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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

2,977 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 149

Motor Cars Collide Five Persons Injured Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 4

Five persons were injured, two of whom were admitted to Parramatta Hospital, as the result of a head-on motor collision on the western road near…

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Motor Traffic Office

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 4

Greatly improved arrangements have been made for the convenience of the public transacting business with the motor traffic branch at Newcastle police…

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Coalfields Railway Official Statement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 5

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.P., shortly before the adjournment of Parliament for the Christmas holidays, made an inquiry of Sir George Fuller, the Premier,…

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FELL 150 FEET Motoring Disaster Mother Saves Child Auckland

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 5

A shocking motor accident occurred near Raglan when a motor car in endeavouring to avoid a collision on a deviation, fell 160 feet over a…

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Trams Are Obsolete Soon to Disappear Escape Underground

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 6

The tramways of London are doomed. They are not in keeping with modern traffic progress, and are about as pleasing to everybody else on the…

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Obstructed Tram Lorry Driver Fined

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 4

For having obstructed the free passage of a tram in Maitland-road, Wickham, Eric Neilson, a motor driver, was fined [?] by Mr. Flynn, S.M…

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Tram Extensions Activity in Suburbs WARATAH & LAMBTON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 3

There is considerable activity at present in connection with district tramways' improvement and extension…

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Sydney Harbor Bridge

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 2

Preliminary work in connection with the construction of the Sydney Harbor bridge was commenced yesterday. At Dawes Point a small gang…

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Port Stephens Roads Deputation to Minister

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 5

At the monthly meeting of the Port Stephens Shire Council, Councillor Pearse, the President, referred to the position the shire was placed in this…

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Railway Disaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 5

Five passengers were killed when the engine of a fast train was derailed while crossing a bridge near Dijon, and the first carriage was precipitated over…

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New Railway Opened

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 6

The first section of the new railway line from Molong to Dubbo was officially opened yesterday. This section extends to yeoval, a distance of 34…

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Still Running Wallsend Trains and Trams

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 1

Wallsend is not yet reduced to the necessity of walking to and from Newcastle. The notice that the trains and trams…

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Motors for Grace and Pace Battery Care value of Hydrometer Stitch in Time

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 7

The average car battery is a long-suffering piece of apparatus. Quite often it is tucked away under the floor-boards, and until at long last,…

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Value of Tyres Neglectful Motorists

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 7

Unlike the mechanical details of a motor vehicle, the pneumatic tyre resents the appearance of something so simple of understanding as to call…

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Motor Cycling Hamilton M.C. Club No Hill Climbing

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 8

Owing to the unfavorable weather conditions the flexibility grass hill climb of Hamilton Motor Cycle Club listed for Saturday last, was…

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MOTORS for Grace-pace Light Cup Newcastle M.C. Club Annual Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 8

The Newcastle Motor Cycle Club held their annual dinner at Way's Cafe last Wednesday. Many items were rendered by vocalists,…

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Wallsend. Brookstown Bridge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 8

The position in regard to Brookstown, bridge is unchanged. It is understood that the question of suspending the train and tram services under the…

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Wallsend Bridge Difficulty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 6

The dispute which has arisen in regard to the Brooktown Bridge, which carries the roadway over the colliery railways and the tramline at…

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Good Intentions Maitland's Bad Roads

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 6

"I'll take Alderman Hodson with me in a car, if he will come," said the Mayer of East Maitland (Alderman Foster), at the council meeting…

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The Moving Picture Show Train Habit

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 4

A deputation form the Enfield district, which recently naked Mr. Ball to run a messenger train on the Enfield line, has received a reply through Mr…

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