Maitland District Railway Fatality Riding on Carriage Roof
Some remarkable evidence was disclosed at an inquest which was conducted by Mr. W. M'Lauchlin. Deputy Coroner, at the West Maitland Courthouse…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1928
3,252 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 163
Morisset Railway Proposal Turned Down. Sydney
Messrs G. Booth and J. M. Baddeley, Ms.P., have received a letter from the Under-Secretary, Public Works Department, intimating that the Minister does…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Summons Division. Motor Traffic Cases
Waiter James Bates, Patrick-street, Merewether, pleaded guilty to driving a motor-cycle in a manner dangerous to the public in Union-street, Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Steel Motor Carriages Clyde Company Successful. Sydney
Tenders in connection with the supply of rolling stock for the metropolitan subruban railway service were dealt with by the Railway Department to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Finance Separation of Tramways. Sydney
The separation of the railways from the tramways and railways finance from that of the general finances of the State will be in operation in the financial year…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Charlestown Police Court Thursday, January 12, 1928. (Before W. L. Perry, S.M.) Motor Traffic Act
Harry Smith was charged by Constable Wallbank, of Dudley, for riding a motor cycle without lights. Pleaded gulity, Fined 10s, costs 8s, of three days…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Yacht Club
The Governor of New South Wales (Sir Dudley de Chair) will be asked to be present at a special programme of races held by the Royal Motor…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Yachts Races on
A. B. class handicap, commencing at 3.15 p.m., and an A. class speedboat handicap, commencing at 4. 15 p.m., will be conducted by the Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mysterious Aeroplane Canberra
The mysterious aeroplane, tale from Broome has been revived by the statement of a pearl shell opener named Nelson to Mr. Pickett, the West Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Board May Help Nelson's Bay Road Repairs
An engineer of the Main Roads Board, in company with the president of Port Stephens Shire (Councillor Meredith), made an inspection of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor & Cycling Notes
The year 1927 was a notable one for motoring achievements, both in organised competition, record attempts, and endurance tests. In the way of speed, the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Railway Revenue
The revenue in the coaching department at the West Maitland railway station for the half-year ending December 31, 1927, shows a deficit of £992. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Trams and Omnibuses
The year has opened with a storm blowing around the City Council. For some time the council has been allowing private motor omnibuses to ply for hire…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Motors in New South Wales Statistics for 1927
Every twelfth person in New South Wales owns a motor vehicle, and about every ninth is allowed by law to, drive one says the National Roads and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motor Speed Test
Malcolm Campbell's car, with which he will defend the British speed record against America at Florida in February has a 450 horse-power engine, has taken…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on a Motor Launch
It is reported from Berlin that one of the great motor launches used to convey Hamburg's dock labourers to work caught fire in the river Elbe yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Electric Tram Wire Fuses Melbourne
For two and a half hours this afternoon tram traffic at the intersection of Swanson and Flinders streets was held up as the result of an overhead electric tram…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Brandy! From Motor Spirit German Idea Distributors Arrested
Extracting alcohol from a patent motor spirit, a German company sold it as brandy. The directors of the company have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In Gear £1,000,000 Motor Show Great Displays Sydney
Huge lorries have ceased their monotonous roar—the rattle of hammers beating their tattoo on new woodwork has ceased— the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Across Mexico First Aeroplane Flight MANAGUA (Nicaragua)
For the first time in history an aeroplane flew on Saturday from north to south across Mexico without landing. Starting from Texas, Major Louis…
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