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Railways, roads & transport, 1933

1,443 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 73

Railway Picnic Uralla, January 21 First Here for Eight Years

The Uralla Times · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 2

Mr J. Lang, Secretary of No. 7 Railway Picnic Group (Nemingha to Wallangarra), writes "The Times" that the annual picnic of loco, traffic and…

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Train Hits Kangaroo

The Inverell Times · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 8

A kangaroo was responsible for a slight delay of a passenger train from Brisbane to Southport between Oxenford and Ernest Junction…

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Bannockburn Shire Council Filling the Vacancy Delungra Improvement Area Road Delungra to Bingara Improvements to Glen Esk Road

The Inverell Times · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 7

The usual monthly meeting of the Bannockburn Shire Council was held yesterday when some important business was transacted. It was decided to recommend to the Governor that…

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

The Inverell Times · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 6

An interesting innovation was introduced in Huddersfield (England) in connection with a concert of the Choral Society at the Town Hall. Traffic…

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Railway Records

The Inverell Times · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 8

The railway department has created new records in the handling of wool and wheat. Wheat trucks were unloaded one a minute…

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Slight Decrease In Armidale's Population Due to Railway Transfers 8810 Persons in Municipality

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 4

Said to be largely due to the number of transfers of railway employees from the Armidale depot, the population figures for…

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Gold Seeking by Aeroplane

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 8

The feat performed by Pilot Baker in landing and rescuing the gold prospector Whelan in Central Australia has been acclaimed throughout the…

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Harbor Bridge Tragedy

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 5

The 22nd Harbor Bridge tragedy occurred on Saturday night, when Horace Royal Lock, 35, a one-legged man residing at West Ryde, leapt…

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Harrowing Experience Train Driver Tells Story of the Bathurst Tragedy Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 4

Driver Gebbie, who was in charge of the train which was derailed near Bathurst, said. "We were running along on a falling grade, when I heard…

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Macintyre Shire Satisfactory Finances Repairs Elsmore Road Glen Innes [?]Oad Improvements

The Inverell Times · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 6

Macintyre Shire Council held its usual monthly meeting on Saturday, when general business was trans[?]…

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Express Trains Threatened With Disaster Danger Averted by Vigilant Train Crew. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 1

While a goods train from Lithgow to Rinfield was approaching Blaxland on Saturday night. Driver Briggs and fireman Friedman noticed a fishplate…

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Motor Cycle Again Two Men Killed AUCKLAND

The Inverell Times · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 4

George Wadham, 18, and Noel Anderson, 19, were killed when a motor cycle they were riding crashed into a motor car at Auckland…

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Torn to Ribbons Hood of Motor Car

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 4

Mr. A. G. Finlayson, of Brownstreet, was visiting friends at Dangarsleigh and his car met the full force bf the storm. The hood was torn to…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 3

Feeling himself physically incompetent to operate a motor vehicle on the highways with safety, a man in Franklin, Pa. (U.S.A.), voluntarily…

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Motor Cyclists Killed Victims Shockingly Injured. Auckland (N.Z.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 4

George Wadham (18) and Noel Anderson (19) were killed when a motor cycle they were riding crashing into a motor car. Both victims were…

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Quarterly Registration of Motor Cars

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 6

Over 3,000 motorists have taken out quarterly registrations since the scheme was introduced. On 1st December 1043 of the cars and 184…

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Shire Roads The Engineer's Report

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 5

The engineer, Mr. R. Thornton, reported in the following terms to this week's meeting of the Severn Shire Maintenance work has beer, carried…

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Fell From Train a Mutilated Body NEWCASTLE

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 1

The mutilated body of a man believed to be Sydney Anderson, about 23, of Hamilton, near Newcastle, was found on the railway line near…

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Severn Shire Councillors Meet Tenders Accepted £5045 Spent Last Year On Main Roads Pollution of Waterways

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 6

The Department of Local Government wrote to yesterday's meeting of the Severn Shire Council Stating that the offer of a…

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Motorist Overcome by Petrol

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 4

Mr. T. Atkinson, of Burren Junction, was almost suffocated by petrol last week. He was driving with Mr. Dorrington from Narrabri to Burren…

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