Railway Matters
On the occasion of the visit to-day of the Area-Commissioner (Mr. W. C. Quinton), and the district superintendent (Mr. Crowe), the Maitland…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1926
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Motor Busses
A number of applications for motor bus licenses, many for special runs, were granted by the Shire Administrator to-day He reported officially, in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ambulance Aeroplane Crashes
Reuters Casablancas correspondent says that ah ambulance aeroplane, while conveying a native trooper to hospital, crashed and burst into flames,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Weekly Motor Notes Improper Valve Timing
Let it be understood clearly from the very start that we are not now speaking of correct tappet adjustment, a subject which has already been dealt with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Killed by Motor Lorry (By Telegraph.) Sydney
A man whose name is believed to be Frederick Millard was knocked down and killed this morning by a "motor lorry opposite the Central Station. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Federal Road Grant. Protest by Municipalities
Exception has been taken by some municipal councils in this State to the announcement that municipalities will not particulars in the Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Dispute. Attempt at Job Control
Trouble is again threatened in the West Australian railway service. For a long time the engine-drivers and firemen have objected to coupling and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Driver Killed. "Motor Car Smash
A motoring party of six young men were returning of Yarloop (W.A.) from a dance at Cookernap, when the car, which was being driven at a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Leap for Life. Railway Cyclist's Narrow Escape
Suddenly faced by a train coming towards him at 25 miles an hour, a permanent way inspector named Williams, of Taree, jumped clear and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Smash. Motor Cyclist Killed
In a collision between a motor car and a motor cycle and side-car off Parramatta road, Five Dock, late on Saturday night, Frank Edgar Ferris…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Notes. Improper Valve Timing
Let it be understood clearly from the very start that we are not now speaking of correct tappet adjustment, a subject which has already…
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Mr. Cecil Russell, of Rutherford, West Maitland, accompanied by his wife and daughter and another young lady had an unenviable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Head Severed by Train Suicide at Bellata
There was a sensation at Bellata on Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock when a man whose name is unknown, laid his head on the railway line while a goods…
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A message from Taree states that Mr Williams, a permanent, way inspector, of Tarce, had a nerve shaking experience when riding a motor railway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Electric Train. Trial Trip to Mortdale. Parliamentary Party
A large number of Parliamentarians acceptell the invitation of the Railway Commissioners to make the trip to Mortdale by electric train…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Five Injured. Motor Car Overturns
A serious motor accident occurred on the Mirrool road, about two miles from Temora, as a re[?]t of which five persons are now lying in hospital in a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Fatality. Man Pinned Beneath Car
George Vincent Steele, aged 34 years, a baker and a resident of Hamilton, was killed in a motor car accident at Wickham on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Remarkable Escape. New Zealand Motor Accidents
Five residents of Birchwood (N.Z.) had a wonderful escape from death when a car in which they were proceeding to Dunedin crashed into a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fractured Leg Motor Cyclist's Grit
Captain John Bentley, of the 45th Battalion of the A.M.F., was admitted to the M.R.D. Hospital on Wednesday suffering from a fractured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Staff Removal
For over 20 years the Railway Department has been talking of removing the district superintendent's staff from Murrurundi to Werris Creek. This…
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