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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1933

3,346 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 168

New Tram Gears Proposed Importation Manufacturers Resent Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 5

Attacking the Transport Commissioner (Mr. S. A. Maddocks) concerning the sending overseas for new gears for trams, the Chamber of Manufactures declared…

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Motor Cycling German Wins World's Record

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 9

Germany has just captured the world's motor-cycle speed record from England, who held the title for just on two years. Prior to November, 1930, the record was…

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Newcastle Motor-cycle Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 9

The 220 yards acceleration test, conducted by Newcastle Motor-cycle Club last Saturday was won by the veteran, W. Turner, riding his Harley Davidson…

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Motor Firm Expands

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 9

Half a million pounds is being expended on the erection of new buildings, and the installation of new plant by Vauxhall Motors, Ltd., at their factory at Luton,…

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Registration Labels Instruction for Motorists

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 9

The Commissioner for Road Transport has stated that there is apparently still some uncertainty in the minds of the public in connection with the requirements of…

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English Motor Factories Working Day and Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 9

Expansion in the motor industry is considered to be partly responsible for a large decrease in the number of unemployed in Birmingham recently. The…

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Motor Trade Personality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 9

Mr. James Peddie, a coach and motor painter of many years' experience, learned his trade in Scotland before the introduction of motor vehicles. He came out to…

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Linking Up Villages French Motor Services

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 9

Motor venicles are being employed to link up the villages in many parts of France with the larger towns. The services are conducted by the French postal…

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Motors and Motorists "Perfect Motor" Elimination of Noises Rolls Royce Experiments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 9

A broadcast talk of particular interest to motorists was given recently in England by Mr. A. F. Sidgreaves, Managing Director of Rolls-Royce, Ltd., Derby, in…

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Passed Stationary Tram

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 8

Percy William Moxon, 184 Hawthorneparade, Haberfield, pleaded "Guilty" to having passed a stationary tram in Maitland-road. Mayfield, on December 11, and…

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Railways Union Newcastle Branch

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 7

Reviewing the work of the Newcastle broach of the Railways Union for 1932, the Secretary (Mr. H. W. Rose) states that a wonderful fight was put up against…

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Motor Taxation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 4

The question of motor taxation was again mentioned at the meeting of the City Council last night. On December 5, Ald. W. A. Bay submitted for the…

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Railway Union Registration Application Opposed by 23 Organisations Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 6

The renewed application to the Arbitration Court be the National Union of Railwaymen of Australia for registration as an organisation, of employees was…

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Railway Economy Newcastle Dismissals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 4

Following the scheme of retrenchment announced by the Chief Railway Commissioner some weeks ago, eight employees attached to the Traffic…

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Ask "The Sun" Your Motor Troubles

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 2

"The Newcastle Sun" has secured the services of an expert motor engineer, who will answer questions and give advice to motorists…

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MOTORS for [?] Motor Cycling News Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 2

The 220 yards acceleration test held last Saturday was won by W. Turner, who has been a member almost since the club's inception. His success, a…

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Newcastle Trams Trades Hall Concern

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 5

Tho report of the Transport Advisory Committee will be discussed by the Trades Hall executive in conference with the Tramway Union…

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Aeroplane Purchased Enterprising Prospectors Alice Springs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1933 · page 4

To continue prospecting in an up-to-date manner, Jack Atherton nod Jim Escreet, two of the first prospectors at The Granites, have purchased an aeroplane. In…

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The Ghost Train Sensation at Victoria

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 January 1933 · page 8

EXCEPT for a short news-reel, the current programme at the Victoria Theatre is wholly British…

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Driver Collapses Injured in Train Smash BATHURST

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1933 · page 6

John Gebbie, the driver of the goods train which overturned on Sunday, killing the fireman, collapsed to-day. His injuries have proved to be more serious…

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