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Railways, roads & transport, 1929

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Motoring Record Attempt to Be Made Soon Captain Campbell in Africa Cape Town

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1929 · page 8

The first passenger ashore when the line [?] Castle berthed at Cape Town to-day was Captain [?] who will attempt [?]…

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Stranded Motorists Aided

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1929 · page 4

January was a busy month for the N.R.M.A. guides stationed at Wagga. Especially in country districts the services of the guides are of inest cable…

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Town Council Water Shortage The Committee's Activities Mayor Criticises Opposes Putting Warren's Water Into Drift Pump Direct to Reticulation Dam Drinking Water From the Railway

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1929 · page 2

Last night's meeting was attended by Ald. E. C. Bartley (Mayor), J. Brady, F. Legge, L. Conkey, B. Osmond, Jos. Mitchell, F. Dickson, and…

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Aeroplane Engines Heavy Oil Used Successful Trial in Germany BERLIN

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 1
Also in Daily Advertiser

For the first time in the history of aviation a Junkers aeroplane, with a 600 h.p. Junkers engines, made a successful trial to-day on heavy oil,…

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On the Jackal As Road Christmas Eve Echo

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 4

Wm. Anderson, charged with riotous behaviour at South Gundagai, on Christmas Eve, pleaded not guilty. Ernest Bourke, butcher, deposed…

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Ford Motor Works One Section Closed Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 2
Also in Cootamundra Herald

The motor body manufacturing section of the Ford works at Geelong has been closed owing to inability to obtain timber supplies. Altogether…

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Three “Musketeers” Tumut Lads and The Mysterious Green the Stolen Motor Car

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 4

On 27th October last, when Mr. W. Bracken, of Tumut, gazed on his motor car, it was “the apple of his eye.”Three months rolled by ere he…

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Bridge at Currawarna

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 2

Mr. R. Vowell, chief engineer, Harbors, Roads and Bridges, Sydney, will arrive in Wagga on Thursday to inspect the proposed bridge site at…

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Run Down by Train Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 6

Oscar Hicks, aged 34 years, painter, was run down by a train when crossing the line between Redfern and Sydney this morning. He died almost…

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Tramway Strike in Colombo Order Restored Colombo

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 1

Peace and quiet is expected to follow the termination of the tramway strike of yesterday. It is reported that five persons were killed and 135…

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Transferred Passes Railway Employees Charged Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 5

At the Central Police Court to-day Robert Ross, aged 20 years, Harold Napier, aged 33 years, railway employees, aud Robert and William…

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Motoring Fatality Driver's Shocking Death Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 2

Walter Cook, aged 34 years, of Rooty Hill, met a shocking death when the motor car he was driving crashed into a culvert on the Richmond Road…

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Motor Cycling

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 6

Seldom in any branch of sport has my one man had a continued run of success in championships and records over such a long period of years, and…

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World Motorist Wagga

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 1

Elaborate arrangements were made in Wagga to fittingly welcome the lady motorist, Miss de Haviland, daughter of Major de Haviland, who…

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Motoring Carry a Petrol Gauge

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 7

If delay and inconvenience are to be avoided, it is essential that the motorist should always have on handsome appliance for aseerthining with…

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The Motor World

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 5

A surface is being added to a section of Forrest Street (Canberra) leading from the Kingston shopping centre to Manuka, which is an expert…

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Motor By-passes

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 1

Every motorist who has travelled in the country will hear with delight that there is now a prospect of getting rid of the tedious business of…

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