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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
3,201 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 161
The directors of General Motors-Holden's Ltd. have increased the authorised capital of the company by £761,600, to £2,311,600. The increase is to be effected…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Commissioner for Railways (Mr. T. J. Hartigan) to-night said that for three months an extension of the time allowed for discharging trucks of goods…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →At the opening of the Stockton-Darlington railway, toward the latter end of last century, a man on horseback rode in front of the engine carrying a red flag. Stephenson, the railway pioneer, who was on the footplate, grew impatient at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A suggestion that the Government, like a business firm that had made a bad deal, would be compelled to abolish the 30 miles an hour speed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A display of petrol engine model aeroplanes will be give, at the Newcastle Aerodrome at 3 o'clock to-day, when an attempt will be made to break records…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Plans and specifications are on view at the Newcastle office of the Department of Main Roads of several contracts, for which tenders are called. There…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →"If Kearsley Shire Council submits an application for assistance and is prepared to pay its share of the cost, the proposal to construct' an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A motor highway through British Columbia from the United States boundary to Alaska, at a cost of some £2,400,000 for the uncompleted sections, is a project…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Three people were injured last night when a motor-'bus and a motorcar collided on the Kurri Kurri side of the Weston overhead railway bridge. The…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Manning River and its tributaries, and other streams on the Central North Coast, were swollen yesterday by very heavy rain in…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The President of the Newcastle branch of the Australian Railways Union (Mr. A. Outteridge) said yesterday that with two members of the shop committee…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Commonwealth Commissioner of Railways (Mr. Gahan) revealed to-day that the air services are making inroads on the transcontinental railway. From July 1 to…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →A display of model aeroplane flying was given at District Park on Saturday afternoon, despite the unfavourable weather. Four machines were flown. One…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A lot of jobs have been suggested for the Greater Newcastle Council. Here is another. It concerns the tramway levels in Maitland-road. The new council may…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Major William Thomas Bartholomew McCormack, Chairman of the Country Roads Board, died this morning, after an illness of several weeks…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two women's State swimming championships held at Coogee Aquarium last night were won by Empire Games representatives. Miss Myee Steele won the 110 yards junior freestyle title…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A young Austrian, Dr. Walther Marseille, has invented "Five Suit Bridge." under the rules of which a match is now in progress with Dr. Paul Stern, captain…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Four people seated in a motor-car which was smashed to pieces by a train on a level crossing at Christchurch yesterday were picked up unconscious. Two,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →By pressing an electric switch last night, the Prime Minister (Mr. J. A. Lyons) set in motion new plant worth £100,000 at the motor-body works of T…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →In three raids last night, an arrived robber held up two shop-keepers and a railway porter. He fired a shot at the porter, who…
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