Toll of the Road Year's Record Death-roll CHICAGO, January 30
The National Safety Council has issued complete figures showing that in 1936 deaths from motor vehicles and accidents were the highest ever, with, a total of…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1937
3,526 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 177
Motor-cycle Skidded Two Seriously Injured Pacific Highway Smash
When the motor-cycle on which they were riding along the Pacific Highway, skidded near the John Darling turn-off, at Belmont, last night, Stafford Brown,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steel and Rubber Demand of Motor Industry
The buying of automobiles accelerates activity in other industries to a greater extent than many people realise. An outstanding instance is the effect on the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Abermain Railway Goods Shed Robbed
The door of the goods shed at Abermain railway station was found forced at 6 a.m. on Saturday. An investigation disclosed that property to the value of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motored Most of Way Scouts Who Planned Hike to Adelaide SYDNEY
Leaving Sydney on December 17, Patrol Leader Jack Murray and Scout Ted Anderson, left the train at Moss Vale, and set out to walk Adelaide. Thanks…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sold to Germany Famous Austrian Railway LONDON, January 30
The "Morning Post's" Munich correspondent states that Austria's most famous mountain railway, the Zugspitze Funicular, has been sold to Germany for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →No Settlement U.S. Motor Strike Position Confused (Australian Associated Press.) New York, January 30
The motor strike has become more confused than ever. The President of General Motors Ltd. (Mr. A. T. Sloan) has issued a statement denying that he had…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Slur on Our Railways Is Resented Melbourne
The Commonwealth Railways Commissioner. (Mr. G. A. Gahan), will cable the High Commissioner-in-London (Mr. Bruce) suggesting steps to counteract the adverse publicity caused by the criticism of Australian railways made recently in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Unparalleled Rush on the Railways 89 Trains in Eight Hours Heaviest in Memory of Officials
All available railway rolling stock was pressed into service at Newcastle to-day to cope with a rush unparalleled in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Condition of New England Road
According to a recent report received by the N.R.M.A. touring department on the New England Highway between Muswellbrook and Tamworth,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Narrow Escapes Air Accidents Committee Members Aeroplane Undercarriage Collapsed Brisbane
Three members of the Commonwealth Air Accidents Investigation Committee, Group-Captain E. Harrison, and Messrs. D. Ross and T. Mannix (Secretary),…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Train Incident Man Fined £5 SYDNEY
In a train going to Newcastle a young man put his arm round another young man's girl. The second young man objected…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fall From Bridge Boy Escapes With Bruises MELBOURNE
Neil Whibley, 12, of Thornbury, had a narrow escape when he fell 73ft. from a framework bridge over the Yarra at Fairfield into 30in. of water. He struck a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Three Miles of Cars at Peat's Ferry Need for Bridge Not Necessary Is Official Attitude Sydney
Holiday traffic was greatly inconvenienced at Peat's Ferry yesterday, where cars had to wait often for three or four…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Crowded Trains Thousands of Visitors to Newcastle Record for Railways Bluebottles Mar Pleasures of Surfing
Newcastle was favoured with delightful weather for the Anniversary Day holiday, and thousands of visitors came to the city from the Coalfields and other places…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motorist's Complaint
"I have heard several motorists complain lately about the difficulty they experience in obtaining petrol at night, particularly on Sunday night," says a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Optimistic Outlook British Motor Industry Lord Austin's View
Lord Austin was probably one of the busiest men at the recent Olympia Motor Show. Almost every member of the motor trade visited the Austin stand to chat…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →FOR the Motorist New Plymouth Geater Safety and Performance Array of Features
E. P. Capper and Sons Ltd., of Hunter-street West, local agents for Plymouth cars, are displaying a full range of the latest productions. It was with pleasure…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motor Industry Negotiations Continue Strikers Defy Court Detroit, February 1
The Governor of Michigan (Mr. Frank Murphy) has started a series of conference with spokesmen of the union and General Motors Ltd., in an effort to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor-cycling Newcastle Indian Club
The second run of the quarter of the Newcastle Indian Motor-cycle Club was held at Caves Beach. The first event was a surf race, which was won by J…
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