Main Roads Grants. Barraba
The Barraba Shire Council has been notified by the Department of Main Roads that increased assistance will be available as from January 1, 1936, in connection with work on…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1936
10,096 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 250
Chinese Look to Their Roads
Reports of the outstanding progress to the development of a highway system in China during the past three years have been, received by the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Tower Bridge. Considerable Traffic Block
Traffic over the Tower Bridge was held up for 380 hours 22½ minutes last year while the bascules were raised to allow shipping to pass. This represents a total traffic hold-up of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Great White Road
O WHERE does it lead, the great white road? Across the hills, through the forests dim, Where we may rest and lay down our load Of care, and lift up our hearts to Him…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →Road Camber a Danger
The safety department of the N.R.M.A. suggests that many road accidents are caused through the failure of motor vehicles to keep…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Site of the New Jubilee Bridge, Brisbane
Right: The Italian barque Erminia discharging roofing tiles from Marseilles. The picture was taken in 1913. Below…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Toll of the Road Police in Two Road Smashed P.D. Car Injures Pedestrian. Many Hurt
A NUMBER of persons were injured in motor collisions yesterday. A policeman was injured at Newcastle and a police car struck a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Beauty of a Tree-Lined Road—In the Eltham District, Victoria
Australians are fast becoming tree-conscious. There was a time when the first thought of settlers, builders, and road-makers was to clear the land of its flora as a preliminary to all other work. Nowadays the value of shade and the aesthetic beauty of the native trees make such a wide appeal that leagues have been started all over the country to fight for the preservation of both trees and flowers. The charm of this winding road through the Eltham district of Victoria, near Melbourne, displays the wisdom of…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →Near Death by Thirst Family In peril On Road Touring to Cloncurry
MOUNT ISA, Tuesday.--After, travelling by motor-cycle and sidecar over 2000 miles, from Newcastle to within 26 miles of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Jokes
We live in an age of rules and regulations; but I think that life was more interesting before matters became so proper. Out west of Roma,…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →State Railways
THE Chief Railway Commissioner of N.S.W. (Mr. Hartigan), after a tour abroad, during which he saw many systems, and made intensive…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Cinderella's Page Cinderella will see her young friends every Tuesday morning between 10 and 12 at the "Sydney Mail" Office, "Herald" Building. Pitt and Hunter streets. Business girls may call from 5 to 6.30 p.m. last Tuesday in each month. Tramps' Holiday A Tale of the Boomerang Club
WE wanted to make the most of our few free days. Camping was attractive, but our weather sense predicted rain. Then walking over the hills towards Deewhy we spied the wayside house…
Continued on Trove, page 47 →Still the Barkly Tableland Railway Connection with Queensland
So much interest has been aroused in the problem of the Barkly Tableland that it is sincerely to be hoped the Federal Government will be stirred into doing something practical to assist in the development of that magnificent stretch of Northern Territory pastoral country. Unfortunately, lack of interest in Canberra has been the main cause of the stagnation of the Territory up to the present. Now the lessees have submitted a scheme that, whatever its drawbacks, appears at least to offer guarantees of substantial development…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →Tramp Shipping Subsidy. 90 Per Cent, Figure Maintained
The Tramp Shipping Subsidy Committee, in pursuance of the scheme for adjusting the amounts of subsidy payable to shipowners…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Boys Killed. Motor Car Overturns. BRISBANE
William Andrew Basnett, 15, was killed instantly, and his brother, Eric Arthur Basnett, 13, died from injuries received when the motor car in which they were riding got out of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motoring in 1936. Brighter Times Ahead
The president of the National Roads and Motorists' Association (Mr. J. C. Watson) said yesterday that there was no reason why the motoring world should not look forward to the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Law Report. Industrial Magistrate's Court. (Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate.) Cycle and Motor Makers' Award
George A. Wood claimed from Henry Holford Whale £59/16/1, being arrears of wages alleged to be due to complainant for work performed as a cycle fitter under the Cycle…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railways. Record Holiday Traffic
The Railways Department announced yesterday that railway travel had been particularly heavy throughout the holiday season, and a substantial increase on the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fairer Deal From Fed. Govt. Motorists Hopes For New Year Petrol Tax
"THERE is no reason why the motoring world should not look forward to the year 1936 with the greatest confidence," sold Mr. J C…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motoring Familys Dilemma Almost Perished Near Mount Isa No Water Brisbane
AFTER travelling by motor-cycle land side-car over 2000 miles from Newcastle to within 20 miles of Cloncurty, F. Davis, his wife and three…
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