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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1929

1,946 stories in New England's papers · page 12 of 98

What is a Road? the Way the Law Views It. Some Interesting Points

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 February 1929 · page 4

A correspondent who is apparently indignant at being deprived of what he considers his rights as a citizen, asks a question which raises all the…

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Land Slides. Trams Marooned Traffic Dislocated Newcastle, Sat

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 9 February 1929 · page 1

Landslides have occurred on the railway line north of Gloucester, and two trains are marooned…

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Motor By-Passes. Are They Rabbit-proof. Seeing Is Believing! P.P. Board Directors Sceptical

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 February 1929 · page 11

Though assured by the manufacturers that the motor by-passes marketed by them are rabbit-proof, the directors of the Armidale P.P. Board want to…

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Chara-a-Banc. a Motorist's Dilemma

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 February 1929 · page 5

When charged at the Armidale Police Court on Wednesday with having failed to pay £18 2s, representing full registration, Francis C…

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Shocking Injuries. Motorist Killed. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 February 1929 · page 6

Walter Cook received shocking injuries when his ear crashed into a culvert on the Richmond Road. The number plate penetrated his groin. He…

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That Dangerous Bridge

The Uralla Times · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 1

Mr H. Witts, of Balala district, met with an accident on Uralla bridge last Thursday, when his horse came down on the greasy decking…

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Jump From Train Fatal. Result MITTAGONG, Mondav

The Inverell Times · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 1

The body of William McFarland was discovered early yesterday morning lying between the railway tracks about 200 yards from Aylmerton…

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Motors & Motoring. Notes by an Expert Uneven Running

The Uralla Times · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 4

After having exhausted the usual methods of eliminating uneven running in an told car, it may prove to be well worth while to [?] the…

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Motor Collision

The Uralla Times · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 2

As a result of a collision between two cars near Penrith. Frank Grives (58), and his wife were both badly injured. They were picked up…

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Motor Car Skid One Killed; Two Injured SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 1

When a motor lorry skidded and overturned near Stroud on Saturday night John Thomas Parsons, aged 20, was killed outright. Edward…

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Alleged Stealing of a Motor Car

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 2

At the Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. McCulloch, P.M., Ercell Barthe Camina Linton was charged with having stolen an Essex car, the…

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Warialda Railway. Wedding. Froome--ryan

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 2

St. Paul's Church was the scene of a quiet wedding on Monday last when Phyllis, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Ryan of "Mourabie,"…

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Big Floods on North Coast. Railways Held Up; Roads Impassable. Two Men Drowned

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 2

Floods on the North Coast have caused enormous damage, all rivers from Gloucester to Bellingen being…

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Found on Line. Man Jumps From Train

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 1

Mittagong.—The body of William McFarlane was discovered early yesterday morning lying between the railway tracks about 200 yards from…

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"Disgrace to Council. Armidale-Tamworth Road

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 4

Users in general of the ArmidaleTamworth road will applaud the opinion of Cr. Parkes (Cockburn Shire) that "it is a disgrace to the…

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"If Good Roads are Wanted." Guyra Shire's Increased Rate

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 8

In moving that the rate for the ensuing year be raised ½d in the £, Cr. Dutton, at the February meeting of the Guyra Shire…

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Air Crash Two Men Killed Pilot Known in Glen Innes Grafton Road Cycle Smash Recalled

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 4

Captain E. W. Cornish, reported to be the victim of a 'plane crash near Goulburn yesterday was well-known in Glen Innes…

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Motor By-passes

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 2

Every motorist who has travelled in the country will hear with delight that there is now a prospect of getting rid of the tedious business of…

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£150 WALLET Lucky Motorist

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 2

That Gosford people must be particularly honest, is the moral which may be gleaned from a true story of Anniversary Day (says the Gosford…

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Near the Kerb In the Side Streets Warning to Motorists

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 4

Motorists would do well to more closely observe the parking regulations applying to side streets…

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