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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1921

604 stories in New England's papers · page 8 of 31

Sunday Train to Cease

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 April 1921 · page 7

The railway authorities announce that the additional mail train-service between Sydney and Brisbane on Saturdays (down) and Sundays (up) will…

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Guyra Shire Activities. Current Road Work

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 April 1921 · page 2

The Engineer's report to the last Guyra Shire Council meeting gave the following information re road work: W. Taggart's gang completed the…

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Main Roads Bill Attitude of Country Members. Said to Be in Favor

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 5 April 1921 · page 4

Before the business of the Macintyre Shire Council was proceeded with on Saturday last the President (Cr. H. W. R. Hughes) gave a brief report on the…

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At Larth Sydney Wins As Usual Plans for the Harbor Bridge Tenders in [?] Next

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 7 April 1921 · page 4

At a meeting under the town planing exhibition Mr. Bradfield, Chief Engineer for Metropolitan Railway Construction stated that he had been…

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To-day's Telegrams. Thing the Unemployed Aig Road Making Scheme Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 7 April 1921 · page 4

A scheme to the unemployed in road [?] adopted by the State [?] it will probably be [?] very shortly…

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Glen Innes_Inverell Railway

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 7 April 1921 · page 4

Mr .A. McCleHand forwards for publication the following letter received by him from the Under Secretary by the Public Works Department…

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Road Making by Unemployed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 4

Sydney, Thursday.—A scheme to use the unemployed in road making has been adopted by the State Cabinet, and will probably be finalised very shortly…

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Swanbrook Road Long Standing Grievance. Municipality to Take Action

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 2

In accordance with notice, Ald. Swim, at last meeting of the Municipal Council, moved the following:—"That this Council do now expend from the…

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Shire's Road Plant Should It Be Sold? Interesting Discussion

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 5

At yesterday'e meeting of the Bannockburn Shire Council the question of disposing of the large engine was discussed. The matter was brought up…

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The Ever-green Railway

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 4

The Under Secretary for Public Works writes to Mr. A. McClelland, M.L.A.:—"With reference to your representation in relation to a…

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[?] [?]spondence. Guyra and Inverell Railways

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 2

We are in receipt of official correspondence received by Mr. A. McClelland, M.L.A. The first refers to northern railway lines projected, and runs as…

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Railway Inquiry. Strikers Refuse Work

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 April 1921 · page 4

It was stated at the railway inquiry that in hundreds of cases strikers had refused jobs because of their location. A city man would refuse a country job…

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Motor Car Noises

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 April 1921 · page 8

There are many motorists who abhor a strange noise while their car is in operation, and who cannot drive with any degree of comfort until the source of…

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United States Railways. The Question of Wages

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 April 1921 · page 4

A Vancouver message says the United States Railway Board has decided that wages of common labor on the railway cannot be arbitrarily slashed,…

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Green Sward and Music Football Under Congenial Conditions. All Roads to the Showground

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 11 April 1921 · page 4

The Glen Innes and District League executive are out to make next Saturday afternoon's entertainment on the local showground a source of…

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Inverell Railway Extension

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 11 April 1921 · page 2

Mr. A. McClelland, M.L.A., has received the following communication from the Public Works Department:--Dear Sir,--With reference…

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Laura Bridge

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1921 · page 3

Mr. Bolton, [?] contractor, is in[?]charge of the co[?]truction of the br[?] over baura Greek. Some of the tim ber—seemed on the station—is…

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Long Point Road

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 4

Mr. J. Faint, of Long Point, Hillgrove, writes:—I trust you can find space in your paper to print for me this protest against the Armidale Shire…

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Benefits of Motor Power

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 6

We are selling large numbers of "Monitor" Oil Engines, 1¼ h.p., for operating the large size "Alfa-Laval" hand-power separators, and for…

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Motor Car Accident. Driver's Wife Killed

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 4

While a motor car was making a [?] [?] at Auckland (N.Z.), it capsized. [?] The driver was seriously injured, and his wife killed…

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