Motor-cycling
The Newcastle Motor Cycle Club will hold a fast hill climb this afternoon at Bull's Garden. There are two valuable prizes, one solo and also side car. There…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1920
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Fatal Motor Collision. Inquest Opens
Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner opened the inquest at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday into the death of a boy named George Edward Yee…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Jitneys a Good Argument Stirring Up the Trams
Jitneys is an American word. There is no need to worry about the derivation. In America, that is to say, in the United States, the Definition of a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Crossing Problem Mr. Shine's Solution Bridge at Brown-street
The city engineer has prepared plans to overcome the congestion that will result owing to the closing of the Market-street crossing. If carried out…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aerodrome Sites in Every Town Sir Ross Smith's View
Sir Ross Smith, in reply to the toast or bis health at the reception at Cootnmundra yesterday, said that it was Mr. Holman's idea that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kerosene Tin Road How Miners Bathe South Coast Homes SYDNEY
The Coal Commission this morning heard the evidence of charles Strathan, who said that he was a miner on the South Coast. He had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Summons Division. Trespased on Railway
Benjamin Norris was charged with having crossed the railway line at Hamilton otherwise than by the overhead bridge, Inspector Richard Evans prosecuted…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Aldermanic Joy Ride a Motorist's Offer
Alderman Douglas proposed to take the whole of the city aldermen for a Joy ride in his 12-cylinder car. On the roadway near the beach is a notice…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tram in Hunter-street Motion Out of Order
The proposal to keep the electric tram oat of Hunter-street was brought before the City Council last night when Ald. Douglas moved:…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Notes Newcastle Sports Ground
A meeting has been called for to-morrow night at the Automobile Rooms, Bolton-street, to discuss the matter of a central sports ground for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Valdations To be Made by Department
The City Council has found a way out or the difficulty that threatened in connection with the valuation of the Railway Commissioners' property for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Road "Abomination" Ald. Asquith's Complaint
At Stockton Council meeting last night. Alderman Asquith drew attention to a job done to the footpath at the corner of Crown-street and asked…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aeroplane Flights
Major Brackler, in a Handley-Page aeroplane, has arrived at Assouan. He was organised and equipped by the London "Daily Telegraph," and flew over the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Aeroplane Flights
The Aerial Company, Limited, of Sydney, announces that their De Haviland machine will leave the old racecourse, Newcastle, at frequent intervals to-day,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Port Waratah Tram
Sir,âNow that the extension of this tramline is completed to pick up the Walsh Island employees, it is to be hoped that a tram will be run to enable…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway to Cessnock
Sir,—I desire to draw the attention of the general public and the mining community in particular to the desirableness of asking the Government to purchase the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Beach Parade and Motor Car Speed
Sir,—As a resident and ratepayer living close to the Reach-parade. I wish to strongly protest against Alderman Douglas' proposal to increase the speed limit…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Who Is to Blame ? Cost of Ringing Tram Bell
If a passenger by ringing the bell starts a tramway car and another passenger is injured, who is to blame? This was the question (reports the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →For Armless Men Free Tram Passes
Mr. Green, the Progressive candidates for Newcastle, has been advised that the Government has decided to extend to men who lost an arm in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aeroplane Disaster. One Falls in the Sea. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
The Air Ministry reports three Air Force aeroplanes missing. They left Chester at three o'clock in the afternoon of February 21 for Dublin,…
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