Waratah Tramway. Official Opening
The new tramline from Broadmeadwo Junction to Waratah, giving the latter suburb direct communication with Newcastle, was officially opened by Mr…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1915
426 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 22
The Aeroplane Raid. Houses Destroyed. London
There are conflicting reports as to whether the raid on the east coast, near Yarmouth, was made by Zeppelins or aeroplanes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A German Error. Wreck Their Own Train. Amsterdam
The Germans blew up a bridge over the [?] Canal, but omitted to notify the railway authorities. A military food train fell into the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State Railways. Reduction in Revenue. Sydney
The report of the Railway Commissioners for the quarter ending December [?] shows a decrease in the earnings of £62,793, the totals being £2,066,737 for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Alterations. Trains and Hands Reduced. Sydney
Owing to the following-off in traffic because of the war and the drought, the Railway Commissioners have been compelled to reduce expenditure. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Collision. on Northern Line. a Guard Injured. Sydney
A collision between an engine and an empty stock train took place in the long tunnel between Cowan Creek and Baroma South signal box, on the northern…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Train Service
The State Railway Commissioners have found it necessary to draw up an amended time-table which shows a considerable reduction in the number…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Summons Division. Motorist Fined
Robert Augustus Harkins, for whom Mr. Wheeler (Messrs. H. V. Harris, Wheeler and Company) appeared, pleaded guilty to a charge of, on December 25, driving a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →London News. the War Budget.—mr. Asquith's Statement.—american Friendship.—post Office Railway. London, November 28th. the War Budget
Mr. Lloyd George, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, presented to the House of Commons on Tuesday his great War Budget—the Budget that is to provide the…
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After giving full consideration to all the circumstances, financial and other, arising out of the war, it has been decided to proceed with the construction of the first…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motor in War. Great Value Proved
The Allies and the Germans live on their motor car service. So says John Prisleau in "London Daily Mail." The chief point which strikes one about…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Transcontinental Railway. a Great Work
The transcontinental railway, which will stretch 1068 miles from east to west, is one of the most important undertakings of the kind, and even though there…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Attack on Dunkirk. German Aeroplane Captured. Paris
Aeroplanes dropped 80 bombs at Dunkirk, and killed Coven people, wounding a dozen. French aircraft pursued them…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District News. Maryville. the Tramway Service
A public meeting, at which there was a fair attendance of Maryvile and Smedmore residents, was held in the Mechanics' Institute, Smedmore, last evening…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motoring on War Road. Thrilling Experience
John Prioleau writes in the "Daily Mail":— "Halte la!" The car slows down and comes to a stops with its single…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The West Australian Railway Accident. Kalgoorlie
The Kalgoorile coronial inquiry into the trans-Australian brake--van accident, in which Thomas Kearney, Thomas Broderick, James M'Keown, and Patrick Hall…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Restrictions on Motor Launches
Sir,—I desire to protest against the way in which the proprietors of motor launches are treated in the waters of Port Stephens. Most of the launches are the property of…
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Lieutenant-Colonel Nicholson, M.P., has received the following letter from the Director-General of Public Works:—"Referring to the letter dated December 21…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Latest Aeroplane
Besides the usual hand-operated steering and balancing devices, Captain Lucas-Girardville, a French inventor, has designed special gyroscopic apparatus to…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →London Tramways
The breakdown of the tramway services on Friday evening was a striking illustration of how. Londeners of all classes live to-day, more and more away from…
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