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Railways, roads & transport, 1928

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Killed by Train Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 2

Mrs. Ada Greentree, aged 59 years-of Willonghby, fell between the platform and a morning train at Central Station last night. She sustained…

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Illabo Shire Road Grants Received

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 3

The first meeting for 1923 of the illabo Shire Council was held on Saturday night. A letter was received from the…

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Dense Fog Aeroplane Circling Wellington Landing This Morning Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 2

In consequence of dense fog the airmen have not effected a landing. The aeroplane has been circling Wellington for some…

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Tumut to Canberra Great National Road Proposed Canberra

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 1

THE PRACTICABILITY of a road route from Tumut to Canberra to supply a missing link in a project to build a great national road…

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Assault on Tram Cash Bag Stolen Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 2

At the Central Police Court today, William Thompson, aged 24 years, and Thomas Craig, aged 26 years, wharf laborers, were charged with…

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Tramp Ships of the Air Free-lance Venture London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 2

Flying Officers Newell and Vincent, accompanied by a mechanic and a photographer, left Stag Lane aerodrome in two three-seater aeroplanes…

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New Zealand Flight Disaster Feared No News of Airmen Aeroplane Sent in Search Bad Weather Compels Landing

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 2

Hope that Lieutenant Moncrieff and Captain Hood, who left the Richmond aerodrome at 2.44 o'clock yesterday morning on a flight to New Zealand, are safe has practically been abandoned. No news has been…

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Proposed New Railway

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 8

The Secretary of the Public Works Committee has forwarded the following information with reference to the proposed railway proposal Hillston to…

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Railway Transfers

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 2

C. R. Alien, Junior porter, Temora, to Strathfield; H. Deasey, stationmaster, Demondrille, to Molong, H. W. Glanville, night officer, Cootamundra,…

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BUSES v Trams People Know What They Want. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 2

Speaking at the annual dinner of the Motor Traders' Association to-day, Mr. J. A. Gilbert characterised the attempt of the Lang Government to…

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Motor Car Thefts Sargent Brothers on Trial Many Charges Bowral

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 1

There was a sequel to the sensational attack on Hugh Furze, a taxi-driver, at Bowral, a few days ago, when at the Police Court to-day…

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Yanco-euroley Bridge

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 2

Five tenders were received by the Public Works Department for the construction of a composite truss bridge over the Murrumbidgee River…

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Train Derailed Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 5

A workmen's train was derailed near Chullora to-day, but no one was injured. It was later found that a fish plate had been wedged between the…

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Motors and Motorists Motoring News and Notes From Near and Far. Stone Chocks on Roads

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 3

Definite action should be taken to suppress the menace caused by motor-lists leaving large stones used as chocks for their wheels on the roads…

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Great National Road Ten Cabs Make the Trip Great National Road Route Fairly Opened Up Pressmen Impressed

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 5

WHEN a few enterprising members of the Great National Road League at Tumut mooted the idea of motoring across to Canberra from Tumut by…

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"The Open Road." A Series of Australian Stories

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 2

Commencing in next Tuesday's issue will appear the first of a series of stories, entitled "The Open Road," written expressly for the…

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Motoring Holding Bolts in a V[?]ce

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 6

A very useful addition to the equipment of the home garage is a set of nuts to fit the various sizes of bolts or studs used on a car. These unis…

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Local and General the Southern Railway Area

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 2

Mr. J. D. Reid has quite a big area of railways to travel. It takes in the inter-State line from Campbelltown to the border at Albury,…

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Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A.

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 6

The N.R.M.A. reports that during 1927 motor vehicles were registers in N.S.W. at the rate of more than 1200 a week. Allowing for a certain…

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Railway Finances Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 5

The Cabinet subcommittee appointed to inquire into the railway finances held a meeting to-day, and subsequently it was announced that it…

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