Cardiff to Toronto Main Road Wanted
An effort is being made to have the road from New Lambton heights, through Cardiff and Teralba, to Toronto, declared a main road. If this…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1927
3,010 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 151
Killed by Motor Car Christmas Day Accident
An inquest was held by Mr. C. Hibble, the District Coroner, at Newcastle Courthouse, yesterday, concerning the death of Mary Reynolds, aged five years and three…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Notes a Magnet in the Tool Kit
A most useful item of equipment to carry in the ear's tool kit is a horseshoe-shaped magnet, which may be obtained at a very low cost. This will prove…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Displacing Steam Motor Power at Sea LONDON
The continued vogue of shipping fitted with internal combustion engines is revealed in Lloyd's shipbuilding returns, showing that of a total world…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To Be Resumed Longest Railway Service LONDON
The "Daily Mail's" Riga correspondent says that the direct Riga-Vladivos stock railway service, of 6800 miles, the world's longest, which ceased ten…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wrong Sign Board Argument on a Tram Conductor Assaulted
Annoyed at having boarded & Wallsend tram in mistake for one for Adamstown on December 4, John Pyne, contractor, got into an argument with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Services Disturbed Church as Winning Post Motor Cycle Races
That the church was used as a winning-pest for motor cycle races, when services were being held, was the complaint made by Rev. H. T…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Show Catering for Mechanics
At the coming motor show, at Sydney, held under the auspices of the Motor Trades' Association of New South Wales, the garage man has by no means been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Maitland Trams Electric Service Suggested Engineer's Scheme It Would Cost £32,000
A scheme for an electric tram service in Maitland was outlined by the West Maitland Council's electrical engineer (Mr. Turner) at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lambton Road Expenditure of £1515
The total expenditure on the reconstruction of Lambton-road to date by New Lambton Council, according to. a report submitted by the council's over…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Giant Growth of Steel The North Shore Bridge
The massive network of steel, through which we look down a vista which will be that of the completed bridge, gives an idea of the vast structure which will ultimately dominate Sydney harbor…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Maitland-road 'Buses Wickham Holds Up Licenses
The Question of 'bus traffic along the Maitland-road it to be considered next Wednesday of a conference between representatives of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Trams Alleged Espionage
A meeting of the members of the Newcastle branch of the Australian Tramway Employees' Union was held at the Trades Hall lent night. There was a fair…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Unemployed Railway Workers Sydney
A deputation representing unemployed railway workers waited upon Mr. Flannery, the Minister for Works and Railways, to-day, and lanced…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Want Electrics Lake District Tramways Councils' Agitation
New Lambton Council last night, on the motion of Alderman Morison, seconded by Alderman Eddon, agreed to support the efforts of Wallsend…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Unpaid Spies" Tram Men's Charges Driver Disrated Regulation Strike Threat
Tramway employees threatened at a meeting in the Trades Hall last night tn declare a "Regulation Strike" in Newcastle as a protest…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →TRAMS v. 'BUSES Fight for Passengers to Start "Open Warfare" Councils Asked to Help Tram Men
The fight between the Newcastle trams and buses has developed into open warfare with passengers the objective. Tram drivers were instructed at a big meeting in the Trade Hall last night to use every endeavor to get all…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Car Accessories Display at Motor Show
Motoring accessories of every conceivable nature will be found exhibited at the M.T.A. motor show in Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →£175,000 DAMAGE Big Sydney Fire Flour Mills Gutted Railway Spark Blamed SYDNEY
Damage estimated at £75,000 was caused early this morning, when a fire swept the Northern section…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Breaches Coal Trimmer Fined Man Knocked Down
"Pedestrians should keep to the foothpath," said Mr. Perry, S.M.; at Charlestown police court to-day, in which Frank Redding. coal trimmer…
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