Fire on Grenfell Road
During Friday night a fire destroy ed several outbuildings at the rear of the home of a sharefarmer named J. Thompson, on Moorilla, near…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1924
1,174 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 3 of 59
Harbor Bridge Tenders. to Be Opened To-morrow
Tenders for the Sydney Harbor Bridge will be opened by Mr. Ball, Minister for Works, and the Under Secretary to-morrow. They will…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ford Factory Grafton Wants One Cable to Motor King
The Grafton Chamber of Commerce is anxious to see Henry Ford establish a motor factory on the clarence River where manufacturing facilites of a high…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool and Fruit Marketing Goulburn's Products How the Railways Helped
Last month 1237 sales of wool were consigned from Goulburn railway goods yard and sidings in the district. The total for Goulburn alone was 805…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tubbul. Changeable Weather.— Harvesting Operations. —Wheat Pooled.—better Roads.—cricket
The weather of the past week has been very changeable, Saturday being more like a winter's day. At 7.30 a.m. the thermometer…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Greats Earthquake Japan Again Rocked.—Train falls into River.—Fires Raging.—Many Casualties. (Reuter)
SHANGHAI, Jan. 15.—A serious earthquake occurred at 5.45 this morning throughout Nagano Prefecture, in Japan. A train was precipitated into a river, and six other…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A “Fool-proof” Aeroplane
At a banquet given in New York to Mr. Orville Wright by the Aero Club of America to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Wrights’ first power…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train Dashes Into Dray
A man named Ted Roach, a sandcarter at The Rock, was driving his horse and dray across the railway line when a special train ran into…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bridge Tenders. Mr. Ball Optimistic
Mr. Ball, Public Works Minister; does not anticipate any serious difficulty in the preparation of a report on the Harbour Bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Tax the Motors" to Ensure Good Roads Local Revenue Should be Spent Locally
The most important function of local Government bodies is undoubtedly the construction and maintenance of our streets and roads. The latter, in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Twenty Tenders For North Shore Bridge
When tenders closed on Wednesday for the North Shore Bridge, no less than 20 were received from six firms. Eleven of these were for the cantilever type of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"IS 13 UNLUCKY? North Coasters Think So Train Muddle
The fact that the North Coast Ma[?] train, numbering thirteen carriages, had a very eventful trip between Taree and Sydney recently has lnclined North…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shires to Blame So Minister Says Delay in Road Grants
A complaint was voiced at Tuesday's meeting of the Shire Association executive in Sydney of the delay in the allotment of the Federal and State…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Transfers, Etc
Mr. J. G. Kannon, N.O., Hargo, has been transferred to 3rd N.O., at Narromine. Mr. S. H. J. Bensley, Shunter, has resigned. Mr. W. H…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Industrial Crisis. British Railway Men and Miners. Serious Trouble Looming
LONDON, Jan. 15.—The council of the trade union congress, which is considering the threatened railway strike, adjourned after a three hours…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Mishap "Gus" Daniel Injured
"Gus" Daniel, the well known local speed king, :net with an accident yesterday afternoon. He was proceeding along Citizen street on his Raleigh,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Railway Strike. May Be Averted
LONDON, Jan. 17.—(Reuter): Though the railway strike has been officially announced to commence on Sunday at midnight, industrial…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Middle Arm Road Fire
The fire on Sunday last, which was believed to have started on Mr. Manion's property, actually broke out on Mr. Carr's Kingsdale property and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Peculiar Accident Motor Driver Scalded
An accident of an unusual typo occurred on Wednesday. Mr. Francis Belgrove, who drives a motor lorry, was in the act of pouring cool water into the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train in Peril. Explosion in Engine Furnace
While a train was travelling be tween Burnham and Rolleston, in New Zealand, a fireman named Swanston was stoking, and a terrific explosion…
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