Man Killed by Train
Sydney, Friday.--The body of an elderly man, believed to be W. J. Kelly, was found in a railway tunnel at Darling Harbor this morning, lying…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1927
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Youth Killed on Train
SYDNEY, Thursday.--A boy about 15 years old, whose name has not yet been ascertained, was killed this morning, on the Bankstown train. It is…
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At yesterday's meeting of the Gundurimba Shire Council the engineer (Mr. C. C. Redford) submitted the following report in regard to allocating the Main Roads…
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A boy 15 years of age, whose name has not yet been aseertained, was killed this morning on the Bankstown train. It is thought he poked his head out of a wi-…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coraki-south Lismore Road
Councillor W. N. McPherson moved at yesterday's meeting of the Gundurimba Shire Council that owing to the constant need of attention on South Lismore to Coraki…
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The world has for years been searched in vain for Darwin's "missing link" between man and his supposed ancestors, whose ability to travel over the country…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Main Roads Grab. Will Recoil on Lang
SYDNEY, Friday .—Criticism of the Government's action in re-arranging the finances of the Main Roads Board was directed against Mr. Lang by a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Main Roads Annual Report of Board Sydney
The annual report of the Main Roads Board shows that the total expenditure in the metropolitan area during the first year's operations amounted to£733,614. The sum…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Main Roads Board. Expenditure Totals £1,487,975
The annual report of the Main Roads Board shows that the total expenditure in the metropolitan area during the first year's operations amounted to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crippling Main Roads. Pure Bushbanging Methods of Government
It would doubtless suit Mr. Lang if his Main Bonds Fund Grab were to be left, in the public mind, merely as a single expedient to lift a net sum of £350,000…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Town's Progress. New Mayor Outlines Policy. Roads and Footways. Improved Housing Conditions
If the progressive schemes outlined by the new Mayor (Ald. U. J. Tinkler) find a majority backing in the Council, Casino will make…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Main Roads Board Annual Report Issued. Country Expenditure and Commitments Total £1,487,975. Interesting Figures
SYDNEY, Thursday.--The annual report of the Main Roads Board shows that the total expenditure in the metropolitan area during the first year's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Notes. Types of Design in 1927
Those motorists who will be in Sydney in mid-January will have an excellent opportunity of viewing one of the most representative displays of modern…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mangled Remains. Found on Railway Line
SYDNEY, Friday.—William Kelly, (CO), an inmate of the Old Men's Home, was found lying face downwards on the railway line at Darling Harbor,…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—It is reported in union circles in Sydney that certain sections of the railway service are dissatisfied with the alleged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Scared Railway Passengers. Sydney
While the train from Hawkesbury to Sydney was passing through a tunnel near Cowan the drawbar attached to the engine snapped. Many passengers were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Tyre War. Britain Hit Hard. Foreign Price-cutting
Millions of pounds have been lost by British motor-tyre companies in consequence of a price-cutting war between French and American companies…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fires Railway Engines Often Wrongly Blamed, Say Commissioners. Blame Must be Proved Beyond Doubt
SYDNEY, Thursday.--It was ascertained to-day that the Railway Department will accept no responsibility for bush fires, unless it has been proved…
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Whilst Mr. G. H. Thornton (of Nambour) and a party of buyers were returning from a dairy stock sale at Kin Kin by motor car about 9 o'clock on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Unemployed. Railway Workers Protest
There has been a large influx of men to this district in anticipation of finding employment on the railway construction work…
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