Railway Per. Way Association
A MEETING of the Newcastle Branch of the above association will be held in the Railway Institute. Wickham, on SATURDAY, JANUARY 12th, at 3.30 p.m…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1918
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Queensland Tramways. London
The directors of the Brisbane Electric Tramways have issued a circular to the shareholders pointing out the seriousness of the two bills introduced in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Municipal Conference. Inadequate Tram Service
The Mayor of Newcastle (Ald. R. G. Kilgour) has convened a municipal conference for Wednesday, January 23, at the Council Chambers,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Fuel Supplies. Use of Coal Gas. Great Possibilities. (Written for the "Newcastle Morning Herald.")
The war has given an enormous impetus to the use of the internal combustion engine. In the early days the omnibuses and lorries which had been used in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Swansea Motor Service
Sir,—Much dissent and dissatisfaction at present is existing in Catherine Hill Bay and surrounding districts concerning the action of the Lake Macquarie Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tram Derailed
Owing to the exceptionally heavy rain on Saturday night, a tram became derailed at the corner of High and Bridge Streets, Waratah…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Working. Railway Traffic. Increase Last Month
There was a big increase in the haulage traffic of coal in the northern district last month. As compared with December, 1916, the increase, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Cycle Club. Annual Dinner
The Newcastle Motor Cycle Club held its second annual social at Way's Cafe on Saturday evening. Mr. J. Wiggins presided over a satisfactory attendance…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tramway Running. Service Shorthanded
A paragraph appearing in a Sydney paper recently, to the effect that a further curtailment of the Newcastle tramway service was contemplated, is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Act Breaches
Claude K. Walker pleaded guilty, at Newcastle Police Court, this morning, to two charges under the Motor Traffic Act. Detendant on two different…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cycling and Motoring
The differences between British and American methods are well exemplified in the case of the aircraft engine known as the "Liberty"…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Adamstown Council. The Tram Services. Storm Water Troubles
Adamstown Council met at the Council Chambers last evening. The Mayor (Alderman T. Robin) presided and others present were Aldermen…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Cycle Club. Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of members of the Newcastle Motor Cycle Club was held at Brock's Refreshment Rooms, Newcastle West, last evening. Mr. J…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lymington Colliery. Question of Wet Roads
The notice of the intention of the directors of the Lymington Collieries, Limit to close down the Lymington r[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Stroud-road Fatality
An inquest concerning the death of Herbert Daniel Meimeth, 32, teamster, of Limeburner's Creek, who was fatally injured in a collision on the Stroud-road…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Fatality. a Little Girls Death
A fatality occurred in Church Street West, Newcastle, yesterday afternoon, when a little girl, Edith Elizabeth Richards, aged nine years, was struck…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tram Service Conference
Municipal Councils, at their meetings during the last week or two, have been appointing representatives to a conference to be held in Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Car Fatality. Little Girl's Death
A little girl, Edith Elizabeth Richards, aged nine years and three months, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richards, of 146 Church-street West, Newcastle, met her…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →German Train Derails
A German leave train near Kirn was derailed, owing to the collapse of an embankment. Some were killed, and others wounded…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ministerial Motor Scorching
Although the Prime Minister's car is usually driven by an official, who is a member of the staff, Mr. Hughes can, if necessity arises, take the wheel himself,…
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