From Trams to 'Buses Absorbing Drivers And Conductors
Where trams are displaced by 'buses, drivers and conductors will be absorbed in the omnibus section of the department's activities…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1939
6,386 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 250
Lottery Came As Balm Woman Hurt In Xmas Motor Smash
NEWCASTLE, Friday.--Injured in a motor accident two days before Christmas, Mrs. Noakes, of Adamstown, shared first prize in the lottery to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Woman Rescued Above 160 ft. Drop at Bridge
Unconscious and rolling to Her death, a young married woman, Mrs. Robin (Bobby) Foster, 25, of Palmer-street, Darlinghurst, was rescued from the' Harbor Bridge yesterday after she had fallen 15 feet on to a painter's gantry in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Plane Patrol Above Roads Police On Cycles; New Plan
A special patrol of police on fast solo motor cycles and dressed in a distinctive uniform is part of the road safety…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hassan's Walls Road Stretches Far Into Past
"Billeted by death, I quartered here remain, When the last trump blows I'll rise and march again."…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Pedestrians Warned! Must Co-operate In Road Safety Motor Section Conducted By LIONEL G. Wigmore Minister Promises "All Alike"
When some pedestrian or cyclist, is fined £10, or sent to gaol to reflect upon his responsibilities as a road, user, evidence will have been given of a better sense of proportion in the enforcement of road safety…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Motor Boats Mishap in Race Penzol's Damaged Gear Box May Prevent Title Bid
Penzol, Reg. Richards's new speedboat, suffered damage to the gear-box while racing at 60 miles an hour in the St…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Sydney's Beauty Appeals to Lord Strabolgi During his first visit to Sydney, Lord Strabolgi, the Labor Peer, found little to displease him apart from our trams
"It is a magnificent city," he told to have a chance to see some of the a "Sunday Sun" reporter, "of beauti-country surrounding Sydney." ful architecture. "The position could scarcely be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Aerodrome for Townsville Melbourne
A now aerodrome is to be built in Townsville, to cost £8000, the cost to be borne by the Commonwealth, the State, and the municipality. Two power stations will be built…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Man Killed by Train
Charles Wood, 50, a railway employee, of Jersey-street, Hornsby, was fatally injured to-day when he was struck by a train while working on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sloops to Train Reservists
With two escort vessels, the sloops Swan and Yarra in constant commission, an extensive training…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Man Killed by Train
John Ohlback, 61, of Blakesley Road, Hurstville, received fatal injuries early on Saturday when he fell between the railway station platform and an oncoming train at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Man Falls Under Moving Train
John Ohlback, 61, of Blekesley Road, Kogarah, was fatally injured when he fell between the platform and a moving train at Hurstville station on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Traffic Flow Rises At Spit Bridge
In 1925, 582,000 vehicles crossed the Spit Bridge. For the 12 months to August, 1937, the figure was 1,884,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Freda, 11, Measures The Harbor Bridge
How long is the Harbor Bridge? Dr. Bradfield would say: 1650ft., or, with approaches, two and three-quarter miles…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Bridge at the Spit Motoring Officials Urge Action 'No Immediate Possibility,' Says Bruxner
Officials of leading motoring organisations were unanimous to-day in the view that steps should be taken immediately to replace or remodel The Spit Bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fish-tail Train on Lame Gown
A classical gown of ivory lame satin with a fishtail train trimmed with true-lovers' knots, was worn with a filmy tulle veil by Miss Beryl Lonsdale Cresswick for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Modern Transport of Stock. Speed on the Roads
It may be years before large mobs of either cattle or sheep are transported direct from the paddocks to the railway yards, but the construction of specially-designed motor…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →May Reward Bravery Police Rescue On Harbor Bridge
Two policemen, who risked their lives on Saturday to rescue a woman on the Harbor Bridge, may receive special recognition from the Commissioner…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Paper Train Derailed Trucks Tear Up Permanent Way
ORANGE. Sunday.--The paper train which left Orange about mid-day yesterday, was derailed eight miles from Parkes last night…
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