Healthy Sign Decrease of Motor Chassis Imports
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The quarterly, figures of imports into Australia of motor chassis, assembled and unassembled, show a remarkable and…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1928
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Knocked Off Tram Then Robbed of Cash Tramguard's Story
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—At the Central Police Court to-day, William Thompson (24), and Thomas Craig (26), wharf laborers, were charged with assaulting…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trampships of Air English Officers Venture Flight to Singapore
LONDON, Monday.—Flying-Officers Newell and Vincent, accompanied by a mechanic and a photographer, left Staglane Aerodrome in two…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stolen Motor Cars
Some idea of the extent to which motor thieving has grown in Sydney may be gained from the fact that more than 1200 cars were stolen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Accident
On Saturday morning a collision occurred at McKee's Hill between a car driver by Mr. A. J. Dudgeon, and a motor cycle and sidecar ridden by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Birtles Safe Fight with Blizzards Hazardous Motor Car Trip Blinding Snowstorms Calcutta
Francis Birtles, who is motoring to Australia and who has been missing for several weeks, arrived at Calcutta on Sunday night after harrowing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Public Works Committee the Tweed Railway Further Evidence at Lismore
When the inquiry by the New South Wales Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works was resumed at Lismore yesterday morning no witnesses were in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Trouble in Tram Alleged Robbery of Conductor Sydney, Tuesday
At the Central Police Court to-day William Thompson (24) and Thomas Craig (26), wharf labourers, were charged with assaulting Claude Riley a tram conductor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Passenger Leaves Train in Sleep
A man named Denis Brennan walked in his sleep from the first division of the Queensland Western mail train on Tuesday night between Chinchilla…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Pall From- a Train
Mrs. Ada Greentree, wife of Mr. A. G. Greentree, formerly of the Crown Hotel, Grafton, sustained shocking injuries when she fell between a train and the platform…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tumut to Canberra Great National Road Plan Canberra
The practicability of a route from Tanmt to Canberra to supply a missing link in a projcet to build great national road from Sydney to Melbourne via Canberra is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Notes. Roma Oil for Farm Tractors
The first lot of Roma oil sold for commercial use, amounting to 180 gallons, has been purchased by the Queensland Government Analyst (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sent to Gaol Echo of Hawkesbury Drowning Stolen Motor Car
SYDNEY, Wednesday.--A large crowd attended the Newtown Police Court to-day, to try and get a glimpse of George Peters (20) of West…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queanbeyan Railway [?]Venue Canberra
A general deprease of revenue was received at Queanbeyan railway station last month compared with December, 1926, with the exception of wool despatches, which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Courtesy
In a New Year's message to members of the R.A.C. of Victoria, the President, Mr. Alured Kelly, urges increased road courtesy, even at the loss of an…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Special Cattle Train
A special scattle train of 10 trucks will leave Murwillumbah this morning with 138 head of stock for Flemington. It is reported the freight…
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The decision of Woodburn Shire to renew the agitation for a special grant of £10,000 for the Evans River road is to be welcomed. Not that we believe…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.— A workmen's train was derailed near Chullora, Sydney to-day, but no one was hurt. Later it was found that a fishplate had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wilson's Creek Bridge (To the Editor.)
Sir,I have been living in and around Lismore for the past two years, and I have had occasion to cross Wilson?s.tJreek-' bridgeat last twice daily for the paat twelve…
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