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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1921

604 stories in New England's papers · page 9 of 31

Coast-Tableland Railway

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 14 April 1921 · page 4

The secretary of the Grafton Chamber of Committee has forwarded letters to the Inverell and Glen Junes Chambers inviting their cooperation in…

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Railway Accident Former Inverell Resident Killed

The Inverell Times · Friday 15 April 1921 · page 4

A shocking fatality occurred at Market street, Newcastle, on Monday last, when a former Inverell resident, in the person of Mr. Edward Heath, met…

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Main Roads Board

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1921 · page 4

Sydney, Monday-—It has been announced by the Minister for Local Government that he intended to introduce legislation to bring all the main…

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Ben Lomond Road Repairs

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1921 · page 3

Mr. E. G. Palmer, secretary, Ben Lomond Progress Association, asked the Glen Innes Shire Council last week to have the road, Gleneoe to Ben Lomond,…

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Railway Travelling

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 19 April 1921 · page 4

As they are strong, the railways of the various States should be merciful and mitigate as far as possible the current horrors of long-distance…

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Railway Go-operative Store. Branch Started Locally

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1921 · page 2

At a largely attended meeting of railway employees on Wednesday evening last at the Railway Institute building Mr.Kendall, station inaster,…

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Coast-tableland Railway

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1921 · page 3

The Secretary of the Grafton Chamber of Commerce has forwarded letters to the Inverell and Glen Innes Chambers inviting their co-operation in giving…

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The Worst Road in Australia

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 20 April 1921 · page 4

The State Governor, in opening the Parramatta road after its reconstruction, said the thoroughfare used to be "the worst road in Australia."…

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Aeroplane Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 22 April 1921 · page 5

All aeroplane conveying Captain and Mrs. Cornish from Melbourne to Sydney landed at Shepparton for petrol, but the propellor struck a fence and…

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Motor Car Burnt

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1921 · page 3

Mr. White, the well-known Kempsey cattle buyer,sastained a big loss by the destinction of his new Buick motor car on the Hillgrive [?] last Sunday night. When Mr…

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Tramway Men Want Six Hours

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1921 · page 4

Sydney, Thursday.—Among matters to be considered at a special meeting of the Tramway Employees Union, on Tuesday, was a proposal for an…

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New Tramcars Not Favored

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1921 · page 4

Sydney, Thursday,—Tramway Employees Union asserts, that the new type pf tramear is dangerous to passengers and employers. Although the seating…

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Warialda Railway Sports

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 25 April 1921 · page 2

The sports in aid of the new hall at Warialda Railway attracted a good crowd on Saturday week. The effort proved a great success and it…

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Aeroplane Mail Service

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 26 April 1921 · page 2

The annual report of the Postal Department points oat that continued attention is being given to the question of utilising aeroplane services for the…

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Road Contracts

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 26 April 1921 · page 4

The Macintyre Shire Council has accepted the following contracts:—Renewal of five culverts, on the Guyra road, Mr. D'Arcy, of Gilgai; four…

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Excessive[?] Railway Charges. Reduction to Be Sought

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1921 · page 3

At a meeting of the executive committee of the Graziers' Association in Sydney last week attention was called to the present high railway charges…

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Aeroplane Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 27 April 1921 · page 7

The inquest was resumed on Friday at Pithara, near Perth, into the deaths of Lieut. John Cowie M'Intosh and Alfred Hillary Joy, who were…

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The Motor Industry

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 27 April 1921 · page 2

The policy adopted by many motor car and motor cycle manufacturers in different parts of the world of giving a guarantee that in the event of their…

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Railway Travelling

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 27 April 1921 · page 6

As they are strong, the railways of the various States should be merciful and mitigate as far as possible the current horrors of long-distance…

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Glen Innes-inverell Railway Buying Off the New State. "Bulletin" Is Caustic

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 28 April 1921 · page 4

Thus the Sydney "Bulletin," which has from the outset been a strong supporter of the New Stale agitation:-- "In a pathetically feeble attempt…

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