Waste of Time Municipal Conference Trams and 'Buses
Merewether Council last night asked Hamilton Council to convene a conference of all the councils in the district to consider:—…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1922
2,155 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 108
Surprise Packet Broadmeadow Trams Lines to Be Relaid
As a result of representations made by Hamilton Council to the Railway Commissioners, approval has been given for the tram lines at Broadmeadow Junction to…
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Sir,—Your report of the ratepayers' meeting conveyed all the information available, as although officially invited to attend, no members of the Urban Area…
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A much travelled visitor from America who is at present in Sydney has commented upon the want of good roads in those parts of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →NEWCASTLE—WYONG Poor Train Service Indignant Passengers
"Is the railway service conducted primarily for the benefit of Sydney and Sydney residents? It would appear as though it were…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Road Contracts Waratah Delays Wet Weather Troubles
In connection with the contracts let to private persons for the construction of streets at Waratah, it was shown at the council meeting this week that…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Blast Furnace Slag B.h.p's. Nbv Departure Crushed for Road Making
By purchasing broken slag. crushed to a small game, from the B.H.P. Company, the Varatah Council expects to save 3/d per ton on its road…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Shantung Railway
A national movement has been started in Chine to raise funds to purchase the Shantung railway. The leaders of the movement have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Scottish Railways
The National Wages Board has rejected the claim of the Scottish railway companies to increase the standard working day from eight to ten…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Young Wallsend Fatality. Motor and Sulky Collision Family's Sad Holiday
A tragic collision took place yesterday morning at Young Wallsend between a motor lorry and a sulky, and as a result Mr. Stanley M'Pherson, a resident of…
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Alderman Dixon drew the attention of Merewether Council to the want of tram seats in front of the Merewether School of Arts. If was pitiful, he…
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Sir,—I note by the report in the "Newcastle Herald" that Mr. Molinas said at the Urban Area Committee meeting, speaking of the Ratepayers' Protective…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Increasing Train-loads
One of the striking features of modern railway methods is the increasing weight of train loads. Twenty or so years ago in the United States trains of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Air Mail Surveyors in Newcastle Looking for Aerodrome
Mr. R. Hoddinott, of the Department of Civil Aviation, Melbourne, and Mr. Henderson, of the Commonwealth Works and Railways, are in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Terror of Clouds Aeroplane With 30 Guns All Fired at Once
Twenty-eight machine guns fired simultaneously by a master lever is an outstanding feature of a remarkable new type of American fighting…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Transportation
In an article on motor transportation, contributed to the current number of "Good Reads." by the General Motors Export Company of U.S.A., it is pointed…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Motor Thieves Arrested
Scotland Yard has rounded up a gang of motor car thieves, who have operated in London for some time. After altering the marks the gang…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motors for Artillery
The "Dally News" states that the War Office has decided that motor tractors shall replace horses in every section of artillery, thereby reducing the personnel…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Zealand Railways
The annual report of the Railway Department mentions the fact that during the six years commencing 1916 the rate of relaying had not only fallen very far…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Smash. Three Men Injured
A serious motor smash occurred at Tighe's Hill last night, at about eleven o'clock, and as a result three man were injured. Their names are: Mathew Davis,…
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