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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1930

1,882 stories in New England's papers · page 11 of 95

Tourists Encouraging Overseas Visitors to Come. Chief Railway Commissioner's Support Sydney

Guyra Argus · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 7

Mr. W. J. Cleary, Chief Railway Commissioner, in urging generous support of the Australian National Travel Association,…

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£2, 000 DAMAGES Sequel to Motor Accident Melbourne

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 1

William Thompson a builder and con[?] was granted £2000 damages in his action against Ackland…

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

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 7

Th[?] beginning the [?] display [?] towns of high class [?] dealing with travel, [?] industry and many…

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"Infernal Motor Hurricanes." Damage to Roads. Gostwyck Shire Ratepayer's Complaint

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 4

An amusing interlude was provided at the Gostwyck Shire Council meeting on Wednesday last by a lively letter from a ratepayer with regard…

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Sunday Train. Inquiries Almost Completed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 3

The Hon. B. H. Drummoud, M.L.A., Las received the following letter from lie State Treasurer Referring to my letter of the 23rd December, in…

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Town Council Wet Weather and Roads. Water Restrictions

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 2

The Town Council held its usual fortnightly meeting on Tuesday evening, when there were present. The Mayor (Ald. Butler), Aldermen…

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Uralla Show. Special Train to Be Run

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 3

The Railway Department advisee that a special train will be run in connection with the Uralla Show, leaving Armidale at 1.35 p.m., and…

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Dreadful Injuries. Girl's Fall From Train. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 1

Iris Beddow, a ten-year-old school girl, fell from a moving train late yesterday afternoon. It appear that she was overcarried from Hurlstone…

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N.Z. EARTHQUAKES Cracks in Roads Auckland (N.z.)

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 1

Considerable damage has been caused by earthquakes in New Zealand. At Torangabau scarcely a chimney was left sending, and many houses were…

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Kingstown Bridge. Low Level Structure Froposed. No Grant From Department

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 4

The subject of the Kingstown bridge seems to have become a fixture en the agenda for the monthly meetings of the Gostwyck Shire Council. The…

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Life of Car. On Australian Roads. Longer Than in Jj.s.a

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 9

It would be interesting to learn what is the average life i of motor cars on Australian roads. In prewar days it was nothing unusual…

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A Ratepayer's Right. Claimed by Municipal Council in Uraela Road Dispute

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 2

In common with very many municipalities throughout the State, the Uralla Municipal Council possesses a sanitary depot…

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Dumeresq Shire Council. Damage to Roads by Wood-carts. Good Work on "The Pinch." Pot Shots at Tar Container

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 4

Though the Dumaresq Shire Council meeting on Thursday was of short duration, quite a number of interesting subjects were introduced. The Engineer reported that the work of widening dangerous…

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Railway Construction Curtailed City Railway to Suffer SYDNEY

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 2

The State Treasurer, Mr. Stevens, replying to a delegation from the executive of the Rural Workers Industry branch of the A.W.U., relative to the…

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B.S.A. Motor Cycles Tremendous Strength; a Backbone of Steel

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 3

Striking evidence of the strength of the new 1930 B.S.A. frame with the "backbone of steel" was revealed when a 1930 4.93 S.V. B.S.A.,…

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Railway Victims Inquest Opens SYDNEY

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 2

The inquest opened at Penrith today on the victims of the railway smash at Warrimoo on January 27 namely, Harry Hanna (30), driver,…

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Financial Difficulties Delaying Railway Works SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 1

The financial difficulties are expected seriously to delay the constructor of the underground railway and the Circular Quay station. The matter…

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The Motor World

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 9

The Royal East African issues road routes and reports similar to those, prepared by the N.R.M.A., but sometimes beside the name of place, a…

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City Railways. Financial Difficulties. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 1

Financial difficulties are expected to seriously delay the construction of the underground railway and Circular Quay station. The matter is being…

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1360 Dismissals. Railway Works Curtailed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 1

It is reported that 1200 workmen employed on the construction of new railway lines will be given a week's notice to-day. and 700 others will be…

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