Long Bridge
The first of 100 steel girders to be used in the reconstruction of Long Bridge was placed in position yesterday. Four girders will be used to each span, and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1937
3,526 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 177
Weaver's Fall From Aeroplane Body Found with Little Injury London
The body of Max Wenner, a Shropshire landowner, who disappeared from a ologne-Brussels airliner on Monday, has been found, states the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Most Costly Bridge Golden Gate Facts and Figures San Francisco, Dec. 18
The world's most costly bridge, built for 77 million dollars, now open, linking this city with Oakland and other east Bay cities…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Yachting
Newcastle branch of Royal Motor Yacht Club's programme of racing events, at Toronto…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Motor Strike Union Makes Concession Hope for Conference More Plants and Men Idle (Australian Associated Press.) DETROIT, January 8
A conference between General Motors and the workers' union failed to materialise again, but after an all-day meeting of the Strategy Board of the union, and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Life Passes 35 Travel Free on Railways Reward for Political Service Canberra
Lifetime gold passes for all Australian railways are at present held by 35 Australians, 15 of whom, including the High Commissioner in London (Mr. S. M…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Excursions
The Railway Department has arranged another series of excursion trains to Sydney, in addition to the facilities provided each week-end. In the week beginning…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Sandy Hollow Railway MUSWELLBROOK
Following the call-up of Muswellbrook unemployed for registration for the Sandy Hollow railway works next week, Denman unemployed have been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Militants Win Railway Union Ballot Sydney
In one of the heaviest polls on record the militants retained control of the State and Federal Councils of the Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Road Smashes Motor-cyclists Injured Week-end Accidents
Mishaps with motor-cycles caused injuries to three persons in the Newcastle district over the week-end. In one case a man was seriously injured…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Crash On Belmont Road
SO BADLY SMASHED WAS THE MOTOR CYCLE (above), which was involved in an accident near Belmont during the week-end that it had to be taken away in a carl. The front wheel was almost lorn off by the fores of the crash…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fell From Aeroplane Farmer's Body Found Letter to Fiancee London, January 9
The body of Max Wenner, a Shrop[?]hire landowner, who disappeared from a Cologne-Brussels airliner on Monday, has been found, states the Brussels…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sidelights on War "The Road to Glory," in Suburbs
Vivid sidelights an war, with an under-current suggesting the bitter futility of wholesale murder and maiming, make…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Killed by Train Man Lying with Head on Line SYDNEY
A man, who so far has not been identified, was decapitated by a train at Liverpool to-night. The driver of the train saw the man…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tasmanian Railways
Features of the modernisation of railway transport in Tasmania are the assembly of four all-steel buffet cars and five all-steel sentinel Cammell steam rail cars…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Murrurundi Railway Staff
For some years the railway staff stationed at Murrurundi has been gradually reduced from what represented a considerable portion of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Company's Offer Ready to Negotiate Motor Strike in U.S. Workers Refuse to Leave Plants (Australian Associated Press.) DETROIT, January 10
General Motors Ltd. to-day reiterated their willingness to negotiate with the strikers without prejudice, but stipulated that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motorist Killed Near Tamworth Two Others Injured Tamworth
Victor Riley, of Kootingal, was killed when a car overturned on the Nemingha Road six miles from Tamworth last night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Echo of Fatal Accident. Motor-cyclist Before Court
A fatal accident on Main-road, Cardiff, on November 27 last year was recalled by the appearance at the Newcastle Summons Court…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Woman on Knees of Driver Motorist Fined £3
A fine of £3, with 8s costs, was imposed on Frederick William Withers, of Cessnock, at West Maitland Police Court today by Mr. C…
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