Cables. Train Derailed at Capetown. Capetown
Railway officials are at a loss to explain the cause of the train derailment at Fish-hook, a suburb of Capetown, last night, when six…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1928
1,358 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 5 of 68
Road Damage. Some Drastic Provisions. South Australia's Way
New reputations framed to minimise damage to roads by motor vehicles. particularly of the heavier type, have just been put into force in South…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Sydney Motor Show
Of interest to all motorists in all States is the Motor Show which opened in Sydney on January 13th for eight days, for the exhibits…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Motor Adjusting Seat Positions
There are one or two makes of cars in which the front seats tip up to facilitate entrance to the rear seats and yet are not provided with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Forbes Train Delayed
The Forbes-Stockinbingal line was blocked when the engine on the mixed train from Cootamundra was derailed between Wirrinya and Garema,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Move Against Road Hogs. League Formed in Sydney. Sydney
A meeting in Sydney decided to form "an Anti-Road Hog League." It was stated that the League would not work against motor drivers in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Of Interest to Motorists Tail Light Shock Absorber
The filaments of tail-light lamps are frequently broken by road shocks. This can be prevented to a great extent by mounting the lamps on rubber…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →"Second City." Manly and Warringah. Electric Railway
The visit of the Manly delegation to the country towards the end of last year was returned in a measure last week by an official tour of Manly and Warringah…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Motorists' Prayer
The motorists' prayer, according to "The Churchman" of New York:--"Teach us to drive through life without skidding into other people's…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"No Place to Train On." (To the Editor.)
Sir.—Under the above caption, I was surprised to see, in your last issue, that the local horse trainers had, by reason of the fact that the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.R.M.A.
Goulburn Municipality has undertaken to put in hand main road maintenance works involving an expenditure of £5,674, the cost to be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tram Accidents. Sydney
Norman Page (16) was run over by a tram on the Great Northern Road, Five Dock, yesterday afternoon. The flesh of his right leg…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Early Morning Motor Smash
A party of Wellingtonites who went to the Mumbil dance on Thursday night had an unenviable experience when returning home in their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cables. Railway Disaster at Rangoon. Calcutta
Forty passengers were killed and 30 injured in a railway disaster, one hundred miles from Rangoon. The mail train was crossing a bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Killed in Motor Car Smash Melbourne
William Henry Wyatt (70) was killed and six others more or less seriously injured in a collision between two motor cars at Oakleigh…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Derailment. Ottawa
One trainman was killed and several injured in the derailment of a special train conveying Cosgrave and party from Montreal. It is believed that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Progress at Forbes. Electricity and Bridge
The Forbes municipal electric scheme was officially switched on last Wednesday night by the Mayoress (Mrs. A. B. Twegood) before a large crowd in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Death Roll. Burma Train Disaster. Calcutta. January 30
Fifty-four are dead in a Burma railway smash and the total may exceed 100. The victims include many Hurinese priests. The rear carriages…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dubbo Motor Cycle Club. Annual General Meeting. Election of Officers
The annual general meeting of the members of the Dubbo Motor Cycle Club was held at the Golden Gate Cafe on Wednesday night. Those present…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Main Street Motor Accident. Two Men Arrested. Woman and Child Thrown to the Street
A serious motor accident occurred in Macquaric-street at about 9.15 on Saturday night:—about the most crowded traffic hour, when motor car…
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