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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1927

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Breach of Motor Traffic Act

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 3

Walter J. Corlis pleased guilty to driving a motor car at a speed dangerous to the public and also to driving recklessly and was fined £2 10s on…

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Bees Cause Motor Smash

Manilla Express · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 1

A motoring accident was caused in an unusaul manner at Napier (N.Z.) recently. A swarm of bees settled on a motor car…

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The City Railway An Age of Progress

Manilla Express · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 2

Sydney is making history! We live in interesting times. It is true pessimists still croak like lonely frogs in occasional swamps…

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Motor Launch Wrecked. Sydney

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 2

A motor launch was blown on to the rocks at South Head and smashed to pieces yesterday morning. The sole occupaut, in making his…

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Late Telegrams. Motor Bus Jammed. Fifteen Persons Injured. SYDNEY

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 2

Fifteen persons were injured, three seriously, when a motor bus was jammed between two trams in Pittwater Road. Manly, yesterday…

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Motoring Notes Electrical Troubles

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 4

The fact that the modern car is reliability itself where the lighting system is concerned should not induce you to neglect being prepared to deal…

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Motor Accident

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 2

When travelling on Saturday afternoon along the main road on the Tenterfield side of Boliyia a car on its way from Brisbane to Glen innes…

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Railway Goods Yards Special Hours Granted

The North Western Courier · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 4

The Hon. W. E. Wearne, M.L.A. has received the following communication from the Onder Secretary, Public Works Department, Sydney:…

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Halls Creek Bridge

Manilla Express · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 2

The Department of Local Government has acceeded to Mandowa Shire's request for a grant of £500 towards the construction…

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Motor Merger

Manilla Express · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 6

A new company, Cheneys (Australia), Limited, has been formed for the assembly, sale, and distribution of Morris cars…

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Motor Death Toll

Manilla Express · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 3

In the Assembly the other day, Mr. Wearne asked whether, in view of the number of motor accidents, motor drivers found…

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Biggest Bridge Over Hudson River. Immense Traffic

North West Champion · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 6

The world's greatest suspension and the first bridge of any kind to cross the Hudson at New York, will be began in a few months, according to…

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Motoring Notes Ignition Trouble

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 1

Many cases of ignition trouble have been traced to the use of improper spark plugs or to a faulty location of these members. Manufacturers of…

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For the Motorist. Facts Worth Knowing Sydney to Canberra

North West Champion · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 4

For the guidance of motorists wish, to visit Canberra during the next few months, the British Imperial Oil Co., Ltd., has prepared a useful map…

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Killed by Motor Lorry. Sydney

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 2

John Brown, aged 67, a farmer of Cattai, near Windsor, received terrible injuries to his head at Cattai last night when he was run over by a motor…

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Killed By Motor Lorry SYDNEY

Manilla Express · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 2

John Brown (67), farmer of Catai, near Windsor, received terrible injuries to his head at Catai last night when he was run…

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Aeroplane Fatality TWO U.S. Airen Killed Vancouver

The North Western Courier · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 1

A Buenos Aires message states that 2 U.S. army planes, making a flight through South America collided, in midair, and crashed to the earth in…

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Serious Motor Truck Accident. Wagga

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 2

The overturning of a motor truck on the Albury Road, eleven miles from Wagga, on Saturday night, resulted in the death of an infant, Muriel…

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British Motor Trade. Organising Secretary Appointed

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 3

The Association of British Motor Manufacturers Ltd., in conjunction with the Australian Association of British Manufacturers and their…

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Motoring Notes On Oil Moderation

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 4

Although every motorist fully recognises the necessity for keeping oil in the engine,there are comparatively few who realise the evils which…

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