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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1921

1,629 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 82

Maitland District. Railway Revenue

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 6

The revenue in the coaching department at the West Maitland railway station for twelve months ended December 31, 1920, totalled £32,927, compared…

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Criminal Folly Motor-'bus Race Scene in Hunter-street

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 1

Motor racing is Interesting and comparatively safe on a clear track, but in the main street of & city like Newcastle it is a proceeding that the…

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Workers and the Trams

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 4

The Industrial Council in deciding not to send delegates to the district conference which is to be held in Newcastle on January 31 to revive the agitation for the electrification of the trams Indicates a strange lack of interest in the development of the city. But Mr. Tonkin was…

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Summons Division. Motor Lights

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 9

Francis J. Whalen pleaded guilty to having driven a motor car between sunset and sunrise on December 28 in King-street, Newcastle, without lights. It was…

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Murray River Port Newcastle Inspection Railway Committee Inquiry

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 1

Members of the Railways Standing Committee in South Australia are on visit to Newcastle to-day. In furtherance of the Inqutry about the…

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Street Collision Car, Cab and Tram Two Men Injured SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 1

Henry Garwood was driving a horse attached to a cab along Macquarie-street last night, with Patrick Keane, of Toxteth road. Glebo, as his…

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Chinese Railways

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1921 · page 5

The Shanghai correspondent of the "Chicago Tribune" telegraphs that a report from Pekin states that a syndicate of Chinese bankers has granted a loan of…

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Run Over by a Tram Car

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1921 · page 4

Henry Crossen, aged 30 years, a coal-trimmer, living in Henry-street, Wickham, met with a serious accident on a tram last evening. At about ten…

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Newcastle Motor Cycle Club. Annual Report

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1921 · page 5

The fifth annual report of the Newcastle Motor Cycle Club for 1920 states that the year has been the most successful in all respects since the formation of the club…

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"Driving Too Fast" Goulburn Fatality Motor Cyclist Warned GOULBURN

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 January 1921 · page 1

"I think you were driving that motor cycle altogether too fast," remarked the coroner, Mr, Arnott, yesterday, at the close of an inquiry into…

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Motor Notes Newcastle Motor Cycle Club

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 January 1921 · page 3

There was a full attendance of members at the annual meeting of the Newcastle Motor Cycle Club. President J. E. Wiggins occupied…

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Hamilton Motor Cycle Club

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 January 1921 · page 3

Hamilton Motor Cycle Club held quarter-mile flying handicap on Saturday afternoon on the Young Wallsend road. A large crowd of spectators were…

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Railway Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 7

In the matter of the Railway Hotel, Minmi. Michael Maddon, licensee; estate of the late Alexander Johnson, owner: Wood Brothers. lessees. Mr…

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Railway Disaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 5

It is reported from Helsingfors that a train carrying a quantity of benzine between Luga and Nevgorod caught fire, and an explosion ensued…

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Unused Tram Track Walsh Island Traffic Line That Was Not Wanted

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 4

The question of the overhead bridge and tramway which runs from the Steel Works to the side of the channel facing Walsh Island is agitating the…

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Bridge Burning Stroud-road Case

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 5

The sequel to the burning of the culverts on Stroud-road, 17 miles tram Raymond Terrace, on Boxing Day, was found in a case before Mr. G. Atkin,…

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A.a. Co.'s Bridge. Demolition Started

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 5

A start has been made with the demolition of the A.A. Company's iron bridge across Hunter-street, and it is anticipated that within three months…

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Maitland District. Alleged Bridge Burning

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 January 1921 · page 8

At the Raymond Terrace Police Court Yesterday, before Mr. G. Atkin. P.M., Timothy Edward Foley was charged with having maliciously damaged a bridge by…

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Persian Disorders Cabinet Again Resigns Seizure of Train Allahabad, Friday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 22 January 1921 · page 1

The Persian Cabinet has resigned for the third time. Rioters in the Fyzabad district, having destroyed property, seized a train…

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£3000 Fire Temora Outbreak Motor Out of Action TEHORA

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 24 January 1921 · page 5

A destructive fire broke out in H. Gust's cabinet room and machine store. The total damage was estimated at £3000…

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