The Motor Road-hog
The toll of victims to the god of speed, worshipped by the road-hog type of motorist, has reached appalling figures. Exercise to the full of the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1925
2,416 stories in Riverina's papers · page 9 of 121
Attempt to Derail a Train SYDNEY
An attemp was made to derail a train near Dulwich Hill Station last night. The engine struck some large stones, which had been placed on the…
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An attempt was made last night to wreck the train near Dulwich Hill. The engine struck a large stone which was placed on the line. The driver…
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Following upon the appointment of Mr. J. D. Reid, as Southern Area Commissioner, a change has been made in the boundaries. Tumut line now comes…
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Mr. W. O'Grady, the well known Australian motor cyclist, will arrive at Wagga this morning at 11 o'clock on the machine on which he has already…
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As briefly stated in our last issue Mr. A. W. Grady, who is travelling round Australian on a 3.4 h.p. Douglas, was in Cootamundra durning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Sections Mr. Reid's Area
The Southern Railway Area, under the new plan of direction by Area Commissioner J. D. Reid, will embrace practically the whole of the…
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While the agitation for improved railway transport of passengers is being conducted, our local associations could, with very great advantage…
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Mr. M. Kilpatrick, M.L.A., advises that under the joint Federal and State Governments' main roads maintenance scheme, recent allocations include…
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Mr. Snushall, of Dapto, has been appointed at The Rock railway station in place of Mr. J. Cantrall, who has gone to Valley Heights. Mr. P. O'Sullivan,…
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The New South Wales Railway Commissioners state that it is not their intention to commence the construction of the Kyogle to Beaudesert railway…
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At the last meeting of the Coolamon Shire Council, several of the councillors asked why no road signs had been erected in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cheapening Road-making Costs
The local Shire Engineer has advanced views upon labor-gaving methods of road-making, and, if given a heavier grader and tractor, guarantees to…
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The decision as to what constitutes the life of a road is an important financial matter for councils. Up to the present it has always been the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grant of £4000 for Micalong-lacmalac Road
We have received the following communication from Mr. Hugh Main, M.L.A.:—"Sir,—I have to inform you that I…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Unattended Motor Car
A well-known and popular Riverina medico struck unexpected trouble a few weeks back. An urgent telephone call summoned…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Motor Tourist's Outfit. "Gadgets" Which He May Make at Home
To see many of the tourist parties that very few motorists fully realise which one meets with in the country during holiday time, is to realise…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor 'Bus Smash Crashes Over Embankment. Some Remarkable Escapes. Sydney, To-day
A motor 'bus containing 30 passengers, crashed 35 feet over an embankment at Cremorne to-day. All except two, who were slightly injured…
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"Most serious trouble" in the railway world is anticipated by Mr. Cramp, secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen as a result of the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Electrification British Firm's Contract SYDNEY
Sir Vincent Raven, one of the Commissioners who recently inquired into the N.S.W. railways, visited Lidcombe Council last night, and stated that…
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