Victorian Railways. Stopping the Drift. MELBOURNE, Wenesday
At the conclusion of a meeting of the Parliamentary Labor Party to discuss the serious state of the Victorian railway finances, Mr. Hogan, the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1928
2,199 stories in New England's papers · page 12 of 110
Motorist's Story. Gun Pointed at Him-- SYDNEY,Wednesday
'Alfred Edward Pembroke, Of Most man, stated that when near Lapstone Bridge, on the Blue Mountains, "last night. a man called en him to' stop…
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In finding Lawrence Frederick Watson £3 at Burwood police court today on a' charge of having failed to stop after his. car had been involved…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →54 Killed. Bu[?]ese Railway Disaster. Suspected Wrecking. (Reuter). Calcutta
Fifty four are dead in a [?] railway [?] and the total may ex[?] The victims include many [?] [?] the rear carri[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railwayman's Picnic. Again Held at Glen Innes
Saturday marked the occasion and Glen Innes the scene of the big event of the year for the railwaymen of the north and their families. The annual…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Collision on Kempsey Road
Presence of mind on the part of two car drivers prevented a tragedy on the Armidale-Kempsey read on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Collapse in Train Woman's Sudden Death SYDNEY
A few minutes, after she had boarded a tram at Paddington, Mrs. Martha Jane Rounsvell, aged 54, collapsed and fell from the tram to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →700 Men to Go Vic. Railway Retrenchment MELBOURNE
The Minister for Railways has decided to reduce the working hours in certain portions of service and to dismiss nearly 700 men. In…
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Just 20 years ago (writes Cr. H. McKinnon, of Manning Shire we had six Councillors, and only had 22 road men employed, and no road…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Train Wreck Official Explanation OTTAWA
Railway officials and mounted police state that the wreck of Cosgraves train at Limoges was due to an accident. One train passed over a switch…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A New Road. Deputation to Council
At yesterday's meeting of Bannockburn Shire Council a proposal was made fort a road to connect Auburn Vale and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In Ashford Shire. Wallangra-Yetman Road
Mr. Fred Harding writes:-- Some time ago I noticed in your columns that Ashford Shire Council declined to [?] to the request of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Eye Strain
With the advent of the motor car, we have developed eye troubles that escaped our forefathers. The constant concentration of the vision upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor World
The N.R.M.A. has been informed that £1620 will be spent on general maintenance works on main roads by the Narraburra (Hemora) shire…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Retrenchment. 700 Men to Go Off
Melbourne.—The Minister for Railways has decided to reduce working hours m certain portions of the service and to dismiss nearly 700 men…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Notes Wash the Tyres
The cleaning of a car is not fully completed if the tyres are neglected- They will wear better if washed up and given a shine once in a while. Also,…
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The meeting of the Tenterfield Show Committee on Friday considered a letter from the Queensland Railway Commissioner in connection…
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The Engineer submitted the following report to last meeting of the Guyra Shire Council:-- Inspection was made of road from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Better Farming Train. to Visit Armidale
The Minister for Agriculture [?] Hon. H. V. C. Thorby) announces that arrangements are now being made for further tours of the better-farming…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Better Farming Train the Northern Tour. At Glen Innes on March 12
The Hon. D. H. Drummond, Mr. A. Minister for Education, has been advised by his colleague, the Minister for Agriculture, that [?]…
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