Do Motors Last 10 Years? Depreciation Issue
"I am directed by the Commissioner for Taxation to advise you that the allowance made fay this department, in respect of depreciation of motor…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1926
1,829 stories in New England's papers · page 11 of 92
Heavy Rains in Queensland. Railway Lines Affected
A cyclone struck Ingham (Q.) and many houses were surrounded with sheets of water for some hours. Heavy rain was also recorded in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dumaresq Shire Council. Repairs to Roads and Bridges. Ratepayers' Requests
The Dumaresq Shire Council met on Thursday morning, when there were present: Councillors R. H. Williams (President), J. Browning. P. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Proposed Road From Macksville to Armidale Road. It is 43 miles from the junction of the Macksville-Armidale at the top of the Map. Therefore the distance from Armidale to Macksville would be 109 miles, and to Nambucca Heads 117 miles
The boundary line on the south (left) side represents the County boundary which divides the Macleay and Nambucca waters. The range…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Guyra Dorrigo Railway
Private advice has been received in Armidale from an official source that the Public Works Committee will…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motoring & Cycling Notes
Experienced motorists frequently refer to the fascination of night driving," but as the result of the first impressions of many drivers of handling…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Children Defrauded. Railway Employee. Arrested. Sydney
Detectives arrested an employee of the Railway Department on a charge of embezzlement. It is alleged that for some time past a man employed in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motors & Motoring Brake Failures
The constant failure of the braking: system on a tar is at best an alarming matter, but if the owner has imbibed a fair amount of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Warialda Railway
The annual ball in connection with Burgaria Hall took place on Friday, 5th inst, and was well patronised. The affair was organised by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Upside Down. Armidale Road Accident
A serious motor car smash occurred on the Tamworth-Armidale road about 26½ miles from Armidale on Sunday night. Travellers from Armadale say the car…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mosquitoes Carried by Train
The health inspector's report, submitted to the Kyogle Shire Council, disclosed the fact that the work of mosquito eradication was still being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shire Roads. Anitual Tour by Councillors. "Generally in Good Order."
The annual tour of the roads under their jurisdiction was made last week by the Dumaresq Shire Councillors. The tour started on Monday and concluded…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Loyalists. Superceded by Strikers. SYDNEY
[?]avin, [?] of the Opposition said last night that during his recent visit in the northern district he had fine complaints as to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →City Fire. At Motor Service Station. SYDNEY
A fire occurred last night at the assembly and service station at Garratt's Limited, motor dealers, at Camperdown. The damage is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Fatality Coroner's Inquiry
An inquiry into tho causes of the death of tho late George Stewart, which took place at the District Hospital on 9th inst., was held on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sudden Death. Railway Inspector Drops Dead
H. W. Dive, a well-known railway inspector, dropped dead at the Railway Institute, Bathurst, on Saturday night, while engaged in a game of musical…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DRAGGED 200 YARDS. Railway Ganger's Awful Death
Hugh Henry, 45, railway ganger, received fatal injuries when he was knocked down by an engine near Erskineville yesterdays…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Infuriated Cows. Excitement at Casino. Train Runs Down Five Animals
A sensation railway smash occurred at Casino on Tuesday night (last week). Maddened cattle, excited car and cab drivers, and terrified train…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coast-Tableland Road. Bowraville-ebor Route. Investigating Party Suffers Privations
The members of a party of gentlemen who traversed the suggested road from Bowraviile to Point Look Out on Sunday last and arrived at Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Lorry Crashes Over Bridge. Young Man Pinned to Ground. Extricated After an Hour
Harold Smith, a young man engaged in driving a four-ton Republic /motor lorry, is lucky to be alive. On Monday afternoon he had a most miraculous…
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