Motor Traffic Problem
At last the public are beginning to awake to the dangers of motor traffic and the speed fiends. The roads are neither…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1927
4,205 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 3 of 211
Steam Tram Passes Large Crowd Follows Last One at Arncliffe, Carriage Whitewashed
SYDNEY, Monday.--When the Arncliffe steam tram, which is being removed by the Commissioners' edict, made its last journey at 1 a.m. on New…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Brothers Killed Motor Car Capsizes. [?]
MELBOURNE, Monday.--Early yesterday morning a motor car was found overturned near Mallacoota. Two of the occupants, William and Norman…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.--Six persons had a narrow escape from injury, today, when a motor 'bus overturned at St. Kilda, through a wheel collapsing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Holiday Traffic. Sydney's Tram Revenue Decreases
SYDNEY, Monday.--Owing to the wet weather experienced on Boxing Day, tram revenue for the present holiday season, compared with that of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LOCAL and GENERAL Motor Accident
While coming home from Evens Head on Saturday night a car driven by Mr. J. A. Henderson, of Kyogle overturned. Mr. Henderson was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Notes. Lubricating the Rear Axle
It is an extremely difficult matter to put lubricant into the usual kind of banjo rear axle owing to the small size and inaccessible position of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Summary Fines for Motorists Paris
Under a new decree the police will be empowered to fine motorists on the spot for minor offences, and every policeman will be provided with a receipt book. Motorists…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Quarrel in Motor Car Melbourne
Following a quarrel in a motor car Leslie Mortimer and his wife were allegedly thrown from the car and both admitted to hospital with fractures of the skull. Both…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Whitewashed Last Trip of Steam Tram Sydney
When the Arncliffe steam tram which is being removed by the Commissioners' edict made its last journey at 1 a.m. on New Year's Day it was followed by a large crowd…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Duke Train-driver
Stories of peers, like Lord Raglan, who did service on the railways during the British strike, may easily be matched from the past, for enginedriving in particular seems…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rubber As Road Surface
Rubber as a road surface is being subjected to a severe test in New Bridge Street; London. Heavy terra-cotta blocks are laid as a base to hold a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney Harbor Bridge. Good Progress Being Made
SYDNEY, Wednesday.— The construction of the Sydney Harbor bridge is proceeding expeditiously, and it is expected it will bo completed within…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Kyogle-woodenbong Road a "Missing Link" Construction Badly Needed Kyogle
The increasing use of the road from Kyogle to Brisbane via Woodenbong by motorists has centred a good deal of attention upon the matter of having the part of this…
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The decision of the Acting Prime Minister that no further money is to be made available this financial year for work on the Kyogle-Grafton…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tragedy at Mullumbimby. Alderman M. Stapleton. Decapitated on Railway Line
With the head completely severed, the body of Alderman Michael Stapleton, of Mullumbimby, was found on the railway lino near the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Fatality. Suicide Verdict Returned. Late John Fraser. Last Message on Billy Can
A billycan bearing the inscription, "Killed by train, Dec. 29, for revolting crimes" was the poignant exhibit at the Casino Courthouse…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.— Railway officials estimate that the daily traffic on the city railway now averages about 25,000 passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Duchess's Hats Complete Preparations For Australasian Tour. Planned Fifteen Herself. Fleet of Motor Cars
LONDON, Monday.--The Duke of York win spend to-morrow shooting at Wi[?]sor. Among the first consignments from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Nonplussed Search for Motorist Responsible for John Hunter's Death
SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Sydney police are still nonplussed as to the whereabouts of the motorist who is said to have been responsible for the death of…
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