London to Berlin. Aeroplane Plight. London, May 1
Reuter's Berlin correspondent states that a British aeroplane from London to Berlin which started at 10.30 in the morning with five…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1923
2,882 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 55 of 145
Fuller in London. Road Railway System. London, May 5
The Premier of New South Wales (Sir George Fuller) has been investigating a road railway system the chief feature of which is a…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Wheel Tax. for Expenditure on Main Roads
Representatives of the Sydney City, Council and municipal councils from the metropolitan area at a conference in the Town Hall on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →National Policy. Main Roads Proposal. Federal Ministry's Scheme
Details of the proposals, of the Federal Ministry for placing the development of main roads in Australia on a national basis are contained…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Letters to the Editor Road Construction
Sir,—Your article in the issue or the 9th Instant, headed "Road Construction," reveals to a certain extent one of the causes accounting for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Chinese Bandits Express Train Casualties. Shanghai, May. 7
Reuter's Peking correspondent reports that a foreigner was killed at Lincheng and the Britishers and foreigners kidnapped twenty-six…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Construction. Federal Government's Proposal. Conditional Assistance
It is significant to notice that the Federal Government, in its proposal, to assist in the work of road construction distinctly differentiates between main roads that are competitors and those that arc f coders to railways, proposing to give, assistance to the latter, and it is also significant to note…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Startling Mishap. Steamer Crashing Into Bridge Three Persons Injured
When the steamer Kuramia crowded with passengers was passing through Gladesville Bridge on 5th inst., she crashed into one of the buttresses with…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Uniform Gauge. Federal Minister's Reference. the Road Grant
Speaking at Kyogle, Mr. Stewart, Minister for Works, referred to the Governments's uniform gauge proposal. It would, he said unable the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Japanese Motor Rules
The Japanese Government has laid down the following rules for the guidance of tourists:—"At the rise of the hand of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Railway Ticket Machines in Stores
The modern large store contains many things which are devised more for the convenience of customers than for the actual business of bying and selling. In…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Motor Bus Overturns. Two Persons Injured
While proceeding along Chathamroad Hamilion West in the direction of Adamstown on 4th inst., the motor omnibus Salitres which…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Improving the Railway Coupling
Very low among the ordinary travellers on railways realise how much their safety depends upon the piece of iron or steel which joins the carriages…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Scorching. Viscount Curzon's Hobby. London, May 5
Viscount Curzon, son of Earl Howe and M.P. for Battersea South has again been fined for exceeding the speed limit in his motor car…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Heavy Floods. Serious Damage in New Zealand. Railways Disorganised
A Wellington (N.Z.) message states that as a result of heavy rain throughout the Dominion many rivers in the South Island are in a serious state of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Cars Plunge. Into Twenty Feet of Water
Mr. George Cooper, his son, aged [?] and a middle-aged man named Barwick the occupants of a motor car had a remarkable escape on…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Motor Fatality
While the motor cars were returning from the midday train at Nowra on Monday, a shocking accident happened on Bridge Road…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Withdrawal of Railway Gatekeepers
Patrick Plains Shire Council on Thursday decided to co-operate with Lyndhurst. Shire Council in a protest, through local members, against the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Shorter Railway Route Shire Council's Opinion
A letter from Mr E. Vincent, hon. sec. of the Combined Miners', Citizen', and Progress Association, Cessnock, was read at the Patrick Plains…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Railway Brfdge
The Shire President, (Councillor Pankhurst), at Thursday's Council meeting, expressed his regret that shortness of notice prevented him…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →