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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

1,526 stories in New England's papers · page 14 of 77

The West End Parliament Shakes Things Up Municipal and Shire Councils "Slated" Pastures Protection Board: oh the Carpet Cr. Wright Has the Nose Grip. Road Grant and Railway Gates

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 2

The West End and Dumarosq progress Association met on Wednesday night. The attendance of members was exceptionally large. The chair…

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Railway Administration Two Genuine Complaints

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 6

It is not improbable that the English railway experts who recently visited, New South Wales and reported on the administration of State railways,…

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Ableland-coastal Railway. (To Editor of "Armidale Chronicle")

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 10

Sir.—Parochialism and lack of the true public spirit retards the more rapid development of the North, and are the stumbling blocks to the…

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Tram Kills Horse Rider Badly Injured. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 4

Fred walKer was riding a horse at Ryde last night, when he collided head on with a tram. The horse was killed outright Walker was badly injured,…

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Main Roads. and the New Board. Position Defined

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 2 March 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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Glen Innes Motor Cyclist in Hospital

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 4

A serious accident occurred at the motor cycle spores held on Tamworth showground on Saturday. In the four[?] heat of the [?]…

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Motor Cycle Sports

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 4

Given line weather it is sale 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 · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 4

Ten persons were injured but none seriously when a motor bus overturned at Prospect last night…

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Through a Fence. Motor's Mad Escapade. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 4

A motor car containing [?] persons [?]hed through a [?] at B[?]late on Saturday night, and dropped about 25 feet almost on to…

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Tracking On Roads. Shire Engineer's Appeal

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

An important question was raised at the Tenterfisld Shire Council's last meeting, when the Engineer reported: Considerable stretches of full double…

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Wire Across Road. Hit by Safety Coach

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

Passengers on the Fageol safety coach, travelling from Glen Innes to Inverell one tiny recently, received a mild shock as the result of an incident which,…

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Motor Uproots Tree

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 5

A street tree in Otho Street was uprooted on Saturday morning by the Fageol safety coach, which had just come into town Glen Innes…

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Motor Notes Intermittent Firing. an Irritating Fault That Is Hard to Locate

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 4

Of the many petty mechanical annoyances which are prone to cause the motorist loss of patience and temper, few are more baffling and irritating…

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Alleged Stealing Missing Motor Tyre

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 3

At the Police Court yesterday Roy Robert Hartin, was charged with having stolen a motor tyre, valued at £12, the property of W.S. Williams,…

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Ashford Railway Decision To-morrow

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 5

The Public Works Committee will announce their decision on the proposal to construct a "railway from Inverell to Ashford at 10.80 to-morrow…

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Will Never Drive A Car Again. Woman Motorist Before Court. On Manslaughter Charge

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 2

Rachael May Foster, a young married woman, who was found guilty of the manslaughter of Henry McGill Kennedy Walker, headmaster of Grimwade…

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Ashford-Inverell Railway. Favoeed by Chief Teaffic Manager

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

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works took evidence last week regarding the construction of the proposed railway from Inverell to…

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Motor 'Bus Overturns. No Serious Results

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 4

Ten persons were injured, but none seriously, when a motor 'bus overturned at Prospect last night…

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Cost of Motor Cars Reduction of Tariff Sought

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 2

Evidence of the high cost Of motor ears in 'Australia, compared with manufacturers' costs, was given before the Tariff Board in Melbourne this…

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