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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1924

1,211 stories in New England's papers · page 7 of 61

Motor Accident near Bingara. Car Overturns

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 4 February 1924 · page 2

A distressing motor accident occurred at Bingara on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Frank King of Yeral, Bingara, together with Mrs…

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Warialda Railway Freezing Works

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 4 February 1924 · page 2

The Garratt, Scandrett Freezing Coy. Ltd., notify in our columns that they have purchased the freezing works at Warialda Railway which…

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Warialda Railway

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 4 February 1924 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs. A. Mychael and family, who are leaving for Sydney, were farewelled at a social gathering in the Hall on 25th ult. The large…

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City Bridge Australian Preference

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 2

At the meeting of the Macintyre Shire Council on Saturday Newcastle City Council forwarded a resolution in support of the principle that an…

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North Shore Bridge Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 February 1924 · page 4

Regarding the North Shore Bride, the Minister for Works hopes that within a fortnight the matter will be finally dealt with. He indicates that…

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Railwayless North. The Anger of Guyra and Dorrigo. Public Works Committee Farce

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 February 1924 · page 2

Though climate and industries differ over a wide range of country in Northern Now South Wales, public opinion is a very stable thing, woven in only two or three blending colors and two or three threads, so as to garb the whole population above the 32nd parallel in a uniform fabric of thought…

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Boy Killed Slipped From Tram. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 February 1924 · page 4

Norman Veness, aged 6 years, slipped while alighting from a train- at Coogee, and was dragged for about 20 feet along the lines. He received…

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The North Shore Bridge

The Uralla Times · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 2

It is to be hoped, for the sake of Australian industries in general and the steel works in particular, that the Works Minister can see his way…

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"Piece of Impertinence." the Bridge Tenders, Leave It to Cabinet

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 4

The matter of the North Shore bridge indirectly was the cause or a number of letters coming to the Municipal Council on Tuesday night, when…

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Acrobatic Motor

The Uralla Times · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 1

There was an amusing side to a case heard in a Melbourne court when Frank Stonham, a driver for a city motor firm, was fined on a…

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The Motor Club

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 4

A committee meeting of the Glenlones and District Motor Club was held on Tuesday night to finalise matters in connection with the social…

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Terrific Storm. Molong Deluged. Railway Traffic Held Up. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 4

A terrific storm swept Molong yesterday afternoon. Railway wash- aways resulted in all the traffic between Forbes and Orange being…

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Town Council. Civic Fathers Meet. Question of Motor Licenses

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 5

The Mayor. Aid. G. Mann was chairman at Tuesday night Council meeting. Aldermen W. C. Blessing, J. J. Mclntyre, E. J. Mclntyre, H. G…

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Sydney City Railway

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 3

Sydney City Railway.—The retaining wall in Elizaboth-street, extending from Eddy Avenue to Hay-street, is now comple[?] Looking from…

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Railwayless North. the Anger of Guyra and Dorrigo

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 2

Public Works Committee Farce. These are the headlines to a special article, by Mr. M. H. Ellis, the 'Daily Telegraph's' special…

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Stolen Motor Car. Constable Arrested

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 3

Early in October last, during a football reunion at Oaklands, in the Albudy district, a new motor car was stolen, and for mouths no trace could…

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Judge's Son. Accident from Train. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 11 February 1924 · page 6

John Edmunds, aged 18 son of Judge Edmunds, was travelling on a train between Summer Hill and Ashfield, late on Saturday night, when…

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Abington Creek Construction of Bridge

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 2

It is expected that the work of constructing a bridge over Abington Creek, on the Armidale road, which is to be carried out conjointly by the…

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Train Accident. Man Cut to Pieces

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 4

The body of a man, terribly mutilated, was found at the Oatley railway station, yesterday morning. The remains were subsequently identified as John…

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Motor Lorry

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 2

Mr Jim O'Brien, who ha been proprietor of a delivery van business in Inverell for a number of years and has given general satisfaction to a large…

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