Motor Cyclist Injured
Leslie Cannings, 22 years of age, of Stanley Street, Peakhurst, was turning from Croft's Avenue into Station Street, Hurstvilie. last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1939
6,386 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 250
Tempe-east Hills Railway Line to be Electrified
An announcement was made by the Minister for Transport, Mr. Lruxnr, last Friday that approval had been granted by the Government for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Tennis Tourney
Annual championships of the Railways Institute Tennis Association commences on Saturday, January 21, at the new Railway Sports around situated in…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Police Chief in Chase After Speeding Motorist
How the Police Commissioner, Mr. MacKay, played traffic cop was described at the Traffic Court yesterday. Pleading guilty to having driven a car…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Joy-riding" on Trams Union's Campaign Against Youthful Practice
Concerted efforts are being made by the Tramway Union to put a stop to youthful "joy-riding" on trams. The secretary of the union. Mr. J. W…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tram-Train Smash
FOURTEEN TRAM passengers and the driver were injured when a tram came into collision with this goods train in Commercial Road, Rozelle last night. Three trucks were derailed and the tram was wrecked…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fifteen Hurt In Tram-Train Smash Trucks Swept From Rails: Driver's Escape Some Passengers Flung Heavily To Road
Fourteen passengers and the tram driver were injured last night when a tram crashed into a goods train in Commercial Road, Rozelle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tram And Train Crash; 14 Hurt
FOURTEEN people required hospital treatment after a Birchgrove Park tram crashed into an empty goods…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Electric Train Service
"W.J.C.": In what year did the Sydney electric trains start running? Answer: In 1926…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Stock Train Speed-up
The Chief Railway Commissioner, replying to the request that fat stock trains be speeded up, said that the running of stock trains was…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Struck by Train in Tunnel
Struck by an electric train in the underground tunnel near Wynyard to-day, Stanley Rooke, 30, of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Better Road to Mascot
Road improvements to Mascot Aerodrome totalling £164,000 are being undertaken by the Main Roads Board. The Minister for Transport (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Making Roads Safer. Steady Progress. Reducing Crossings
While the roads of the State are being gradually improved in the interests of safety, the Minister for Transport, Mr. Bruxner, said last…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Indian Train Derailed. Calcutta, Jan. 12
At least seven people were killed and 49 injured when the Howrah express was derailed. The five middle coaches overtuned, caught…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Road Reports. Lismore to Tenterfield
The cross-country road from Lismore to Tenterfield by way of Casino is now extensively used by motorists crossing from the coast to the tablelands when making a round…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Country Road Reports Pacific Highway Deviation
THE Billinudgel deviation on Pacific Highway between Mullumbimby and Murwillumbah was recently opened to trafic, advises the N.R.M.A. touring department…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →On The Road To The Railhead
Although motor transport is fast taking the place of the horse in wheat transport there are still many horse teams being used to cart…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Move for New Bridge. Congestion at Spit. Alternative Route
The Warringah Direct Transport League is preparing to continue its campaign for an alternative route from Warringah shire to the city, to relieve the congestion on the Spit…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Better Access to Airport. Express Road to Mascot. Promise by Minister
The Minister for Transport, Mr. Bruxner, yesterday told a deputation from Mascot Council and airways and motoring interests, that the roads from…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Motors and Motoring Independent Springing
The "Luxury Liner," new 1939 model Dodge…
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