North Rocks-road
Letters from Baulkham Hills Council and Mr. J. B. Shand, M.L.A., urging the reconditioning of North Rocks-road between Church-street and the bridge over…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1939
6,386 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 250
State Plan: Train Air Personnel
The Air and Civil Aviation Boards will be asked to co-operate in a State scheme for the training of mechanics,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kuring-gai Road Works
The Kuring[?]gai Council last night approved a programme of road works for the year costing £6.355. The programme included expenditure of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Advertising on Roads. Cabinet to Review
The Minister for Transport Mr. Bruxner was asked by Cabinet yesterday to submit recommendations dealing with the whole question of…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Fell From Train Merrylands Youth Hurt
When he fell from a train on Thursday evening, Allen Hinton (20), of Chapman-road, Merrylands, received severe injuries to his right foot…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Auburn-Lidcombe Road Crossing Department Negotiating
Further consideration: of the provision of a pedestrian crossing at Parramatta-road, North Auburn, is in abeyance pending negotiations with the Methodist…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Youth's Death. Found Injured Beside Road
Detective-sergeant Flint and other detectives from Parramatta are investigating the death of Leslie George Scorgle, 17, of Wheeney Creek, near Kurrajong, early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Popular Motoring Session Changes Time
The 2 U E motoring session. "High way Happiness." which previous to Ernest Walsh's departure for his annual vacation was heard every Wednesday at…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →World's Motor Vehicles
According to the latest figures received from America by the N.R.M.A. it is estimated that the world registration of motor vehicles reached 42,900,000 at the end of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Dangerous Motor-cycles
Several cases of motor cyclists overtaking and passing other vehicles on the wrong side have been reported to the N.R.M.A. recently. It is pointed out that…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Young Man Gaoled Motor-cycle and Lorry
In response to an advertisement—a Harley Davidson motor-cycle for sale— Rowley Hunter Dale (29) called last June at the residence of Claude Ernest Tucker…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Broken Railway Line
An eight-inch piece of rail was discovered to be broken from the railway line near Auburn Railway Station about 4 a.m. on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railways in War. Limited Capacity. £500,000 Expenditure Needed. Melbourne
The War Railways Council is seriously concerned about the restricted carrying capacity of Australian railway systems, and has prepared special plans…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Increased Railway Charges. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—In case the public are misled into believing that the Government's decision to increase fares and freights by 10 per cent, is due to the coal strike and increased expenditure…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →EDITORIAL (The opinions expressed in this Journal are not necessarily those of the Master Builders’ Association, unless otherwise stated). Railway Costs and Charges
Last year wages were compulsorily increased by 10% and more. Now comes the reckoning and adjustments. The New South Wales Railway Department is faced with the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Duplicate Railways Urgent, Says Govt. Body HOBART
DUPLICATION of hundreds of miles of single-track railways is likely. The expert committee which is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dragged 150 Yards By Tram--Not Hurt
A man who was carried 150 yards along George Street under the cow-catcher of a tram yesterday received only a scratched hand. The tram was stopped by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aerodrome Is Defended
Criticism levelled at the new Moruya aerodrome, which will be opened with a pageant on Saturday, was refuted by the secretary of the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Road Safety: Children
School vacation will soon be drawing to a close, and many thousands of children throughout the State will be travelling by various means of conveyance on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Home News. Train Derailed
The engine and tour carriages of the northwest mail train were derailed near Ourimbah yesterday afternoon. Many passengers were hurled trom their…
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