal race decided by the Royal Motor Yacht Club of New South Wales at Rose Bay on Saturday afternoon was a cruiser handicap for the trophy presented by Mr. A. D. Walker: It was won…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →BRIEFLY. Motor Yacht Club Races
The whole of the western side of Rose Bay seemed to be in gala array on Saturday afternoon, when the Royal Motoi yacht Club held cruiser, speedboat ana outboard racing from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Cycling. Third Speedway Test England's Close Win
England won the thrid speedway motor cycle test matoh by one point from Australia at the Royal Agricultural Ground on Saturday night. It was one of the most [?]ting and determined series…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →RAILWAYS. Second-class Sleepers. Improved Pattonage
Representations have been made to the Railway Commissioner (Mr. Hartigan) for the introduction of second-class sleeping cars on the various main lines in addition to the North…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →To Extend Motor Factories
London, Sunday.--Before his departure yesterday on a three months tour of New Zealand and Australia, Lord Nuffield gave instructions for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tram Noises Beat All Other Traffic
Recent tests in Melbourne and other cities proved that in typical city streets trams alone produced as much noise as the rest of the traffic com…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →To Motorists Coroner's Warning on Speeding
The City Coroner (Mr. Oram) who commenced his duties a fortnight ago, issued this afternoon during an inquest, a public warning to motorists…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Motorist Had Licence Suspended
At Central Police Court last Saturday, George Edward Young, 32, traveller, appeared before Mr. Williams. S.M., on a charge of having…
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