Weekly Motor Notes a Brake Mechanism Gaiter
A device can be made for each point that will last the life of the car, keep out the grit, and save all bother of cleaning. If you possess discarded…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1926
4,039 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 25 of 202
Motor Car's Fatal Skid (By Cable.) Auckland
Thomas Meaeher, assistant railway motor foreman, was killed, and W.O. Ennis, staff superintendent of railways at Wellington, received severe injuries…
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Mr.W. Cameron, M.L.A., has received the following communication from the Undersecretary of the Public Works Department:—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Aeroplane Crash
The aeroplane crash, in which Flying Officer Philip M'Kenzie Pitt was killed and his observer, William Callendar, was fatally injured, was caused by an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aeroplane Crashes Narrow Escape at Palm Beach
A small boy who ran into the path of a landing aeroplane at Palm Beach on Sunday, afternoon had a narrow escape, and the machine, which crashed, was…
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Owing to a fall of coal in the main haulage road of the Extended Colliery most of the employees had to cease work early…
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A special train endeavoured to take water to the town of Bunyip, which is surrounded by fires, but was unable to get through, and a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Killed by Car While Crossing Enmore-road (By Telegraph.) Sydney
Theodore Lee, aged 47, was crossing Enmore-road, Newtown, last night, when he was struck by a car and sustained a fractured skull. He died early…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →That Cross-Country Railway Proposal Minister Promises Action
Many days had passed without anyone learning much, about the intention of the Government in regard to the proposed Maryvale-Sandy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railways. Mr. Quinton's Northern Tour
Mr. W. C. Quinton, Northern Area Railway Commissioner, returned on Friday from a tour of inspection of all stations on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sulky Smash Motor Scares Horse
A message from Taree states that while Mrs J. Welsh, Miss M. Welsh, and Miss A. Swadling, a visitor from Newcastle, were' driving along the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Notable, Inventors Dead Bicycle and Motor Car
Two pioneers of modern road transport are dead. Mr E. F. Fardon, who died at Stonleigh, near Coventry, claimed that he…
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Struck by the front of an engine near Erskineville railway, bridge on Sunday morning, Hugh Henry, aged 45, railway ganger, received injuries which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Inspector Drops Dead While Playing Musical Chairs
Merrymaking was suddenly turned to horror at the Railway Institute, Bathurst, on Saturday night, when Mr H. W. Dive, a well-known railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cleaning the Streets Use of Motor Sweeper
A mechanically-operated pick-up street sweeper has been put into operation by the Auckland City Council, replacing the horse-drawn sweepers…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Proposed Railway Cessnock-cockle Creek Formation of League
A public-meeting convened by the Shire Administrator (Mr. J. Brown) was held in the Council Chambers last night for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disappearance From Train Child's Remarkable Escape. (By Telegraph.) Rockhampton
While a train was approaching WestWood last night, Gladys, the nine-yearold daughter of Mrs Whyte, who was also a passenger, suddenly disappeared…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Construction What Cost Will Be Under 44 Hours
On account of the operation of the 44-hour week, railway construction in this State will cost £3780 a mile extra in future…
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The New South Wales Railway Commissioners, Messrs Fraser, Brain, and Foster, accompanied by Mr C. G. Goode, the goods manager of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Main Roads. Question of Maintenance
Mr. W. R. Lindsay, shire engineer, reported to the administrator to-day, that in October last the council made application to the Main Roads Board…
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