Nugget of Gold. Found on a Road
When Mr Pitcher, a farmer, was driving some cattle near Wycheproof (Vic), his gaze was attracted by a bright metallic glint. Picking it up he…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1928
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Roads and Streets Rutherford, Homeville, and Telarah. Shire Engineer's Report
At last night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council, the engineer (Mr. J.F. Shine) submitted the following report concerning roads and streets…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Better Farming Train. Second Northern Tour Commences 18th APRIL
The Director of Agriculture (Mr. A. H. E. McDonald) states that preparations are well in hand for the coming tour of the Better Farming Train,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Late Basil Boles. Coronial Inquiry. Lighting of Railway Yards Urged by Coroner
The need for lighting tlie Muswell brook railway yards was stressed at the coronial inquiry held on Tuesday into the death of Basil Boles (21), who died from injuries sustained by being crushed between the buffers of two trucks at the Muswellbrook railway yards…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Motor World
In 1914 there were 2348 miles of concrete roads in the United States, Ten years later the mileage had increased to 31,146 and construction…
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Local governing bodies of New South Wales, says the N.R.M.A., are co-operating in an endeavour to have exessive speeding and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Double Tragedy Brother and Sister Killed. Motor Smash Near Broke
A shocking motor accident, in which two members of a well-known Sydney family-brother and sister-lost their lives, occurred on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Skull Fractured Motor Cyclist Thrown. Sydney
Arthur Webber, 38, suffered a fractured skull when his motor cycle skidded, and he was thrown to the ground at Summer Hill to-day. He…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Callous Motorist. Sentenced on Manslaughter Charge
Eric Victor. Templeton, a young motor driver, was sentenced in the Criminal Court, Perth, to two years hard labour for the manslaughter of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Record. Fremantle to Sydney
With car and driver covered in mud, Norman ("Wizard") Smith, in a standard Studebaker Commodore roadster, arrived at the G.P.O. at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Cycle Hun to Sydney
The Maitland Motor Cycle Club is conducting a run to Sydney for the Easter holidays. A start will be made from the Church-st. corner at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dodge Bros. Motor Body Work
It is characteristic of the Standardised Motors Limited that they have continually improved the body work as fitted to Dodge Brothers products and, perhaps the most…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Drunken Motorist. License Suspended for Five Years
Frederick George Blundell, 37, an engineer, was charged at the Central Police Court, Sydney, with having driven a motor lorry whilst under the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Double Fatality Near Singleton. Man and Woman Killed. Motor Car Strikes Telegraph Post
A shocking tragedy occurred on the road about seven miles on the Sydney side of Broke at about midday on Tuesday, as a result of which a man…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motoring Notes
There is probably no more popular figure in Sydney’s Motoring circles than Mr. Boyd Edkins. Apart from his brilliance as a driver his genial…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Double Fatality Near Broke Man and Woman Killed. Motor Car Strikes Telegraph Post
A shocking tragedy occurred on the road about seven miles on the Sydney side of Broke at about mid-day yesterday, as a result of which a man and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drunken Motorists Fined and License Suspended
At West Maitland Police Court on Monday, a fine of £15 was inflicted on Leslie Joseph Mullins, convicted of driving a motor'car while under the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Car and Motor Cycle Collision Near Muswellbrook
An accident, resulting in the removal of two young men, residents of Aberdeen, to Brentwood Hospital, occurred on Dartmouth Hill, three miles…
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Nine racing motor cyclists, who have performed on dirt, tracks with spectacular success, left on Tuesday by the Oronsay, to appear at Winbledon next…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Killed on Railway
A report from Toowoomba states that when a train from the west reached Warrah Station on Tuesday morning, blood was found on the…
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