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Railways, roads & transport, 1929

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Motorists Warned Petrol Sale Restriction

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 3

Motorists are warned against running out of petrol after 6 o'clock in the evening at any of the following places." Kempsey, Coff's Harbor,…

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Motorists Warned. Early Closing Act. Restricts Sale of Petrol

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 2

Motorists are warned against running out of petrol after six o'clock inthe evening at any of the following places:—Kempsey, Coff's Harbour,…

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Might Kill Rabbits. Motorist Treated Leniently

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 11

Because Edward Knight is a farmer and lives 18 miles from the nearest township, Mr. M'Mahon, S.M., decided not to suspend his license when he…

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Our Motoring Section. Notes and News from all Quarters

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 9

Misplaced Curtain Fasteners. Although we are told that the day of the closed car is here, the fact remains that many owners who like…

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The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.R.M.A.

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 8

Those who are in intimate touch with the world's automobile markets estimate that open cars will constitute less than 10 per cent of the…

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Growth of Motoring in 1928. Illuminating Figures

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 9

Illuminating figures have been issued by the N.R.M.A. showing the hold motoring has upon the people of this State. At the end of 1928 there was one…

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Pedestrains Paradise. Motorists' Arrest Follows Accidents

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 4

By a stroke of the pen, the Prime Minister (General de Riviera) has made Spain a pedestrian's paradise by enforcing the immediate arrest,…

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Shot From His Pocket Quarrel in a Train PERTH

The Inverell Times · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 1

Further particulars of the shooting in a train near Strawberry show that there was a quarrel, during which, it is alleged, Bollinger attacked his…

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Brakes Failed. Motorists Remarkable Escape

The Uralla Times · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 4

Thomas Froome, the driver of a motor car which participated in a level crossing collision between Llangothlyn and Guyra the other night,…

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Motors & Motoring. Universal Joints

The Uralla Times · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 4

Most modern car are fitted with either fabric or metal-to-metal universal joints and both types are notable for long life. If the joint is…

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LORRY & Motor Cycle Cyclist May Lose Leg SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 1

When a motor lorry hit a motor cycle and sidecar on Saturday night, near Casula, on the Great Southern Road, Stanley Hanell, aged 26, the…

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The Motor World News and Notes

The Inverell Times · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 8

Those who are in intimate touch with the world's automobile markets estimate that open cars will constitute less than 10 per cent, of the…

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Motor Speed Record

The Inverell Times · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 4

Malcolm Campbell, the speed motorist, has sailed for South Africa with a modified Bluebird car fitted with an engine of 1000 h.p. He is going to…

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Train on Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 2

On Saturday at Glencoe the waggon next to the engine on a goods train was in serious danger of destruction by fire, together with the contents…

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Main Roads. Divisional Engineer's Visit

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 7

The Divisional Engineer, Mr. Shaw, visited Uralla last Tuesday, and was met by the Mayor and other members of Town Council…

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No Trams on Harbor Bridge Dr. Bradfield's Statement SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 1

There will be no trams on the Harbor Bridge according to Doctor Bradfield. Residents on the North Shore remote from the railway system will…

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Porter Given Baby As Train Moves Off

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 3

There is at leant one porter on the N.S.W. railways who has foresworn matrimony for ever. He works on a suburban station…

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Shooting in Train. Revolver Fired Through Rocket

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 1

Perth—Further particulars with regard to the shooting in the train near Strawberry show there was a quarrel during which it was alleged that…

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Police Hunt Ends Fugitive in Train Truck "Attempted to Kill" Perth

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 1

The police [?] for William Leslie who it is alleged shot Frank Bettinger on the Geraidition to Perth train in Friday hight, ended at midnight…

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