Train Three Years Late
There is one case on record of a train arriving three years late. The train left Bolivar bound for Beaumont, a distance Of seventy-five miles…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1926
883 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 9 of 45
The Man on the Bridge
The other day a man told me that he reckoned mine was the sort of job that would suit him down to the ground. All I'd got to do was to go…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Extra Excursion Train. "Cannot Be Provided
The Hon. J. J. Fitzgerald, Assistant Minister for Health and L.G., has received the following letter from the Railway Commissioners, through the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Train Delayed. by Broken Steam Pipe
The Kempsey train, which ordinarily arrives at Taree from Sydney at 6.45 p.m., was two hours late on Tuesday night. The cause of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motoring in Japan
Japan is not an ideal land for motoring. Long distance travel by road is impossible owing to the mountainous nature of the country,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Train Accidents. Two Bad Smashes. Between Kempsey and Taree
Two serious railway smashes occurred on the North Coast line on Saturday. No lives were lost, but considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Thief Killed
A man named Desire La Court led suburban police in a dramatic chase on Saturday and Sunday. He commandeered two motor cars, dived through…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motor Man
Who scans the road with glassy eye And gives our horses all go-by Who makes me look a dusty guy; The Chauffeur…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Railway Smashes Goods off at Herons Creek. Engine & 4 Carriages near Taree
During the week-end two of the biggest smashes which have occurred on the North Coast line for some time occurred at [?]ron's…
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The "52" goods train, South Grafton to Darling Harbour, met with an accident about a quarter of a mile on the Kempsey side of Langley Vale…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Mishaps. Three Blockages at Weekend. Traffic Disorganised
Two derailments and a blockage on account of a fallen tree across the line seriously dislocated railway traffic north and south of Taree at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Road
It is not generally realised that the biggest and most important road-making job undertaken in N.S.W. for many years is now being pushed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Train Travellers' Puzzle
Although there are three railway stations within a few miles of each other on the Bellinger River, there is nothing to indicate to travellers that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Garden Capital. "Barbarous Train."
"I think Ganberra will be the most beautiful garden city in the world," said Sir Bertram Mackennal, who returned early last Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Roads Policy. Offer to States. an Amended Scheme
As the result of the recent road conference between the Commonwealth and the States, proposals which differ materially from those originally…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train Accidents. Two Bad Smashes. Between Kempsey and Taree
Two serious railway smashes occurred on the North. Coast line on Saturday last. No lives were lost, but considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Proposed Nambucca--Armidale Road. Reasons For its Construction
Sir,--In order to prove that the Taylor's Arm route to connect the Nambucca 'District with the Tablelands is the most direct one, I will…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Train Derailed. Narrow Escapes on North Coast Engine Over Enbankment
Very narrow escapes from injury were experienced in a sensational derailment of a passenger train that occurred on the north coast line on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Conveying Cattle by Motor
That the motor conveyance is no longer a Luxury has been proved time and again during recent years. All manner of things are now transported…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Weekly Motor Notes
Those who are owners of old fashioned cars not equipped with starting motors generally exercise a great deal more caution and forethought when…
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