Men Jump Clear Railway Vans Collide
Five louvred vans, which were being shunted, came into collision with the brake-van of the Southern fruit train at points in Darling Harbor…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1936
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Trolly Hit Railway Men Escaped . GRAFTON
Several men were run down by the Brisbane-Sydney fruit express at Camira Creek, near Grafton, on Saturday afternoon, but escaped injury…
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Before Acting Judge Edwards in the District Court yesterday, Timothy O'Faherty, of Randwick, claimed £200 damages from Ernest Henry…
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NARROW escapes from serious injury featured further road mishaps which resulted in a number of persons being admitted to hospitals yesterday and last night. PERCY G. FULLER, 50, a baker…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- A new industrial city springing up at Fishermen's Bend, providing employment for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Cyclist Injured
When a motor cycle and side-car and a car collided in Birriga Road, Bellevue Hill, yesterday, Peter Wellings, 68, of Margaret Street,…
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LAUNCESTON, Wednesday.--When the axle of a coal truck immediately behind the engine of a goods train from Hobart broke approaching St…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →World Bridge Olympic Opens
Sydney players in the World Bridge Olympic receiving their hands from Miss H. McInnes at David Jones' auditorium last night. PLAY ON THE FIRST HAND AT ONE OF THE TABLES…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →World Olympic Contract Bridge
Practically simultaneously throughout the world some 200,000 contract enthusiasts last night settled down grimly to solving sixteen problem hands. The N.S.W. section was staged at…
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The annual Olympic contest, in which it is reported that representatives of more than 20 nations participated, was played yesterday. The Sydney section of the tournament was…
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Councillor C. J. Monro, M.L.A., stated at last night's meeting of Sutherland Shire Council that the issue of return tickets to motorists crossing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Suburbs. Pymble Bridge
The Kuring-gai Council had before it at its last meeting a report from its engineer (Mr. Price) which stated that, in view of the frequency of accidents on the overhead…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Man Arrested at Aerodrome for Trial on Theft Charge
Charles Edward Martin, alios Leslie Thomas Tarrant, 23, was charged at Paddington Court yesterday with having broken into the residence of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pott Stevens Road
In response to enquiries concerning the road to Port Stephens, the R.A.C.A. advises that over the whole of the distance from Stockton (33…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Train Crash At Forbes
The overturned second class carriage of the Forbes mail train, several carriages of which Were derailed on a hank above a culvert 12 feel deep, yesterday. This carriage contained schoolchildren…
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Speaking at the Public Works, Roads and Transport Congress in London, recently, Mr. E. C. Lennox, the vice-president of the Association of Public…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Played In World Bridge Olympic
Some of the players at David Jones last night. Top: Miss Grace Thompson, Mrs. Cyril Gunther. Below: Mr. O. Jonson and Mrs. A. W. Kendall…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →White Ants In Rail Bridge
The railway bridge at the southern end of Tempe railway station is in immediate need of repair. At the southern end some of the main wooden supports are being eaten away by white ants, as shown in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sutherland Train Service. Department's Explanation
At a special meeting of Sutherland Shire Council last week two officers from the Department of Railways, Messrs. J. Kirkham and H. Connors,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →DEFERRED Construction of Road
As a result of a letter from A. R. Brown, asking that something be done to Raglan-road, as in wet weather the merchants would not come off the main…
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