Motor Accident
Yesterday morning Mr. Les. Gibson, young [?] son of Mr. and Mrs. James Gibson, of [?]tonville, met with a motor accident. He [?] driving a car, just bought by Mr. Gibson,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1917
1,552 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 9 of 78
Motor Car Record
Mr. Alex. Jewell, driving a Studebaker Six, recently succeeded in lowering the Sydney to Brisbane road record by 4 hours 32 minutes. The performance was a most…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.--An inquest concerning the death of Arthur Murray, a soldier, who died from injuries received in a motor car accident, was held to-day, when…
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MADRID, Wednesday.--Official : Two bars of lead were found on the railway at Granada connected with a robbery. There was no question of an attempt on King Alfonso's…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday. -- A mail train ran into a flock of sheep on the Mudgee railway line. About 300 were either killed or badly mutilated and had to be destroyed…
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A meeting was held at Red Hill on Tuesday, when a ballot was taken as to whether work should be resumed in the tunnels or…
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The following passengers have travelled from the district per New England motors since last issue :—Mrs. H. J. Kearns and…
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The record breaking Studebaker car recently established an Australian record of 85 miles per hour and also broke the Sydney to Brisbane record by 4½ hours, and a new…
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The secretary of the Nerang Railway Extension (via Numinbah) movement (Mr. E. V. Belliss) writes as follows to Mr. P. Smith, senr., of Murwillumbah: -- "Now that the…
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Mr. A Fowler, of Tyalgum, met with a nasty accident on Pumpinbill Creek road last Sunday, as a result of which he bent the front gear of his Ford car…
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A meeting was held at Red Hill on Tuesday when a ballot was taken as to whether work should be resumed in the tunnels or otherwise. Before the meeting commenced…
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The Lismore Red Cross Society and War Chest Committee purpose holding a village fair on the show ground on Wednesday, 14th March proceeds to be divided between the…
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ADELAIDE, Friday.--A violent explosion occurred in North Terrace Railway Yards, Adelaide, at the generating house, which, supplies gas for the car sheds. The fire…
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SYDNEY, Friday.--Mr. B. Schrapel, Stationmaster, has been adjudged entirely, responsibly for the recent railway collision between Broken Hill and Adelaide and has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In France. Enemy Attack Fails. Lively Artillery Operations. German Aeroplane Bombs Dunkirk
LONDON, Friday.--A French communique says :--AN enemy attack south Leintrek in Lorraine, failed. There have been lively artillery operations in the Leuvmont sector…
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STOCKHOLM, Friday--Railway traffic has been restricted owing to coal shortage. The Government is taking other measures to limit the consumption…
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Mr. T. W. Walters, who states that he has had experience in road-making as a journeyman in Canada, gives some interesting information…
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A French communique says: Our aeroplanes heavily bombarded the cantonments and railways at Appily and Terniers, and the munition works at…
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A member of the Automobile Club of Australia drove a few days ago from Lismore to Newcastle, via Tenterfield, and has something to say…
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Through Mr. Geo. Nesbitt, M.L.A., the following letter from the Director- General of. Public Works was read at a meeting of Lismore Municipal Council last night:--"I have…
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