Opening Sydney's Bridge Suggested That King Should Do It by Radio London
Weather the Government of New South Wales, realising the interest taken by the Empire generally in the Sydney Bridge, will invite the King to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1932
3,413 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 171
Seventy Violent Deaths Grim Newcastle Total for Half-year Many Road Smashes
All round decreases on the previous years are "revealed in the figures made available to-day by the coroner and police, covering…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatal Car Smash On Sydney Road Woman Killed Her Husband Injured Car Over
A woman was killed and her husband was injured to-day when the car in which they were travelling…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Unlicensed Motor Van Operator Fined £10 SYDNEY
At the Water Police Court, before Mr. Flynn, S.M., John W. Chalmers, of Waverley, was charged under the State Transport (Co-ordination) Act, 1931, with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fatally Injured Man Struck by Motor Cycle KATOOMBA
Knocked down by a motor cycle in Katoomba-street, Katoomba, this afternoon, John Helmrick Meek, 60, of Katoomba, received fatal injuries. When struck by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Trespassing on Railway Property
Alexander John Stewart, 19, Richard Shepherd, 18, Norman Read, 18, and James Croft, 21, labourers, were charged with wilful trespass on railway property…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Trap 18 Prosecutions Likely Weekly Ticket Raids
Suspecting that weekly tickets available between Newcastle and the coalfields were being used by many people other than those to whom they were issued, railway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Charge Fails Railway Clerk in Court SYDNEY
Holding that at the time of the alleged offence the defendant was not employed upon the railway line, so as to make him a person referred in the section of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Carriages Damaged Derailed During Shunting
Considerable damage to railway carriages resulted from a derailment which occurred to-day during shunting operations in the Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bungwahl to Forster Road
Recent reports received by the National Roads and Motorists' Association touring department indicate that the coastal road between Bungwahl and Forster is at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Holiday Crowds Broke Records Hot Weather Traffic to Seashore Railway and Tram Revenue Higher Extra Trains
Striking confirmation that yesterday's holiday crowd was a record for Newcastle was contained to-day in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Broadcasting of King's Message at Opening of Bridge Co-OPERATION Offered From London Microphones to Be Put in the Palace Britain to Hear London
The report from Sydney indicating that there will be no difficulty in arranging for the broadcasting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →House Destroyed Only Motor Car Saved SYDNEY
The residence of Mr. J. Davies, in Wellesley-road, Pymble, was destroyed by fire about 4 o'clock this morning. The only thing saved was Mr. Davies' motor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A London Letter Low Railway Fares—Nursing Home and Hotel—News and Bush Wireless—Animals Travel by Air—A War Adventure—Old Epic of the Sea LONDON, November 19, 1931
The railway companies are making a big bid for Christmas travel, and have taken important decisions on the question of fares. For the Christmas holidays…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hoaxing Motorists
The silly season seems to be in full swing in a number of localities on some of the principal roads leading from Sydney, according to the National Roads and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hotel Bookings for Bridge Opening Sydney
Advance bookings at hotels indicate that Sydney will be taxed for the gala opening of the Harbor Bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Roads Board and Councils 'Harmonious Relations' Says Garlick
Following the decision of the Government, not to renew his appointment as president of the Main Roads Board, Mr. J. Garlick has written to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Roads Slippery Minor Accidents in Britain Rainstorm Ends Frost London, January 1
A rainstorm ended a sharp frost in south-eastern counties this morning. For a short time a coating of ice made roads so slippery that traffic was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Toll of the Road Eight Injured Car Collides With Lorry LAUNCESTON
A sedan motor car containing seven passengers crashed into a motor lorry conveying 14 holiday-makers at an intersection on Saturday, and overturned the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Race Train in Peril Saved by Fireman's Warning Left the Rails London, November 3
A hasty backward glance from his footplate by a fireman on a crowded special train from Newmarket races to King's Cross last evening was probably…
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