Motor Van in Flames
A motor van loaded with furniture, travelling from Ringwood (N.S.W.) to Murrumbeeua (Victoria), was stopped for adjustment of a loose tyre near…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1926
4,039 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 27 of 202
Motor Car Accident
A sensational motor car accident befel Mr. Cecil Russell, of Rutherford, as he was returning from Cessnock on Saturday afternoon…
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A case concerning a collision between a motor car and a Ford lorry on the Neath road, near Cessnock, on the evening of October 25 last…
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A large number of Parliamentarians accepted the invitation of the Railway Commissioners to make the trip to Mortdale by electric train on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Payment for Good Roads
In the days when the road movement consisted of a few lonely but persistent enthusiasts it was urged that the money was then being spent…
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For a couple of months the people of the Coalfields, and particularly those of the Cessnook end of C Riding, have been particularly…
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Mr. T. W. Sealer, consulting engineer to the National Roads and Motorists' Association, has furnished to the association a special…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Daring Leap for Liberty. From Moving Train. Policeman Killed. Auckland
Thomas Smith, said to be well-known to the Sydney police, escaped from, custody yesterday in sensational circumstances…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Vehicles. Taxation Amendment Bill. Councils Exempt
In Committee, in the Legislative Assembly, the Premier, Mr. Lad moved a lengthy resolution regarding taxes on motor vehicles, designed…
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The revenue collected in New South Wales under the motor Traffic Act, increased form £424,899 in 1924 to £866,278 in 1925. The number of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Drunken Motorists. Judge Favours Imprisonment
Judge Woluarski, in the Melbourne, General Sessions, emphasised the necessity for standard punishment for drunken motorists. He favoured…
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In Melbourne the jury awarded Lew Soon, Chinese cabinet-marker, £499 damages, the full amount claimed, against Miss Muriel Starr…
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The new firm, Sydney little Bee Hive Motor Co., conducted their first sale early on Saturday of used motor cars, lorries, motor cycles…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Local and General Motor Traffic Increase
A report submitted by the Police Department shows that the revenue collected under the Motor Traffic Act increased from £424,899 in 1924…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cessnock-Cockle Creek Railway
A meeting of the above railway committee was held in the Cessnock Shire Chamber on Monday night. Mr. John Brown, Administrator…
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The Agricultural Bureau has been informed by the Patrick Plains Shire Council that the bad state of the Gresford road between the Pass and…
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Mr. W. R. Lindsay, shire engineer, reported to the administrator, that in October last the council made application to the Main Roads Board…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Federal Road Grant. Protest by Municipalities
Exception has been taken by some municipal councils in this State to the announcement that municipalities will not participate in the Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Electric Train. Trial Trip to Mortdale, Parliamentary Party
A large number of Parliamentarians accepted the invitation of the Railway Commissioners to make the trip to Mortdale by electric train…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Efficient Transport. Good Roads a National Question. Dr. Page's Speech
The importance of close co-operation between the Commonwealth and the States, particularly in dealing with problems of transport in the interests…
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