Railway Accident Young Manillait[?] Killed
Word was received in town yesterday morning that William Gardner, son of Mr and Mrs William Gardner of Curlewis, and…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1926
569 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 3 of 29
Wee Waa-Pilliga Road
The shire engineer (Mr. J. H. McGowen) reports in connection with the Wee Waa-Pilliga' main road as follows:—…
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Train leaves Moree for Sydney daily (Sunday excepted at 2.15 p.m.; arrives from Sydney daily (Sunday excepted), at 8.15 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Late Wires Deluge in Q'sld. 14 Inches of Rain in 24 Hours Railway Traffic Blocked
An Ingham (Queensland) message says that as the result of a small cyclone which crossed the coast [?] between Townsville and Cardwell…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gunnedah Road Gate Council Say it is Justifiable
The Shire Council had before it von Saturday an application from R. G. Thrift for permission to erect a public gate on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Main Roads Board
From correspondence received by members of the Country party and from various comments in the Press it is obvious that many of our shire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motoring Notes
Experienced motorists frequently refer to the fascination of night driving," but as the results of the first impressions of many drivers of handling…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bridge Over Namoi
The Shire Council informed the Municipal Council that the Shire was perepared to spend £60 on a bridge over the Namoi, but…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Jumps Under Train Sensation at Bellata
A sensation occurred at Bellata on Friday, when Jim Tomkins, aged 43, single, throw himself under a good's train at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motoring Notes Reserves of Petrol, Oil and Water
The car owner who is contemplating anything in the nature of an extended [?]ozr should never omit to include in his outfit an emergency supply of oil…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Late Telegrams. Motor Car Accidents. Sydney
Two persons lost their lives as the result of motor car accidents yesterday. Johan Gray (20) was driving a car along a road near Brooklyn when…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Car Smash. Tasmanian Governor Injured
A motor car containing the Governor of Tasmania, Mrs. O'Grady and several others, crashed into a tree near Hobart and overturned. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Platform Letterboxes
With reference to a question asked the Minister in the House on the 9th February regarding railway platform letter boxes by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Electric Train Trial Trip Successful
Not as a steam train starts—rattling its couplings and buffers, and quivering into action—but with a silent, comfortable glide, an electric…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lad Injured Falls Between Train and Platform
A lad named John Robert Prindle, a schoolboy of 14 years of age, of Bankatown, attempted to board a moving train at Sydenham station,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motoring Notes Brake Failures
The constant failure of the braking system on a car is at best an alarming mater, but it the owner has imbibed a fair amount of technical knowledge,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stole a Motor Car Then Pawned Wedding Ring To Purchase Petrol
A romantic story was told at the Central Police Court on Monday, when two youths and a girl, Robert William Doig, 18, laborer, Ronald…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bridge Across Namoi
The residents of West Manilla do not intend to let the proposal to build a footbridge across the Namoi slip through their fingers…
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The bridge across the Manilla River is undergoing repairs. Several huge iron bark girders have passed through the town…
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This much discussed road was before the Mandowa Shire Council at last meeting and it was decided to ask Mr. G. A. Park to…
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