Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Railways, roads & transport, all years

New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1920

596 stories in New England's papers · page 4 of 30

The Last of the Show a Great Third Day. Interesting Cattle Drafting. the Motor Invades the Ring

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 3

The fifty-second show came to a very successful conclusion on Thursday last. For a third day attendance was extraordinarily good and those who…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Dubbo-molong Railway

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 16 March 1920 · page 4

The acting Director of State Labor Exchanges has been advised to warn applicants for work on the Dubbo-Molong railway to wait for the engineer's…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Railway Collision

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 4

Several passengers were injured in a railway collision on the Manawatu line (New Zealand). Two were admitted to hospital…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Motor Fares. New Scale Adopted

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 4

The Council on Tuesday night had before it the recommendations of the General Purposes Committee regarding the application from the local…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

McDonald [?] [?]. a New Railway [?]

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 3

The McDonald River at W[?] [?] showing sing[?] of the heavy [?] on it and there is a distinct possibility of it giving [?] if [?] [?] [?]…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Casino-Tenterfield Railway

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 29 March 1920 · page 4

The Mayor of Lismore, Ald. McKenzie, as president of the N.C. Railway League, has received from the secretary Premier's Department the…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Railway Accident. Three Persons Injured Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 29 March 1920 · page 4

Three persons were injured in a railway accident at Harefield. It appears that the coupling on a mixed train gave way and two cattle trucks were…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Sheep Killed By Train

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 30 March 1920 · page 4

Mr. E. Billing of "Miltan," Warialda, and until recently manager of Auburn Vale estate, sustained a heavy loss on Wednesday last when 30 of his…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Wanting to Motor Cyclists

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 30 March 1920 · page 4

Motor cyclists who have been in the habit of cutting off the silencer on their engines would be advised to take the bint and desist. At the Council…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Glen Innes Motor Fares

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 March 1920 · page 7

The Glen Innes coun[?] has [?]ed motor [?] to a minimum of 1/6, with 2[?] return for within one mile of the Town Hall and each extra passenger…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Interesting Items Aeroplane Mail Service

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 1 April 1920 · page 7

Mr. Doyle, of the New South Wales Works Department, visited [?] on Thursday last in connection with the proposed aeroplane mail service…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Tenterfield and the Glen Innes Train

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 1 April 1920 · page 5

Recently the "Examiner" remarked on the poor spirit of reciprocity, shown by the Glen Innes public towards the Tenterfield P. and A. Association, as…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

New Motor Tyres For Old

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 1 April 1920 · page 5

The question of purchasing new motor tyres is a big item to individual motorists, but now there is a company formed in Queensland--an Australian…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Cycling and Motoring

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 April 1920 · page 8

At a bicycle race meeting held at the Exhibition track, Melbourne, the Canadian sprinter, W. Spencer, had little difficulty in defeating F. Wells…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Ploughing By Motor Power

The Inverell Times · Friday 9 April 1920 · page 4

The march of the motor still continues, and in the course of a few years the old method of ploughing with horses threatens to be superseded by the…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Singleton Railway Bandit. Women Attacked in Train

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 10 April 1920 · page 2

A sensational assault and robbery occurred on the Sydney to Tamworth train shortly after leaving Singleton on Saturday evening. A young man…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Shire Roads a £2000 Loan. Increased Rate Foreshadowed

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 12 April 1920 · page 4

For some months the members of the Severn Shire Council have felt that they were no longer keeping pace with their road work, and that the greatly…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Warialda Railway

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 12 April 1920 · page 3

On Saturday night, 3rd inst, a welcome home was tendered Private Riley of the A.I.F. Soldier Riley returned to our centre in the midst…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

The White Mask. a Railway Raffles

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 13 April 1920 · page 7

"Thanks for hauls on your limited trans. Some detective force.—Carlise." Such was he cable handed in to the…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Train Robbery. Sensational Singleton Case

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 14 April 1920 · page 8

At the Singleton Police Court on Monday, William Benjamin Ellis, a young man, answered bail on two charges. The first charge was of…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →