New Railway For North
The introduction of a bill to provide a rail link between Glen Innes and Inverell was agreed to today…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1950
6,876 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 250
Motor Cyclists' Night
The annual get-together of racing motor cyclists, past and present, will be held at Repin's on March 1. Those old-time…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →The Golden Gate Bridge
Spanning the magnificent Golden Gate, this graceful suspension bridge is the world's greatest, having a span of 4,200 ft. It is 90 ft. wide, has six lanes of traffic and two footpaths, while the huge steel towers rise to a height of 746 ft. It is painted a deep red colour and silhouetted against the sunset presents a beautiful sight…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train Hold-up After Accident
Every electric train in the metropolitan area -this afternoon came to a sudden halt when a man fell against a transformer outside the White Bay power house…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Hold-up After Accident
Every electric train in the metropolitan area this afternoon came to a sudden halt when a man fell against a transformer outside the White Bay power house…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The San Francisco-oakland Bay Bridge
This famous bridge is virtually a series of bridges; first two suspension bridges with a centre anchorage, then a tunnel through Yerba Buans Island, and then a cantilever bridge and some smaller spans to Oakland on the other side of the Bay the total length being over eight miles. The suspension spans are double deck six lanes, cars travelling on top and trucks and buses below. It cost $77,000,000 and is a most striking looking structure…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Five Hurt In Road Smash
Three brothers and two other men were injured yesterday when a car and truck collided in Prince's Highway…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Five Hurt ln Road Smash
Three brothers and two other men were injured yesterday when a car and truck collided in Prince's Highway…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Halt Sign at Intersection Fowler and Merrylands Roads
The Superintendent Police Traffic Branch notified Holroyd Council that investigation of traffic conditions at the intersection of Fowler and Merrylands…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Youth Hurt in Fall on Road
A 16-years-old youth suffered a severe head injury wren he fell to the road after his bicycle sot out of control on a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Proposed Bridge Over Sydney Harbour at Longnose Point
This sketch shows a novel type of opening bridge designed by Mr. C. O. Harrison as part of a new route across Sydney Harbour to relieve congestion on the Harbour Bridge. Bridges of this type are [?]ggested to connect Pyrmont with Balmain and B[?]main with Greenwich. A vertical clearance of about 100 fett is practicable without excessively long approaches and this will pass need? all the shipping likely to use the upper harbour. To provide for an occasional higher-masted vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rubber For Roads May Be Big Dollar Earner FINANCE
WASHINGTON, Wednesday.--The U.S. Rubber Development Bureau is sending a nationally-known pavement engineer, Mr. Harry Fisher, to London next month to tell the British Rubber Development Board that their Far Eastern rubber companies should be ready by the end of 1950 to export up to 1000 tons of powdered rubber a month to the United…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Rubber For Roads May Be Big Dollar Earner FINANCE
WASHINGTON, Wednesday.--The U.S. Rubber Development Bureau is sending a nationally-known pavement engineer, Mr. Harry Fisher, to London next month to tell the British Rubber Development Board that their Far Eastern rubber companies should be ready by the end of 1950 to export up to 1000 tons of powdered rubber a month to the United…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Chaos in electric train services, failure of power
Two men were severely burned in an electrical accident at White Bay powerhouse m today. Electric train services were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hassen Is Recalled to Train for Davis Fight
Boxing trainer Ern McQuillan today recalled lightweight champion Jack .Hassen from a holiday at Nyngan to commence training for a contest with world-rated featherweight Henry Davis. Davis, with Californian…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →Hassen Is Recalled to Train for Davis Fight
Boxing trainer Ern McQuillan today recalled lightweight champion Jack Hassen from a holiday at Nyngan to commence training for a contest with world-rated featherweight Henry Davis. Davis, with Californian…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →Local Clubs Form District Motor Cycle Association
Interest in the sport of motor cycling has reached a high peak with the formation last week of the Cumberland District Motor Cycle Association. The inaugural meeting was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Will Be Boon For Motorists
A mineral oil claimed to improve car performance, prolong the life of the engine and result in big savings in petrol…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Horse hits tram and car in wild gallop
A horse in a dealer's cart bolted for a quarter of a mile in New South Head Road, Rushcutters Bay, today, colliding with a tram, three cars and a truck…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Tailor sues M.L.A. on motorcar deal
A King's Cross tailor yesterday sued Mr. Kevin Ellis, M.L.A., for the return of £100 which he had paid Mr. Ellis as a deposit on a car…
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