Train Stewards Suspended. Melbourne
Passengers on the Trans-Australian train, which left Perth on Monday, have had to cook and cater for themselves during the journey as the result of the…
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 8 of 163
Help Promised Thornton-road Work Minister Interviewed
By the time he had travelled to Wallsend by car, the Acting Premier (Mr. Buttenshaw) needed no vertal information that many of our roads…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mayfield Tram Line Proposed Extension
Mr. R. Cameron, M.P., recently introduced to Mr. Buttenshaw, the Minister for Works, a deputation, which urged the extension of the Mayfield tram line to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tramway Union
The following have been elected officers of the Newcastle branch of the Australian Tramway Employees' Union Messrs. W. Hartley, president; W. Harris,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Five Hurt Motor Car Crash Ran Into Fence
Five persons were injured in a motor smash near East Greta in the early hours this morning. They were:—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New William-street Bridge
Carrington aldermen paid a visit of inspection yesterday to the William-street bridge, which connects Carrington to Wickham, and is used…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Novarro Again "Road to Romance"
Lovers of colorful romance have a treat in store at the Strand Theatre on Monday, when "The Road to Romance," Ramon Novarro's next…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tyre Limitation Maitland-road Damage
Inquiries are being made by the Mayor of Wickham (Alderman Toll) into the damage to the Maitland-road surface by a four-wheeled vehicle…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →District News Warner's Bay. Charlestown-speers' Pt. Road
A combined meeting of the Speers' Point and Warner's Bay Progress Committees was held on Thursday evening at Warner's Bay. Mr. Munro occupied…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Maitland District Motor Car Crash Five Injured
An Essex sedan motor car, occupied by Messrs. Edward Hamer, Gerard Bambach, Harry Cameron, Malcolmn Johnston, and Hary M'Lean, crashed on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor & Cycling Notes
Camping parties are becoming popular amongst carists and motor cyclists. An outstanding "camping out" tour during the holiday season was that of the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →West Wallsend Trams
A deputation was next introduced which was representative of all the organisations in the district, and bad reference to the West Wallsend tram service. This…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SCANDALOUS! Morisset Railway Complaints Residents Annoyed Wyong
Residents of Morisset and district, including Cooranbong, Martinsville, Mandalong and Dora Creek are annoyed at what they describe as very…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Not Perfect Maitland-road, Wickham
While Maitland-road, Wickham, has been re-made, and is open for traffic, the road over the railway bridges is still a mass of pot-holes…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"You Win" Man Arrested on Train Remand to Sydney
Goods valued at £250, including 200 pairs of shoes, were mentioned in the charge against Joseph Henry Br[?] 23, a mechanic, at Newcastle police…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road to Peace Britain Leads World in Disarmament. Inspiring Example Half of Huge Navy Sent to Bottom of Sea LONDON
Britain is doing more than any other country to promote international arbitration and disarmament, according to the memorandum on security which was forwarded to the League of Nations this week…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tramway Smash Sensational Derailment Driver Killed
Alfred E. M'Vie, a steam motor driver, was killed in a sensational derailment at Young Wallsend on the Wallsend-West Wallsend tramline at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Accidents Collision at Islington
Members of the picnic party, consisting of several residents of Cardiff and Islington, which was returning by mother lorry from Swansea, had a fortunate escape…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Brave Tramp
The Yorkshire "Post" features a thrilling story of heroism from Hyde, in Cheshire. A lowly tramp, walking on an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Building, Engineering, Machinery and Industry Boom Gates Railway-Street Crossing Street Repairs
Boom gates are to be Installed at the Railway-street crossing, Wickham, Preliminary work is being carried out and in a few weeks the old hand…
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