Bush Fires. Evidence by Railway Inspector. Sydney
The Bush Fires Commission to-day heard evidence by George King, chief inspector of the permanent way for the metropolitan division of the New…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1927
4,115 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 62 of 206
Killed Instantly. Motorist Thrown Against 'Bus'
A fatal accident occurred in New South Head Road, Rose Bay on Monday, where the driver of a motor cycle and side-car swerved so sharply…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Speedster's Death. Removes Chief Witness. at Motor Natality Inquiry
The death of Tommy Maher, the well-known Sydney speedster, who was killed in an accident at the speedway, removes the chief witness…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cyclist Killed. Knocked Down by Motor. Car
Charles Reginald Sharp, aged 16 years, living at Moonah, near Hobart was corning out of a right-of-way at the side of his home on Monday,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trampled to Death Hindu Religious Festival (By Cable) Calcutta
Fifty people, mostly women, were crushed to death in the wild rush of thousands of Hindus for the honour of being the first Babu in the Ganges, at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tram Derailed in Newcastle
A tram coining into Newcastle from Glebe on Tuesday morning was derailed by a bolt in the cross-over points. Before the driver was aware of the danger the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Notes a Test to Locate Trouble
When the engine is hard to start, and you are uncertain whether the fault is with the ignition or the mixture, open the throttle wide and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hit Telegraph Post. Three Injured in Motor Smash
Three men were injured in Dowling-street, Sydney, on Saturday night when a motor ca[?]n which they were travelling. skidded across…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motorist Killed. Knocked Down by Car
Stopping to lend assistance to another motorist at night, near Brisbane, Eric A. Frederick Tidd (36) met his death in a peculiar manner…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Toll of the Floods. Girl and Man Drowned. Washaways on Railways. Farmers Suffer Heavy Losses
The heavy floods which occurred at the week-end were responsible for two deaths. A little girl was drowned at Tuggerah and a married man is reported to have been drowned at Booral…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Washaways on Railway. Traffic Disorganised
The heavy rains on Friday caused many washaways on the railway, and traffic on the North and North Coast lines was disorganised…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railways Damaged. South Maitland Line
Traffic on the South Maitland railway was suspended on Saturday evening owing to the flood water inundating the line on the bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Notes. Tracing the Cause of "Oiling Up."
It is quite apparent that the amount of oil which will yet by the pistons will depend firstly upon the amount reaching the cylinder bores, secondly…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bail Refused. Motor Mechanic Charged. Sydney
At the Central Court to-day, Percy Leo, 26, a motor mechanic, was charged with having, in company with others, assaulted Stanley…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Roads Blocked
The roads from Maitland to kurri and Maitland to Paterson are several feet under water. Many motor cars returning from the North Coast are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Correspondence. Miscreants of the Road
"Justice, in a letter to the Editor, asks, in the interests and safety of the travelling public, that attention be called to what he rightly terms the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australian Game. Interstate Railway Match
The interstate match between South Australian and New South Wales railway teams, resulted:—South Australia, 21 goals 23 behinds; N.S.W.,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Washaways. on the North Coast. Travellers Have a Bad Time
After being three days on a Journey which ordinarily takes 25 hours, travellers who left Murwillumbah. and other northern towns on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cessnock Threatened. Railway Traffic Suspended. Cessnock
All the creeks around Cessnock are very much swollen, and should further heavy rains fall, there is grave danger of the lower parts of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Traffic Suspended. South Maitland Railways
All traffic on the South Maitland railway has been suspended. The water has been across the line between East Greta and the Junction…
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