Factory to Cost Million Build Aeroplane Engines SYDNEY
A £1,000,000 factory to manufacture twin-row Wasp aeroplane engines wound be established at Lidcombe, Sydney, said the Acting Minister for Supply and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1940
2,099 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 105
Man Falls Under Train Sydney
George William Kent, 59, of Kogarah, was killed when he fell beneath a train at Kogarah station yesterday. Kent fell from the platform, and four carriages…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Many Killed in Italian Train Smash London, December 31
Forty people were killed, and 150 were injured when an Italian passenger train crashed into another train at a station 18 miles south of Naples to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Three-year Plan Train 26,000 War Airmen Mr. Fairbairn Back Darwin
The training of 26,000 war airmen in Australia would occupy three years, said the Minister for Air (Mr. J. V. Fairbairn) to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Black Week-end on Road Five Killed in Victoria Young Holiday Victims Melbourne
Five people were killed and seven injured in road accidents at the week-end in Victoria. Two young people were killed on the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Summer Precautions for Motorists
Summer can take a heavy toll of the neglected car. For that reason N.R.M.A. engineers urge that as a matter of routine certain, duties should be carried out at…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →6000 Passengers Expected on Railways To-day
With the holidays drawing to a close. Sydney-bound trains carried thousands of visitors to Newcastle back to their homes to-day. From 1.40 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Moves for Safety on Roads
Splendid achievements in traffic safety were recorded by the National Safety Council of America during 1938 and in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victorian Roads Generally Good for Tourists
The N.R.M.A. touring department supplies the following information on some important tourist roads in northern Victoria…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trees on Main Roads What Department is Doing
An active policy for the planting and preservation of roadside trees has been adopted by the Department of Main Roads. Travellers on the New England…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Condition of Old Sydney to Newcastle Road
Because of the heavy traffic northward during the holidays, many motorists asked the N.R.M.A. touring department about the condition of the old…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Smooth Surface Essential Lambton-road Cycle Tracks
Since cycle tracks were built at the sides of Lambton-road, between the Gully Line and the Broadmendow bridge, must cyclists use them proceeding to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Accidents Declined During Holidays Sydney
The holiday death roll in N.S.W. was less than half that of the same period last year. From December 23 (when the holiday period opened)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dragged Clear of Train Constable Saves Soldier SYDNEY
Early this morning Constable William C. Plummer saved Sergeant John D. Honey, of Ingleburn camp, from being run down by a train at the Town Hall…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Road Problem Traffic Lights Cause Nerve Fatigue Gradual Change Best
Nearly all countries have adopted the use of traffic lights as an aid to control heavy vehicular traffic. In fact, some densely populated centres have so many…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →40 Road Deaths in Victoria Holiday Toll Lighter Tivoli Theatre Manager Fatally Injured Melbourne
Nine accident deaths during the week-end brought the total of holiday tragedies to 40 since the Saturday before Christmas—an average of more than four a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →MOTORS for Grace and Pace Most of the Cost of Petrol Goes in Wasted Power
The average motorist Wonders sometimes why such huge sums of money are spent in research and experiment on such matters as friction, elimination and petrol refinement. It is because great as has been the advance in motor car…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Singleton-putty Road Job
Although several hundreds are engaged on the Singleton-Putty Road, it is reported that early in the year more men are to be employed. During…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cessnock Aerodrome Extension 80 Men Will Be at Work To-day
With the calling up of 30 more men yesterday, approximately 80 will be at work to-day on the extension of Cessnock aerodrome. The men will be…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Train Travellers Paid £4700 Soldiers' Holiday Passes Worth £200
Railway travellers paid more than £4700 in fares at the Newcastle station during the Christmas and New Year holiday period. This represents a substantial…
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