Bolwarra Shire New Melville Bridge Relief Work to Continue
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 4
Bolwarra Shire Council decided at a meeting yesterday afternoon to contribute its proportion of the cost of construction of a new bridge over the Hunter River at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cyclist Killed Smash on Maitland-road Collision with Car
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 8
Frank Roberts, 45, of Marsden-street. Shortland, whose bicycle crashed into a car on the Maitland-road, Mayfield West, about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, died…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Yachting
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 17
Newcastle branch of Royal Motor Yacht Club's programme of racing events. Toronto Bay course…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Tramways Union
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 11
Mr. R. A. McCartney, of the Tramways Union, was Advised yesterday that Mr. W. A. Marshall, Victoria, who has recently returned from Russia, would visit…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Railway Employees Port Waratah Branch Meeting
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 11
Mr. T. L. Sawyer presided at the monthly meeting of the Port Waratah branch of the Railways Union, held at the Longworth Institute. A letter was…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Brisbane Weekly Notes Penny Tram Fares
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 11
Present indications are that it will not be long before Brisbane tram patrons have the benefit of penny tram fares. It will not be a question of whether…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Truce Arranged American Motor Strike Conference on Monday New York, January 15
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 10
The Governor of Michigan (Mr. Murphy) announced to-day that a truce had been arranged in the automobile strike, whereby the sit-down strikers will…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fodder for Stock Railway Special Rebate Discontinued SYDNEY
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 13
Some months ago, because of the drought conditions prevailing in many parts of the State, the Government made substantial increases in the rebates normally…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Motorists' Vision Science Congress Papers Trade Problems Debated Wellington (N.z.)
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 9
Defective vision on the part of motor drivers was an extremely important, but much under-rated, cause of traffic accidents, said Melbourne optometrists, who…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Walked Out Four Railway Officers Transport Conference Chairman's Suggestion Denied SYDNEY
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 10
When four representatives of the Railway Salaried Officers' Association walked out of the transport unions' conference to-day, it was suggested by the Chairman…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →On Up-grade Railways' Good Year 1929 Record Goes Deficit Cut to £698,262 SYDNEY
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 9
A rapid and progressive return to normal conditions—to use the words of the Commissioner—is indicated by the report of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Loud Speakers Impracticable Trial at Central Railway Station Sydney
The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 1
Loud speakers for the guidance of passengers have been tried at Central Station but found impracticable. The idea of similar experiments…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Camel and Tram in Collision Sydney
The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 1
Colliding with a camel, which on injured, a tram bound from La Perouse to Circular Quay last night was slightly damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Defective Eyesight Cause of Motor Accidents Auckland
The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 3
Defective vision of drivers was an extremely important, but much underrated, cause of traffic accidents in Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Will Employ 1000 Men Railway Conversion
The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 3
The secretary of Newcastle United Laborers' Union (Mr. R. Conroy) said that from figures prepared some time ago he estimated 500 men at each end…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sandy Hollow Railway Muswellbrook
The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 8
Railway officials visited the Sandy Hollow railway site this week, and it is now understood that the site selected for the construction of a bridge is…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bag Taken From Train
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 January 1937 · page 6
Miss Emerton, of William-street, Jesmond, reported to the police on Saturday that she had lost a suitcase and contents valued about £1, from a train on which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Intercepted on Roads Miners at Small Collieries
The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 January 1937 · page 8
Miners on their way to work at small collieries on the Rothbury Estate this morning were intercepted by a party of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →More Than 100 Dead in Blazing Train Canton
The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 January 1937 · page 1
It is feared that the death roll of the fire on the Kowloon-Canton express will exceed 100. Of the 85 bodies that have been brought here, 35 are those of women and children…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bottle-neck in Wharf-road Elimination Urged by Maritime Board
The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 January 1937 · page 7
Proposals to widen to 35 feet the road behind the premises leased to the Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Company Ltd. have been referred…
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