The Roads Grab. Shires' Association Protest
A letter of protest against the Government's proposal to take £350,000 a year from the Roads Board Fund has been sent by the Shires'…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Murray · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1926
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The Carrathool Shire Extensive Road Programme. Adopted for 1927
The Carrathool Shire Council on Friday last dealt with several road matters under different headings, but all disclosing that the Shire was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Latest Telegrams. Western Division Roads. Votes fop the Hay District. SYDNEY, Thursday Night
Appropriations totalling £22,500 are contained in the consolidated revenue fund for minor roads in the Western Division. In the Hay…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatalities and Accidents. Motor Driver Shot Dead
With a bullet wound in the chest, William Raper, until recently a motorcar driver in the city of Brisbane, was found outside his home, at Highgate…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →"Albury Police Court. Monday, December 20. (Before Mr. D. F. Parker, P.M.) Motor Cyclists Fined
Robert Brown was charged with riding a motor cycle which did not have an efficient silencer affixed to the exhaust pipe. Defendant pleaded…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Sydney Tube Railway. First Trains Run
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Continued on Trove, page 47 →Motors Some Useful Information Regarding Them. End Play, Cause of Knocking
Whilst the exact locating of what apparently is an engine knock in a difficult matter, and generally calls for the services of an expert, it is well…
Continued on Trove, page 36 →Railway to Canberra
The rapid development of Canberra in the last few months has made the matter of railway communication one of more importance and agitation…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Cheney Motors in Sydney
On the eve of their retirement front the firm of Williams Bros. Ltd., Elizabeth-street, Sydney, Messrs. W. A., G. H. and H. J. Williams were…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Railway Disasters Royal Commission to Inquire
The state cabinet decided to appoint a Royal Commission to inquire into accidents on the N.S.W. Government Railways…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Fatal Motor Smash
Two people were killed and four injured as the result of motor car accidents in Sydney. The victims were:—Killed: James Tasman Lovell, 87,…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Country Edition Telegrams. Dislocation of Trade N.S.W. Railway Commissioners Get the Blame. MELBOURNE
Trade between the States of New South Wales and Victoria has been completely blocked by the decision of the New South Wales Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Old Railway Sleepers for Fencing Purposes
The Hon. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., forwards the following letter, received from the Secretary for Railways, dated December 20, 1926:--"I am…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motoring in The Holidays
With the approach of the holidays motor owners will be arranging to do some touring, or at least to visit one or other of the many holiday resorts…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Carlible M.l.a., Hurt in a Fall From Tram
Stepping from a moving tram at the intersection of Lonsdale and Swanston streets, Melbourne on Tuesday night, Mr. John Carlible, M.L.A., of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Notes Caution During the Holidays
The police and motoring associations are rightly drawing particular attention to the need for the observance of extra care on the part of all road…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Cross Roads
Arthur and Elsie Morton had been married but six months—six halcyon months, beginning with three weeks of real summer weather on the South…
Continued on Trove, page 41 →Dragged From Train
On Friday night Paulo Perlo, an Italian employed at Wonthaggi, was travelling on the Sydney express, and was seated with his feet hanging out…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Automatic Train Stop
A train came tearing along at 50 miles an hour. In the engineers' cab a small red light flashed, and in an instant tho wheels shrieked and the…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Motors. Some Useful Information Regarding Them. Overheating Through Retarded Spark
Overheating is frequently caused by running the engine with the spark too far retarded. This can be readily be proved by driving a car upon a level…
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