Railways Sports Ground
Cricket, tennis, and bowls matches will be held in connection with the official opening of the Railway Departmental Sports Ground at Sydenham to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1939
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"Dunc" Gray Stops Motor Cycle Fire
E. L. ("Dunc.") Gray, Olympic cyclist, used a fire extinguisher yesterday on a blazing motor cycle. The cycle caught fire in Bathurst…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ask Railway Passes For Show Judges
The State Government will be asked to grant free railway passes to judges at agricultural shows. This concession is being sought by the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →How Special Motor Taxes Hit Section Need For Equitable Sharing Of Burden Emphasised By Latest Slug
Where is the growth of new charges upon motorists going to stop? Imposition of a parking fee of Is a day or 6d a half day on the new Coal and Candle Creek-road, in…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Royal Motor Yacht Club
THE Royal Motor Yacht Club Vice-Commodore's Day will be held at Rose Bay on Saturday, when the racing of cruisers and speedboats and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Mothers Should Train Them Young
Start the children at an early age, and you are laying the foundation for good housewives…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →TWO Road Deaths Many Injured in Week-end Smashes
TWO MEN were killed and several persons seriously injured in road accidents at the week-end…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Laws of the Road. Rigid Enforcement Needed. Mr. Bruxner's Statement
The Minister for Transport, Mr. Bruxner, said last night that the chief causes of road accidents and irritations to the public were lack of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Road Accidents. Man, Wife and Two Sons Hurt. Car Overturned
One of two cars which collided at the intersection of Anzac Parade and Fitzgerald Avenue yesterday, overturned. The injured were Albert Machan, 35, of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Excursions
A series of railway excursion trains will leave Sydney for country stations commencing on Wednesday. Single fare for the return journey will be charged. The object of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Sports Ground. Fraser Park Opened
The Railway Department's new sports ground in Marrickville Road. Sydenham, was officially declared open by the Premier. Mr. Stevens, on Saturday afternoon. The ground,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Scaling on Trams." Police Aid Sought
The Australian Tramway and Motor Omnibus Employees Association has asked tramway authorities to seek police aid to prevent "scaling" on the footboards of trams…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Helping Motorist, Man Burned; Car Destroyed
Mr. W. Denton, of Canley Vale, was drawing petrol from the tankof his car drawing petrol from the tank of his car A lighted match exploded the fumes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Ruins In Trail Of Victorian Fires
NOOJEE (VIC.) DISASTER. Twisted ruins of a 90ft. high railway bridge on the outskirts of the town. This bridge was destroyed also in 1926…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Courtesy Appreciated To the Editor of "The Sun"
I should like to express my appreciation of the courtesy and helpfulness of the driver of a "Sun" delivery truck when my car was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fight Against Road Camps A.L.P. Support For Newcastle Men
On his return from a tour of the Newcastle district, Mr. F. W. Simpson, formerly of New Zealand, said that the unemployed had been assured of A.L.P…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →First Steel for Motor-car Bodies Port Kembla
The first sheet of steel for motor car bodies was rolled to-day at the Armco rolling mills. It was cut into small pieces as…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →For Kembla Men Rally At Tram Depot
Waverley tramway men have responded splendidly to the appeal for funds for Port Kembla waterside workers. During the week-end £51 was donated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Radio Artists in Motor Accident. Athol Tier arid Dan Agar Injured
Athol Tier and Dan Agar, well-known to radio listeners as "Mrs. Arris and Mrs. Iggs," were injured in a motor smash at the intersection of Young Street and Parramatta Road…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Messenger Hurt. Search for Motorist
Police are searching for a motorist who, it is alleged, did not stop after he had knocked down a G.P.O. messenger, Ronald Hill, 14, of Abbott Street, Cammeray, on the…
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