Motor-paced Cycling Australian Record Broken HOBART
The Australian cyclist, Hubert, Opperman, reduced the Australian motorpaced three mile record to 5 minutes 43 seconds on a grass track on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Riverina · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1929
2,845 stories in Riverina's papers · page 3 of 143
Injured Man Dies Motorist Charged with Murder. TAMWORTH
Arthur Godbold, insurance agent, who was remanded yesterday on a charge of having caused grievous bodily harm to Edgar Carr, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Obstructions on Railway Two Arrested MELBOURNE
Clic Issell, 27, butcher, of Eistorn-wick, and Robert Trehern, 17, assistant biograph operator, of South…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Smash Express and Goods Train Collide Driver and Three Passengers Killed LONDON
Two carriages of the London, Midland and Sottish north-bound Bristol Nottingham train overturned in a collison with a goods tain at Ashworth…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Knocked Down by Motor Car
Eric Mulcahy, aged 9 years, a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Mulcahy, of Commins street, Junee, was knocked down by a motor car in Main street, Junee,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →As Important As Railways and Roads Serious Depletion of Timber
Mr. Charles Hardy jur., who, in addition to being intimately connected with the timber industry as a member of the firm of Hardys Ltd., is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mopoke’s Verse. Roads—and Water
Many say that i am trustful, others sum me up—a liar. [?] I must be jurisprudent when referring to the sqire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Who Owns the Roads? Some Drivers Assailed
Some people do not appear to have iny Idea of the fitness of things. Most of those inclined that way fall to appreciate that this is 1929 not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shire Council Regular Meeting Good Roads Wanted
The Willimbong Shiro Council met for the ordinary monthly meeting on Wednesday, all Councillors, being present. The president Majo…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Items of News Excursion Train to Sydney
On the excursion train which left Wagga at 5.40 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon 181 passengers were booked from the Wagga railway station to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£6,000,000 for Mexphalte Road
Greece, a country essentially agricultural, with a population of over six million, has in the past cultivated but 11.35 per cent, of her soil, whilst…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Busman's Holiday. Goes to Gundagai and Mends Their Bridge
The Shire Clerk of Voting, Mr. R. Rumble, had a busman's holiday. His idea was to go fishing at Gundagai, so he packed his family…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Bolts on Adelaide Line Trucks Tear up Lines ADELAIDE
ALL RAILWAY traffic on inter-State, and southern lines has been blocked by a runaway freight train, which tore up the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Revenue Wagga Statistics £152,717 in 1928
Mr. W. Arden, railway stationmaster, at Wagga, yesterday made available statistics dealing with the operations at the railway station and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Correspondence in Defence of Motor Cycles (We do not necessarily endorse the views of our correspondents) (To the Editor "Daily Advertiser")
Sir,—You report Mr. D. E. Parker, P.M., as having said, in reference to motor cycles. "These are objectionable things in any circumstances."…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motoring Notes Spark Up
One of the most common causes of overheating in a motor engine is driving with a retarded spark. A late spark gives rise to overheating…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Firms
Students of and experts in afforestation in Australia should find something of interest in an experiment now being made by forestry experts of America…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pedestrians' Paradise Stringent Motor Laws in Spain Onus Solely on Drivers Madrid
A bill, recently passed by the Spanish Government has made Spain a virtual pedestrians' Paradise. It provides that any motorist knecking…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Body on Railway Line
The body of George Irving, aged 55 years, of Arneliffe, was found on the railway line between Sydney and Arncliffe railway stations last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motoring Filing Without Scratching
When filing, small particles of mental adhering ot the file cause chratching on the work. This trouble can be prevented by chalking the file…
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