Items of Interest Main Roads Grant
The £1280 granted the Dumaresq Shire Council this year for expenditure on its main roads will be distributed as follows: Armidale to Grafton £780,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1923
1,121 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 57
Delayed Telegrams. Motor Cyclists' Experiences
In several instances in the recent,six days' motor cycle trial the official side car travelled very much faster than the telegrams which the official who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cyclist Killed. Motorist Charged
Henry Hare, aged 24, was riding a bicycle at Ashfield yesterday when he collided with a motor car riven by John. Peake. Hare's skull was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Capsizes. Lucky Passengeeers
Five people were motoring from Hobart to Launceston when their car capsized. It turned a complete somersault, pinning the passengers underneath. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motoring and Cycling Notes
Year by year the powder output of motor cycle engines increases, but at the same time the weight of the machimes increase to a corresponding…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Licenses
A return compiled by the New South Wales Police Traffic Department shows that during last year £62,672 was received is the war of license fees for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Melbourne Railway System. Electric Trains
The project of converting the metropolitan railway system around Melbourne, to electrification is approaching completion. In February the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Roslyn-Taralga Railway First Sod Turned. Sir George Fuller's Hopes. Sydney
Sir George Puller, Premier, in turning the first sod of the Roslyn-Taralga railway, said he anticipated that under the Closer Settlement Scheme…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Mishap. Car Falls Oyteb Culvert
An accident occurred at a "blind" cnlvert, about 3½ miles from Tamworth, on the Manilla-road, on Saturday night last, which, inckily, had no…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Commissioners and Coal Western Collieries Working at High Pressure. Sydney
It is understood that arrangements have been made with the Lithgow collieries to supply the Railway Commissioners with coal at reduce prices…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Road Closure
The Engineer, also reported on the application by J. Deepwater, [?] close road ad[?]ing portions 26, 10, 7 and 5, Parish [?] "Mong…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Main Road Vote Ald Coates' Nation "Unwarrantable If Not Reprehensible"
The reduction of the Main Road Vote from £170 to £140 spurred Ald. [?]tes to action on Tuesday night, and in order to mack his disaproval and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Clone Go. Railway Trolley [?]d
Two gangers were travelling near Gladstone (Queensland), an a trolly, when an eugi[?] from be[?]ad approached them at a terrible speed. Both men…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Better Roads Wanted. Motor Car Boom. Motor Taxes for Motor Roads
Nearly 8000 more motor vehicles were registered in N.S.W. last year than in 1921. The increase for the 12 months was over 18 per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train Hits Gic Occupants Injured
A train, collided with a gig at a railway crossing on the Mildura line. One occupant was thrown out and sustained a broken rib and other injuries. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Car Overturns
Mr. Lindsay McFadyen and a passenger, Mr. Pat Rowland, had an exciting experience on the Glen Innes road late on Wednesday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motoring and Cycling Notes
A remarkable performance has just been recorded in England by an "A.C." light car, with a four-cylinder engine, under the 1[?] titres class (1500…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →VIVId Lightning. Railway Official Collapses
A storm which passed over Glen Innes on Friday night, was accompanied by a deafening thunderclap and a particularly vivid flash of lightning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Colliery Proprietors and Railway Commissioners
Mr. Weyland, manager of the Southern Coal Agencies in Sydney, states that the colliery proprietors have not boycotted the railways, they have not…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Smash
A taxi car, [?]arrying as a passenger Lord Digby, A.D.C. to the Governor-General, and N. Falkiner, a well-known sportsman, collided with a…
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