Train in Smash One Dead 3 HURT Collision At Station BRISBANE
One man was killed, two seriously injured, one slightly injured, and many suffered severe shock, in a…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1939
6,386 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 250
Motors and Motoring Popular Light Car is Improved New Features of the 1939 Hillman Minx
VIRTUALLY unchanged in its exterior appearance, the 1939 Hillman Minx nevertheless incorporates several important…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Motor Licence Fees
At last night's meeting of the Ryde Council a letter was received from the Commissioner for Road Transport, Mr. Neale, stating that the fee for a motor-driving licence could not…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motoring. New Chryslers. Many Interesting Features. Striking Design
The two Chrysler models which have been produced for 1939, the six-cylinder Royal and the eight-cylinder Imperial, are noteworthy for the very striking…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lambeth Walk on Tramp Ship
The tramp steamer Pilar da Larrinaga, now in Sydney Harbor, has its own dance band. Benny Orias, a Filipino sailor, who…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Cycle News--Every Friday Sees Cycles Of Future Built Like Cars Fully-Sprung Frames
Hydraulic brakes enclosed engine, frames sprung front and rear. These are all included in the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Motor Terms Not Modern
Recently a New South Wales magistrate criticised a motorist witness for using the term "bus." The magistrate said that it was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motoring News Many Novel Changes In New Oldsmobile
In many respects the 1939 Oldsmobile is a new car. Good as was its predecessor, the new Oldsmobile has many…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Moruya Air Pageant. Opening of New Aerodrome
BY OUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT. Five machines from the Royal Aero Club of New South Wales, Mascot, five from the Newcastle Aero Club, and live…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Harbour Bridge Pylon Exhibition
The exhibition at the south-eastern pylon of the Harbour Bridge is open daily from 10 a.m. [?] 5.30 p.m. The [?] of the [?]ant electr[?]lly open[?] enables any seen[?] within its…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Four Bridge Club Part I—the Borneo Dart
"YOU were saying, Jackson, a week or two ago, when you told us about a dead man coming to life and writing a codicil to a will,…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →Traffic Signals. Two More in Parramatta Road
Two more sets of electromatic traffic control signals, at the intersection of Parramatta Road, Flood and West Streets, Leichhardt, and the intersection of Parramatta Road and Sloane…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Road Discourtesy. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Cyclists, as a body, can have scant regard for the sportsmanship of the average motorist. My experience is a common one. I know, and ridinz a hundred m[?] a week, in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mail Train Collision. One Killed: Three Injured. Carriages Telescoped. BRISBANE
One man was killed and three others frere injured, two seriously, when the Toowoomba-Brisbane mail train collided with a shunting engine…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Man's Leg Amputated With Scissors Operation at Train Wreck Driver Crushed To Death; Three Injured BRISBANE
A doctor amputated the crushed leg of a man with a pair of scissors at the scene of a railway crash today…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →School Adopts Tramp
UNDER a new educational scheme the Gladstone State School has adopted the tramp steamer, the Trevalgan, which trades in all the seven seas. In…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Car's Violent Crash Into Tram Three Hurt In Crown St
Striking a standard on the footpath, a motor car cannoned violently into a tram in Crown-street, Surry Hills, to-day. Three men, passengers in the car, were severely…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →And This to the Tram
The tram withstood the Impact with comparatively slight damage. Only a steel upright and the running board were twisted or splintered…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Institute at Soccer
Railway Institute Soccer Club is to apply for admission to the Sydney and District league's competition. First practice game will be played on…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mr. Drummond in Motor Collision
BEGA, Friday.--The Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) and his driver escaped injury when two cars collided on the Tathra-Bega Road…
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