Charged With Boy's Death 20-Years Motorist Sent for Trial
A 20-year-old motorist was committed for trial yesterday on a charge of manslaughter. The City Coroner (Mr. Oram)…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1939
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Train Passengers Over Bridge. Toll Inequity Alleged. Claim for Revision
Mr. H. B. Turner M.L.A., yesterday urged a prompt revision of the allocation of the Harbour Bridge toll remissions so that railway travellers on…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Queensland Roads
Important road construction and improvement work is proceeding in Queensland, according to advice received by the N.R.M.A. The road…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Additional Train
Leaving Parramatta at 12.7 p.m. an additional train is to be run to Richmond on Saturdays, the Railway Department has advised Blacktown Council,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Traffic Lines on Roads. Warning to Motorists
In order to minimise the risk of road accidents the Transport Department has divided most of the main highways with a yellow line painted along the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mountain Road
A few weeks ago I drove over the Blue Mountains after dark (writes "F.C.T." in "The Open Road"). We motorists are quick to find fault with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Additional Sunday Train
Starting [?] Sunday, 6th January and on every [?] Sunday until further [?] an additional excursion train will be run from Mt. Victoria to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wants Bridge Fares Revised
The reduced train and tram fares on routes crossing the Harbor Bridge were inequitable, Mr. H. B. Turner, M.L.A. (Gordon)…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Man Falls Under Train
Falling between two carriages of a moving train near Carlton railway station on Tuesday morning, James Edwin Gibb. 29. of Kimberley Road,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Killed by Train Melbourne
A few minutes after she had collected her old age pension to-day Isabella Slyth, 70, was killed by a train at a Mordialloc level crossing…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Three Hurt in Train Crash
MOMENT of impact when a fast stock train crashed into a stationary stock train at East Fork…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Scenic Road Progress
The building of a scenic road has begun in Hurstville and Bankstown Municipalities. The road will connect Hume Highway with Prince’s Highway…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Traffic Christmas Record
The General Secretary of the N.R.M.A., Mr H. I. Johnson, said that there appeared to be more motorists on the roads this Christmas than at any…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →George's River Bridge. Record Traffic Figures
"We greatly appreciate the valuable work done by the police in handling the heavy traffic over the bridge during the Christmas and New Year…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Councils and Roads. Special Report at Sutherland
A special report was submitted at the last meeting of Sutherlarid Shire Council by the Shire Clerk, Mr. D. R. Kirkby, on the powers of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Road Safety Campaign the Cyclists
In country districts the pedal cycle is a very common means of transport during the day, and at night (especially when pictures are being shown) many…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Road's Red Roll Grows
THE road's red roll is growing longer. During the holiday season there was a very large number of accidents, some fatal, but most of them, fortunately, not of a serious nature. The Minister for Transport, Mr. Bruxner, who has had considerable experience, says that the trouble is largely due to a lack…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Chocks Left As Road Danger
That thoughtlessness can endanger human life is revealed by an officer of the N.R.M.A. who recently completed a tour of the southern highlands. He…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →"Menace to Life" Vicar's View of Bridge
The most dangerous bridge in the State." is how the vicar of Cabramatta (Rev. G. Broadfield Webb) described the bridge linking the Western-road…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Tears Them Up" Gas Co. and the Roads
"It's a damnable disgrace, and we ought to bring it under the Gas Company's notice in no uncertain terms." Alderman Wilson, at the last meeting…
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