Train Delayed by Hailstones Kalgoorlie
A fall of hall near Broad Arrow delayed train traffic on north country lines yesterday. In Kalgoorlie and Boulder the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1939
3,140 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 157
Five in Hospital Lorry and Tram Collide on Bridge One Driver Jumped Clear Sydney
When a motor-lorry was crushed between a tram and the side of a bridge at Haberfield to-day, five persons were injured Both vehicles were badly…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →When Tyres Had Steel Studs Which Cut Roads
Few motorists of to-day realise that it was only 30 years ago that many cars in Australia were equipped with pneumatic tyres, in the tread of which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Argentina Holds the Longest and Hardest Road Race
The longest and severest motor car road race in the world is the annual South American Grand Prix held in Argentina. The event is run in ten…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Be Prepared Train Technicians, Says Minister Australia's Danger Responsibility of State in Education Policy SYDNEY
"Australia's rearmament policy had to be allied with technical training because any crisis would find Australia dangerously short of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →"Won't Listen" Said Spooner Party Politics at Deputations Objection to the Road Camps Scheme
"I don't propose to listen to speeches that cover the whole range of party politics and the whole question of social conditions and unemployment relief generally. That is not what we came to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →MOTOR-CYCLING Newcastle Club's T.T. Race
Newcastle Motor-cycle Club's T.T. race on Saturday attracted a large number of keen riders. The handicapping was done by D. Burke and G. Hoffman…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heat Wave Worried Many Motorists Petrol Gasified in Pipes
The heat wave caused a considerable amount at carburation trouble attributtable to petrol gasifying in the fuel pipes. Considered in some States, plus the intense…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →For the Motorist Brake Efficiency Simple Checking Device in Newcastle
The testing of brakes is now a simple matter for the Newcastle office of the Road Transport Department. The tests are carried out with a ferodo brake…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tram Conductors
Sir,—Newcastle seems to possess more than its fair share of irresponsible grousers who rush into out tram disparaging statement against out tram conductors…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Toronto Railway Station
Sir,—I suggest that Toronto railway station be top-dressed with suitable material before the next rain sets in Owing to the recent rain, which was by n[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →40 Passengers Injured Tram Collision in Sydney Sydney
Two trams collided in Parramatta-road this afternoon and about 40 people were hurt. Of these 20 were taken to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Underground Railway Becomes an Underground River Sydney
A six-inch water main burst at the Town Hall Railway Station late lost night and transformed the underground railway into, an underground…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motoring How to Deal with Two Major Trouble Sources Vapor Locks In Hot Weather— Wet Ignition In Rain
During this month the N.R.M.A. guides in the Newcastle district have been extremely busy attending, firstly, in the hot weather, to cars with vapor lock and then, in the spell of wet weather which followed, attending to practically an equal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motorists Cross The Sahara In Three Days Cape Town
Two English motorists, Messrs. H. E. Symons and H. B. Browning, have arrived in Cape Town after driving 10.290 miles from London in 32 days…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →War Value of Motor Roads London, January 10
An allusion to the military value of motor highways was made by Herr Rudolf Hess, Herr Hitler's deputy, when he turned the first sod…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Flying for Fun Aeroplane For Private Use LONDON, January 10
The whole of the British air craft industry has contrived this year to produce only one new cabin aeroplane for the This statement was made by the "Times" aeronautical correspondent, writing from Reading, England, on December 15. The correspondent…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Anniversary Holiday Train Plans Heavy Traffic Is Anticipated
Railway officials anticipate very heavy traffic during the Anniversary week-end and arrangements have been made…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Water Main Burst Underground Train Lines Flooded SYDNEY
As the result of the bursting of a watermain at the Town Hall railway station early to-day, the low-level tracks between Town Hall station and Wyuyard…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Railways Deficit Instead of Surplus Coal Strike a Factor Fares and Freights May Be Increased SYDNEY
A deficit of over £750,000 instead of a surplus of £30,000 may be experienced on the railways for the financial year ending June 30 next…
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