Roads Versus Railways
The "good roads" slogan is one of the greatest red-herrings ever drawn across the path of the country people. Good roads in themselves are eminently…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1924
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Victorian Roads Board
MELBOURNE, Sunday.—The Victorian Bonds Board Fund last year amounted to £439,997, of which £402,515 was spent. The receipts were made up of municipal…
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Mr. Nesbitt has received the following letter:—Dear, Sir,—I have to inform you that the Chief Engineer for National and Local…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The board appointed to inuqire into the derailment at Glenhuntly railway station of the Fern Tree Gully train, found that the…
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An immaculately dressed young man, driving a two-seater, skidded near Finmere, London, and slightly damaged one wheel. He was unable to proceed, so he…
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BRISBANE, Monday.--A motor car accident occurred on the Toff Bar road, Toowoomba, to-day. E. Taylor, of Brisbane, was driving down with his family…
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At the rate of output since January last, America will produce three million motor cars to date. Mr. Ford is turning out over 150,000 every month. Since the beginning…
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TOOWOOMBA, Monday.—A sensational motor car accident occurred on the Toll Bar road to-day. Mr. E. Taylor, of Brisbane, was driving…
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MELBOURNE, Saturday.—In the 10 years ended June 30, 1923,, 463 persons have been killed and 5020 injured on the Victorian railways…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.—A steam train from Pakenham crushed into and overturned a furniture waggon at Dundenong to-day. None of the occupants of the van were…
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Two women motorists have met their deaths [?] peculiar manner at Capetown. They were enjoying a night drive along the Hout Bay Road, which, skirting the sea,…
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Mr. Nicholas, district superintendent of railways, stated at Lismore that the work of laying out the sidings at South Grafton for the punt service to…
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Casino Chamber of Commerce has received from Woodburn Shire Council a reply to its letter drawing attention to the condition of the Coraki-Evans…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The arrest of two men under sensational circumstances took place last night. A tram conductor had been brutally assaulted,…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The construction of a standard gauge of railway between Brishane and Kyogle has been the subject of several conferences…
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The worries of the railway superintendent (Mr. Nicholas) have been considerably lightened since the rain commenced, as great difficulty was being…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—In a message to the railway and tramway staffs the Railway Commissioners tender sincere thanks for faithful co-operation and loyal support…
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BRISBANE, Tuesday.—A Ford motor truck which had been converted into a charabanc overturned to-day near Petrie, throwing a party which was en route to the seaside into…
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The following roads described hereunde[?] have been declared public roads:—Boundary road separating portions 123, 116, 107, and 62 from portions 109 (part) and 83; boundary…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A motoring party from Sydney, which covered 2000 miles in a tour of northern New South Wales and Southern Queensland, refers in terms…
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