Motor Body Works. Damage by Fire
SYDNEY, Tuesday. Propect's motor body works at Newtown were severely damaged by fire at an early hour this morning…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1922
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Newcastle's Steam Trams. Derailment Causes Injuries
NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—A tram accident occurred here to-day, the engine of a tram in charge of Driver Chas. Kind leaving the rails with three carriages attached…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Mr. A. Pearce, secretary of the State Public Service Union, said to-day that at the recent Promiers' Conference Messrs. Barwell and Lawson…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aeroplane Over Lismore
After having the enging taken down and thoroughly overhanuled. Captain Perci[?]al gave plane G.—A.U.R.K. a try-out over Lismore late yesterday afternoon. A couple of half…
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PERTH, Wednesday.—Five children who were returning home from school in a spring cart at Maddington, a suburb of Perth, were run down by a freight train. The horse was…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The rear carriage of a passenger train from Sutherland and the tender of the engine were derailed in a collision at the central railway yards this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rail and Tram Revenue. Figures for Three Months. Increases, But Higher Costs
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The quarterly report of the Railway Department for the three months ended December 31 was presented to the Minister for Railways to-day…
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Mr. R. S. Perdrian; M.L.A., has received a telegram advising that the plans for the erection of Mckenzie's Bridge to replace the structure washed away…
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The following is a list of subscriptions received towards the erection of the bridge over Doon Doon Creek: Mr. A. S. Loder, £10; Messrs. G. Parker, E. Salmon,…
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Some fow months ago, in discussing various problems of local government in the North, this paper took occasion to stress the immense importance of…
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The committee of the Melbourne City Council authorised the construction of a street, on the recommendation of the city engineer, by the "penetration"…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →North Shore Bridge. Tenders Being Invited. Tube Proposal Condemned
SYDNEY, Thursday.—A statement was made to-day by Mr. Estell, Minister for Works, condemnatory of the proposed Kearney tube as a means of solving the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train to Fly 300 Miles an Hour. Glasgow Engineer's invention
George Rennie, an engineer, of Glasgow has invented an aerial railway," which is said to be compromise in the methods of locomotion between a train…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grafton-tweed Railway. Higher Running Costs
As n result of the increase in the basic wage in 1919-20, the enhanced price of materials, and additional interest due to slightly greater capital…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motoring Accident
As the result of a motor car falling over tin embankment on the Tweed Mrs. C. H. O'Neill (of Oakbank) is lying in a serious condition, with both…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Quarterly Railway Returns
The quarterly report of the Railway Department for the three months ended December 31 has been presented to the Minister for Railways. The railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shorthand and Typewriting. Railway Institute Results
Mr. Andrew Boa, the teacher of shorthand and typewriting at the Railway and Tramway Institute, Lismore, has been informed by the director that the following are the…
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Mr. R. S. Perdriau M.L.A., has been advised as follows by the Director of Soldier Settlement: I desire to inform you that certain deviations; in Bilambil…
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Among the shire councils of the Northern Rivers district which have recently decided to purchase motor trucks for the delivery of road repairing and construction material is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Testing Road Materials
The New South Wales Department of Local Government has now installed an efficient plant for the testing of materials used in the construction and main [?]enance…
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