Four Drowned. Two Motorists Killed. New Zealand Fatalities
Several fatal accidents occurred in New Zealand during the holidays. Donald McDonald, while bathing at Ocean Beach, invercargill, was…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1926
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Railway Loyalists. Loss of Seniority
In pursuance of the new law, which was made possible by the appointment of 25 new members to the Legislative Council, the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Trams Collide. North Fitzroy Sensation
Two crowded electric tram cars collided in St. George's road, North Fitzroy, on Monday afternoon. The trams were conveying large…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Brisbane Trams. Heavy Traffic Increase
Mr. Quinn, secretary to the Brisbane tramways, states that the statistics for 350 days from January 1 to December 16, 1925, show that 79…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Collapse of Wheel. Motor Car Overturns
The collapse of a wheel caused a motor car from Broken Hill to Adelaide to overturn near Burra. The occupants of the car were Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Manslaughter Charge. Sequel to Motor Collision
Jack Holden, 23 years, of Bowan Park, received injuries in a motor collision on the Forbes-road on Christmas Day which resulted in his…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Motor Bandits. Mail Coach Held Up. Mail Bags Robbed
James Leach, the driver of a coach, has informed the police at Yarrum, South Gippsland (Vic.) that he was held up by motor car bandits, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Maori Killed. Motor Car Over Bank. Wellington (N.z.)
A motor car plunged over a bank near Rotorua yesterday. A Maori passenger was killed, and his wife seriously injured. Other passengers also…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Round Australia. Long Motor Journey
Mr. N. R. Westwood, a Seventh Day Adventist missioner, completed a 10,000 mile journey round Australia on Tuesday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Maitland District Roads
Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., has made further representatives to the Minister for Labor and Industry (Mr. Baddeley) asking for road…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Aeroplane. Modern, Development. London, Jan. 3
The recent tendency of aeroplane safety devices is to turn the pilot into something in the nature of a more machine-minder This is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Paxton Desires Train Service
The people of Patton have communicated with Mr. W. F. O'Hearn M.L.A., pointing out their desire for a passenger train service. If the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train Hits Car. Level Crossing Smash. Mackay (Q.)
A sugar train dashed into a car at a level crossing near here and carried it fully 100 yards along the line. The car was completely wrecked…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Overturns. Three Injured
A motor car, driven by Mr. Osborne, of Ballarat, overturned on the main Mildura-road, south of Redcliffs Three people were injured…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Notes. Obscure and Obvious Cooling System Defects
Although we have from time to time alluded in these notes to some of the faults which may crop up now and then in the cooling system of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Of Interest to Motorists
An interesting case to motorists came before Mr. H. M. Cleeve, P.M. at the West Maitland Police Court to-day On the information of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Accident. Engine Dashes Down Mountain Line
A railway engine with one truck attached to it, bolted down the Blue Mountains, from Faulconbridge to Blaxland on Saturday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor-Cycles and Mufflers
The growing practice of riding motor cycles without mufflers was referred to at the West Maitland Court to-day when Stanley John…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →44 Hours Variatin of Awards. Application to Railways. SYDNEY
The Arbitration Court was crowded to-day when an application was made for a variation of a number of awards, [?]ant to the 44 Hours Week Act…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →North Shore Bridge Shortage' of Stonemasons
Considerable delay is being experienced in the construction of the North Shore Bridge as a result of a shortage of skilled granite stonemasons…
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