Railway Symphony Orchestra
At the annual banquet of the Railway Symphony Orchestra, Mr. Harry Vipond, the president, occupied the chair, with Mr. Nicholas…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1936
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Railway Engineering Cadets
Twelve months ago, the Railway Deportment entered upon a new plan for the training of civil and mechanical engineering cadets. Six…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Presents Alibi for Accused Three Men Charged With Stealing Motor Car 'Have Starved' Gosford
STANLEY KIRK offered no excuse at Gosford Court to-day, when charged with breaking, entering and stealing about £30 worth of goods…
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Following the return from abroad of the Commissioner for Railways, Mr. Hartigan, it was announced yesterday that the chief mechanical…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Unconscious on Road
Found unconscious on the roadway at the intersection of Cleveland and Bourke streets. City, yesterday afternoon, Joseph Boyle, 38, of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Contract Bridge a Singleton Lead
When a slam has been bid, and the declarer and his partner have mentioned three suits, the normal lead would appear to be the unbid suit…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fight to Reduce Toll Charges George's River Bridge Record Revenue
As the George's River Bridge earned record revenue last year, the president of Sutherland Shire, Cr. E. S. Shaw, said yesterday that his…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Six Hurt in Car Capsize Accident on Great Western Road
Six persons, five of them relatives, were injured when a car capsized on the Great Western-road, Mount Druitt, yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Along the Road Serves You Right Automobile Distributors' Modern Equipment Care of the New Car
DURING the Christmas and New Year holidays some motorists experienced roadside troubles with new cars, and from their remarks plus the nature of the trouble, it was obvious that they had only themselves to blame for…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Motor Cycle Maniacs
A VERY dangerous practice that unfortunately appears to be on the increase, is indulged in about the city by some…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Motoring News & Views Australia's Automobiles Far Too Many Out-of-Date Cars and Trucks in Use To-day Dangerous and Inefficient
STATISTICS covering the automobile position in Australia at the end of the last fiscal year reveal that at June 30, 1935, 457,684 cars and 155,721 commercial vehicles were in service throughout the Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Railway Excursions
THE Department of Railways announces the running of the first of the 1936 series of State-wide excursions during the third week of this month…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Three Years For Motorist Man Killed
DESCRIBING it as the worst case he had ever known, Mr. Justice du Parcq, at Warwick Assizes, sentenced to three years'…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Take A Tram Home For The Week-End
DO you want a tram? Say, for use as a beach shack or even for firewood? Ring up the Transport Department and…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Death on the Roads
In the annual report of the New South Wales Police Department for 1935, the police were able to claim that a considerable measure of success had…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Car Strikes Train. Brisbane
Two persons were Injured when a sedan motor car crashed into a railway engine at the Stanley-street level crossing, South Brisbane, early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Main Roads Board Criticised Yass
The policy of the Main Roads Board in diverting traffic from country towns was strongly criticised at a meeting of the Goodradigbee Shire Council…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Road Clear Prince's Highway Route
The N.R.M.A. reports that Prince's Highway, the coast route between Sydney and Melbourne, is now fully traffickable, but the recent floods In…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Crashed Italian Aeroplane Three Killed Warned in Church Asmara
LIEUT. LUIGI LANZI and Baron Ostini, pilots belonging to Count Ciano's Squadron, who recently were decorated for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Tweed River Bridge, Tweed Heads
Good progress is being made with the br[?] across the main Tweed River, a mile from Chinderah. The work of casting the 35-ten compensating weight for the lift span is…
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