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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1924

1,211 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 61

Fell From Train

The Inverell Times · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 2

James McAndrew, a passenger on a train from Parramatta to Castle Hill last evening, while riding on a carriage platform, fell between the…

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Auburn Vale Road "Simply Scandalous."

The Inverell Times · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 2

At the meeting of the Municipal Council on Tuesday evening Ald. Bartle asked if something gould not he done to improve the Auburn Vale road…

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Killed by Motor Car

The Inverell Times · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 2

Two boys hanging on behind a motor lorry at Granville last night jumped off in the roadway, and Reginald Baker (6) was knocked down by a…

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Attempted New Motor Record. Brisbane to Sydnet

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 2

Mr. Boyd Edkins, in a Vauxhall car, passed through Tenterfield at 10.15 on Monday in an, attempt to lower the Brisbane to Sydney record…

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Harbor Bridge. Six Firms Compete. Twenty Tenders Received

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 8

The tenders closed at noon on Wednesday last for the construction of the Sydney Harbor bridge, from Dawe's Point to [?] point. Punctually…

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City Railway Scandal. Policy of Treasurer. Rumor of Retirement

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 8

The lackadaisical policy of the Government adopted with regard to the City Railway has become a scandal," declared Mr. O'Haloran, M.L.A., at…

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City Railway Progress.—

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 6

This picture shows the underground railway tunnel being constructed across Hyde Park, Sydney…

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British Railway Strike Executive Determined. (Reuter's Cable). London

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 4

The Executive of the Locomotive Engineers decided to inform the railway managers that the strike must continue. The railway companies…

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Sydney Harbor Bridge

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 4

A determined effort is being made to force the Minister for Public Works to give preference to Australian tenders for the Sydney Harbor bridge. The…

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Concrete Roads. Northern Mayor's Views

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 7

Good roads and more durable roads are one of Australia's greatest needs. "At the present time this country is…

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Fell From Train. Fractured His Skuil

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 4

George Heinke, aged 19, surveyor's assistant, fell from a fast moving train between Hawkesbury and Sydney late Inst night, and sustained a fractured…

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Northern Road. a Big Work. Tenders to be Invited

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 6

For the construction of a road between Woodenbong and a point on the northern boundary of N.S.W., west of Mt. Lindsay, in continuation of the…

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White Coal Development of Electricity. Induction Motor

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 6

The development of the electric motor from its original crude design to its present highly efficient shape has been an engineering achievement of…

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More Opposition. Dorrigo-guyra Railway. Railway Surveyor's Evidence

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 6

Mr. T. Kennedy, engineer for railway and tramway surveys, gave evidence before the State Public Works Committee in favor of the construction of…

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On the Road. [?] and Cycling Notes

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 2

A very interesting ceremony took place at Mordialloc (Vic.) on January 17, when the first "Highway Lighthouse" "was lighted and dedicated to…

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North Shore Bridge Preference to Australian Tenderer. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 4

A determined effort is being made to force Ministers to give preference to Australian tenderers for the North Shore bridge. They are not only being…

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(Published by arrangement). Blindness, Paralysis, Death. in Prohibition's Train

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 3

From a report recently issued by four Commissioners, who, at the invitation of the Committee of Scottish Churchmen: investigated…

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Road Grants. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 5

Payments from the Federal Road Grant are now coming in Mr. Fitzpatrick says he hopes to distribute the sum of £170,000…

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Motor Club. Formed in Glen Innes. a Worthy Organisation

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 4

The adjourned meeting, with the object of forming a Motor Club for Glen Innes and district, was held in the War Time Tea Rooms on…

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Federal Roads Grant

The Inverell Times · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 2

About half the amount allotted to the State by the Federal Government as a road grant has been allotted. Among the proposals agreed to are…

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