Will Visit Belmont Motor Yachts to Return Call
The boats on the register of the Newcastle branch of the Royal Motor Yacht Club will not race on Saturday, but will pay any official call on the Lake Macquarie…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1939
3,140 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 157
Old Man Killed Struck by Police Motor-Cycle Accident at Casino Lismore
Alexander McDonald, 70, was killed when struck by a police motor-cycle on Showground Hill, South Casino, about 9.30 o'clock to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Motor Trimmer Remanded
A further remand to Monday, March 6, was granted in the case in which Leo [?]vin Tomlinson, 24, motor trimmer, was charged with driving a motor-car in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Injured and in Peril Dilemma of Man Near Railway Brisbane
Injured and in peril from the rising tide, William Berry, 17, waved in vain for help as five trains passed. The crews…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Driver Collapses in Tram Conductor Acts Promptly
Jumping into the driving compartment of a tram travelling along Railway-street. Glebe, to-day, when he noticed that the driver had collapsed…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →New Motor Vessel for Union Co
The new motor vessel, Karitane, which was built for the Union Steamship Co. by Henry Robb, Ltd., of Leith, was recently launched at the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fall From Train
Evidence that the defendant fell between the "up" and "down" lines from a carriage platform at Sandgate, and exhibited signs of being under the influence…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Victim Identified Gloucester Road Tragedy SYDNEY
The man who was killed when a lorry overturned near Gloucester yesterday afternoon was identified to-day as Arthur James Francis, 26, of Queen-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Tar Paving Road Port Macquarie to Dorrigo
An officer of the National Roads and Motorists' Association who recently travelled over the main road from Port Macquarie to Dorrigo reports that after…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Where Concrete Ended Merewether Link 'Forged' Road Plan Recalled
When workmen last week started to make a short length of road across a triangular piece of land at the spot where Morgan-street meets Lingard-street in…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Motor Insurance in S.A. MELBOURNE
A bill on similar lines to the South Australian law to provide for compulsory third-party motor insurance will be introduced in Parliament next session…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Industrial News Miners' Opposition New Railway Union SYDNEY
Allegations that the Railway Operatives' Union had been formed within by a political party with the object of either smashing or weakening the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Driver Collapsed Conductor Stopped Tram Incident on Glebe Line
The prompt action of a conductor, who was attracted by the cries of a road worker, prevented a tram from crossing a dangerous street intersection after the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Hitler to Open the Berlin Motor Show Berlin
Twenty thousand members of the Nazi Motor Corps will line the streets when Herr Hitler speaks at the opening of the motor show to-morrow…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motorist Fined
A fine of £1, with 8s costs, was imposed on Thomas Robinson of Hampden Avenue, New Lambton, by Mr. M. E. Soane, S.M., at Newcastle Court…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Construction
The Department of Labour and industry has declared, as work for the unemployed, the construction of the road within in the vicinity of the State…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Toronto Train Service
Sir,—While admitting that the train service is fairly satisfactory, there remain a few grievances; firstly, the noise of school children travelling to and from…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Want Aerodrome at Tomago Deputation to Sir Earle Page Grant of £10,000 Asked for Nelson Bay Road
When the Federal Minister for Commerce (Sir Earle Page) and the Assistant Minister (Mr. V. C. Thompson) visited Raymond Terrace yesterday, the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Cheaper Cars in Germany Artificial Material Cuts Cost More Motor Roads Planned Berlin, February 17
Speaking at the opening of the Berlin motor show thin morning, the German Minister for Propaganda (Dr. Goebbels) said that 1900 miles of motor roads had…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →School to Train Youths New Naval System for Personnel Sydney
The Australian naval authorities are adopting for the first time a system equivalent to the British Navy's "public school entry," with the…
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