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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
3,140 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 157
Although there are arguments for and against adhering rigidly to the maker's recommendations for running-in the engine of a new car old customs are hard to live down, and we find that most owners treat their new engines with proper…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The A.J.S. and. Velocette Motor-cycle Club's run next Sunday will be the first fixture in the new year. The destination will be decided by the road captain. The…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Australian Grand Prix, of 150 miles, run at Adelaide today, was witnessed by 60,000. The race was the first of its kind held in South Australia, and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Latest files from U.S.A. bring word that Ab. Jenkins, the American contender for the world's land speed record of 357.5 miles an hour, has had his…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The theft of his wristlet watch and 6s in money from the room to which he was sleeping was reported to Newcastle police by Captain Benjamin Palmer, of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Revenue received at Newcastle railway station during 1938 showed an increase of more than £1300 a month over…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SYDNEY, Tuesday. A verbal examination on the rules of the road will be imposed on all applicants for licences to drive motor…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →An experiment in automobile liability insurance rating is now being tried in New York State which, it is believed, may…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The automobile industry wrote the single word "success" across the record of the major automobile shows…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →One of the greatest of all motoring pioneers, M. Georges Bouton, passed away recently in his 92nd year. Bouton must be classed with Carl Benz,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The northern part of the Slate is attracting more tourists this summer than is usual, the coast between Newcastle and Port Macquarie vying with the South Coast for number one tourist position…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The A.J.S. and Velocette motor cycle clubs' run next Sunday will be the first northern fixture in the New Year. The destination will be decided by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Thirty men were signed on in the call-up at Cessnock to-day for work on the Cessnock aerodrome. They included 25 married and five single…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir,—In giving thought to the grave problem of road accidents and the death roll, two facts stand out very clearly. The first is that a large number of fools…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"It is quite inaccurate to suggest that the District Park aerodrome extension scheme involved any filching of park or sporting lands," declared the Mayor (Ald. G. W. Jenner) last night, in a spirited defence of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Plans are being prepared for a new railway bridge over the Hawkesbury River to replace the existing bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Minister for Transport (Mr. M. F. Bruxner) instituted to-day the promised detailed analysis of the causes of the Christmas and New Year road accidents…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Applicants for driver's permits at the Road Transport Department to-day were handed copies of the Motor Traffic Act and regulations and told that when they…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Alsatian police dog Tess, which was sent to Camden to-day to help in the search for Phillip Allen, 30, who has been reported missing since Sunday,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →As part of the campaign to reduce the toll of life and limb in road accidents, police motor patrols began to-day to carry a device for testing the brakes of cars…
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