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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1928

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Air Mail Crashes. Accident at Hay Aerodrome

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 3

Three persons were injured, one seriously, when the air mail from Cootamundra crashed at Hay. The plane was taking off when the accident…

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Causes of Road Accidents

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 7

The N.R.M.A. announces that it has obtained figures relating to the causes of accidents ever a given period in Great Britain, which appears to be…

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Items of Interest. New Train Fares

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 6

The new tares for the railway journey between Armidale and Sydney are: 1st class single £3/9/4. 2nd class single £2/6/3…

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The Road to Death. Took Poison

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 1

Alfred Eccleston. 34, who has been ill for several months, died at his home, Marrickville last night, as a result, the police believe, of drinking…

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A Remarkable Film. "The Golden Road."

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 8

Never has a film aroused so much interest and received such wholehearted endorsement as "The Golden Road," which is to be screened at the…

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MOTOR-RECORDS. Police to Take Action

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 2

Motorists who attempt to break records anywhere in New South Wales are likely to find themselves,in trouble in future if their speeds are…

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Motor Fatality. One Killed, Two Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 1

Harry Baxter was killed and two others seriously injured, when a motor car went over the bank near Prospect reservoir yesterday…

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Aerial Chase Like the Pictures. Car and Aeroplane. BRISBANE

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 1

Recently a President at Camoweal (Q.) reported losses of various articles from houses and stores. Finally, on Xmas eve, a valuable motor car,…

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Woman Injured. Found on Road. MELBOURNE

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 1

Mrs. Jalene Sampson, aged 26, wife of Edward Sampson, an orchardist, who lives at Mitcham, was found on a road near her home at four o'clock…

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Signalman's Presence of Mind. Railway Crossing Disaster Averted. Melbourne

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 4

Seeing a large motor truck with 16 passengers on board racing down the hill, a signalman at Gardiner Railway Station last night prevented a…

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Big Bridge Afire Wagga

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 1

An alarm was caused when a fire was discovered in the Hampden bridge, spanning the Murrumbidgee silver at the northend of the town…

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Glen Innes Train. Disaster Averted

The Uralla Times · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 3

When the tender attached to the engine of the Glen Innes to Sydney mail train jumped the rails near Danglemah station, 307 miles from Sydney and to the north of Tamworth,…

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Motors & Motoring. Plugs That Go on Strike

The Uralla Times · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 6

L[?]ating a cylinder that is misfiring can be done by holding a wooden bandied screw driver, [?] that the metal edge touches the spark plug terminal, and then comes in contact with…

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Guyra-Dorrigo Railway. As Part of Big Scheme

Guyra Argus · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 3

The "Sydney Mail" has taken up the cause of the Guyra-Dorrigo railway, but incorporates in a big scheme extending from Coff's Harbor to the…

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Drunken Motorists Fourteen [?] Gaol

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 1

Found [?] been drunk while in [?] cars, Frederick [?] (46), clerk, [?] John [?] (19) [?] mah…

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Run Over by Car Motor Cyclists Badly Hurt SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 1

Two members of the Corrimal Ministers Lodge were seriously injured while re[?] work at the pit. Arthur with [?] Bus,…

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Motor Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 8

A motor car driven by Mr. Athol Hunt overturned on the Glen Innes road between the two and three mile pleg, [?] mes Eve The occupants,…

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Motor Accidents Cycle Over tike Big Hill Car Crashes Into Phone Post

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 4

On Monday evening a motor cyclist travelling on the Grafton road dismounted from his machine on the Big Hill. When he had walked some…

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New Motor Road

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 8

A new motor road from Tamworth. via Nundle add Scone to Port Stephens is a project brought forward by the Gloucester Chamber of Commence,…

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Bannockburn Roads

The Inverell Times · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 4

All interesting clause in the engineer's report presented to yesterday's meeting of Bannockburn Shire contained a brief statement of the…

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