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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1926

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The Great White Train. Due at Aemidale. Monday, January 4

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 8

The "Great White." Train, which arrives at A midale on Monday, January 4, has, since it set out on its six months' tour on November…

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Complete Failure. Old Road Making Methods. Inverell Tackles Problem

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 5

At last meeting of the Inverell Municipal Council Ald. Butler said that he thought the town engineer's proposed programme for the coining year wanted…

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Our Good Roads. Tribute to the North. Special N.R.M.A. REPORT

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 11

One of the surprises experienced by the N.R.M.A. road reporting party, which has Just completed a tour of nearly 3000 miles through…

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Motors Meet Head On. Sensational Mishap. Occupants' Providential Escape

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 2

To have their cars crash head on at fairly high speed and yet come out of the melee with a few cuts and bruises was the remarkable…

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Motorist's Pluck. Drives to Town with Broken Leg. Accident Near Glencoe

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 5

The heavy downpour of rain in the early hours of Sunday morning last brought disaster to a touring motorist, says the Glen Innes…

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Alleged Idling. Cairns Railway Hold-up

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 6

A message from Cairns, Queensland, says railway operations were suspended about an hour and a half, while the employees held a stop-work meeting to…

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Motor Cycle v. TRUCK. Three People Badly Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 6

A motor cycle collided with a motor lorry in the city last night and Thomas Bonney, rider of the motor cycle, and Florence and Muriel Cashman, 37 and…

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Motor Cycling

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 5

Mr. L. P. Reynolds, of Richmond, N.S.W., mounted on a Harley-Davidson motor-cycle at the Maroubra Speedway carnival on Boxing Day, established a…

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Re-Treading Motor Tyres. New Plant at McAVOY'S

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 11

To meet the ever-growing demand for tyre repair and renovation, due to the daily increase in the number of Armidale-owned cars, Mr. J. McAvoy has…

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Motor Cyclists' Mishap. Two in Hospital. Machine Takes Header Down Embankment

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 6

While coming into Armidale on Saturday afternoon last, a motor cycling party came to grief near Wollomombi. The machine and side ear got out of…

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The "Great White" Train. Arrives at Armidale. Monday, January 4th

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 11

The "Great White" T[?] arrives at Armidale on Monday January 4th has, since it set out on its six months' tour on November 11th…

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Our Good Roads Tribute to the North. Special N.r.m.a. Report

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 2

One of the surprises experienced by the N.R.M.A. road reporting parly, Which has just completed a tour of nearly 3000 miles through northern…

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Motoring and Cycling News and Notes

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 8

The strides that have been made in motor cycle engine efficiency was strikingly demonstrated last week when a 2[?] h.p. Dunlop-shod…

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Guyra-Dorrigo Railway. "North-west Fooled." Mr. Drummond's Views

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 1

Information has been received to the effect that it is the intention of the Public Worsk Committee to take evidence on the Guyra-Dorrigo…

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Christmas Accidents. Motor Cycle Over Embankment

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 8

Three young men had an unenviable experience near Wollomombi on Boxing Day evening. They were mounted on a motor cycle and side-car, and as…

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Smashed to Pieces. Car Between Trams. Driver Refuses Name. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 6

A motor car became jammed between two trams at Enmore last night. The car was smashed to pieces and the driver, who refuged to…

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Motors & Motoring. Baffling Electrical Troubles

The Uralla Times · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 4

When the self-starter refuses to live up to its name or the car for no apparent reason 'cuts out" when a moment before it has been running without a trace of faltering then the motorist may be sure that the time…

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Warialda Railway Races

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 2

The Warialda Railway Amateur Club held a meeting on Boxing Day. Mr. G. H. McGee acted as Stipendiary Steward (in the absence of Mr…

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A New Aeroplane. a Mighty Engine

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 5

Our wonderful secret racing seaplane, the Supermarine-Napier, was seen for the first time by experts on its shipway at Southampton, prior to its…

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Two in a Week. Suicides from Same Bridge. AUCKLAND

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 1

Alfred Handcombe, a tramway motorman, committed stricide by jumping from the grafton Bridge, making a second similar suicide within a week…

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