Motor Car Celebation
When in 1896 some 30 motor cars attempted a run from London to Brighton an incredulous public learnt that 13 of the starters had finished the course. But…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1931
3,499 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 175
Bullets Hit Trams Three Times in Year
Three times within twelve months passing trains on the Wallsend line have been struck by missiles, believed to be bullets, and in two of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Johnny Returning by Train Flight Postponed Moscow
Following conferences with the Soviet aviators who have flown from Moscow to Tokio and other experts, Miss Amy Johnson has…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Destroyed by Fire Car on Belmont Road
Belmont police are investigating the discovery of a car at Bay-road, Belmont, early yesterday morning, which had been burned to a heap of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Visit to Argentina Finalising Prince's Plans Aeroplane to Be Shipped (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, January 10
Preparations for the departure of the Prince of Wales for the Argentine, where he will perform the opening ceremony of the British Empire Industries Fair at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motorship Grounds Adelaide
Through grounding off the "Port Adelaide River yesterday afternoon, when bound for Fremantle the motorship Manunda was held up for three-quarters of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Accidents Collision at Adamstown Five Persons Injured
Five persons were injured as the result of a collision between two 'buses on the Charlestown-road, Adamstown, on Saturdayâ…
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A fine of £2 was impressed on Matthew Leo Cannon, aged 35, when he was convicted at the Central Police Court yesterday, on a charge of having driven a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cessnock Motor Crash Inquiry
An inquiry will be held by the Deputy Coroner, Mr. J. R. Scott, at the Cessnock Courthouse on Thursday into the recent collision on Maitland-road, which…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Yacht Club Oona Wins Twice
Saturday was an ideal day for waterside sport, arranged by the Royal Motor Yacht Club, and spectators at Poronto, who were numerous, had plenty of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Registrations
Analysing the official returns of motor vehicle registrations just available, the N.R.M.A. point out that they falsify the prediction that the second half of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tram Thrill Police Convinced Stone Was Thrown
Wallsend police scout the idea that it was no unspent pearifle bullet that caused the sensation among passengers on the 9.10 a.m. tram leaving Wallsend on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Death Crash Motor Cyclist Collapses GRAFTON
A motor cycle with three youths aboard crashed on the Armidale-road yesterday, and one was killed. Dead is Hedley Travis Mitchell (22),…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Roads of Steel
Tests are being made at Springfield, III., U.S.A., with a system of road construction in which the surface is made up of sheets of steel on which is a layer…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Main and Minor Roads Division of Expenditure Motorists' Viewpoint
"The councils throughout the State have been circularised recently by the Shires Association, Sydney, in an apparent effort to gather support for a claim for the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →No Money for Pleasure Road
A proposal to raise a loan for the reconstruction of a road between Harwood Ferry and Yamba was discussed by the Harwood Shire Council (Grafton). This…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Condition of Roads N.R.M.A. Report
A late bulletin, issued by the Newcastle Branch of the National Roads and Motorists' Association states that the roads are generally in fair condition…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Struck by Car Ironbark Bridge Fatality Inquest Held
The glare of the headlights on a car which was travelling toward Raymond Terrace on the night of December 20, picked out George…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Struck by Train Elderly Man Injured SYDNEY
Francis Connors, 77, believed to be a resident of Moss Vale, was seriously injured when struck by an electric train at Strathfield railway station this…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Plunge Into River Japanese Express Train Many Bodies Recovered Tokyo, January 11
In the darkness of the early hours of this morning, an express train from Shimonoseki to Tokyo was derailed while crossing the bridge at Hiroshimaken. The…
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