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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

2,977 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 149

New Road Wanted Williamtown to Hexham

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 7

At the meeting of the Port Stephen's Shire Council Messrs. Windyer and R. J. Pepper attended as a deputation to urge the council to make a…

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"Silly Act" Motor and Tram Collide Prosecution Fails

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 5

Henry William Seymour was charged by summons at the Newcastle police court to-day with having failed to keep a motor vehicle as…

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Railway Employees

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 5

Sir,—Your two previous correspondents are trying to ventilate their criticism on the Government appointment of Railway Commissioners and their officers. These…

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Menace of the Motor

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

According to a warning published by Dr. Yandell Henderson a Yale professor, the danger of the motor car, as for as the pedestrian is concerned, does not…

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Motor Notes. the Home Painter How the Owner-driver May Renovate His Car

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 11

Some time ago, we spoke of the way in which the owner-driver should clean and polish the paint and metal work of his car, and of the care which he should…

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Motorists Beware! Complaints From Waratah

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 3

The Mayer of Waratah, Alderman Gardiner, referred last night to the dangerous practices of drivers of motor vehicles on Maitland road…

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Railway Officers Changes at Maitland

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 6

Inspector F. Haslam has been appointed stationmaster at West Maitland, in place of Mr. J. Gately, who has retired…

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Crowded Train Cardiff Complaints

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 4

The attention of tho Railway Department will be drawn by Cardiff Progress Association to the great overcrowding of the 4.55 p.m…

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Summons Division. Motor Cases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 10

Albert Isaac Mitchell, of Howe-street, Lambton, pleaded guilty to a charge of having failed to keep as near as practicable to the footpath on his left side…

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Driver Blamed Railway Board's Finding Recent Sydney Accident Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 6

The chief responsibility for the accident which occurred in Sydney railway yard on January 14 has been placed upon the shoulders of the driver of the…

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For the Ambulance Maitland Motor Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 3

Maitland ambulance will hold a benefit motor carnival on Anniversary night. All the best motor riders in the…

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Kahibah Bridge

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 4

The Kahibah Progress Association has been informed by the Lake Mac. quarie Shiro Council that the engineer had reported that the bridge on the…

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Road Grants

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 6

Mr. W. Bennett, M.P. has been informed by Mr. Firzpatrick, the Minister for Local Government, that the following grants have been allotted from the…

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CYCLING Newcastle Road Race Champions Competing

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 2

The Newcastle Amateur CyclING Club will the conduct a five miles open race to-morrow over the Glebe course, starting from the Prince of Wales Hotel…

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Sydney Railway Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 2

Sir,—I notice in this morning's issue of the "Newcastle Herald" that the committee of railway experts appointed to inquire into the cause of the recent…

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Electricity Supplies Railway Commissioners' Position. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 5

Mr. Fraser, the Chief Railway Commissioner, said to-day that he had no desire to enter into the controversy about electricity supplies. The Railway…

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No Time-table Merewether Trams

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 6

Merewether aldermen think that there is too much meditation, and too little action about the Tramway department…

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Gravel for Roads

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 6

The shire and municipal councils of Raymond Terrance believe in gravel reader Both councils are calling leaders for the supply and delivery of…

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Railway Quarrels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 13

The Victorian Railways' Union has for years set its face against piecework, and as a consequence has loudly denounced the butty gang system. In this it is, of…

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Eye Gymnastics Help to Sport and Motoring

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 3

The subject of eye gymnastics is of considerable practical interest not only to airmen, says Squadron-leader E. Brown in the "National Review," but to…

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