Water Main Bursts. Underground Railway Flood. Early Morning Mishap
The bursting of a huge water main in the Town Hall railway station early this morning turned one of the low level tunnels of the station into an…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1939
6,386 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 250
Challenge to Gollan Electrification Of Railway SYDNEY
A meeting held by the Parramatta-Blacktown Electrification League last week strongly condemned demned the failure of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railways Point to Crisis Sydney, January 23
Half-yearly figures of revenue and expenditure of the N.S.W. railways, showing a landslide on the debit side, are giving the Commissioner and governmental chiefs a headache. And hundreds of temporary , Casual, and “permanent casual”…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Burst Main Floods City Railway 100 Trains Delayed By Underground River
A six-inch water main burst with dramatic suddenness at Town Hall station early to-day and rapidly transformed part of the underground railway into an underground river…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Struck by Tram
Attempting to board a city-bound tram about 7 a.m. to-day, in Bondi-road, Bondi. Boyce Richards (16) of Ocean-street. Bondi, was struck…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →1 in Every 8 Has Motor Vehicle
"There is now an average of one motor vehicle to every eight persons in the State," said the Commissioner for Road Transport and Tramways, Mr. c. N. Neale,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One in 8 Owns Motor Vehicle
One person in every eight in New South Wales owns a motor vehicle. This is shown in figures supplied yesterday by the Road Transport…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£300,000 Plan For Quay Railway Work Approved
THE State Government will spend £300,000 on Circular Quay replanning during the next five months. The programme for this expenditure was announced last night by the Minister for Works (Mr. Spooner)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tram, Lorry Collide; 5 Hurt
Five persons were injured when a tram and a lorry came into collision at Five Dock yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Allied Motors' Pref. Issue
Directors of Allied Motor Interests Ltd. are considering the terms and conditions for a new preference share issue of probably 75,000 £1 shares…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Motor Smash Sequel
CESSNOCK, Monday,--Four of the young men who were injured in the Maitland motor smash last night were removed to Cessneck Hospital today…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bridge Explosion Remains Mystery
GOULBURN, Tuesday.--Police inquiries have not thrown any light on the attempt to blow up a bridge over the Molonglo River near Captain's Flat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drove First Train to Camden
Driver of the first train from Campbelltown to Camden, Mr. William G. Tallentire, a resident of Fairfield for the lost 15 Years died at a private hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Campaign To End Bridge Toll On Cars
A vigorous campaign for the abolition of the Harbor Bridge toll of 3d on every passenger in a motor car will be launched by the Royal Automobile Club of Australia, following a meeting of the general committee last night…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Clues Raise Theory of Assault Train Journey Mystery
Clues suggesting the possibility of assault were discovered to-day, by police inquiring into mysterious injuries suffered by Richard John Thornett, 32, of Toxteth-road, Glebe…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Daily News in Marine and Road Transport Overtime Menaces Lives Fatigued Drivers in City Traffic
UNDER the present system of unrestricted overtime permitted in the transport industry by the existing award and traffic regulations, the lives of the public are being seriously endangered…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Awards at Railway Dance
Awards were presented members at Granville, Clyde Yards and Auburn United Railway Ambulance's annual social and dance in Granville Town Hall on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Underground Railway Flooded
A Fire Brigade suction pump engine, mounted on a rail motor, pumping out water which flooded a low level railway track when a water main burst at the Town Hall Station early yesterday morning. About 100 trains were delayed while many thousands of gallons of…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Two Trams in Crash. Many Passengers Injured. Hurled From Seats
Thirty passengers, 26 of whom were taken to the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, were hurled from their seats and were showered with glass from…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Quay Railway. Butters’ Plan Adopted
The Lord Mayor announced at the annual dinner of the N.S.W. Motor Traders’ Association on January 19th that the Government had adopted the plan of the Butters committee for the Circular…
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