Man Killed by Train. Brisbane
Samuel Montgomery, 50, of Markwell Street, Auchenflower, was killed when he was struck by a train at Auchenflower railway station last night…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1940
4,268 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 214
Road Toll Youth's Instant Death
Leonard George Flock, 19, of Belmore St., Parramatta North, was killed instantly last night when his motor-cycle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Southern Cross Famous Aeroplane Neglected. Need for Maintenance. by Our Aviation Correspondent
The late Sir Charles Kingsford Smith's famous aeroplane, Southern Cross, which is the property of the nation, and could be a source of inspiration to Air Force recruits,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Road Accidents. Two Killed, Many Injured. Woman Hit By Taxi
Two youths weie killed and many persons weie injured in road accidents in the week-end. A young man, whose driving licence was in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cutlass Fight Clears German Prison Ship Daring Rescue by Boarding Party Stirs All Britain Officer, Single Handed, Fights Way To Enemy's Bridge LONDON
The British destroyer Cossacks daring attack on the armed German merchantman, Altmark (12,000 tons), on Saturday in a Norwegian fjord, and the rescue of 326 captive Britons, is unique in modern naval history…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Substituting Buses for Trams. Wollongong
The Commissioner for Road Transport and Tramways, Mr. Neale, informed a meeting of the Illawarra Public Vehicles Committee that the policy of his department was to pull up…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motor Boating. Saturday's Races
In Saturday's events at Rose Bay T. R. Boyce (Tom Boy) won two races and was placed third in each of two others decided. H. page won all three heats of the Deepwater club's speedboat…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Unconscious Man Near Railway Line
Police were unable to account for the condition of a man who was found unconscious beside the railway line about 50 yards from Regents Park station last night…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Boy Killed. Bicycle, Out of Control, Goes Under Tram. Dive Over Embankment
John Francis Haynes, 14, of Maroubra Bay Road, Maroubra, was killed yesterday morning, when his bicycle got out of control in Mons Avenue,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Cyclist's Death Motorist Was Upset
John Gallagher, 57, in evidence at the Quarter Sessions to-day, said that his stomach "turned inside…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Scene of Tram Tragedy
At this spot in Mons Avenue, Maroubra, yesterday. John William Haynes, 14, was cut to pieces by a train. The bicycle he was riding left the road where the men are standing, and threw him on to the tram lines under a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boy, Unconscious on Line, Killed by Maroubra Tram Missing Boy Arrested
A 15-years-old messenger boy, who disappeared from West Maitland on Friday with cash, cheques and postal notes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Found Unconscious On Railway
Mystery surrounds the discovery last night of an unconscious man lying on the permanent-way about 50 yards from Regent's Park railway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Tram Runs Over Boy Collapse Of Driver In Cabin
A 14-year-old boy was killed instantly yesterday when he was run over by a tram in Mons Avenue,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Victim Serious
Mrs. Elizabeth Keyes, 70, Station Street, Tempe, who had her right leg amputated after she had been hit by a taxi at St. Peters late on Saturday night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Five Hours Under Bridge
BATHURST, Monday.--Eric Bayliss, 44, of Barthurst, was admitted to the district hospital today with severe spinal injuries…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Five Hurt in Road Smash Car Left Road And Struck Pole LITHGOW
Five persons were injured when a car left the Great Western Highway at Bowenfels and crashed into an electric light pole last night…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Letters an Aeroplane and Tradition. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—In the "Herald" of to-day's date there are two news items which invite comparisons. It is stated that Sir Charles Kingsford Smith's famous aeroplane Southern Cross,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Claim Against City Council. Alteration to Road
In the Supreme Court yesterday, before Mr. Justice Maxwell, the jury returned a verdict for £536/1/10 in an action brought by Australian Cellucotton Pioducts Pty. Ltd…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Big Bathurst Road Race Only Fast Cars To Compete
Ten miles of wiring will be used for the amplifying system which is to be installed in the public, enclosures and at all vantage points around the…
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