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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
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New South Wales now has one motor-vehicle for every 8.8 persons, and one person in every six is a licensed driver. Big increases were recorded in the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Alan Ling, 18, of Chatswood, was severely burned about the legs and lower part of the body when his motor-cycle caught alight after colliding with a sulky…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Apart from Herr Hitler's projected visit to Rome in April, Signor Mussolini will welcome the Kings of Rumania…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →W. T. Collins, of Upper Bay View-street McMahon's Point, was fatally injured yesterday when his car went over a steep embankment near the corner of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Junkers aircraft works have prepared plans for a gigantic flying yacht containing a garage. It will have four engines of 4000 horsepower, a top speed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor-cycle accidents between Peat's Ferry and Gosford during the week-end resulted in two people being admitted to hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In the value of the cars sold, the amount of Australian material used in them, and the employment afforded, 1937 was a record year for the motor industry in the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Australia won the third speedway test against England at the Sports Ground last night by 27 points to 26. The points were close throughout, and it was not until the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Capably handled by its owner, W. Leeder, Miss Judith won both heats in the race for speedboats conducted on Toronto Bay on Saturday by the Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Many motorists did not seem to realise their position under the amended Traffic Act said a traffic official yesterday. Motorists who, in future, drove…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The electrification of the London and North-eastern main line between Sheffield and Manchester will, it is hoped be completed by 1940…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The British Chamber of Shipping announces that owners of more than the required 90 per cent. of British tramp tonnage have subscribed to the scheme which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Although nothing definite has been decided, it has been suggested that the first 300 victims of the 30 miles an hour speed limit will be taken to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The persistent, loud and aggravating motorist, who heedlessly and irritatingly sounds his horse to the danger and annoyance of the community is to be dealt with by the powers that be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railway Department announced yesterday that starting at once, the 12.40 a.m. mixed train from Newcastle to Taree, will start its run from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Williams Rivers Brush, better known as the Barrington Brush, at the foot of Barrington Tops, is becoming a popular resort for motorists. Delightful bush…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miss Jane Carr, stage and screen actress, enrols Miss Olwen Mathews as the forty thoursandth member of Everywoman's Health Movement at the headquarters of the movement in London…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Becoming uncontrollable when the [?] side front tyre blew out, a 4-ton motor lorry, laden with 5 tons of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The headless body of a young man was found to-day beside the railway line at Villawood, near Liverpool. The police believed the man placed his…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Reviewing the holiday casualties, the Minister for Transport (Mr. R. Semple) says that 17 were killed in motor accidents compared with nine…
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