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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

1,526 stories in New England's papers · page 13 of 77

Tyringliam Protest. Guyka-dorrigo Railway

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 3

A protest meeting regarding the relection of the Dorrigo-Guvra railway propositi by the P.W.C. was. held on Feb. 14, at Tyringham. Most of the…

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Correspondence. Guyka-dokrigo Railway. Practical Indignation. (To the Editor)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 2

Sir.—We have recently witnessed the spectacle of an enraged Northern N.S. Wales rising in its wrath and telling Sydney and environs that the would-be…

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Railway Connections. Inverell' S Attitude. Approaching the Premier

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 8

The Mayor of Inverell intimated to the Council at Tuesday's meeting that he proposed tendering a civic welcome to the Premier (Sir George…

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Railway Smash Goods Train Out of Control at Hawkessury Station

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 8

Roaring down a steep grade at sixty miles an hour, a goods train, out of control, smashed into a stationary engine early on Sunday morning at…

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Parliamentary Notes Main Road Development. Increased Grant Foreshadowed

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 6

The statement made by the Minister for Works and Railways (Mr. W. C. Hill) at the annual meeting of the National Roads Association on…

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Road Making the Fordson—a Game Tractor. a Practical Demonstration

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 8

A demonstration of the Fordson tractor as a road-making machine, was given on Monday morning in Taylor-street, opposite the residence of…

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Motor Collision One Man Killed, Others Badly Injured. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 5

As a result of a collision at Geelong between a motor cycle and a motor car, Cecil Berriman, aged 34, was killed, and the other, ocoupants of the car…

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Main Roads. and the New Board. Position Defined

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 4

From the discussions in country councils concerning the probable operations of the Roads Board there would still appear to be a great deal…

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Railway Smash

Guyra Argus · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 5

Roaring down a steep grade at Sixty miles an hour a goods train out of control smashed into a stationary engine early on Sunday morning an…

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Glen Innes Motor Cyclist in Hospital

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 4

A serious accident occurred at the motor cycle sports held on Tamworth background on Saturday. In the fourth heat of the 500 c.c…

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Motor Cycle Sports

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 4

Given fine weather it is safe to predict a very successful motor cycle sports meeting on the race course on Wednesday. Though a…

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Motor 'Bus Overturns. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 4

Ten persons were injured, but [?] seriously, when a motor 'bus ov[?]turned at Prospect last night…

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Through a Fence. Motor's Mad Escapade. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 4

A motor car containing three persons crashed through a fence [?] Bathurst late on Saturday night, and[?] dropped about 25 feet almost on [?]…

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Cycle Road Race

The Inverell Times · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 4

The much-talked-of road race, of 35 miles, for which tho prize will be a Speedwell bike, donated by Messrs. Bennett and Wood, will be held…

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Train Smash. At Hawkesbury. Railwasy Men Injured

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 3

A sensational railway smash occurred near the Hawkesbury railway station shortly after 3 o'clock Sunday morning when a…

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Australian-Made Preference League Exhibition Touring Train. Big and Novel Enterprise

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 10

Armidale is one of 100 leading towns in N.S.W. to receive a visit shortly from what is known as "The Exhibition Train…

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Bad Roads and Closed Gates. West Ens Progress Association Meet. Some Plain Speaking

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 10

Mr. Hiscox presided over a very good attendance of members of the above association at their monthly meeting on Wednesday night last. Delegates…

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Ashford Railway Favored by Chief Traffic Manager. Sound Proposition

The Inverell Times · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 4

The Parliamentary Standing. Committee on Public Works took evidence in Sydney yesterday regarding the construction of the proposed railway…

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Motor Fuel From Coal. Chemlst's Estimate

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 8

That 3,000,000 gallons of motor spirit could be obtained from the 1,000,000 tons of Maitland coal carbonised every year by the gas…

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Sudden Illness. Cause of Motor Fatality

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 4

The inquest concerning the death of Thomas Turreli, driver of the 'bus which crashed over an embankment at Cremorne, was concluded to-day…

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