Items of News. Road Too Bad
A well-known farmer at Wantiool refused to carry any more wheat to Junee, owing to the bid condition of Wantabadgery road, having broken…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1922
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Aeroplane Crash. Pilot Killed. Wellington (N.z.)
An Avro aeroplane, owned by the Canterbury Aviation Company crashed near Cheviot. It was journeying from Kaikoura to Christchurch…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Prize Offered For Special Aeroplane World-wide Competition LONDON
The second Air Ministry in offering a prize of £50,000 sterling for a practical design of a helicopter ateroplane open to inventors world wide…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Cycling Win for Cootamundra Boy
The motor cycle reliability trial, which terminated in Sydney last Saturday, [?] in a win for a local com[?]. Mr. Harry Helford…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Cycle Accident Little Girl Killed An Arrest Made SYDNEY
Thora Martz, aged 9, was knocked down by a motor cycle at Penshurst, and died in the hospital several hours later…
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Furnitures badly damaged machines and hold-ups through wash aways and [?]ds were some of the man; difficulties experienced by contestant…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shot Dead in Train. Rotterdam
A lawyer named Wysman left Amsterdam on New Year's Eve to spend his birthday with his parents at The Hague. He entered a first class…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Lorry and Train Collide at Level Crossing. Drives Killed, Two Injured. Auckland
A motor lorry proceeding to a picnic ground near Auckland collided with a train at a level crossing to-day. The lorry was wrecked, and the driver,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne Sensation Man Jumps From Train Suspected Attempt at Suicide MELBOURNE
A young man opened a door and jumped out of an electric train near Royal Park station, Melbourne, late last night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Cycle Trial Function at Cootamundra
The local Motor Cycle Club was right in its clement last Thursday. On all sides could be heard the buzz of the motor bike. The competitors in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Car Overturned Occupants' Narrow Escape Only Shock and Bruises SYDNEY
A motor car containing n party of tourists skidded near Oberon, ran up an embankment, ad completely over-turned…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tramways Department. Loses About £22,000 Owing to Bad Weather. Sydney
About £22,000 was lost to the "Government. Tramway Department owing to the bad weather during the holidays…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Violent Deaths. Over 500 in Sydney Last Year. 49 Victims of Motor Cars. Sydney
The City Coroner's report shows tha[?] there were over 500 deaths from violent causes is the metropolitan area last year. In 74 cases intemperance…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train Wreckers a Persistent Attempt On the Milson's Point Line SYDNEY
An attempt was made to wreck a train on the line between Hornsby and Milson's Point last night. A bag of blue metal was discovered…
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Mrs. Elliott, whilst driving a motor car from Dollar Vale station into Junee, struck trouble with the steering gear near Brabin's farm on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motorists’ Escape Rati[?]st
A party of motorists, comprising Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins. and their son, of Culcairn. M. A. H. Bryan, of Eachurst, and others had a thrilling…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Horse Astray Charges Motor Car Lady Seriously Hurt
A singular and very serious accident was occasioned by the presence of a stray horse in Darlow Street, Wagga, yesterday morning, as [?]he…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →German Railways to Be Made to Pay. Berlin, Jan. 3
The Government has introduced a bill handing over the State railways to [?]n independent administration, which will fix passenger and freight rates…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Train Wrecking. Attempt Near St. Leonard's. Sydney
An attempt was made to wreck the train between Hornsby and Milson's point last night. A bag of blue metal was discovered on the line near St…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disaster Averted Attempt to Wreck Train’s Sydney
An attempt was made last night to wreck a train on the North Shore one A bag of blue metal was discovered on the [?]ne near St. Leo[?]ards…
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