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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

1,526 stories in New England's papers · page 4 of 77

Shire Council and Main Roads

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 4

At Th[?]sday's Severn Shire Council meeting [?] Or[?] urged that the Council should consider very carefully its [?] with the Main Roads…

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Shire Roads. Question of Drainage Reserve Supplies of Metal

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 2

Drainage and convexity in the construction of roads were discussed at Tuesday's Severn Shire meeting…

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"Borrow Money." Shire's Road Problem. Position in Tenterfield

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 10

When the matter of the estimates for 1926 came before the Tenterfield Shire Council at their meeting on Friday last, the financial position of the…

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Sydney Train Smash Many People Injured. Heart-rending Scenes at Central Station. Wonderful Heroism of Injured. Second Smash Narrowly Averted. Sydney, Thursday, 8 a.m

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 4

All Sydney was ho[?]fied by the news, which gained rapid currency last night, that a sensational " railway accident had occurred at the Central Railway Station. There was an immediate rush to the scene, and an…

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Prec[?]ation of Railway Department

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 4

At last meeting of the committee of the Easter Saturday Hundred Mr. A. Hutton (president) welcomed Inspector Bailey, of the Railway…

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The Motorist. Valve Springs

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 7

If the springs of the exhaust valves become weak from use of heat, the pistons will draw b[?]nt gases into the cyliaders, past the vaives with…

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Vigorous Road Policy

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 4

A visit made yesterday by a "Times" representative to the sand pit on the Gilgai road from whence supplies are being drawn by the…

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Off the Line. Train Delayed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 11

The north coast mail, hound for Sydney, was delayed for nearly half an hour in Monday night, through the derailment of n full-la den butter van, a…

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Can they be Prosecuted? Teamsters Who Damage Roads

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 8

Can teamsters who damage Shire reads he successfully proceeded against? This knotty problem arose at tlie…

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Ashford Inverell Railway. P. W. Committee on Tour. Evidence at Bukkulla and Ashford

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 2

Before proceeding with the evidence Mr. Campbell extended a cordial welcome to the committee. Owing to short notice it was impossible to…

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Inverell-ashford Railway (Continued From Page 7.) Visit to Coal Mines

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 4

The Committee visited the Ashford coal mine on Thursday morning. The mine is not being worked and the members were not prepared to take…

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The Motor Craze

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 4

At the end of June last there were 240,173 motor vehicles ill use in Australia, according to figures issued by the Commonwealth Statistician. The…

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Railway Disaster. Heavy Loss of Life

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 12

A number of people were killed or injured in a railway disaster in Westphalia. An express from Berlin to Cologne came into collision with a…

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Telegrams. Sensational Railway, Accident No One Killed. But 16 Injured. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 6

A sensational railway accident occurred at the Central Railway. Station, Sydney, last night at 6.13. An empty train from. Ashfield to…

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Inverell-ashford Railway

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 10

The Public Works Committee took evidence in Inverell on Monday concerning the proposal to build a railway from Inverell to Ashford…

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Cycling and Motoring. Motor-cycle Design

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 8

The tendency of motor-cycle desig[?] has been, of course to reduce engin sires, raise compression ratios, and produce a low-powered, fast-running,…

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The Utmost in Motor Car Values Rollin Surpasses Expectations

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 10

The Secretary Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. writes:—Ever since the Rollin motor car first made its appearance in Australia, it…

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Driver Suspendeb Aftermath of Railway Accident. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 4

It is understood that the driver of the empty car train which collided with the passenger train at Central Station, has been suspended from duty…

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Railway Collision Near Mortuary Station. Nineteen People Injured

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 10

A railwhy collision occurred at 6.30 o'clock on Wednesday night, almost opposite the Mortuary Station at Urgent-street, on the Sydney side of…

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Upkeep of Concrete Roads

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 4

The length of period during which a concrete road will present a suitable surface for modern traffic has, according to a New Zealand…

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