Motors v. Railways. Boycott Threatened at Bathurst
At a meeting of Bathurst railwaymen, a strong protest was made against business people of the town patronising motor lorries for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1928
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Tarro Shire Activity Deputations' Good Work Alteration of Main Road at Weston
A deputation from Tarro Shire Council, comprising Cr. Butler, Mr. W. R. Lindsay (engineer) and Mr. C. H. Hodson (shire clerk) waited on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Parliamentary. Censure Motion Defeated Budget—deficit of £1,597,107. Main Roads Board to Have Increased Revenue
In the State Assembly yesterday, Mr. Lang's motion of censure on the Government, was, after a brief, but sharp, debate, defeated, on a party…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motor World. Visible Parking Spaces
A practical suggestion for the instruction of motorists in the maze of Sydney's parking problems is made by a member in a letter to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Muswellbrook to Maitland. Rail Motor Service?
It is understood that the Railway Department is giving consideration to a proposal to run a daily rail motor service between Muswellbrook and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Motor Ramp. Abolishing the Gate
Ramps and by-passes are terms destined to be heard more frequently at graziers' conferences. They were mentioned at the conference just concluded,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cross-country Railway. Baulked Again
Despite the promises made before the last State elections the construction of the proposed Sandy Hollow Maryvale railway seems as far off as ever. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Guard Iniured
Mr. F. O'Brien, aged '40, of Broad-meadow road, Broadmoadow, a railway guard, was caught between buffers of two waggons, at Oakhampton,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →State Budget Speech Huge Saving on Lang Estimates. Revenue From Beer. Suspension of Endowment Tax. New Railways to Be Begun
In the Legislative Assembly the Assistant Treasurer (Mr. Stevens) presented the Budget on behalf of the Premier and Treasurer (Mr. Bavin), who is in hospital. Accounts of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Henry Ford. Visit to Oxford Tribute to British Motor Builders. London, April 10
"I would rather boo engines than folleges," said Mr. Henry Ford, when visiting Oxford, where he inspected the Morris Motor Works at Cowley…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Train
Consideration is being given by the Railway Department to a proposal to run, a daily rail motor Service between Muswellbrook and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Licenses Refused Services on Victorian Country Roads
By refusing to renew licenses for motor services on country roads, and thus preventing them from competing with the railways, the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Train Wreckers Attempt on Broken Hill Line
A fettler named Gross, while patrolling early on Tuesday morning, near Broken Hill, discovered what appeared to be a deliberate attempt…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lost an Eye Struck by Parcel Thrown From Train
While a passenger train on December last was passing through Longmollow station (Q.), a railway employee named Ernest C. Neilsen, who…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lake Road. Councillor Burns Corrects Statement. Cessnock
"I notice in the press where the Minister for Local Government, replying to Mr. Baddeley in the House, said that I made a statement that I…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Armed Bandits. Chicago Train Passengers Robbed. Daring Hold—up. Chicago, April 17
Four armed and masked bandits entered the observation car of the North—western Railroad Overland, Limited, just outside the Chicago…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tram on Fire. Fusebox Blows Out
Four passengers were slightly injured when a tram from Bondi to the City caught fire when the fusebox blew out…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Port Stephens. Developmental Railways Urged. Facilities for Oversea Shipping. Conference at Tea Gardens
The conference arranged by the Port League to urge the provision of facilities for opening the port for overseas shipping was held at Tea Gardens on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Railway Contract Obtained by Germans. London, April 12
The Berlin representative of the British United Press says that a German group has obtained a contract to build 500 miles of railway from the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Lively Exchange. Verbal Battle at Cessnock. All Over Motor Tyres
Thera was a lively exchange of harsh and bitter words between the Mayor (Aid. O'Nell) and the Deputy-Mayor (Aid. Brown) at Cessnock…
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