Hoardings Action Railways Ready to Ban Signs
The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. Hartigan, has agreed to wipe out advertising hoardings on railway…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1939
6,386 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 250
Motor in Flames Girl's Back Broken? BATHURST
THROWING herself from a blazing car as it backed over the brink of a steep 60 feet bank this morning,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Cycling Opening
Concord-Ryde Amateur Cycle Club will open its road season on Saturday with events over the Rogan's Hill to Glenorie course…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →R. L. Clubs Train
St. George. Newtown and Canterbury-Bankstown Rugby League Clubs are to train to-night. Intending members are invited to attend…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Footballers Train On Soup
SOUP is claimed by St. George Rugby Union to be the reason why its first-grade team finished fifth in…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →National Park Roads Big Improvement Scheme
The Main Roads Department has taken over control of Rawson and Farnell avenues, leading into National Park; the road from Audley, along…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hawkesbury Bridge To Cost £1,500,000
The new bridge across the Hawkesbury River will cost £1,500,000. The Minister for Transport (Mr. Bruxner) gave this estimate yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aerodrome Blaze. Seven Planes Destroyed. £50,000 DAMAGE. Fire at Essendon. MELBOURNE
A fire which broke out in the hangar of Ansett Airways Pty., Ltd., at Essendon Aerodrome early this morning, destroyed seven aeroplanes…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Frugal Meals; Train Held Up Brisbane
There was consternation among, the 150 passengers on the Mt. Isa train when it was learned that because of floods, they would be held…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Man Killed in Fall From Train. Wollongong
When the train which left Sydney for Wollongong at 5.25 p.m. was half a mile on the Sydney side of Austinmer, a passenger noticed a man fall from one of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Quay Road. City Council Project. Committee's Approval
The works committee of the City Council yesterday agreed to recommend the council to build an overhead roadway to link Macquarie…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Road Safety. Minister Reviews Progress. Car Test Proposals
"What might be termed a 'New Deal' for road safety work has been inaugurated since the calamitous Christmas holiday season," said the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Demonstrators Block Road. Protest by Labour. Imminent Recognition of Franco. London, Feb. 27
Thirty mounted police, 100 foot police and three fire engines blocked the entrance to Downing Street yesterday, when hundreds of people marched to…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →British Shipping Replacement of Tramp Tonnage
The continuous and drastic reduction in the rate of replacement of British tramp tonnage in recent years may be seen from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Cruiser Shipped to W.a
The 51-foot motor cruiser Hiawatha being lifted by crane on to the motor ship Sussex at Pyrmont yesterday for shipment to Fremantle. The vessel, which weighs approximately 15 tons and has a speed of 16 knots, was a built by Halvorsen's Neutral Bay boatsheds…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Newsboy Dragged Under Tram
Andrew Crawford, 14, of Stanley Street, Enfield, narrowly escaped being crushed to death under a tram in Enfield yesterday. While selling papers he jumped off a…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Washaway Crash. Railway Worker Killed. Broken Hill
William Conrad Buss, a railway worker engaged in making repairs to the Sydney-Broken Hill line, was fatally injured when the tricycle he and a mate were working crashed into a…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Quarter Sessions Appeal. (Before Judge Fuller.) Motorist's Appeal Succeeds
Bruce McDonald appealed against his conviction and fine of £10 imposed upon him by Mr. Arnold S.M., on a charge of driving a motor car on the Prince's Highway,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motoring Attractive New Model. Willys-Overland. More Power and Room
One of the most improved cars of the current year is the latest WillysOverland, known formerly as the Willys. Besides a transformation of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Better Demand. Stronger Tone. Use of Motor Taxes
Following the encouraging lead given by the London and New York Exchanges, the investment market yesterday displayed greater strength…
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