Ersk[?]eville Wants Corridor Trams
SYDNEY.—At a meeting of Erskineville Council on January 14, Alderman MCGuinness stated: “The corridor type of tramcar was introduced through the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1936
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Motor Cycle Clubs Five Dock
The first event for 1936 was a handicap acceleration test, held at Milpera, for the Reubenstein Cup. Result:-- W. A. Capper (348 Velocette) 1, F. Syme (348…
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Two men, who were crushed between the two sides of a car in which they were riding, when a tram collided side-on with it at…
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The number of vehicles registered in N.S.W. under the quarterly registration scheme had risen to 53,984 by December 31 last, representing an…
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The Railway Dept. seem very obstinate to the protests made by Kogarah and Bexley Councils to the erection of an advertising hoarding near…
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Cutty Sark with two firsts and a fourth won the first trophy for joint owners, H. A. Callan and W. McLeod. Racing was very keen and the win…
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IT was announced yesterday that the Commissioner for Railways, Mr. Hartigan, had agreed to a more liberal issue of drovers' free passes,…
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The president of the Railway and Tramway Officers' Association, Mr. R. Winsor. who is a member of the Railway Superannuation Board, said…
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VIC. HUXLEY, who wilt captain the Australian team in the third test match to be held at the Showground to-morrow night, is reputed to be the owner of one of the…
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Frightful injuries sustained by James Berry, 72, an old-age pensioner, when knocked down by a car in Parramatta Rd., Homebush, on…
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PERTH, Thursday.--The water shortage on the northern goldfields remains acute, and is seriously, affecting the railways…
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After inquiring into the death of James Perry (72), an old-age pensioner. who was knocked down and killed by a motor car on Parramatta…
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LITHGOW, Thursday. -- Henry Wellstead Dalton, of Paia Street. Lithgow, was killed instantly in an accident on the Caves Road late…
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The Transport Department will do nothing about fitting "stop" signals on trams. The necessity does not justify the heavy expense involved,…
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Most travellers along the Liverpool Road know the Lansdowne Bridge over Prospect Creek, but comparatively few know the beauty of the arch of the…
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The first session of 30 duplicated hands in the David Jones Challenge Cup was played last night at the David Jones' auditorium. A team consisting of Mr. B. Flohm (captain),…
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Since the Railway Commissioners closed the bridge-over the railway Une at Highfield because it was unsafe, dairy farmers west of the line have been forced to take a circuitous…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →London Topics. a Huge Aerodrome. Cloak of Invisibility. (From Our Special Correspondent.) By Air MaIl. LONDON.Jan [?]
Ever since the day when flying emerged from the stage of "stunts" London has been dreaming of having an aerodrome of its own. All sorts of fantastic schemes have been…
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AN interested gallery last night closely followed the subtleties of bidding and play at the first session of the teams of four…
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WHEN a motor car collided with a motor lorry and then skidded into a tramway pole near the corner of Botany Road and Beaconsfield Street, Alexandria, yesterday afternoon, a passenger was killed instantly and another died later in…
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