Penshurst’s Railway Pde
Kogarah Council voted £566 at last Monday night's meeting for the ballasting and surfacing of Railway Parade, Penshurst…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1938
7,611 stories in Sydney's papers · page 50 of 250
Tram Men to Help in Victory Keen Interest At Meeting Branches Active
REPRESENTING practically even depot in the metropolitan area, a meeting last night of the Tramway A.L.P. committee unanimously…
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Passengers in a tram bound for Newcastle from Adamstown to-night had an exciting experience when the motor in the control box short…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Summer Motoring Precautions
IN this hot weather, motorists will find that careful attention to the following items will amply repay them in terms of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Motoring News and REVIEWS--Continued Looking Ahead in Motoring What Cars and Service May Be Like in 1960
AS a good driver, you know the necessity for looking ahead, so let's look ahead to the possibilities of motoring in, say, 1960. The next decade will see remarkable progress in the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Matters of Moment to Motor Cyclists The Clubman's Column Annondale-Leichhardt
The challenge dirt-track races with the Auburn Club resulted in a win for Annandale-Leichhardt with 50 points to Auburn's 38 points. We thank the Auburn…
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Main highways stretch from sun to sun, Speeding a headlong cavalcade; Forever bearing down upon To-morrows yet unmade…
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The Sydney Harbour Bridge Pylon celebrated its fourth birthday on Thursday. Since its establishment it has kept [?] people in permanent employment, and has been visited by approximately 830,000…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Quest of the Death-ray Aust. Engineer's Discoveries Killed Flies, And Stalled Aeroplane Engines
LESLIE ANDERSON, engineer in charge of the electrical works at Barham (Riverina), has been on the track of the death-ray for years, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shocking Treatment Of Decima Norman Offered Second-Class Train Trip Across Continent!
WHILE athletic officials and Mr. Eve are patting themselves on the back over the way they conducted the Empire Games--to their satisfaction --the Australian public may be pardoned for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Toll of the Road Death at Bad Corner Early Morning Crash Near Liverpool
THE driver of a car was killed instantly and four passengers had miraculous escapes from death when the vehicle failed to negotiate the sharp and dangerous bend known as Edmondson's Corner, five miles from Liverpool, early yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Boating. Ladies' Day
To-day will be ladies' day at the Royal Motor Yacht Club, Rose Bay. and all boats competing will be steered by ladies. Starting times for the principal events:-…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Motor Cycles in Many Fatal Accidents
The Commissioner for Road Transport. Mr. C. N. Neale, said yesterday that 35.5 per cent, of the fatal accidents during January involved motor cyclists. This was much higher than…
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Eastern Suburbs Motor Cycle Club will hold a grass hill climb to-morrow at Lansdowne, starting at 10 a. m…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Smash at Railway Crossing. Rosehill Racecourse. Car-owner Awarded Damages
Liability for damage done to a motor car by an engine which crashed into it at a level crossing at Rosehill racecourse on September 27, 1937, was denied by the…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Railways in War. Elaborate Plans War Council's Meetings. Value of New Lines
The Railway Commissioners of Australia have prepared detailed plans and times-tables for the concentration of troops at any of several places that…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Watch Motor Cyclists Many More Fatal Accidents
The Road Transport Department may ask the police to keep a special watch upon the road behavior of motor cyclists, in view of an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Murder Vision in Perth Tram Sequel Involved Old Workmate
ONE day during December, 1907, I was riding in a Rokely Road tram from my lodgings in West Perth. I had arrived from Kalgoorlie but a few…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Men in Danger Zone Mass Meeting Is Called Criticism of Union
SO that all sections of the members may be fully acquainted with the position of the per. way men in the Danger Zone, the secretary of the Danger Zone Committee, Mr. A. J. Wallace, yesterday called on the secretary of the Australian Railways Union to make…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Big Quantity of Explosives Under Railway Shed Melbourne
Workmen who recovered explosives from beneath the railway goods shed at Seymour to-day probably prevented an explosion which would have…
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