Paris Air Defences Train Ferry In Ice Pack Big Ships In New York
The Sun · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 12
STEEL AIR RAID SHELTERS delivered to householders at Islington, North London, are put to other uses pending their erection, which involve such considerations as the location of drains. This man used part of his shelter as a duckboard when feeding his fowls…
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The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 9
" It's filthy—dirty—absolutely terrible." These uncomplimentary reference to a disused railway shelter at Northmead…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Head-on Collision Motor-cycle in Flames
The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 12
A motor-cyclist was seriously injured when his machine crashed and burst after a head-on collision with another motor-cycle at…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Southern News Head-on Collision Motor-cycle in Flames
The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 12
A motor-cyclist was seriously injured when his machine crashed and burst after a head-on collision with another motor-cycle at…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Tram and Bus Fares. Hint of Increase. Official Denial
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 16
The substantial increase of £256,249 in the expenditure on tramway and omnibus services in the eight months to February 28 last, compared with the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Man Found Dead in Motor Car. Warrant for Arrest. NEWCASTLE
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 16
A man, whom the Newcastle police believe to be Philip Stapleton, about 45, of Randwick, was found dead this evening in a motor car, which he had hired from a Newcastle "drive…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Sister Sues Brother. Injuries in Motor Accident. Damages Awarded
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 11
A jury in the Supreme Court yesterday awarded Sheila Cavanagh, of Blacktown, £125 damages against her brother, Gerald Edward Quinn, barrister-at-law, of Brighton-le-Sands,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Proposed Eastern Suburbs New Railway. Premier Promises Consideration
Construction · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 9
The Premier, Mr. B. S. B. Stevens, on March 8th last, told a deputation representing councils in the eastern suburbs, that he would place before the Cabinet their request for the construction of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dragged Along by Tram
Daily News · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 5
Her clothes caught in a doorway, Marie Jeffrey, 20, of Railway Terrace, Lewlsham, was dragged six yards by a tram in Botany Road, Mascot, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Easter Railway Excursions
Daily News · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 8
Every part of the State will have at least one excursion train service to and from Sydney about the end of March--the week before Easter…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tramway Men Seek 44-Hour Week
Daily News · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 5
ADELAIDE, Tues.--While the Federal Council of the Tramway Employees' Union is in session in Adelaide next week, meetings of local members will confer with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →13 Die in French Railway Smash
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 3
PARIS, Tuesday.--Thirteen passengers were killed and 35 were injured when the Paris-Toulouse express collided with a goods train hear Chateau Roux last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Thigh Broken in Fall From Tram
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 5
Grabbing part of the undercarriage when she fell from a tram in Botany Road, Mascot, yesterday, Miss Marie Jeffreys, 23, saved herself from the wheels…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bridge Club
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 12
More than 150 players attended the bridge party held by the Red Cross Bridge Club at the Carlton Hotel last night to raise funds for furnishing their new…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fatal Fall From Train
The Propeller · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 1
Thomas Cecil Hillard, aged 48 years, of Hampton Court Road, Carlton, was fatally injured when he fell from a train in the subway, near St…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£5 a Week in Bridge Tolls
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 5
In the Legislature Assembly yesterday, Mr. Reid (U.A.P., Manly) asked the Minister for Transport (Mr. Bruxner) to issue weekly permits to allow…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bridge Toll. Concession to Lorries Unlikely
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 12
It is unlikely that special concession toll tickets will be issued to motor lorries that cross the Sydney Harbour Bridge frequently…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Another Through Road. Lidcombe Suggestion
The Biz · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 8
Also in Liverpool News
In a letter to Fairfield Council. Lidcombe Council asked support in an agitation for an additional main road to the foot of the mountains: also mid-way…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Daladier Seeks Road to Peace
The Sun · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 4
In this article, Percy J. Philip, the Paris correspondent of the "New York Times," proffers a graphic character sketch of the man who has done much to…
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