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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

1,526 stories in New England's papers · page 6 of 77

The Motorist. Ford's Hospital. Patients, Not Business. Eighty Surgeons on the Staff

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 6

Mr. Henry Ford has a hospital at Detroit where the doctors regard the patients as sick people to be cured and not individual business…

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"Scared Stiff". Roads That "Put the Wind Up." Aeroplanes Advocated

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 8

"A visitor from the Clarence who travelled in a ear over the road, was scared stiff by the time he arrived at cut Bank. That person…

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Ashford Railway Timber Resources

The Inverell Times · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 3

Mr. Lance B. Peacocke, Forest Guard [?]enderd the following evidence to the public Works Committee on Tuesday: "The area of State Forest within…

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Long Motor Trip

The Inverell Times · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 6

Mr. Cecil Nicholas returned to Inverell on Friday from a 3000 miles motor trip. He spend Xmas at Young and returned via Blayney, Carcoar…

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Motor Cyclist's Speed

The Inverell Times · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 9

Hairy Hall was charged with driving a motor cycle in the municipality at over 15 miles an hour. Mr. Avern appeared for the…

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Outback Railway. Favorable Report

The Inverell Times · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 6

The Railway Commissioners have issued a favorable report concerning a proposed railway from Bourke to Barringun, 84 miles, estimated to cost…

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Washed From Rocks. Tram Driver Drowned

The Inverell Times · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 6

In the presence of his horrified but helpless workmates, Thomas McCarthy, 30, a tram driver, was washed off the rocks at Long Bay yesterday…

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Police Court Tuesday, January 19Th. Expired Motor License

The Inverell Times · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 9

Harold St. Clair was charged with not having returned a driver's license after date of expiry. Mr. Avern, for defendant, said he…

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Motor Notes. Dangerous Driving Defined

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 10

So much is heard in these days of the road hog and the general tendency of motorists to drive at excessive speeds, mat it will not be untimely to review…

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Aeroplane Crashes Airman Escapes with Slight Injuries. Wellington (N.Z.)

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 4

When starling in an aeroplane for a flight from Palmerston North to Ashhurst, Percy Coleman, the well known motorist and airman, crashed, bringing…

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Tram Driver Drowned in Full View of Companions. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 4

Thomas M'Carthy, a tram driver, while fishing with friends at Long Bay, was swept away off the rocks by a huge breaker. He was carried into the…

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The Gravesend Bridge

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 26 January 1925 · page 2

Now that good seasons have returned and sufficient rain is falling at intervals to keep up the stream in the Gwydir River, the necessity…

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The Council, the Roads and the Rate

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 26 January 1925 · page 4

Now that the time of the year has come when the Council settles on its rating policy for the year it is to be hoped a broad and statesmanlike view will be taken of the position, having in mind the general good of the community in the immediate future…

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Motor Speed Regulations

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 26 January 1925 · page 4

Had there been any motorists in court on Wednesday they could scarce have foreborne to cheer, for Mr. A. F. Avern, who can be depended upon…

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Crude Oil Engine for Motor Vehicles

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 26 January 1925 · page 2

For years engineers have been trying to perfect a crude oil engine to replace the petrol driven engine of motor vehicles. It is now claimed…

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After the Wedding—an Aeroplane

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 January 1925 · page 2

Describing the wedding at Colane, in the tar North-west, of Owen William Harris, Glenusk, second son of Mr. W. J. Harris, Rockhampton, and Leila…

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Get the Foundation First. Making Motor Proof Roads. (To the Editor.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 January 1925 · page 4

Dear Sir,—I see that at last Council meeting some of the aldermen tried to raise the rates, as there was, they said, no money to do up the streets. Ald…

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Was It Bigamy Tramp's Strange Story. Brother's Wife

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 27 January 1925 · page 4

Can a man so closely resemble [?]twin brother as to deceive completely the wife of that brother and her two young children?…

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Motor Notes How the Owner Driver May Renovate His Car

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 27 January 1925 · page 7

Some time age, we spoke of the way in which the owner-driver should clean and polish the paint and metal work of his car, and of the care which…

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Motor Notes. the Home Painter. How the Owner-Driver May Renovate His Car

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 January 1925 · page 3

The owner-driver should regularly clean and polish the paint and metal work of his ear, and devote sufficient care so that the car may retain its…

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