Motor-ship Wrecked; Two Dead SUVA, January 16
The motor-ship Tutuila, which was engaged in the Apia-Pago Pago service, has been wrecked on Tutuila Island. The crew and passengers swam ashore, but…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1940
2,099 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 105
Motor Cycling Newcastle Club's Election of Officers for 1940
The following officers have been elected for 1940 in the Newcastle Motor Cycle Club:— Secretary, Mr. J. Richards; assistant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railways in Britain at Top Pressure London
Something of what the war has involved for one of the four great British railway systems is revealed by the figures of the London, Midland…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train in Diplomatic Posts Canberra
The Federal Government is selecting three officers of the External Affairs Department for training in diplomatic posts in Canada and the United States…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Putty-road Work Full Time
Work at Putty-road by the Main Roads Department was full-time work and not rationed, the Minister for Labour and Industry (Mr. G. C. Gollan) has informed…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Work on Mt. Kaputar-road Progressing Narrabri
With 60 to 100 men employed each week on the Mr. Kaputar-road, Narrabri, the work is progressing. It is now, possible to drive five miles up the mountain…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dismissed Men Back at Work on North Forest Road
The manager of State Labor Exchanges (Mr. D. Witheri[?]) has in formed the secretary of the Northern Relief Workers (Mr. S. Campbell) that…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →MR. P. Dunningham Killed To-day in Train Accident Sydney
Percy Dunningham, 52. of Sully Street. Randwick, a brother of the late Sir John Dunningham. was killed to-day by a train at the Wynyard…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →No Trains Past Ivanhoe 80 Men Affected by Railway Strike SYDNEY
With the strike by 35 railwaymen between Menindie and Broken Hill, the Railway Department has stopped services between Ivanhoe and Menindie. About…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Will Make Two Models Victorian Motor Firm MELBOURNE
Pengana Motor Industries Ltd., which intends to begin the manufacture in Victoria of motor-cars, proposes to make at the outset four cylinder and straight-eight…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →France Rebukes Japan Bombing of Railway LONDON, January 17
Japan appears to be trying to justify the destruction of free China's last railway link with the outside world, according to a French official statement…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Trespassed on Railway
A fine of £2, in default four days' imprisonment, was imposed on each of the following three defendants, who pleaded "Guilty," to a charge of having…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stop Press Railway Traffic Stopped. Paris, January 17
The Paris wireless announced that German-Rumanian railway traffic via Poland has been suspended. RUSSIANS IN RETREAT…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motor Traffic Breaches
Thomas Richardson, of Alexandra-street, Kurri Kurri, Was charged with having, at Abermain, on November 23, failed to atop before entering an intersection…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Torpedoed Dutch Motorship Crew Landed London
The Dutch motorship Poel[?]-[?]s (9278 tons) has landed at Lisbon 58 members of the crew and two passengers of the Dutch motorship…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Road Safety Council Meeting
A meeting of the Management Committee of the Newcastle branch of the Road Safety Council of New South Wales will be held in the committee…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Care Can Reduce Road Toll Safety Council's Plea To Motorists
A holiday is the average person's opportunity to get away from the job—from office, factory or kitchen—to take to the highway and become mentally refreshed by unfamiliar scenes. That is a perfectly understandable desire but,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →German Train Collides With Bus LONDON, January 18
Twelve were killed and 20 injured in another railway smash in Germany. A passenger bas collided with a train at a level crossing north-east of Zittau,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Cessnock Resumptions for New Bridge Kearsley Council Wins Dispute
Bolwarra Shire Council must bear the full cost of the resumption of land required for the approach road to the new Melville Bridge over the Hunter River…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Killed by Train Brother of Late Sir John Dunningham SYDNEY
Percy Dunningham, 52, of Sully-street, Randwick, brother of the late Sir John Dunningham, former Minister for Labour and Industry, was killed by a train at…
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