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Railways, roads & transport, 1930

1,882 stories in New England's papers · page 6 of 95

Railway Picnic. at Guyra To-morrow

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 6

The Great Northern Railway Employess Annual Picnic and Re-union will be held at Guyra Show Ground to-morrow…

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Round Australia. By Motor Car

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 6

Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bates, of Cremorne, Sydney, returned here on Sunday, after haying completed what proved to be a very enjoyable and…

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In Road Puddle Boy Nearly Drowned Timely Rescue Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 1

Involved in a remarkable accident in Park Road. Auburn, a nine-year-old school boy was nearly drowned in a puddle of…

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Cheap Railway Excursions

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 4

For the convenience nd pleasure of all who were, unable to table advantage of the cheap excursion trains arranged by the Railway Department…

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Signs for French Roads Save Time

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 3

It will not be hard to find where one is in France when the new system of numbered roadways is perfected. For some years there has been a partial…

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Cars Collide. Accident on Kempsey Road. Passenger Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 4

A man was injured when two motor cars came into collision yesterday on the Armidale-Kempsey road, near George's Creek,…

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Banker Killed Motor Accident ALBURY

The Inverell Times · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 1

William James Wadmorer, 32, accountant in the Albury branch of the Commonwealth Bank was killed yesterday morning when a motor car in…

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

The Inverell Times · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 7

The N.R.M.A. reports that extensive maintenance work during the last 12 months has brought into good order the length of the North Coast high…

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Fractured Skull. Man Falls Between Trams. ' Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 5

Charles Grant (18), of Annandale, sustained a fractured skull when lie fell between two trams in Georgestreet. City, to-night. Grant was…

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Accident on Kempsey Road

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 4

A man was injured when two motor cam came into collision on Sunday on the Armidale-Kempsey Road, near George's Creak, about 54 miles from…

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The Motor World News and Notes FROM N.R.M.A.

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 7

The N.R.M.A. reports that a considerable length of tar surfacing has been carried out on the mid-western highway within, the municipality of…

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"Relief" Roads

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 4

Local residents who visited the rifle range on Monday found some amusement in testing the work done by the Council in its expenditure of…

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Aeroplane Fatality Shire Chairman Killed BRISBANE

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 1

A moth plane crashed at Warrawee yesterday, Mr. George Mundell, chairman of Murilla Shire Council, was killed, and Mr. A. Murphy, owner of…

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Bridge Over Cheek. Question of Cost

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 4

Alderman Ashton asked the Mayor at last night's City Council meeting if he had [?] in the press that the [?] Shire Council and the…

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"A Farce." Work of Map Roads Board. Aldermen Indignant

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 4

"To my mind the work of the Main Roads Board in Armidale is a force—an absolute farce. We'll get…

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Railway Gauges "Unification a National Necessity" SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 1

In his annual report to the A.W.U. Convention the general secretary advocates the unification of railway gauges. He declares that the work is…

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Train Smash

The Uralla Times · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 6

In a sensational smash, in which the two engines of a crowded excursion train from Katoomba crashed over an embankment near Warrimoo, at…

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In the Air Soon Glen Innes Builds a Glider An Aeroplane Later ?

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 4

The Glen Innes Glider [?]lub's quarters--[?] and conv[?]nt room located in Messrs. J. r. Oh[?]y and Son's upper story,…

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Points Spiked Timely Discovery Attempt to Wreck Train Gunning

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 1

What appears to be a deliberate attempt to derail a passenger train at Razor-back was discovered…

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Motors & Motoring. Notes by an Expert. Rattles in Spark and Throttle Connections

The Uralla Times · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 4

Spark and throttle rods and points may wear sufficiently after a year or two to produce rattles that detract from the tightness and quietness of…

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