Railway Official's Death
At the Workers' Compensation Commission yesterday evidence was taken in a claim for £800 against the Commissioner for Railways by Henry Rowland Rimes, 76, as the parent and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1939
6,386 stories in Sydney's papers · page 51 of 250
Motoring. New Devotos. Two Chassis Models. Improved Body Lines
De Soto cars for the present year comprise two chassis models, the Senior Six and the Six. The two cars present a similar frontal appearance with a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Trespassing on Railways. Goulburn
At the Goulburn Police Court Trevor Hamilton 20, Harold Edgar Andrews, 21, and Leonard Rose, 19, were each fined £1 on charges of wilful trespass on railway…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Anxious Bell-Ringers Give Tram Drivers The Jitters
Tram-drivers in Sydney are getting the jitters because passengers are over- enthusiastic in ringing the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Cycle News-- Every Friday Famous T. T. May Be Ended Rules Need Revision
Are the famous Isle of Man T.T. races doomed? Alan Bruce, an Australian, now one of Britain's leading motor…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Motoring News and Reviews New Wyvern "10" Quieter, Smoother
The Vauxhall 10 h.p. Wyvern and Caleche are produced on much the same lines as the 1938 models. But there is a number of new features which definitely improve…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Proposed Lithgow Aerodrome. Lithgow
An officer of the Civil Aviation Department has been visiting Lithgow to ascertain if an area can be selected in or near the town as an aerodrome site…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Harbour Bridge Pylon
One of the main attractions at the Harbour Bridge pylon exhibition is the electrically-operated camera obscrua, which reflects any scene within its range in natural colours and motion. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Road Safety Scheme Motor Vehicle Inspections
Final draft of the scheme for periodical inspection of motor vehicles will be considered on Monday. Prepared by the Transport…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →News of the World Germany to build more Motor Roads for Defence
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Continued on Trove, page 9 →(The Shanty on the Rise Road Hogs
LONG before the motor car gave the sadistic road hog his enhanced opportunities there were deplorable killings in Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Storming Queensland With a Suitcase Two Sydney Girls on the Road
QUEENSLAND is a place where girls save up their trousseaux in glass jars. Cockroaches and silverfish laugh at ordinary "boxes" and "bottom drawers," and glass jars are the only really safe deposit if the girls want to have any of their pretty things left by the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Contract Bridge Re-bids by the Opening Hand, Commencing With a SuitBid of One (No. 10.)
WHEN a response has been made to an opening suit-bid of one, the opening bidder has another chance to bid. If the response was not forcing, he must decide…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tram and 'Bus Collide. Passengers Hurled from Seats
Passengers in a crowded Watson's Bay double-decker motor bus were thrown into struggling heaps last night when the bus and a tram, travelling…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Passengers Injured When Tram and Bus Collide
A collision between a city-bound tram and a Watson's Bay bus at the intersection of Burton Street and Darlinghurst Road, Darlinghurst, last night, resulted in the injury of three of the bus passengers. The side of the bus (left) was crushed by the impact. Right: The damaged tram…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Quarter Sessions Appeal. (Before Judge Fuller.) Motorist's Appeal Succeeds
Walter Henry Vause, 26, carrier, appealed against his conviction and fine of £15 imposed upon him by Mr. Sutherland, S.M., at the Central Police Court on November 21,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Reckless Motorist. "Tolerable No Longer." Mr. Bruxner's Warning
The Minister for Transport, Mr. Bruxner, said yesterday that the reckless, the careless, and the foolish motor driver could no longer be…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →N.Z. to Ban "Booze" Motorists Auckland
"It is the booze artist I am after," said the Minister for Transport (Mr. Semple) in foreshadowing more…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Three Injured When Tram And Bus Crash
CROWDED double-decker 'bus and a tram met in a terrific collision at the intersection of Darling- hurst Road and Burton Street, city, last night. Passengers in the bus were hurled from their seats. In…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Making Safety On Roads
MR. BRUXNER'S endeavors to control the road traffic of the State, and particularly of the metropolis, constitute…
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