Swedish Railway Men Go Literary STOCKHOLM, December 14
Swedish, railway stationmasters have gone literary. About two years ago the Swedish Railway Museum appealed to all…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1940
4,268 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 214
Magnificent New Motor-roads in Albania
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Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Deaths in Holiday Week
The number of road deaths between December 23 and January 1 is believed to be 19; but if January 2 be included, the figure will be either…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Drama on Bridge Man's Threat To Jump
MELBOURNE, Wednesday. A tense drama on a bridge attracted much attention for more than an hour early…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →1940—and the Road to Where?
The barrier which separated 1939 from 1940 is down. The road is open—to where ? Here, in Australia, it would seem to lead to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sienna Convent, Riversdale Road, Camberwell, Vic
This striking dome over the chapel at the Sienna Convent, just recently completed, was executed with Wunderlich terra cotta ribs to match the grey Bondi sandstone; blue tiles have been employed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Road-Workers Save Church From Fire
Four road-workers yesterday saved the Sacred Heart Church, Oxford Street, Darlinghurst, from serious damage by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sienna Convent. Riversdale Road, Camberwell, Vic
In the upper illustration we see the crown of the dome and the base of the cross during the construction of the Sienna Convent, Camberwell, which has recently been completed. The lower view…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Road Accidents. Taxi-cab Mounts Footpath. Five, Persons Injured. Melbourne
Five persons were injured, and about ten others were knocked over, when a taxi-cab mounted the footpath at the corner of Collins and Swanson Streets,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Overseas Export Manifests From Interstate Ports Victoria Burns Philp Motorship. Sailed Melbourne. Burns Philp & Co., Ltd., agents
Barrett Bros. and Burston & Co., 472 sacks malt (26 tons). R. Collie & Co., 25 drums ink. Nestles Milk Co., Ltd., 9 cs cheese…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Tanker Octane New, French Vessel
The Compagnie Navale des Petroles, Paris, recently took delivery of the single-cylinder motor tanker Octane, built and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Practical Motoring. How to Offset Rising Costs in Car Operation
Now that higher petrol duties, increased registration charges and other rising costs have had the effect of making motoring more expensive, a greater number of motorists are…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Would Ban Motor Horns MELBOURNE
A ban on the use of motor horns, except in emergencies, is sought by the president of the Victorian National Safety…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Progress in Italian Railway Services and Material
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Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway and Roads. the Inverell-guyra Project
Sir,—I noticed in the "Catholic Press" of December 21 a reference to the surveyors having been instructed to survey the route of the proposed Inverell-Guyra line…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Federal Aid for Roads
The news that State Governments will receive less this year for the construction and maintenance of roads under the Federal Aid Roads Agreement does not…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Safety on the Roads. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
When children are playing in the street drive as if they were yours. One reason why the night road fatality rate is higher than the day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Metropolitan Road System
The map shows the improvements under construction or contemprated…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Man Killed by Train
In full view of people at Kogarah station, George William Hoad, of Gladstone Street, Kogarah, was killed last Saturday, when he fell in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →East Hills Train Service
Hurstville Council received a letter at its last meeting from Rockdale Council, asking for support in a protest to the Railway…
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