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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1927

3,010 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 151

Motor Breaches Coal Trimmer Fined Man Knocked Down

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 7

"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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The Sun Stop Press Dr. Page on Roads

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 1

Speaking at the opening of the motor show at Sydney to-day, the Acting Prime Minister (Dr. Page) said that the States' machinery for…

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Took Soil From Road Wickham Prosecution

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 6

Caught in the act of removing a dray load of soil from Hannell-street by the Wickham municipality's engineer, Oscar Williams was fined £2…

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Guyra-dorrigo Railway Works Committee Report Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 6

Four members of the Public Works Committee, Messrs. Burke, Cameron M'Lelland, and O'Hearn, Ms.P., voted in favour of the construction of a line of…

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Motor Show Largest Ever Held Opened To-day

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 7

The largest motor show ever held in Sydney or perhaps the Commonwealth was opened at the Sydney Agricultural Ground to-day…

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Australian Bodywork Sydney Motor Show

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 7

It is generally recognised that the past year has seen immense improvements in Australian body-work, both for cars and trucks. At the…

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Prosecution Fails Tram v. 'Bus Case

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 5

Without hearing the defence, Mr. Perry, S.M., dismissed a dangerous driving charge [?]inst John Clarke, bus driver, at Newcastle Court…

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Back Next Week Doran's Flying Visit Tramway Troubles

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 5

The condition of Union-street was to have been discussed by the Mayor of Newcastle (Alderman Gibson) and the tramway manager, Mr. E. J…

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Changing Trams Request to Mr. Doran

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 5

A deputation from Hamilton Council this afternoon naked the tramway manager, Mr. E. J. Doran, to abate the inconvenience caused by…

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Service of Its Own West Maitland Trams

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 5

If West Maitland Council decides to start a tramway service of its own the Government lines will be waiting. This assurance was given by the…

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Federal Roads Aid Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 4

Dr. Page, Acting Prime Minister, was asked to-day if he had anything to say regarding the report from Melbourne that New South Wales intended to come in…

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Estimate of Cost Proposed Train Extension

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 4

Estimate are being prepared of the cost of the proposed extension of the Adamstown tramway to Rifle-street. Mr. Connell, M.L.A., has been…

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Better Farming Train Mr. Dunn's Comments. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 5

Referring to-day to the proposed Better Farming Train the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. W. P. Dunn, stated:—"The main objective of the train will be to…

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Maitland Tramway

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 6

Mr. E. J. Doran, Tramway Traffic Manager, met the Mayors of East and West Maitland, Aldermen Porter and Fry, at the West Maitland Town Hall yesterday,…

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Protecting Private Motorists

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 3

Some people, even in Great Britain, imagine that the main employment of the Automobile Association consists merely of the protection of the high speed…

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English Motor Notes December 9, 1926. All Out for Export

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 3

I have just attended one of the interesting series of luncheons organised by the Royal Colonial Institute, for the purpose of discussing various phases of…

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Motor Show Opened in Sydney Speech by Dr. Page. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 5

After many months of hard work by the motor interests of Sydney, the annual motor show was opened at the Show Ground to-day. This year's exhibition is…

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Adamstown Tramway

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 3

Sir,—There is, at the present, friction existing between the tramway officials and the omnibus men. If the trams are in need of passengers, why not provide the…

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Workless Railway Men. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 4

Efforts are being made by the officials of the railway workers' branch of the A.W.U., to secure work for 1000 men who have recently been put off…

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Railway Decentralisation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 4

A recent shortage of railway trucks in connection with coal-loading operations in Newcastle has revived attention to the question as to whether…

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