How Appalling. Didn't Know of Coffs Aerodrome
With all the boost Coffs Harbour aerodrome has got in the Sydney and country papers lately, there are some who didn't know of its existence, at…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1930
1,907 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 96
Train Smash Two Engines Overturn Driver and Fireman Killed Mountain Excursion Western Line Traffic Disorganised. Sydney
A serious railway derailment occurred late this afternoon on the main western line at Warrimoo, resulting in the death of the driver and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Grafton Council Meeting N,c, Road Construction Tenders to Be Called Shortly
The ordinary meeting of the South Grafton Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers on Monday night, last. There were present the Mayor…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Workshops Plea for Decentralisation Deputation to Commissioner. Sydney
A deputation from Bathurst and Goulburn waited on the Chief Railway Commissioner, Mr. Cleary, to-day, to protest, against the retrenchment at the local…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Notes Burning Headlights in Daytime
An overcharged battery overheats, with the result that the active material in the plates loosens and falls to the bottom of the battery, shortening its life. Most…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hire of a Motor Car P.m.'s Advice
In the Small Debts Court at Maclean on Thursday last, before the P.M., as already briefly reported, William Heffe[?]an sued S. A. J. Small, claiming the sum…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →'Wizard' Smith Again Gains World's Motoring Record New Car Planned to Challenge Seagrave's Title
Covering the 10-mile course at 4.2, 1-5 minutes, "Wizard" Smith, broke the world's 10-mile record at Ninety Mile Beach, near Auckland, New Zealand,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Killed by Motor Car Unemployed Miner's Son. Sydney
Jack Robinson, [?] was run over by a motor car at Liverpool. He received injuries that resulted in his death a few hours later. Deceased who was a miner's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Improving Train Smash Victim. Sydney
Joseph McGarrity, junior porter, whose arm was amputated as the result of the train accident at Warrimoo on Monday night, is slightly better…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Crane Drivers Absent Harbor Bridge Work Held Up. Sydney
Work on the Sydney Harbor Bridge was held up to-day owing to the absence of the paid off crane drivers. It was officially stated that all crane…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Unification of Railway Gauges. Sydney
In his annual report to the A.W.U. Conveation the general secretary advocates the unification of railway gauges. He declares that the work is a national…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Missed His Step Tram Conductor Dragged 50 Yards. Sydney
Attempting to board a moving tram at Harbord to-night Charles Knowles, 40, tram conductor, missed his footing and fell under the wheels. He was dragged…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Trouble for Thomas Duty on Imported Motor Cars. London
Half a dozen words by Mr. Thomas, in the House of Commons, made him the hero of the Conservatives. Whether he meant what he was taken to mean…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Glenreagh-Dorrigo Railway Motor Train Wanted Visitor Takes Up Cudgels But Department Unsympathetic
On several occasions the Railway Department has been approached by local residents with a request that a motor train service be established…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Found in Time Spikes and Bolts in Points Train Would Have Been Derailed. Gunning
What appears to be a deliberate attempt to derail the passenger train at Razorback was discovered yesterday, just before the arrival of the Sydney train…
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A scheme to install police boxes on main roads out of London, each equipped with mechanical devices for stopping curs, is contemplated as a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sanitary Conveniences on Dorrigo-glenreagh Railway
A complaint was made to us during the week regarding the absence of sanitary conveniences on the composite carriage used on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motor Camping Habit
The N.R.M.A. Touring Department has completed its figures relative to the number of camping parties that made application for information…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Attendant Assaulted Attempted Motor' Garage Robbery Two Men Arrested. Sydney
While Richard Savage, attendant at a motor garage at Double Bay, was sitting in the office last night, a man walked in and asked for some accessories. Savage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£95,000 YEARLY Increased Wages Bill FOR N.S.W. Railways Federal Basic Wage Sydney
The recent quarterly adjustment of the Federal basic wage will cost the Railway Department £95,000 per annum, and in consequence, a shorter…
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