Former Manager Charged. Trouble Over Motor Vessels Rockhampton, (Q.)
At the Gradstone ponce Court, Loyal Clifford Marsh, formerly manager of the Australian Turtle Co., of Veron Island, was charged with…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1928
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North Coast Railway Murwillumbah to Tweed
The Parliamentary Public Works Committee commenced an inquiry into a proposal to construct a railway from Murwillumbah to twced Heads…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Priest Killed. Motor Car Overturned
Father Kreymborg, a Roman Catholic priest, aged 60, of Rotorua, was killed, and Dean Vandyx, superior of the Maori Mission, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Man Loses Ear. Motor Van Crash. Sixteen Injured
Robert Watson (45), of Watsonia, driver at a motor van which crashed through the level crossing gates at the Gardiner railway station. (Vic)…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Main Roads Board
Although much was done by the Main Roads Board during 3927 the programme for the year was to some extent, affected by Government policy. The failure of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Floods Roads Impassable
London, Tuesday.—Half of England is awash, floods following the thaw after, the Christmas blizzard. Many rivers have burst their banks…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Passed Danger Signals. Train Driver Punished
Following the Board of inquiry's finding that Driver T. H. Smith was responsible for the railway accident involving three goods trains at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Auction Bridge. the No-trump Take-out
As long as bridge is played there will probably be division of opinion on the wisdom of taking-out a partner's no trump bid into a suit call…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Strange Scenes. Floods in England. Collapse of Bridge. London, Jan. 4
Extraordinary scenes continue to be witnessed in the flooded parts of England. Hundreds of homes are surrounded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flooded Roads. Hold Up Duke and Duchess of York. London, January 4
The Duke and Duchess of York are prevented returning to London from Welwyn, where they are staying with the Duchess' parents. Earl and Lady…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rail and Tram. Question of Control. Proposed Sale of Trams
The State Government is much concerned about the administration of the railways and tramways, which it recognises is not at the present…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Fatality. Beecroft Touring Party
Mr. W. H. Ballard, president of Beecroft Bowling Club, has been advised that his son, Stewart, aged 21 years, was killed on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Railway Slump. Victoria's Problems
Owing to the reduced wheat yield this season and the falling off in traffic generally, efforts are being made by the Railway Commissioners to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motor Vehicles Great Increase in Victoria
New registrations for motor vehicles in Victoria in 1927 numbered 26,755, and the number of motor vehicles registered is now more than 100,000. In…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Queensland Railways. Increased Revenue
The Queensland Commissioner for Railways stated that although the booking during the New Year period had been loss than last year, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Vehicles. Registrations in New South Wales
During 1927 new motor vehicles were registered in New South Wales at the rate of more than 105 every day, including Sunday. The total of new…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Minimbah-morisset Railway
Minimbah-Morisset Railway Advancement League. Committee were busy during the holidays, and branches were fomed at Scarboro and Silverwater…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Road Collision Bishop's Bridge Man Hurt
When he came into collision with a motor, car on the Newcastle road on Monday, Jack Thompson, 32, farmer, living at Bishop's Bridge,…
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The rough state of lengthy sections of Parramatta Road, and the slow rate at which the reconstruction programme as a whole is being carried…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Weston Overhead Bridge
Mr. Booth, M.P., has received the following to his representations to the Minister for Works on behalf of the Weston Progress Association, in…
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