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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1936

1,380 stories in New England's papers · page 4 of 69

URALLA Car Smas[?] On Bundarra Road

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 7

When a Packard car got out of control and dashed into a tree on the Bundarra road about eight miles from Uralla yesterday morning, the driver, Mr…

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Railway Returns for December Substantial Increase in Heavy Business

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 7

Following are the figures for December, 1935, as compared with the same month in 1934, the latter figures being shown in parentheses:—…

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Two Killed Lorry and Tram Collide Man Dies Instantly Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 4

An unknown man, and a woman were killed, and several others injuried this afternoon, when a tram and a motor lorry collided at…

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Car Crushed by Tram

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 4

There was another train accident at Haberfield about the same time. when two men were crushed when the tram bore down on a motor car in which…

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Attendants for Livestock Railway Concessions Extended

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 4

Some time ago representations were made to the Commissioner for Railways by several Pastures Protection. Boards and the…

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Fell From Train Cattle Dealer Injured

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 4

Mr. Harold Cameron, a stock dealer from Glen Innes, sustained severe injuries when he fell from the Brisbane mail train on Thursday morning…

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Road to Tablelands Suggested Trial Survey Chamber of Commerce Activity

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 6

Correspondence dealt with at a meeting of the Graf ton and South Grafton Chamber of Commerce included' letters relating to the…

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Mishap on Road Tamworth Cricketers Car Hits Tree: Extensively Damaged

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 4

A sedan car owned by Mr. R. S. Emmett, in which some of the Tamworth cricketers were travelling to Glen Innes this morning was…

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Bridge Fatality Old Man's Fall SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 8

The body of a man who fell from the Harbor Bridge on Saturday afternoon, and was fatally injured has been identified as John Andrew Silvertsen…

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Body Identified Bridge Approach Victim Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 1

The body of the man, who fell from the Harbour Bridge on Saturday afternoon and was fatally injured, has been identified as John Andrea Silverton…

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Sixteen Samoans Drowned When Motor Boat Sinks in Storm Captain and Three Passengers Saved Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 1

Wireless messages received at Wellington (N.Z.) from Apia state that the motor boat "Tolfan," which left Apia (Samoa) on Friday with 16 passengers…

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Northern Railwaymen Take Well-Earned Holiday Picnic at Uralla Attended by Large Crowd Uralla

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 8

Summer sunshine, temperedby a cool easterly breeze, made conditions ideal for the Northern Division annual…

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Road Racing Glen Innes Cycle Club Successful Meeting: Large Entries

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 21 January 1936 · page 5

Thirty-nine riders competed in races held by the Glen Innes Cycle Club on the Armidale road on Sunday. Three events were contested…

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Attendants For Livestock Railway Concessions Extended

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 21 January 1936 · page 8

Some time ago representations were made to the Commissioner for Railways by several Pastures Protection Boards and the R.S.P.C.A. for a…

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Motorist Killed Car's Double Somersault SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 21 January 1936 · page 4

A man believed to be Sydney Benlow, of Prospect, South Australia, was fatally injured in a motor car accident on the…

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Petrol Taxation Greater Proportion Wanted For Roads

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1936 · page 7

At the meeting of the Armidale City Council on Monday night, the Local Government Association repotted that its delegates…

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pOINT Look-out Road Help From City Council Sought

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1936 · page 4

At the meeting of the Armidale City Council on Monday night a request was received from the Dumaresa Shire Council for help in the…

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Throat Slashed Girls Tragic End at Friend S Home Railway Employee Found Dead Nyngan

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1936 · page 4

Miss Nancy Day, afied 20, daughter of an accountant at Nyngan, was murdered early this morning, while playing…

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Trampled on

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1936 · page 4

When shoeing a horse at Edith near Lithgow Mr. T. H. Rawson, was injured in a remarkable accident. Mr. Rawson was holding one the hind legs…

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Fatal Injuries Sustained By Motor Cyclist Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1936 · page 4

[?] Livingstone Ramsay (23), an insurance agent, of Pennant Hills Road, Carlingford, was found by a motorist unconscious, with head…

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