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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1936

1,380 stories in New England's papers · page 9 of 69

Scenic Road At North Armidale Magnificent View of City and Environs

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 4

Until work on the erection of 2AD wireless station in Drummond Park, North Armidale, was commenced the majority of the…

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Motor Service Proposed Changes SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 1

Mr. A. S. Henry, M.L.A., addressing a meeting of the Service Station Property Association, predicted that a bill would be…

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Motor Taxes Alterations Sought SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 1

The Commercial Motor Vehicles' Association has decided to urge the Minister for Transport to impose a tax of £1 per year on bicycles and 10/…

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Delungra Doings. Cricket: Railway Figures Personal: Social CRICKET

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 2

A team from Myall Creek journeyed to Delungra on Sunday last and ran out easy winners. For Myall Creek, J. Barnes. W. Newman, and R. Williams…

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Guyra Dorrigo Railway Why Existing Lines Fail Hindrance to Development

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 3

Mr. H. H. Cordingley, Mihi, writes to the Editor:—Sir,—Your correspondent, "Modern Transport," apparenly believes in the…

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Electrician Killed Struck by Train SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 4

George Lear, aged about 58, electrician employed at Eveliegh Workshops, was killed instantly today when he was struck by a train…

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Streamlined Motor Trams

The Uralla Times · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 3

London: The latest semi-streamlined motor trams, colored in the favourite "coach-green," complete with trim nursemaid-chauifeuse at…

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Toll of the Road Big Increase Last Month SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 1

Figures just made available show that during last month 35 persons were killed and 549 injured in motor accidents in the State, compared with…

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"Neglect of a Road" Col. Bruxner Concerned Letter to Severn Shire Council Emmaville to Hold "Health Week" Dundee Complains of the Dust Menace

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 7

The "bad state" of the road between Deepwater and Torringion and other roads in the area was the subject of a letter from the Hon. Col. M. F. Bruxner, M.L.A., which was before this week's meeting of the Severn Shire Council…

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Motoring Science of Lubrication

Guyra Argus · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 3

The layman who seeks to understand the vast amount of technical p[?]y which is diss[?]nated by the v[?]ous [?] companies and sellers of…

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Country Motors to City

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 6

The country motored to Sydney last month, according to the report of the N.R.M.A. patrol department. During January 886 country motorists were…

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Roundabout Jottings How Our Roads Began

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 3

In his book, "From Track to Highway: a Story of British Roads," Mr. G. G. Jackson reminds us that there were roads in Britain long before the…

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Chamber of Commerce Members Review Strenuous Year. Question of New Road to North Coast Recommendation on Show Holidays : Officers for 1936

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 2

Last night the annual meeting of the Inverell Chamber of Commerce was held when the president Mr. James McIlveen, submitted a particularly comprehensive report of the year's activities and this provided some indication of…

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Old Time Railway Northern Advantages. Interesting Arguments

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 10

The Maitland Mercury republishes from its issue of January 17, 1846, a letter signed by Patrick Grant, advocating the formation of a private…

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Motor Industry Evidence of Stability SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 1

The Deputy-Premier and Minister for Transport (Mr. Bruxner), speaking at the Motor Traders' Association dinner, declared that motorists in…

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Ill-fated Family Falls Victim To Motor Cars Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 1

Frank Harriott railway fettler, died in hospital yesterday as the result of injuries received when he was knocked down by a car the previous…

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Motorists' Grevances Deputy Premier's Statement Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 1

The Deputy Premier and Minister for Transport (Mr. Bruxner), speaking at the Motor Trades Association dinner, declared that motorists in…

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Road Traffic England's Army of Motorists One in 19 Owns a Vehicle London, January 25. By Air Mail)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 4

It is estimated that in 1934 there was one motor vehicle for every 19 persons in Great Britain, and one driving license for every…

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Fell Into Creek When Cycle Outfit Crashes Through Bridge Young Men Narrowly Escape Death Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 1

Ross Passmore (26) and Alan Joseph Cameron (19), narrowly escaped drowning near Gosford last night, when a motor cycle driven by…

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Motor Fatality Man and Wife MELBOURNE

The Inverell Times · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 1

Henry Pye, 30, was killed and his wife, Alice Pye, 30, critically injured in a collision between two cars 12 miles from Geelong last night…

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