Narrow Escapes Motor Overturns
Three people narrowly escaped serious injury when the car in which they were riding, in swerving to avoid another motor, struck a hydrant on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1930
4,000 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 200
Motor Accidents Newcastle List Car Breaks Window
One of the two motor ears involved in a collision at the corner of Glebe and Brunker roads, Adamstown, yesterday afternoon, was knocked across the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trams Collide Several Persons Injured Sydney
Several people were injured, but only one seriously; when a tram crashed into the back of another one on the line running along the Great Western-road at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"The Motor Age" Newcastle Figures
Year by year, the volume of Newcastle's motor traffic increases. Remarkable progress made during 1929 is revealed by figures compiled at the Traffic…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Traffic
The motor traffic of Newcastle has increased considerably in recent years, and that in itself should influence the City Council and other…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Records Women Challenge the Men LONDON, January 4
Women are getting ready to attempt to create now world records and undertake endurance tests. Two motorists, Mrs. Victor Bruce and Lady Brocklehurst,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Prohibited Road
Roy Goodwin was charged at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, before Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., with having driven a motor lorry weighing over two tons…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Toronto Road
Ald. C. J. Parker, at the meeting of the Newcastle Council last night, drew attention to the deplorable condition of the Newcastle-Toronto road. The work…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Record Broken
A few years back only the high powered sports model car was capable of maintaining an average road speed of 60 miles an hour, but nowadays many of even the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →This Week's Run 56 MILES Tuggerah-Terrigal Good Roads
An Ideal week-end trip is to Tuggerah and Terrigal, over good roads. The distance Is 5G miles. THERE are fine surf beaches and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road to Beach Reconstruction Urged Surf Club Effort
Swansea Surf Life-saving Club held a meeting at the club sheds on Sunday morning, 'when after a long discussion It was decided to ask the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On Top U.S. 'Buses Outdistance Train "Still in Infancy"
Though there arc approximately 6600 'bus companies operating 46,500 common carrier 'buses in the United States and .8,000,000 passengers use…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →KING-STREET Reconstruction Proposal Road at Lower Level Mr. Hall's Scheme Revived
The proposal to reconstruct and alter the levels of King-street is again to occupy the attention of the Newcastle City Council. The subject had much attention…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motors and Motorists Question Box
Readers are invited to write to the motoring Editor when faced with any mechanical difficulties. Questions should reach this office by…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →1930 Motor Show Opening This Week New Models to Be Seen
For the past fortnight those motor firms in Sydney who are exhibiting at the Motor Show, which opens in Sydney on Friday next, have been busy putting the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Registration Payments
A number of interesting amendments of the motor traffic laws, says the N.R.M.A., hare just been introduced in South Australia. They are made the more…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Some Good Resolutions. Better and Safer Motoring. Help to Reduce Accidents in 1930
The records of accidents for 1929 have not yet been published but, the total, judging by the weekly reports, will be high; too high altogether for any country. Motorists are not always to blame when accidents do happen, but the exercise of a little care…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motoring Aero Engine Tested 51,000 Miles in 600 Hours
"A striking instance of the wonderful endurance and reliability of the internal combustion engine was demonstrated recently in England, when a De Haviland…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Touring Motorists
Fired at by Bedouins in the French Syrian desert and a narrow escape from being thrown into prison in Turkey are some of the experiences of two young…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Cycling News Harley-B.S.A, Club
Members arc reminded that the monthly general meeting will be held next Thursday at 8 p.m., at Bennett and Wood's showrooms, when the…
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