Motor Notes Types of Design in 1927
Those motorists who will be in Sydney in mid-January will have an excellent opportunity of viewing one of the most representatives displays of modern motor…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1927
3,010 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 151
Nearly Swallowed Giant Racing Motor Quicksands' Grip London
Only the frantic efforts of sixty spectators, aided by a motor lorry, saved Campbell's giant racer from submersion in the quicksands of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motorist Fined
John Edward Widdon was fined 10/- with 3/- costs, by Mr. Cleove. P.M., at the Kurri Court to-day, for having driven a motor lorry on the wrong…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Who Wants Them? Old Trams on Offer £40,000 Loss Sydney
The total loss on the running of steam tram Arrives last year was more than £40,000. The Railway Commissioners say…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland-Road Work
Work in connection with the reconstruction of Maitland-road from Cottage Creek to Tighe's Hill is expected to start within a fortnight. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hamilton Loans Expediting Road Work
At Hamilton Council meeting last night,the town clerk (Mr. Percy) reported that, in connection with the expenditure of the loan monies, the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Day and Night Road Signs
Following the lead taken by the Auto mobile Association of Great Britain, the National Roads and Motorists' Association is interesting itself further in the erection…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Great Train Robbery" Tom Mix at Lyric
"The Great K. and A. Train Robbery," the latest screen creation by Tom Mix, is being shown at the Lyric Theatre to-day. A picture of starting…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Leaned From Window Train Traveller Killed SYDNEY
A boy of 15 years, an unidentified passenger on a Bankstown train, who it is thought poked his head out of a window near the bottleneck at Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Would Cost £4,000 Bridge at Maison Dieu SINGLETON
The opinion of the works department is that a high level bridge over the Hunter River at Malson Dieu, near Singleton, is not warranted…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wood for Motor Fuel
The Bureau Standards of the United States is to purchase for test purposes one of the new wood burning automobiles being marketed in France. Experts of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Summons Division. Assaulted Tramway Officer
Inspector Pickin, representing the Tram way Department, proceeded against Michael Byrnes, for assaulting a tramway officer in the execution of his duty, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Don't Blame Engines" How Bush Fires Start Railway Protest Sydney
A claim by farmers at Wirinya, near Forbes, for compensation from the Railway Commissioners for losses amounting to £60,000, from last…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →'Buses for Trams? New Transport Bill SYDNEY
Mr. Laxzarini said this afternoon that he would present the Transport Bill to Cabinet as soon as possible. It is stated that it may give the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Stop Trams" Commissioners' Threat Wallsend Line Dispute Over Bridge
"As nothing has been done to remedy the dangerous nature of the bridge It will bo necessary to suspend nil train and tram traffic…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Found on Bridge Woman Dies in Hospital
Shortly after midnight on Wednesday night a resident of Abbot-street, West Maitland, was going home ever the Abbot-street bridge. He noticed a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Main Roads Board First Year's Operations. Sydney
The annual report of the Main Roads Board shows that the total expenditure in the metropolitan area during the first year's operations amounted to £733,614…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Damage Weston Wants Money Repairs to Bridge
At a public meeting, held at Western last night to discuss the present state of the Kline-street bridge, which was damaged by the flood, it was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Trams Action by Unions
At the meeting of the Newcastle Trades Hall Council last night, a letter was read from Mr. A. L. Jenkins secretary to the Motor Omnibus Owners'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The State Tramways
The State Government has now apparently decided to bring forward a Transit Bill, which, among other matters, will enable the Railway…
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