Big Increases in Local Railway Revenue
Figures to hand for the revenue received at Singleton railway station during the month of May reveal a total increase of £2003 over the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1938
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Trapped Inside Motor Car
Trapped inside his motor car when it ran backwards into a lagoon, Thomas Mawson, a farmer, of Te Kuiti (N.Z.), was drowned. The car…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shocking Motor Accident Two Brothers Killed. Melbourne, Wednesday
James Isaac, 18, and Edward John Isaac, 15, brothers, were killed at Bayswater last night by a car, which disappeared immediately after the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Roads
At the Council meeting on Friday, the Engineer, Ms. Payten, submitted the following report on some of the roads within the Shire…
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"A bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroyed can never be supplied."…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The First Test Australian Team in England Game at Trent Bridge
The interest of most Australians to-morrow will be centred on Trent Bridge, Nottingham, where the Australian cricketers will commence the first test against England. This will be the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Peat's Ferry Bridge to be Constructed Ready in Four Years Sydney
It is estimated that it will take three to four years to construct the new steel bridge over the Hawkesbury River between Kangaroo Point and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →R.A.C.A. The Starter Motor Winter Troubles
Too long and too often is the whirring of the starter motor heard when the thermometer is low, not because of the inefficiency of the engine, but…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →"Very Irksome" Motor Speed Limit Deputation's Plea Sydney
A deputation from the Royal Automobile Club told the Minister for Transport, Mr. Bruxner, to-day that he hard-and-fast 30 m.p.h. speed law…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Guyra-dorrigo Railway Armidale
At the meeting of Armidale City Council, pursuant to notice. Ald L. E. Dawson moved that council gives its moral support to the movement for the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Fatal Mishap Motorist Was Unaware MELBOURNE
A Bayswater motorist who called at the police station reported that he had met with an accident on the Mountain Highway…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Tomalla Road
The Engineer was instructed to prepare plans and specifications for the Tomalla to the Post Office road, on the motion of Crs. Riley and…
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"A bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroyed can never be supplied."…
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Sir,— We hear dimly of the activities of the Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club, and the Business Men's Club, but a little concrete evidence…
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From the Municipality of Dubbo, a circular seeking co-operation in a resolution to be submitted to the next conference of the Local Government…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lorry Off Road Man Killed
A Press report states that Thomas Anderson, about 36, of Merewether Estate, Merewether, was killed instantly late on Wednesday afternoon,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Toll of the Road
THE APPALLING GROWTH OP FIGURES in road accidents calls for some very serious official investigation. Each year the total increases. It is not altogether speed that is responsible, although in congested areas speed may be a very…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Work Resumed at Central Wheeling Roads Dispute Settled
Aberdare Central Colliery was idle on Wednesday owing to a dispute concerning wheeling roads…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Peat's Ferry Bridge Tender Accepted for Delivery of Steel
It was announced on Wednesday that the Clyde Engineering Company's tender for the delivery of steel to the site of the Peat's Perry bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Proposed Road to National Park Reservation. Quorrobolong Scheme Outlined
Reporting on the proposed road from Ker's via Monnox's and Lewis' to National Park reservation, the Shire Engineer…
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