Waratah Fire Motor
Upon the last Board of Fire Commissioner' estimates, a sum of money was placed for the purpose of obtaining a new motor for the Waratah fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1917
1,444 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 73
New Bridge at Paterson. Agitation Revived
The Bolwarra Shire Council has been informed by the Director-General of Public Works, that a request by the Council for £500 towards the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train and Milk Waggon a Morpeth Accident
At the level crossing over the railway into the Morpeth butter factory premises, on Monday morning, the 11 o'clock train, coming up from the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Non-Tourist Road. (To the Editor.)
Sir,—After perusing D. L. S's letter in yesterday's issue of "The Northern Times." I am mill further convinced that his claptrap is merely a means…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railways for France
The Imperial Government has asked Canada to help to solve the French railway situation both in the relief of the port congestion and movement of grain…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Boolaroo Needs. Tramway Accommodation
The joint representations of the shire authorities and the progress committees of Boolaroo and Speers' Point have so far not had the effect of inducing the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Track Softened. Effect of Rain
The very heavy rain yesterday at Moree. on the north-weotcrn line, has cottoned the permanent way to such an extent that the maintenance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Petrel Test
Eighteen entries have been received by the Newcastle Automobile Association for its half-gallon petrol contest, which is to take place on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Daylight Saving. Railway Reversion to Old Time
The administrative branch of the New South Wales Railway Department has lately coma to recognise that the daylight saving regulations will…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motoring
Eighteen entries have been received for the Newcastle Automobile Club's half gallon petrol test on the Charlestown Warner's Bay-road to Speers' Point on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Railways. London
The "Daily Chronicle" points out that the recent stringent railway restrictions arose from urgent demands for rolling stock in France…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Furious Driving. Motorist Fined £10
A young man Cyril Lee Mottle, was before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., at Newcastle Court this morning, charged with having driven a motor-car at a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Trespassing on the Railway
The Railway Department have had further trouble between Honeysuckle and Hamilton in keeping the railway fences in repair. Recently they…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Notes
During last week the Police Department (traffic branch) registered no less than 85 motor cars, and 11 motor lorries. Allowing for a few transfers of licenses,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Non-Tourist Road, (To the Editor.)
Sir,—I am sorry for "Justice," when be allows his imagination to run away with him, in thinking that be knows all about me, and that I am this and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The East-west Railway. Minister's Firm Attitude. Melbourne
Some warm exchanges ensued to-day, when a deputation from the Adelaide branch of the Australian Workers Union waited on Mr. Lynch, the Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train Delay. Mishap to Goods Engine
On Saturday morning last, the north-west mail train which leaves Waratah at 2.50 a.m. for Sydney, was considerably delayed between Dora…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The West Front. Aeroplane Activity. Bombarding the Enemy. (Australian Cable Association.) PARIS
The latest French communique states: —We made a successful coup de main west of Pont a Mousson. There has been lively artillerying on both banks of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Traffic Association. Newcastle Branch Meeting
The monthly meeting of the Newcastle branch of the Railway Traffic Association was hied in Mrs. Beacham's rooms, Islington: there was a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Motors Collide. Accident at Maitland
Answering what proved to be a false alarm, the East Maitland and West Maitland are motors collided at the turn near the Victoria bridge on…
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