Motor Racing
There is a proposal to construct a speedway motor racing track near Maroubra, to cost £40,000. An area of about 80 acres has been secured…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1924
134 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 7
Stock on Roads
The Dorrigo Shire Council has issued a notice regarding the depasturing of stock on public streets and roads. Owners, it is announced, have…
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Two men, whose identity has yet been definitely established, were run down and killed yesterday by the Brisbane mall train on a bridge…
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A serious accident occurred at Jeir on Sunday afternoon. Two gentlemen were travelling on a motor cycle and sidecar…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →RAILWAYS v. ROADS
There is a disposition amongst our public men to construct good developmental roads instead of railways. It is pointed out that blue metal roads…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Costs v. ROAD
Our railways have cost over £13,000 a mile to build. Blue metal roads cost from £3000 to £4000 a mile…
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Finality has been reached by the N.S.W. Cabinet sub-committee on the financial provision of the Main Roads Bill. The Bill has yet to be approved…
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[?] was reached by the Cabinet Sub-committee on the financial provisions of the Main Roads Bill. The Bill has yet to be approved by…
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It is the intention of the Cabinet to introduce its Main Roads Bill next month…
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At yesterday's meeting of the Shire .Council the engineer's report was read as follows:— "Lupton's gang have been steadily…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Warning to Motorists
The law provides that drivers of any motor vehicle should produce his license on demand. On Wednesday there were several prosecutions…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Advertising Australia Abroad. Railways Commissioners Publish Beautiful Booklet
Returning from his recent trip abroad, the Prime Minister, Mr. Bruce, declared that the prevailing ignorance of…
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Mr. J. A. Perkins, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following from the Under Secretary, Department of Local Government:— "With further…
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At last week's meeting of the Slyde Shire Council a petition was received from a number of ratepayers, drawing attention to the bad state of the…
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One of the most important clauses, of the bill provides that the cost of the construction—or reconstruction—of any main roads shall be borne…
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The engineer's report for the past month, read at yesterday's meeting, was an unusually lengthy document. Following is a summary of it:—…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Telegraphic News. SYDNEY Thursday. 4 p.m. Main Roads Bill
After some important amendments the Main Roads Bill passed the Assembly last night. NEW LOAN…
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The chief objection to this Bill is that it completely takes out of the hands of the local governing bodies the right of control of our main…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Trip to the Dorrigo Wonderful Record of a Motor Truck
What we suppose constitutes a long distance record of the removal of a load of furniture and effects has just been successfully accomplished by a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →800 Miles Under Train. Youth's Terrible Ordeal
A marvellous feat of pluck and endurance stands to the credit of George Scriven, a youth of 19, who travelled from Brisbane to Sydney on the…
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