George's River Bridge
An attempt is to be made to get the Sutherland Shire Council to abolish the tolls from the George's River Bridge, and with that end in…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1937
9,138 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 250
Toll of the Road Two Killed In Country Motor Cycle Victim
FOLLOWING a car capsize on Nemingha Road, six miles from Tamworth, early yesterday morning, Victor Riley, of Kootingal, died while being taken to hospital in an ambulance. His neighbors, Jack Carey and Jack Julian, suffered concussion. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bridge Party for Bride-to-be
IN honor of Miss Mollie Haynes, of Mosman, whose marriage with Dr. Robert Dick will take place early this year, Mrs. W. H. Roberts, of…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Sand Taken From Road. Five Tons Removed
At the Redfern Summons Court yesterday. James Farrow, of Gardiner's-road. Rosebery, was fined £5 for having interfered with the soil of Parkes-street without having obtained…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →WHEELS and Wings Road Racing Circuit Speedway Plans for Penrith
LATEST negotiations for the use of Centennial Park for road circuit motor racing came to an end last…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Rush To Adelaide May Upset Australia's Test Men Chosen to Play in Shield Game Last Minute Sprint For The Train Onus on All Players
CRICKETERS required, for the fourth Test Match should hardly be expected to play in the New South Wales-Victoria Sheffield Shield match…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sutherland-cronulla Railway
Work has begun on the construction of the electric railway from Sutherland to Cronulla. Most of the preliminary earthwork is being done by mechanical drag-line excavators and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Railway Tragedy. Man's Body Identified
The body of a man who was decapitated by a train at Liverpool on Sunday was identified yesterday as that of Charles Edwards, 59, an inmate of Liverpool Hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Letters to the Editor Non-paying Railway Lines. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir—There is another aspect of this question not touched by your correspondents. I may state in digressing a little that I went to Forbes as a junior clerk in June, 1890, in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Non-paying Railways. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Simple arithmetic upsets Mr. Griffith's contention ("Herald," 7/1/1937) that the Government's contribution of £800,000 per annum towards the losses on developmental lines…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Northern Territory. Vestey's Inspector Urges Birdum Railway. Might Reopen Meatworks. Darwin
"I can see no reason why Vestey's meatworks in Darwin, in which more than £900,000 is invested, and which have been lying idle for more than a decade, should not reopen if…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →New Motor Ship. Port Jackson's Equipment. Ample Insulated Space
Mr. W. G. de Gruchy, director at Sydney for the Port Line, yesterday received detailed specifications of the newest addition to the fleet, the modern motor cargo vessel Port Jackson,…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Motoring Comfort and Economy. New 14-56 H.P. WOLSELEY. Good Showing in Test
A new model in the now very comprehensive Wolseley range is a six-cylinder car of moderate dimensions and weight, known as the 14-56 h.p. type…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Strike Spreading Violence Used Against Workers
DETROIT, U.S.A., Jan. 10. — A general stoppage of work in the General Motors Corporation plants here appears to be imminent…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Insurance Overload
TRULY the motorist drives along a humpy road-- not the ribbon of highway over which his wheels roll, but the track which is paved with his taxes, fees and charges. He is heavily jolted by the Federal petrol tax; he is jarred by a variety of State imposts;…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Lesson for Motorist Quickest Way in Court
EXPERIENCE has taught many motorists that the quickest and easiest way out of a minor charge in the Tariffc Court is to…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →People Were Trampled on Test Congestion Disclosure Melbourne
PEOPLE had been forced to the ground and trampled on. Locked gales had given away against the pressure of thousands…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Speed Limit on Motors Safety Conference To Resume Discussion
Discussion of speed limit for motor vehicles will soon be resumed by the Road Safety Conference. The Government may also sound…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →To-day's Controversy Are Railway Employees Awake To Their Manhood? History Retold
Sir,--Transport Hall! Who enabled the A.R.U. to become possessed of this splendid property? Arthur Chapman is dead, but the then president…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motorist Sent for Trial Wanton Driving Charge
On a charge of having caused bodily harm to Andrew McGregor by wanton driving at Ashfield on November 20, Robert Youll Nesbitt, 39,…
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