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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1928

3,252 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 163

Cessnock-morisset Railway

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 7

Mr. J. M. Baddeley M.P. has again taken up the question of the construction of the Cessnock-Morisset railway, and in a letter to the Railway Commissioners he,…

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Motor Notes Novelties at Motor Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 10

Amongst the cars at the recent Sydney Motor Show, there were few outstanding mechanical novelties, most of the improvements noted having to do with the…

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Roads and Railways

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 6

The National Roads and Motorists' Association is in receipt of the following interesting authoritative statement from America concerning road…

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By Good Roads Way to Municipal Success

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 6

A strong plea for the construction of good roads throughout the municipality of Wallsend was made by Councillor Hardy…

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Broke-cessnock Road Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 5

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.P., presented the case for the construction of the road from Broke to Cessnock, to the Main Roads Board, and in doing so informed…

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Summons Division. Motor Traffic Act

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 2

Andie Parker, of 49 Turnbull-street, Merewether, pleaded guilty to a charge of having driven a motor car past a stationary tram on December 24, and was…

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Peculiar Accident Motor Car and Cycle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 4

A motor accident, which occurred about 11.15 last night, at the corner of Beaumont and Dumaresq streets, Hamilton, was, fortunately, without serious results…

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British Contract South African Railways LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 1

A Birmingham firm has obtained a contract for 50 coaches for the South African railways, to cost £170,000. It is understood that the tender was…

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Train Derailed Accident at Sandgate

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 8

Entering Sandgate railway station yesterday afternoon, the passenger train from West Maitland, due in Newcastle at 3.24 p.m., became derailed…

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Railway Accident Derailment at Sandgate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 7

The passenger train due at Newcastle from West Maitland at 3.24 p.m. yesterday, became derailed entering Sandgate station…

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Motor Tragedy a Driver Killed. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 7

A tragedy marred a motor cycle carnival at Deacon to-day During the lunchcon interval Edgar Hanlon, 33, single of Brisbane, one of the entrants for a motor…

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Motor Car Overturns Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 7

Five persons were injured when a motor car overturned at Caringbah, near Sutherland, to-night. The accident was caused through a tyre bursting. The…

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MYSTERIOUS Scotland Yard Arrest Motor Theft London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 1

Why should it take 20 Scotland Yard detectives to arrest a motor car thief? It is expected that the mystery will…

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Motor-boat Racing Corona Reinstated

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 3

The race secretary, Mr. F. H. Fearon, states that, the disqualification of Corona (Mr. R. Mayo) in the general, handicap at Toronto yesterday, was…

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Narrow Escape Tram and car Collide Darby-street Crash

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 5

A girl had a narrow escape front serious injury last night, when a city bound Merewether tram and a motor car collided near the Intersection of…

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Great Engineering British Railway Bridge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 6

A record railway engineering feat was accomplished last week—end, when a cast—iron bridge carrying the main up lines of the London and North Eastern…

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Gray-street Bridge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 12

A new development has occurred in connection with the Gray-street bridge, which suggests the possibility that this bridge may never be built. Important…

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New Train Cardiff to Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 4

Commencing on Monday an additional train will be run from Cardiff, leaving there at 5.5 p.m., and arriving in Newcastle at 5.35 p.m…

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Mechanisation of Railways

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 14

After mechanised transport comes the mechanised railway. Highly scientific appliances which have been adopted after investigation into railway working in the…

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Royal Motor Yacht Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 11

Mr. F. H. Pearson, the race secretary, stated yesterday that the disqualification of Corona (Mr. R. Mayo) in the general handicap at the Toronto hospital carnival…

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