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

Railways, roads & transport, 1927

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Harbour Bridge Huge Bearings to Support Main Arch

The North Western Courier · Thursday 7 April 1927 · page 2

During the past week the work of placing in position one of the main [?]earings of the Sydney Harbour Bridge has been commenced on the…

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Late Telegrams. Motor Car Fatality. Mell[?]urne

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 7 April 1927 · page 2

Miss Skelton (60) was killed and five others seriously injured when a motor car st[?] a crowd of people who were crossing Flinders Street last…

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Motor Cycle Accident

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 7 April 1927 · page 2

Messrs. Harry Edmonds and Leslie Williams were schooling hares on the Moree Coursing Club's plumpton on motor cycles when they came into…

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Morris Britain's Motor Magician

The North Western Courier · Thursday 7 April 1927 · page 3

The enormous success the Morris concerns have enjoyed in the last few years has placed Mr. Morris in the position of a national personality…

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Motor Hints Sparking Plugs

The North Western Courier · Thursday 7 April 1927 · page 2

Few motorists seem to appreciate that the points of a spark plug actually wears out. This is in addition to the cracking of the porcelain…

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For the Motorist. Facts Worth Knowing. a Remedy for Squeaky Brakes

North West Champion · Thursday 7 April 1927 · page 3

Few things are more irritating to the drive than brakes which squeak and shriek even when they are moderately applied, and with a view to…

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Motor Car Accident. Melbourne

North West Champion · Thursday 7 April 1927 · page 4

A motor car struck a crowd of [?] in Hinders Street last night, [?] six more or less seriously, and reading later in the death of Miss Skelton [?]…

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Railway Duplication When Will It be Resumed

Manilla Express · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 6

Many years ago the work of duplicating the Great Northern line as far as Murrurundi, or Werris Creek, was entered upon,…

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Crowded Excursion Train

North West Champion · Monday 11 April 1927 · page 5

Moree railway station presented a busy scene on Saturday, when 83 first and 181 second class passengers from here and other towns left for the south…

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Motoring Notes A Test to Locate Trouble

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 11 April 1927 · page 4

When the engine is hard to start, and you are uncertain whether the fault is with the Ignition or the mixture, open the throttle wide and spin…

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Eleven Men Hurt Motor Lorry Tries Conclusions with Post. Sydney

North West Champion · Monday 11 April 1927 · page 2

A motor lorry, in which were a number ef workmen going to Bunnerong, collided with a post at Matraville. So severe was the impact that 11 of the…

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For the Motorist. Facts Worth Knowing. The Thoughtless Motorist

North West Champion · Monday 11 April 1927 · page 3

When the question of augmenting the equipment of N.R.M.A. patrol men was under discussion at a meeting of the Council of the N.R.M.A., reference…

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Train Time-table

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 2

During the past few days a rumor has been current to the effect that an alteration had been made In railway time-table and that the Nirth-West made in the time-table, but on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday next it is anticipated that the train will arrive three quarters of an hour late, returning from then [?] sit[?]ting the running of the North[?] West mail in two divisions…

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Trampled to Death Victims of Religious Festival

The North Western Courier · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 1

A message from Calcutta states that fifty people, mostly women, were crushed to death in a wild rush of thousand of Hindus for the honor…

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Railway Accident

The North Western Courier · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 4

Shortly after midnight on Wednesday morning a railway accident occurred at Breeza. on the Werris Creek Gunnedah line, between a…

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Motor Notes

The North Western Courier · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 2

Figures made available by Mr. A. P. Hogan. of the Victorian Motor Registration Office, show that during March last the number of vehicles…

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For the Motorist. Facts Worth Knowing. Oil Moderation

North West Champion · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 3

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

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Aeroplane Dash for Hospital

Manilla Express · Friday 15 April 1927 · page 3

Swallowing a duck-bone, which lodged in his throat, a Balranald squatter was rushed to Melbourne in an aeroplane after an…

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Motoring Notes Tracing the Cause of "Oiling Up."

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 4

It is quite apparent that the amount of oil which will get by the pistons will depend firstly upon the amount reaching the cylinder bores, secondly…

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Motor Tyres

The North Western Courier · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 2

One of the most i[?]nating methods of studying automobile progress is provided by an examination of the varying complaints which…

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