Railway Commissioners' Visit
The Railway Commissioners, who are touring the North will be visiting West Maitland on Friday. It is expected they will arrive at 1 p.m…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1926
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Leg Amputated. Tram Ticket Examiner Injured. Sydney
Charles Dohrman, a tram ticket examiner, was about to board a tram in Queen's Square this morning, when a motor lorry crashed him…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Singleton Letter. Motor Taxes for Shires. Singleton
Councillor J. C. Tanner submitted the following motion at a meeting of the Patrick Plains Shire Council:—"In view of the fact that licensing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Committed for Trial. Alleged Larceny of Motor Car. Sydney
John Robert Lewis, alias, Sluice, was charged at the Cessnock Police Court to-day before Mr. M. H. Cleeve, P.M. with the [?] as a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Thief Shot. Chased by Police
A suspected motor car thier was chased and fired at by police early on Saturday morning at Lindfield. He escaped, but he was struck by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Tram System Serious Breakdown
On Sunday afternoon and evening the whole of the metropolitan tramway system was seriously disorganised, owing to a breakdown in the generator…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Constructing a Railway Cost Under 44 Hour Week
At a meeting of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce, at the week end, an illustration of the difference between a 48 and 44-hour week was shown…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Thief Shot Chased by Police
A suspected moter car thief was chased and fired at by police early on Saturday morning at Lindfield. He escaped, but he was struck by one or…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dangerous Motor Driving Doctor Fined
Dr. Forster was charged befre the St. Kilda (Vie.) Bench with driving a moter car in a mann[?]r dangerous to the public. William G…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Handcuffed Motorist's Feat
A cowboy, named Seely, recently completed an extraordinary non-stop motor—driving test at Cleveland, Chio. Seeley was handcuffed for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Society Girls. Make Use of Aeroplane
The popularity of travel by aeroplane is increasing in Adelaide, and many interstate visitors now us this method of transport. Two young…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Singleton Letter. Glendon Bridge Construction
A request from Mr. Bradshaw, representing the engineering firm of Bradshaw and Molntyre, contractors for the erection of the low-level bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Train Guard Injured
Mr. Harold Kiely, 36, of Lee street, West Maitland, a guard on the South Maitland Railways, sustained severe contusions to the right…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road to Bulga. Cessnock Shire Administrator Approached. Cessnock
During the week a deputation put the case for the construction of a road to Bulga to the Cessnock. Shire Council…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Men Killed. Two Women Injured. True Falls on Motor Ca[?]
While a party of [?]otorists was driving through Loganholme (Q.), a dead tree fell on the front of the car, killing two men instantly and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Plate Found
A motor car registration plate found on the Newcastle road by the East Maitland police is now at the registry office at West Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motorist Fined. Drove Car Whilst Intoxicated
Eric Clifford Foot, 23, was charged at the Central Police Court, with driving a car while under the influence of liquor…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Kyogle Railway. Arrangements Not Finalised
In the House of Representatives, Mr. Hill, Minister for Works and Railways, informed Mr. Seabrook that as regarded the Kyogle railway…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Cycling
Cabled advices received by the B.S.A. representative indicate that in the Victory Cup Raliability Trial, one of the most important of English trials, B.S.A,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Goods Train Smash
After the train left Kempsey, and before reaching Kendall, twelve trucks and the guard's van left the rails. The trucks were loaded with…
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