Motor Cycle Notes Reliability Trial
Last Saturday afternoon the Newcastle Motor Cycle Club held a reliability trial over a distance of 82 miles. Starting from Mayfield the course lay…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1920
1,344 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 68
Electric Trams To Relieve Overcrowding Opinions of Aldermen
Aldermen of the Newcastle City Council seized the opportunity of the visit of the Minister for Housing yesterday to press upon the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tramway Route Hunter-street Opposed
Should the trams run down Hunter-street? This question was thrashed out again by tho Newcastle Council last night when discussing and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Aerodrome Federal or State? Council's Peculiar Position
The Newcastle aerodrome as a municipal concern seems to be doomed. Even it the State Government does not cates and its [?] [?] one in Newcastle, it is highly probable that the Federal Government will insist upon the control of all aerodromes. The council of defence…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Tramways
The opposition of the majority of the members of the Newcastle City Council to the proposal that a tramway line should not be laid in Hunter-street…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cessnock Railway
Sir,—Mr. James Johnston draws attention to the Cessnock, Killingworth, Cockle Creek railway proposal. A conference was held at the Central Hotel,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Maitland District. Increased Railway Revenue
The monthly statement of the business transacted in the coaching department at the West Maitland railway station for last month showed a substantial increase…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Harbor and Trams No Money Available Premier's Promise
"The war has necessarily reduced our expenditure," said Mr. Holman in reply to a question at his meeting last night regarding the improvement of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Tragedy Sydney
As a result of the capsizing of a motor car in the flood river near Teskutt, Mrs. Thomas and her two young children were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Progress of Belmont. Railway Facilities
The popularity of Belmont, from a residential point of view, was considerably increased when the township was connected with Newcastle by railway, but…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Railway Gratuity
Sir,—Any credit that is due to a member of Parliament for obtaining for the employees the railway gratuity should be given to Mr. Fallick, the member for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Belmont Train Service
Sir,—In your issue of the 12th instant appears an article on the progress of Belmont, dealing, among other things, with the train service. This is a matter which…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →CRICKET Fire Bridge v. Wicham
By Knocking up 193 on Saturday Fire brigade showed that they were a much improve team team to the one which was defeated by wickham at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train Accident Fettler Run Down
At seven o'clock this morning the passenger train from Waratah ran down Joseph Alexander Stacker(50), of walsh-street, Tighe's Hill. He…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Concrete Facts a 20-Year Road
The work of covering the concrete laid in Hunter-street with a thin coat of bitumen is to commence to-morrow, The council has received 40 tons of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Saturday's Bowls. Queensland Railway Bowlers
The Queensland railway bowlers, who annually make a tour of New South Wale, arrived in Newcastle by the Brisbane mail on Saturday morning, and were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Sydney Letter. Confused Electors.—dressing for the Prince.—the Late Lord Mayor.—our Sky-scrapers.—improved Tram-cars.—cabby Is Passing.—the Likelihood of Influenza.—a Snake Charmer's Fate
The strenuous appeals to vote early are distanced in importance by the urgent one to vote "often"—that is, correctly, to avoid informality. The immense…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Bowlers Queenslandsrs Entertained
The entertainment of the Queensland bowlers who visited Newcastle on Saturday was in the bowls of committee of railway officers, led by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Knocked Down by Train
James Alexander Stacker, aged, 58 years, was knocked down by a train at the Hamilton running yards early yesterday morning, and was very seriously injured…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Here and There Train Fatality
Joseph Alexander Stacker (50), of Walsh-street, Tighes Hill, who was run down by a train at Hamilton yesterday and admitted to the Newcastle…
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