Bridge's Hill Subdivision
Mr. Baddeley, M.L.A., recently waited upon the Under Secretary of the Mines Department and asked that subdivision and disposal of…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1928
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Road Damaged
The Jerry's Plains road from the Denman turn off to the river was brully damaged by the recent heavy rains. On Friday week 3½ inches of rain fall in…
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Figures have boon publish by the Victorian Railway Commissioners to show that the motor car has seriously interfered with train travelling…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Morpeth-Hinton Road
The president of the Bolwarra Shire Council, Councillor McRae, and the shire clerk and engineer, interviewed the Main Roads Board on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lake Road and Unemployed
With reference to his representations in connection with the granting of money for reconstruction of the Lake Road so that relief may be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Reduced by One Hour Port Stephens Trip. New Road Finished
Calculated to shorten the distance from Newcastle to Port Stephens by nine miles and the travelling time by an hour, a new road…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →(Published by Arrangement). Railway Bosses Drop Prohibition
"Railway executives in U.S.A., who as a group backed the movement for prohibition, have in many instances reversed their attitude' as a result of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Motor World
The N.R.M.A. has been informed that the Main Roads Board and the Wollondilly Shire Council have arranged for the construction of a low…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Charcoal. As Motor Fuel. Successful Experiment
A successful demonstration of charcoal, as an effective and economical fuel for motor transport, was given at the garage of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Record. by Captain Campbell. Nearly 207 Miles an Hour Vancouver (B.C.)
At Dayton Beach, Florida, Captain Malcolm Campbell drove a Napier Bluebird special at an average speed of 206.95602 miles an hour—a new…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Bosses Drop Prohibition (Published toy Arrangement)
"Railway executives in U.S.A., who as a group backed the movement for Prohibition, have in many instances reversed their attitude as a result of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Bridge Question of Re—decking
At the monthly meeting of Patrick Plains Shire Council, a letter was received from Singleton Chamber of Commerce seeking the council's…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Fatal Fall. Harbour Bridge Fatality
Another fatality occurred on the Sydney Harbour Bridge construction on Friday afternoon, when William Woods, a labourer, lost his footing…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Aeroplane. Vertical Rise and Descent. London, Feb, 24
A Namur message says: M. Ruttiens, an ex-student of a military aviation school, has patented a new type of airplane which it is claimed will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →City Expenditure. Railway and Harbour Bridge Over Bight and a Half Millions Spent
Suggestions that Country Party influences in the Cabinet are resulting in city works being neglected, are not borne out by figures in the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Gloucester. Proposed Bridge Over Manning River
At the last meeting of the Shire Council, Mr. J. E. Chapman, of Tinonee, attended and addressed the councillors, in regard to the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Road Fatalities Heavy Toll Taken by Motors. Over Eight Thousand in Accidents
One hundred and twenty—six of the 200 fatal accidents in Sydney last year were caused by motor vehicles, according to a report by…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Train Driver Gives First AiD
The driver of a train was able to put his knowledge of first, aid to good use a few days ago. Miss Margaret Faulkiner, of "cliffdale," near…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Killed by Train. Man Dragged Forty Yards
William Theodore Shell, aged 25 years, a railway employee, of Denison-street, Newtown, was dragged 40 yards by a train near Lewisham…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →District News Letters Denman. Proposed Bridge at Martindale
A letter received by Mr. W. Cameron, M. L. A. from the public works Department, Under—Secretary, in reference to a proposed bridge over…
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