Candid Comment Bad Roads and Increasing Rates
Some of the main roads in the district have now become positively dangerous and. if allowed to remain In their present state,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1950
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Motor Cyclist Injured
Reginald Cyril Wallace, 61, agent, was admitted to Maitland Hospital late yesterday afternoon suffering from head injuries,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gracie Fields’ Husband Died in Train
LONDON, Jan. 9.— Monty Banks, film director and husband of English comedienne, Gracie Fields, died suddenly in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Injured In Road Smash One In Hospital
A motorcyclist who was admitted unconscious to Dungog Hospital on Saturday night was this morning reported to be In a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Father And Son Killed In Motor-Cycle Crash
MELBOURNE. Monday. — Harold Charles Polkinghorne, 52. was -killed instantly and his son, William Gordon Polklnghome, 2.. died from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motorcyclist's Licence Suspended
In addition to being fined £1/10/ with 7/ costs in default four days' imprisonment, a motor-cyclist's licence was suspended…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Types To Be Dearer
The retail price of rubber motor tyres and tubes was increased by of per control yesterday. The increase, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big U.s. Order for British Motor-cycles
This picture shows Mr. Ralph Rogere, president of ,the United States Indian Motor Cycle Corporation, Inspecting a British A.J.S. machine. Mr. Rogers is buying motor-cycles from five leading British manufacturers with whom he has placed orders…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Cyclist’s Licence Suspended
CESSNOCK: Tuesday.—Mr. F. K. Wood, S.M., said at Cessnock court this morning that he had frequently threatened, to suspend the licences…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aero Club Seeks Action on Aerodrome
A letter from the Maitland Aero Club, read-at- the meeting, of Maitland City Council last-night, asked that a deputation from the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Widening Of East Greta Road
Maitland City Council will pay the Postal Department the cost of rearranging its installations for the widening of a section of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Exhibits at the British Cycle and Motor Cycle Show at Earl's Court, London
A new lightweight motor cycle produced by the British Small Arms (B.S.A.) Company and exhibited at the recent Cycle and Motor Cycle Show at Earl's Court, London. This motor cycle, "The Bantam," has a 125 c.c. two-stroke,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Vehicle Wanted Stroud Shirk to Invite Tenders
The transport position in the Electricity Undertaking is unsatisfactory, as there is frequently a shortage of vehicles necessary to carry out the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Strikes in Italy
ROME, January 11—Communist-led protest strikes against the killing of several workers on Monday in the industrial Po Valley City of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stabilised Soil Roads and Houses
A new British chemical Industry appears a likely development of recent discoveries made by chemists of the A.S.P. Chemical Co., of Gerrard’s Cross, Buckinghamshire, of means of utilising the valuable chemical substances contained in sisal waste. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stepped Off Moving Train Man Injured
A [?]0-year-old labourer who last night s[?]pped off a moving train near Maitland railway station is in Maitland Hospital in a serious…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Double-Decker Coaches on British Railways
This picture shows a new double-decker train alongside a normal train in Charing Cross Station, London, England. The double-decker coaches are no higher than normal but are designed to seat passengers on two levels. This is a new innovation…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Attempt To Rob Railway Station
An attempt was made last night to break into High Street railway station. The from grill at the ticket-selling…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Club Will Try to Stop Noisy Motor Cyclists
Maitland Motor Cycle Club last night chose a delegation of three to interview non-members the club who persist in using noisy “scream boxes” or “gurgle pipes” on their motor-cycles…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor-Cycle Club
Maitland Motor Cycle Club a meeting last night decided to hold the social run for the month a Caves Beach on January 22, The…
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