Motor Notes Hamilton M.C. CLUB Stop-watch That Stopped
On Saturday night last this club controlled the motor racing on the Maitland Showground. The results were:— First heat: M. Lister (H.D.), 1st: J…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1924
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Merewether Tramway Duplication Work Preparing For Electricity
Good progress is being made with the duplication of the Mereweather tramway, which is to be electrified at any early date…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Notes Motoring Through Britain Where Ghosts Walk the Pass of Glencoe No. 3
In two previous articles, "Wilfred"—an Australian motorist, who, with two companions, drove 2600 miles through Britain in a second-hand motor-car they bought for £80—described their journey to Scotland. He noe describes the last stages of their…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Refreshments Maitland Room Relation To Newcastle
At present Mr. Owen Jurd, a returned soldier, runs a refreshment room at West Maitland. He was assisted by the Repatriation Department to start…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Plumbers Beware! Opening Up Roads
Lake Macquarie Shire Council complained to the Water and Sewerage Board that holders of licenses…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sydney Harbour Bridge Sydney
In reply to a query to-day, Mr. Ball, the Minister for Works, said that, as previously announced, no expected to have Mr. Bradfield's report on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rising Rates Roads Still Bad Lambton Troubles
Lambton ratepayers received their rate notices during the past fortnight, delivered by land by a messenger employed specially for the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bridge Tenders Preference To Australia Municipal View "Fair Play To Britishers"
At last night's meetings of the Waratah and Lambton Councils communications were received from Newcastle Council, requesting co-operation…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At Suburban Parliaments' Sessions Reviving Dead Road £7000 For Maitland Track Special Grant Million For Councils
New hope has been given Waratah Council by a letter received from Mr. J. Garlick, Under-Secretary of the Local Government…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Notes Braking As a Fine Art Tested Theories Which Every Driver Should Practise
It is customary to regard the handbrake as an emergency one only. Thus operate on the rear hubs it is bad practically all the work of arresting the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Lambton Trams Are More Needed? Difference Of Opinion
Lambton Council was informed by the Tramway Department last night, as was New Lambton Council last week, that the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Race Special Railway "Greed" Armidale Club Suffers ARMIDALE
The railway department is an avaricious body. The Armidale Jockey Club made arrangements for a special train from Newcastle for the Cup…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Blocking the Tram 'Bus Driver Fined Also Loses His Job
Norman James Olsen was fined £2s 6d costs, in default, 14 days' imprisonment, by Mr. Laidlaw, S.M., at Newcastle court…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Bridge
Adamstown Council has decided to co-operate with Newcastle "Council in asking the Premier to use his influence to secure the acceptance of an…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Glebe-Adamstown-road
The estimated cost of tar-paving the Glebe-Admastown-road. between June and Henry streets, is £60. Aa Hamilton and Merewether councils are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Roads Complaints From Cardiff
It was decided at a meeting of the Cardiff Progress Association to draw attention to the deplorable state of the main road from Cardiff Heights to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Harbour Bridge Newcastle Protest
At a special meeting of the Newcastle branch of the New South Wales Chamber of Manufactures (Mr. R. M. MacDougal, president), held at the council's rooms,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Danger on Bridge' At Pelaw Main
On the Pelaw Main end of the over, head bridge on the new road lending from Kurri to Pelaw Main the gravelling has been washed away and the stones…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Harbor Bridge Newcastle Manufacturers Pass Resolution
A special meeting of the New South Wales Chamber of Manufactures, Newcastle centre, was held last night. There was a full attendance of the executives…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Topical "Just Fancy" Adamstown Roads "Enormous" Loan Scheme
Alderman Wright, of Adamstown Council, asked Hint an estimate of cost be prepared for the remaking of Lambton and Glebe…
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