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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1922

775 stories in New England's papers · page 10 of 39

The Motor News and Notes ("Speaking Plug's" Gleanings)

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 1 May 1922 · page 2

Repainting.--Carriage painting is not on easy job to be undertanen by the layman. To [?]paint a car and do it properly requires patience and care…

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Doyle Again Committed. 119 Pairs of Boots Missing Eights Lots Sold at Tamworth Ad In[?]riminating Letter the Boxes Sent on the Railway

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 1 May 1922 · page 3

In the local Police Court on Friday, before Mr. W. p[?]y, P.M., Archibald Bobcat Doyle, 28 years, who was one [?] figures in the recent Matthews safe robba[?]y [?] to stand trial at the Glen Innes Quarter Se[?]sions [?]…

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Train Sensation. [?]Ainting Women

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 May 1922 · page 3

A sensational occurrence, took place on the Adelaide express one night last week. When the train was leaving Dunnsown, a man became riotous and…

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New Railway Motor Car

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 2 May 1922 · page 3
Also in The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser

The Melbourne "Age" reports that a successful test was made last Friday of the new railway motor car to be used on the Red Cliffs Merbein lines…

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Motor Cycle Engine Air-cooling Device

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 2 May 1922 · page 7

The design of engines for motor cycles presents many problems of interest to the engineer and of great importance to the manufacturer…

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Topical Comment Railway Needs

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 2 May 1922 · page 4

It is not unlikely that early action will be taken from the proper quarter to revive the agitation for a railway connection between Inverell and the…

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Railway Men's Wages. £60,000 Per Year Involved

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 May 1922 · page 3

The High Court heard argument, on Thursday, on an appeal by the Railway Commissioners against the decision of Judge Scholes, who had found…

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Will the City Railway Be Stopped?

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 May 1922 · page 7

Speaking at Fernbrook, Mr. Roy S. Vincent, M.I.A., said it was a pity to read of men under direction of the Labor Government destroying the…

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Motor Car Bolts

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Thursday 4 May 1922 · page 4

Mr E. Pryor, of Tubbamurra (Guyra district), had an unenviable experience while journeying to Glen Innes per motorcar. He had two ladies, Mrs…

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The Motor News and Notes

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 4 May 1922 · page 2

Many remarkable motoring records have been established from time to time on the beach at Daytona, Florida, USA, but the latest is the most…

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Old Glen Innes Records of 48 Years Ago Trial Survey Gratton-Glen Innes Railway. the Language of the Blacks

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 4 May 1922 · page 6

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P. BOARD. Land a Newton Boyd for Cheese Factory Site Rabbits on Railway Lines

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 4 May 1922 · page 3

The regular meeting of the Glen fonts Posture Protection Board was held at the Board's office on Tuesday morning. There present were…

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Motor Fire Engine

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 4 May 1922 · page 4

The Town Council has decided to renew the agitation for the installation of a motor fire engine at Glen Innes. The decision was arrived at on a…

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Dangerous Motor Driving

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 4 May 1922 · page 4

Alderman Coates considers that the Council should make a further and unstained effort to mitigate the dancer to human life [?] by motor cars…

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Municipal Council a Western Railway

The Inverell Times · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of this body was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday night, when the Mayor, Ald. J. McIlveen, presided. There were…

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City Railway

The Inverell Times · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 4

The Fuller Government is intent upon the completion of the city railway and will defy all efforts to further check its progress…

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Railway Needs Municipal Action. Meeting to Be Called

The Inverell Times · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 7

Inverell Municpality has unanimously decided to take action to institute an agitation for the purpose of bring ing before the Government the claims…

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Closing Railway Gates. Counter Pefitions From Dumaresq

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 8

The Dumarese petition against the closing of the Armidate-Inverell road railway gates was again read at yesterday's meeting of the local Shire…

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Motor Capsizes

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 4

As a result of the capsizing of a motor car at Waverley last nigh t three of its occapants were severely injured The car Was completely smashed…

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