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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1935

4,089 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 205

Motor for GRACE and Pace Outstanding Hillman Features for 1935 Comfort and Performance Refinements That Mean Sales Company's Policy

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 4

The policy of the Hillman Motor Car Co., Ltd., of Coventry, for 1935 is to produce cars which, having…

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Cessnock Aerodrome Site £1000 Commonwealth Grant

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 9

Mr. R. James, M.H.R. has informed Cessnock Council that the Federal Unemployment Relief Council has made £1000 available for work on the…

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Trappaud Bridge

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 8

The Local Government Department advised West Maitland Council List night that £300,000 loan money was available to councils for the…

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Cessnock Aerodrome Work at Award Rates

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 9

The opinion that award rates and conditions would be observed on the work to be done at Cessnock Aerodrome with the £1000 grant made…

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Proposed Suspension Bridge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 9

Interest in the proposal to provide a suspension bridge for passenger traffic across the Hunter River from Lorn to West Maitland was revived last night,…

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Inspection of Shire Roads

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 6

The councillors and engineer of the Port Stephens Shire will make an inspection of the roads in the north-eastern portion of the area on January 28. A visit will…

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Suspension Bridge for Sale

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 9

West Maitland Council will Confer with Bolwarra Shire on Friday on the question of endeavoring to purchase the suspension bridge across the…

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Carrington Wants Road Grant Access to Silos

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 9

With £300,000 available for grants to shires and municipalities from the Local Government Department, Carrington Council decided last night to…

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COST £1,500,000 New Bridge for Brisbane BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 5

Tenders are expected to be called on January 30, to be returned in eight weeks, for the construction of a high-level bridge across the Brisbane River at…

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What People Think C. and S. Cricketers And Rep. Games—Meteors And The Moon—The Toll Of The Road Our Cricket Team

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 6

In view of the openly-stated dearth of suitable talent in the ranks of the Newcastle District Association, necessitating the inclusion of players from…

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Three Killed Castle Hill Motor Smash Driver to Stand Trial Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 8

An inquest was held to-day by the Parramatta District Coroner (Mr. Richardson Clark) into the death of Lena Ellen Duffy, 19, Pearl Pettiford, 19, and John…

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Railways' Union Tasks for the Year

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 10

The President of the Newcastle branch of the Australian Railways Union (Mr. E. A. Barker), reviewing the work of the branch during the year, states that it…

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More Motorists in Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 6

The patrol department of the National Roads and Motorists' Association reports that the association's road service figures for December were the highest on record…

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Motor Registrations Grow

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 6

The progressive improvement in the number of motor vehicle registrations is shown by figures furnished by the Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. S…

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Thieves at Kotara Railway Station Nothing Was Stolen

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 4

Thieves broke into the office at Kolara railway station last night, but nothing was stolen. According to the police, a very…

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More Damage on Railways Washaways Cause Delays

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 8

Patched up by repair gangs who worked at top pressure to restore the lines after the heavy rain on Monday night, the tracks on the north…

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Three Days' Trial Good Trip for Motor-cyclists

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 9

Attracted by the sporting spirit of "The Telegraph" motor cycling trial, motor cyclists, both novices and experienced, have entered from all parts…

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'Roads Not Speedways,' Says Supt. Gibson Special Patrols to Check the "Road Hogs"

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 13

A campaign against "road hogs" is to be made by Newcastle police. The decision was made by Superintendent Gibson to-day after he had received a number of complaints, particularly…

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British Road Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 5

During the week ended November 24, last year, 146 persons died and 3880 were injured in Great Britain as the result of road accidents, compared with 140 killed…

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Road Safety Education

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 6

Commenting yesterday on the report of the Commissioner of Road Transport (Mr. S. A. Maddocks) on road accidents, the President of the National Roads and…

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