Maitland Dust Nuisance. Street-watering Scheme. Motor Service Proposed
With a view to providing belter watering facilities, in order to more efficiently combat the Maitland dust niusance. the West Maitland…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1917
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Mammoth Repair Shop. an Aeroplane Cemetery
Not far from Paris, in a big stretch of open country, says a correspondent of the "New York Times," one finds a large number of wooden buildings—one of several…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farm Motor Tractors. London
The War Council has permitted the Ford Company to erect a factory in Cork for the rapid production of form motor tractors…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Recruiting. Pennants for Motor Cars
Advice has been received from Captain Coates, organizing secretary for the State, that a supply of pennants for motor cars is being forwarded to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cycling. Singleton Road Race
A 5 1/2 mile road race was run at Singleton on Wednesday last. The winner was S. Richardson, on the limit (3min. 55secs.), with A. Holtz (1min…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railways and Collieries. Board of Appeal
At a meeting yesterday of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce, it was reported that the District Superintendent of Railways and the Northern…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Tram Anomaly
A strange feature about the Maitland tram service is that one usually leaves High Street for Campbell's Hill a minute, or two before the arrival of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Notes. Hill Climb
At a meeting of the roads tours committee of the Newcastle Automobile Association, it was decided to held another fill [?]moing event at Bull's…
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Newcastle Motor Cycle Club will hold a motor cycling sports on the Newcastle Sports Ground on Good Friday afternoon…
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The ten-mile road race, promoted by the Newcastle Motor Cycle Club, will take place this afternoon, on the Raymond Terrace course, at 3.30. About 15 riders will…
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A company has been formed in America with a capital of £1,000,000 for the purpose of building aeroplanes only…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Presentation
Mr. H. R. Clark, of the district railway superintendent's office. Newcastle, who has been transferred to Sydney, was made a presentation of a set…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway Unit. "All Well."
Mr. W. Scott, governing director Scotts, Ltd., to-day received a cable from his son Quarter-Master Sergeant Eric Scott, with the railway unit, en…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mail Train on Fire
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—While travelling between Coolabab and Byrock on Saturday evening, the Bourke mail train caught fire. The outbreak…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Electric Power. Question of Railway Supply. Council's Engineer's Proposal
The City electrical engineer, Mr. Guy Allbut, brought under the notice of the City Council last night, a letter he had received from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Council Motor Car. Engineer's Application Refused
"Re motor car," the city electrical engineer (Mr. Guy Allbut) reported to the council, last night, "some two years ago I wrote upon the necessity…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Cycle Race
The Newcastle Motor Cycle' Club held their ten-mile road race on Saturday afternoon on the Raymond Terrace course. Inclemant weather marred the event, and only seven riders…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Institute. Preparation for Classes
A general meeting of employees of the railway and tramway departments, together with members of their families, was held in the institute building (the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Coals. Sources of Supplies. Reports to Coal Tribunal
When the Coal Tribunal resumed at the Newcastle Court House this morning. The chairman, Mr. Justice Edmunds…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Crane Regulations. Reply of Railway Commissioner. Deputation's Requests Refused
News was received in Newcastle late this afternoon to the effect that the Railway Commissioners had, after a trial of two months' working of the…
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