Car and Cycle Collision on Wangi Road Two Men Slightly Injured
Two Wangi men had fortunate escapes from serious injury late yesterday afternoon when they were thrown from a motor-cycle which collided with a…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1936
3,712 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 186
Two Die Swindon Train Smash Express Hits Trucks (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, January 15
The driver of the Penzance (Cornwall) to London Express and a woman passenger were killed in the accident early this morning, near Swindon Junction, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Hamilton Collision Motor-cyclist's Death Struck Car at Intersection
"No matter how careful people are these accidents happen," said the District Coroner (Mr. A. G. Chiplin), returning a verdict of accidental death at an…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Fell and Struck Head Tramway Employee's Death
A verdict of accidental death was returned by the District Coroner (Mr. A. G. Chiplin) at an inquest yesterday into the death of George Henry Weale, 47,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Australian Railways Union
Messrs. H. W. Rose (Newcastle), T. Hickey (Broadmeadow), and R. Honey (Narrabri) have been nominated for the State Council of the Australian Railways…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fell From Moving Tram
William Hamilton, 65, a wharf labourer, living at the Salvation Army Men's Hostel in Auckland-street, Newcastle, received a large lacerated wound on the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Higher Registration of Motor Vehicles Sydney
The number of vehicles registered in New South Wales under the quarterly registration scheme had risen to 53,984-by December…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gelignite Blast In Motor Car Well-known Turf Identity Killed Amazing Case in the Ryde District Battery Used to Fire Charge? Sydney
In a terrific explosion at Ryde early to-day, Jack E. Sabine, 40, well-known turf identity and poultry farmer, was killed instantly, his body being frightfully mutilated. The car, in which he was sitting, was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Two Electricians Injured Car Wrecked by Tram at Haberfield Sydney
Two electricians, Reg. Cowel and Len Gardiner, both of Leichhardt, were seriously injured this afternoon when the car they were driving got out of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Charges for Coal Freight Premier's Reply to Chamber of Commerce
The President of Newcastle Chamber of Commerce (Mr. W. E. Alexander), reported to a meeting of the council of the chamber to-day that…
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Sir,—I am sorry I have again to complain about the disgraceful condition in the way the council has left the road in Stevenson-place. Two years ago 60…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Bolwarra Shire General Rate 2d Stock Bridge Supported
At a meeting of the Bolwarra Shire Council, held at Lorn, West Maitland, yesterday afternoon, the general rate for the year was fixed at 2d in the £ on the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Snow Blanket North of Britain Covered Roads Dangerous London, January 16
Snow fell over most of the country to-day and covers practically the whole of Great Britain, north of a line from Cardiff to Lincoln. In many places frozen…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Two Dead Alexandria Collision Car Strikes Tramway Pole Sydney
When it collided with a lorry, a car skidded on the wet road and hit a tramway pole at Alexandria this afternoon. A man and Woman Were killed and two…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Railway Trespassers
Four strangers—Edward Maher, 18, Philip Drenan, 23, Edgar Stephenson, 19, and Reginald Anderson, 18, were charged at the West Maitland Police Court,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Gelignite Explosion Poultry Farmer Killed Motor-car Wrecked Sydney
Jack E. Sabine, 40, poultry farmer, was killed when a plug of gelignite exploded in a motor-car at Marsfield, near Ryde, early this morning. His body was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Burns and Shock Accident at Motor Works SYDNEY
Sprayed by scalding sulphur and graphite when the container overturned at the Ford Motor Works, Flemington, this afternoon, Jack Kelly, 24, a mechanic, was…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motor Vehicles Missing
It has been reported to the Newcastle police that two motor vehicles were stolen yesterday. E. B. Scobie, of Lorn, West Maitland. reported that…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Singleton Bridge Grant Singleton
The Patrick Plains' Shire Clerk has been advised by the Minister, for Work and Local Government (Mr. E .S. Spooner) that, following representations made…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fight Near Swansea Bridge Sequel in Court
A fight between two men at Swansea Bridge on Saturday culminated in trouble for two young men, after the police had been…
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