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Railways, roads & transport, 1928

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American Motor Cars. Record Production Washington

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 2

Automobile products exported from the United States during 1927 reached the high record of 406,000,000 dollars £81,200,000), representing a 20 per…

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Motor Cycle Mishap. Rider Seriously Injured Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 2

When a bar joining a side-car to a motor cycle broke at Fairfield this afternoon the cycle, riddem by James Nobel, aged 26 years, of Granville, got…

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Tram Accidents Two Boys Run Over. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 1

There were two cases of boys being run over by trams to-day. The first occurred at Five Dock, when Normal Page, aged 16 years, slipped off the…

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Motoring Fatality Elderly Man Killed His Wife Seriously Injured Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 2

William Wyatt, aged 70 years, with his wife, aged 65 years, was driving a motor car near Oaklcigh to-day when a big car, containing seven persons,…

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Yanco-euroley Bridge

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 2

The Yanco-Eurolcy Bridge League reached their goal on Friday last, when they received a copy of a letter received by Mr M. M. Flannery…

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Albury—canberra Road

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 1

Something definite has at length been brought about in connection with the movement that has been fathered at Tumut and Adelong for the…

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Derailed Train in Ireland Premier Aboard London

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 1

A train bearing Mr. Cosgrove, President, was derailed. He and his party escaped injury, but a railway man was killed, and the driver and…

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That New Road Abortive Conference Gundagai and Yass Against Tumut

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 4

"Why bother about interfering will the present main southern road Fix up existing, roads—make them trafficable, and motor and other traffic…

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The Open Road. a Series of Stories of Australia's Picturesque Character — The Swagman. No 3 "A Cosmopolite on the Track."

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 2

A bush night. All the ingredients that go to , make a perfect night was there. No moon, but myriads of stars…

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Abolish Trams Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 1

The Traffic Advisory Committee, which is sitting in Sydney, advises the abolition of trams from the city area, and their replacement by double…

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Hospital Upkeep Objection to Special Tax on Motorists SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 4

The president of the National Roads and Motorists Association, Mr. J. C. Watson, said yesterday that the number of accidents in which motor…

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Motoring Fatality Elderly Man Killed His Wife Seriously Injured MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 4

William Wyatt aged 70, with his wife, aged 65, was driving a motor car near Oakleigh. yesterday, when a big car, containing seven persons,…

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Abolish Trams. Obstruction in City Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 2

The Traffic Advisory Committee, which is setting in Sydney, advises the abolition of trams from the city area, and their replacement by…

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Hospital Upkeep. Objection to Special Tax on Motorists Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 2

The president of the National Roads and Motoriats' Association, Mr. J. C. Watson, said to-day that the number of accidents in which motor…

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Motoring Record. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 2

Dr. Alan Mackay and Barney Wood arrived in Sydney this morning in an Essex super six car, after having lowered the previous best time for a…

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Motor 'Bus on Fire Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 2

A number of passengers in a motor bus had narrow escapes when the vehicle caught fire to-day. They were dragged out of the 'bus by the driver…

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Motor Car for Australia Auckland (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 2

Mr. W. Morris, head of the Morris Cawley motor firm in England, arrived at Auckland to-day, en route to Australia, where be intends to…

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Better Farming Train Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 1

At a meeting of western district sub-branches of the Agricultural Bureau, held at Wellington, the following resolution was carr[?]: "That…

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Better Farming Train. Farmers Suggest Lectures Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 2

At a meeting of western district sub-branches at the Agricultural Bureau, held at Wellington, the following resolution was carried: "That,…

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Canadian Train Derailed Mr. Cosgrave on Board Plot Feared Ottawa

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 2

One trainman was killed and several injured in the derailment of the special Canadian National train conveying the President of the Irish Free…

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