Jump From Moving Train
When a young man named Vivian Blythe crept out from a motor car in a railway waggon as the Ayr train was nearing South Townsville (Q.), and,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1927
2,147 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 108
Leapt in Front of Train Woman Prisoner Fatally Injured. Perth
Mary Cassidy, a prisoner, who sustained injuries when she made a sensational leap in front of an oncoming passenger train at West Perth, died…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Into Dead End Iron Ore Train's Crash Nobody Hurt. Bathurst
A mineral train laden with 580 tons of ore crashed into a dead end at Tumulla, 20 miles from Bathurst. The brakes failed and the train began to run…
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Lismore Municipal Council on Monday night asked the works committee to go into the question of preparing evidence to place before the public Works…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Killed Motor Car Smashes One Dead, Four Hurt, in Honeymoon Party. Nowra
A tragic accident occurred near Nowra to-day, when a motor car conveying a honeymoon party from Melbourne to Sydney overturned. Mrs. Rebecca Hales, 85,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Racing Brinck Beats Conoulty Sydney
Sydney had a fine day for the holiday and all branches of sport were well attended. There were plenty of thrills at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hidden Radio Set at Motor Show
The practice of motorists to carry a radio set on their cars found expression at the Sydney Motor Show. A Chandler car was on exhibition, equipped with a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Of Great Value Killarney-grafton Railway a Queensland Opinion
The inquiries made by the Federal Treasurer and Acting Prime Minister (Dr. Page), in relation to a proposed railway from killarney, in Queensland,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Main Gives Way Ipswich Water Supply Menaced Landslips and Subsidences on Railway
Landslips and Subsidences on the railway lines, road wash-outs, and most Serious of all, a breakage of the 18in. water main from Mount Crosby Pumping station,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Federal Road Grant
Newspaper reports state it is quite likely that the N.S.W. Government will accept its share of the Federal road grant. All the other States have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Work. Cr. Short Wants Metal
In the course of a report to the Councilors at last meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council Mr. Engineer Bartlett said that there would be only about…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Service Car in Creek Incident on Glen Innes Road
One of Willbat's service cars on the Glen Innes road was towed into South Grafton yesterday afternoon at about 5.30 o'clock, and the incident attracted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Guyra-Dorrigo Railway. and Other Northern Works. When Will Money Be Available?
The "Northern Daily Leader" in a tending article deals with the position in the North as far as proposed railways and other public works are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Car Goes Through Punt Gates. Accident at Wardell Sydney
A motor car containing several persons crashed through the punt gates near Wardell and plunged into the River…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Against War Railway Union's Decision. Melbourne
Members of the Australian Railways Union throughout the Commonwealth will probably support the Seamen's Union in its refusal to transport troops or military…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To Study Road Construction. Melbourne
The Federal Ministry has decided to send the chief Engineer or the Commonwealth Works and Railways Department (Mr . T . Hill) to the United States and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On the Casino Road Queensland Visitors' Experiences
Mr. W. Weir, manager of the McDonald Hardware Goy., .Brisbane, who has been in Grafton on holidays, was returning to Queensland on Wednesday and he invited…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Federal Roads Grant State's Aloofness N.r.m.a. View
In an official statement relating to the offer of the Federal Government to provide £552,000 to New South Wales for roads purposes, the National Roads and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Transport Board Should Motor Owners Be Represented?
The motor owners of the State claim that they should have direct representation on the proposed Transport Board. This is the attitude of the National…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Derailment. Sydney
When the Coonamble mail train struck a bullock on the line near Talbragan last night a first[?] carriage . was derailed, but though the passengers were greatly…
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