Motor Buses' War Service
King George, at the Palaco, inspected the London motor omnibus B43, which served on the Continent throughout the war, and is now plying again in London…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1920
1,344 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 68
Capetown Strike Tram Service Suspended CAPETOWN, Saturday Night
The city and suburbs are tramless, the employees having suddenly struck, contending that the management had not fulfilled the terms of the strike…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway System Remodelling Hitch Commissioners Besieged Deputation in Sydney Sydney
The deputation appointed as the result of the conference between the Newcastle City Council and the Chamber of Commerce and the Master…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australian Railway Union
A single railway union for Australia has been created, under the name of the Australian Railway Union. The new organisation was constituted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tram Conversion Waiting for Money Statement by Mr. Fraser
"About the electrification of the trams," said the Mayor of Newcastle in a casual way to the Chief Commissioner for Railways, Mr. Fraser,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tramway Woodblocking Mr. Fraser Will Speed Up
After the deputation to the Chief Railway Commissioner yesterday, the Mayor of Newcastle took advantage of the opportunity to ask the Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Notes Hamilton M. C. Club
At a special meeting of the Hamilton Motor Cycle Club, held last Friday, a resolution was adopted that all members extend their dcepost…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Stranded Aeroplane
A Handley-Page aeroplane, carrying mails and passengers, left Capetown for Johannesburg early on Sunday morning, and was due to arrive on the same…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Islington-tighe's Hill Road
Sir,—It is refreshing to notice that something is at last being done in the nature of road repairs and making a footpath between the Islington and Tighe's…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Daring Raiders Another Train Held Up LONDON, Tuesday Night
A goods train, including a waggon-load of miniature rifles, guarded by military in a passenger carriage, was pulled up by a signal on Friday night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cockle Creek Tram Waiting Shed
Sir,—I think the time has been arrived at when the Tramway Commissioners should sanction the erection of a waiting shod at Cockle Creek station. It is cruel…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Aeroplane Policeman a Novel System
It may not be easy, perhaps, to see how raising cotton may be an anti-social act; out waen society is trying to save the national cotton crop by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Complaint
Sir,—I wish to draw attention to the treatment I and others received by the railway officials when travelling from Sydney last Sunday, 15th February,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Robbery
A daring theft was perpetrated at Paddington railway station. A jeweller put down a bag containing jewels to the value of £17,000 in order…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Driver Acquitted
Harold Crockett (21), motor driver, was charged with having feloniously stain George Archdale Wallace, at Newcastle on December 24. He pleaded not guilty,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →American Railwaymen
A Washington message states that President Wilson has informed the Railway Workers organisations, which have a membership of 2,000,000, that he would…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Industry Demand for Cycles
The latest motor car registration figures to hand from America show that all told 6,786,550 motor vehicles are now registered. These include…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Smash George Yee Inquest
An inquest was opened before Mr. Hibble this afternoon concerning the death of george Yee. about which William Jacob Cohen has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aeroplane Mishap
The Handley Page aeroplane, with malls and passengers for Johannesburg again came to grief, and was forced to land beyond Beaufort West…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Maitland District. South Maitland Railways. Agitation for Resumption
The agitation for the resumption of the South Maitland railways has been well organised under the control of a central committee, and there appears to be…
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