Motor Accidents. Week-end Toll. Man Killed: Two Injured
Early on Sunday morning William George Pott was driving a motor car towards Sydney near the Prospect reservoir, when the vehicle went over…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1928
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Assault Charge. Alleged Attack on Tram Conductor. Knocked Off Footboard. Sydney
William Thompson, 24, a wharflabourer, was charged at he Central Police Court with having assaulted Claude Riley and robbed him of £57…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Notes. When to Worry About Oil Pressure
As long as some pressure is indicated, and the oil is not unduly diluted by unvaporised fuel, which, of course, can only be prevented by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Accident
Mr. and Mrs. Shepherd, of Kurri, and two girls, received shock and abrasions, the result of a motor accident at Ironbark Creek yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Roads Sub-committee. Tamworth to Gloucester Via Bullahdelah to Port Stephens Road
The sub-Committee appointed by the Chambers submitted the following report and recommendations. At the inaugural meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Many Deaths. Blizzard in America. Roads Blocked: Train Services Disrupted. New York, Jan. 2
Zero temperatures are prevalent throughout the eastern half of the United States, with no relief at present in sight…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Fall. Found Under Bridge
William Hessian, aged 24, was found dead under the bridge at Hume weir, Albury, Apparently he had been crossing the railway bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Picnic Train Derailed. Narrow Escape of [?]
At the foot of a steep incline at Rendlesham (S.A.), a picnic train from Mount Gambler to Beachport was derailed on Monday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Proposed Opening of Through Roads. Gloucester Chamber of Commerce
The monthly meeting of the Gloucester Chamber of Commerce was held in the Shire Hall on Wednesday 21st ult., there being present: Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Eight Injured. Motor Van Overturns. Melbourne
Bight men were injured whon a motor van overturned at Whittlesea last night when the driver of the van swerved to avoid another car…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Labour Troubles (Handicap Tramp Steamer Trade. Australia at Disadvantage LONDON, Jan. 2
Sir William Renner, shipowner, of West Hartlepool, reviewing the cargo tramp business, says the Australian market has been sadly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alleged Assault. Attack on Tram Conductor. Second Man Charged. Sydney
A second man, Thomas Cralg, 28, a wharf-labourer, was charged at the Central Court with having assaulted Claude Riley, a tram conciliator, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Singleton Argus TUESDAY, 3rd JANUARY, 1928. LOCAL & General News Car and Motor Bike Collision
A collision occurred at the. intersection of Church and York streets, Singleton, on Saturday night shortly after 6 o'clock, when a motor cycle,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Official Assaulted Struck with Iron Bar
George Willis, a Sydney railway ticket inspector, was walking off the main Assembly platform at the Central Station on Friday night when a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tram Conductor Attacked Man Before the Court Sydney
William Thompson, aged 24, a wharf laborer, was charged at the Central Police Court with having assaulted Claude Riley, and robbed him of £6…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rail and Tram Services Financial Expert
The Amending Railway Bill, to be submitted to Parliament next session, will provide for the separation of the railways and tramways, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aeroplane Used. to Overtake Fleeing Criminais. Queensland Chase
For the first time in the history of Australia an aeroplane was used to overtake criminals fleeing from arrest…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Harbour Bridge Steady Progress Being Made
Steady progress has been made with the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The total weight of steel erected now exceeds 10,000 tons. Four of the five…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Main Roads. the Board's Policy. Last Year's Operations
Although much was done by the Main Roads Board during 1927 the year's programme was, to a certain extent, affected by Government…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Missing Aeroplane Crew of Schooner [?]Rd Splash. Heavy Sea Precludes Assistance New York, Jan. 3
On arrival at Portland (Maine) the captain and crow of the British schooner Rose Annie Belliveau said that they hoard the whirl of an…
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