Man Falls Under Train
William Toole 57, of Neville, near Blayney, attempted to alight from a moving train at the Windsor railway station last night, but slipped and fell under a carriage. A wheel…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1939
6,386 stories in Sydney's papers · page 74 of 250
Sickness Led To Train Death
Passengers who become sick in suburban railway trains may be in danger of serious injury, the Acting-City Coroner (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Long Call for Road News
The N.R.M.A. touring department received its longest telephone call for road information recently when a Tasmanian motorist rang the Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →National Road Cabramatta Aldermen at Liverpool
Following a letter from Cabramatta Council regarding the Local Government's view of a national road through Cabramatta Road and Fairfield to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Hoardings Lashed Dangerous Trap for Motorists, Avers Bruxner Tells Deputation More Than Money Involved
Roadside hoardings are a menace to the safety of motorists, said the Minister for Transport (Mr. Bruxner) yesterday. Mr. Bruxner was replying to a deputation from the Outdoor…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bridge Toll. No Reduction for Vehicles. Premier's Statement
The Premier, Mr. Stevens, has informed the Royal Automobile Club of Australia that it is impossible to make any further reductions in the Harbour…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Proper Ratio Brake Test Apparatus Road Safety
THE Question of what constitutes a proper ratio of braking between front and rear wheels is still undecided, for all manufacturers…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →CORRESPONDENCE. Woronora Road, Engadine, 14th March, 1939
The “Cronulla-Sutherland Advocate.” Cronulla. Dear Sirs,—After reading the leading article in this week’s “Advocate” I…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →More Rain Damage Diesel Train Passengers Tranship Trida
PASSENGERS from the Diesel train were safely transhipped over the washout area on the Broken Hill line…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court. Full Court. (Before the Chief Justice, Sir Frederick Jordan, Mr. Justice Halse Rogers, and Mr. Justice Owen.) Fall From Train. Small v Commissioner for Railways
Argument was concluded and the Court reserved judgment. WRONGFUL DISMISSAL ALLEGED. Smith v Labour Daily, Ltd…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Vehicular Bridge at Como. Como, 14th March, 1939. The Editor “The Advocate.”
Dear Sir,—The Como Bridge League with a view to the continuance, of pressure for a vehicular bridge at Como are issuing a car or window sticker and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Week on Train Land at Last Marooned In Far West PARKES
Weary and muddied, 60 passengers on the Silver City Comet, marooned near Ivanhoe since last Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Workers' Compensation Commission. (Before Judge Moffitt.) Watson v Commissioner for Road Transport
James William Watson is claiming £4 a week from December 11, 1937, from the Commissioner for Road Transport and Tramways, for incapacity, which, he alleges, resulted from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Only Ninety" Who is Britain's Oldest Motor Driver ?
WHO is Britain' oldest motor car driver? Mr. George W. Norton, who, to use his own words, was "only ninety" on the 3rd March, last, must…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →World Motor Vehicles
ACCORDING the latest figures rece[?] America byt he N.R.W. it is estimated that the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →MOTORS and MOTORING Not Merely An Ornament Attention Given to the Instrument Panel Is Well Repaid Gauges Tell the Story
IN spite of the fact that modern instrument panels are attractive as well as utilitarian, a certain amount of artistic licence on the part of the designer should not be construed as an invitation to retard the instruments as ornaments, writes Staton…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motor Notes From Everywhere N.S.W. Grand Prix
A REPRESENTATIVE Held, in keeping with those of previous years. will face the starter in the N.S.W. Grand Prix, to be decided on the Mount…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Motor Vehicle Ownership
The Minister for Transport, Mr. Bruxner, has informed the N.R.M.A. that under the forthcoming Motor Vehicle (Ownership) Bill, the recording of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Our MOTORING Section Electrical System. Coil or Magneto?
The popularity of various ignition systems has followed definite circles. The earliest electrical ignition was of course the low-tension system. In this…
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