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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1939

3,140 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 157

Nine Persons Hurt Three Sydney Road Accidents Girls Knocked by Car Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 8

Nine persons were injured in three road accidents in the metropolitan area to-night. While walking along Fairfield-street,…

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MOTOR-CYCLING Newcastle Club Race

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 10

Next Saturday afternoon the Newcastle Motor-cycle Club will hold a handicap miniature tourist trophy race on the Caves Beach course. Each race will…

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For the Motorist 1939 Buick Is Delight to Drive Improved Visibility an Important Feature

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 10

The announcement of a new Buick model always model always creates considerable interest among motoring enthusiasts, and the 1939 model has aroused even greater interest. Early reports had mentioned styling similar to that employed…

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Work at Dyke-end Parliamentarians to Approach Railway Commissioner

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 2

Mr. R. Cameron, M.L.A., yesterday received a letter from the Minister for Transport (Mr. M. F. Bruxner) replying to his request that he should receive a…

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Carefree Motoring Good Tyres Essential

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 10

Motorists who intend to make extended motor trips in the vacation should give a thought to the roadworthiness of the tyres on their vehicles. Good tyres…

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Trams and 'Buses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 5

Sir,—There have been many road accidents in Greater Newcastle during recent months, yet Greater Newcastle Council sanctions 'buses in lieu on of trams. Take…

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Motoring Trade Revival in the U.S. Encourages New Designs Trends Apparent In The Models Recently Imported

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 4

Recent trade records in America endorse the claim that a definite revival in the motor industry is now firmly established, and production engineers and executives are vying with each other in the introduction of new features to increase the…

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Average Motorist In America

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 4

The American Petroleum Institute, in a statistical survey of the average motorist, has discovered that the average American car owner is a…

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Motor Cycling Newcastle Club

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 4

The Newcastle Motor Cycle Club will hold a handicap miniature tourist trophy race at Caves Beach next Saturday…

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Running Boards May Disappear From Motor Cars

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 4

Are running boards on motor cars to be dropped? This question will probably be decided as the result of buyers reactions in the leading…

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Expired Motor Licence Motorist Charged

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 8

For failing to return an expired motor licence, John Stanley McIntosh of Bolwarra, was fined 2s with 8s costs, by Mr. C. G. Carr-Doyd, P.M., in An adjournment until next Tuesday was granted by Mr. C. G. Carrboyd, P.M., in West Maitland Police Court, to-day, in the case in which…

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Wyong-cessnock Road

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 5

The information that the Government proposed to construct a road near Quorrobolong over the identical route of that planned by the council…

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Council Replies to Coroner Pelton Railway Bridge Rejects Responsibility for Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 11

A report was submitted by the Shire Clerk (Mr. W. J. Grieve) at a meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council last night regarding the position of the Pelton…

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Conference on Bellbird Road Danger

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 2

A conference between Kearsley Shire Council, the Police Department, and the management of Police Department, and the management of Pelton Colliery is to be held with a view to…

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Fell Off Bridge and Drowned Kempsey

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 13

While crossing Thurgoods bridge, which had no handrail, Terrance Scott, 20, fell into the Upper Belmore River last night, and was drowned…

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6595 English Road Deaths Last Year London

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 1

Deaths in road accidents in Britain during 1938, totalled 6595, and injured 226,854, slightly exceeding the totals for 1937…

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Cessnock Platform Wanted High School Pupils Who Travel by Train

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 11

The construction of a railway platform for the convenience of pupils travelling by train to the Cessnock High School is being sought by Mr. J. M. Baddeley…

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Make Roads Safer Minister Announces New Measures Regular Inspections of All Vehicles Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 9

Additional measures to secure greater safety on roads were outlined by the Minister for Transport (Mr. M. F. Bruxner) to-nigiht…

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"Not Necessary" Exclusion of Press From Road Safety Meeting Nothing Public Should Not Know

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 8

Members of the Newcastle branch of the Road Safety Council are not unanimous on the exclusion of the Press from its meetings…

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Car Ran Off Road Sydney Party's Mishap in N.Z. Storm Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 11

Sydney racing identities were involved in a motoring accident near To Awamutu during a heavy storm last night. Mr. W. Kerns, a former Sydney…

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