Railways Short of Coal Joint Coal Board to Try and Get Supplies
The Joint Coal Board has been informed the minimum requirements or the Railway Deportment were 30,000 tons…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1948
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Bandon Grove Bridge Opening Postponed
The official opening ceremony for the new bridge at Bandon Grove which was to have taken place to-day (Saturday), 19th June, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shires Conference Endorses Demand for More Money for Roads
Cr. A. R. Townsend, President of the Shires' Association, in a recent interview commenting on the recent Shires' Conference, said that the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Porter Crushed to Death in Truck Buffers
Frederick Douglas Kennedy, 23, a porter at Dungog Railway Station, was killed on Thursday afternoon at about 3.20 p.m., when he was crushed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →14 Injured in Tram Crash
Fourteen passengers were injured when a moving tram hit a stationary tram at the corner of Clovelly Road and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Watchmen Wanted Watching Huge Railway Thefts
Losses from the railways by theft and damage for the past 12 months amounted to £217,000. Railway officials admitted they are unable to stop the thieving…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Staff Protest
At a meeting of the railway staff of West Maitland Station, consisting of members of the ARU and NUR, many grievances…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Seal Roads Road
From Department o Main Roads, Newcastle, with reference to approach, road to Sugarloaf Point Lighthouse (Seal Rocks) advising that an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bunyah Creek Bridge
Messrs. J. P. Lee and G. A. Harris of Bunyah, interviewed Council as a deputation from Bunyah Progress Association with reference to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Log-Loading Dumps On Main Roads
STROUD, Wednesday.—Replying to Stroud Shire Council’s complaint regarding log-loading dumps on the main road near…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Car Wins Classic Road Race
A 16-horsepower Healey saloon car passing at Brescia the finishing line of the Mille Milla—Italy’s classic 1100 miles race. The British car, built In the back streets of Warwick, defeated Over 50 of the world's fastest sports cars, the first time in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Estimate For Patching Shire Roads
Lower Hunter Shire Council after a lengthy debate, instructed the engineer (Mr. W. R. Lindsay) to prepare an estimate…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tenambit Road Not Deleted
Maitland City Council works committee Ge[?]ded last night to inform Tenamb[?] Progress Association that [?]sealing of George-street had not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Road to Lamb’s Valley
Because of the “dangerous state” of Lamb’s Valley Road, a resident was recently tillable to obtain the services of a medical…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Road at HOMEVlLLE
The town clerk (Mr. S. J. Dunkley) reported to the works committee last [?]coat at last meeting of council a [?]was received iron…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To-day’s Leader: The Mighty Dollar Industrial Position in Nsw Growing Worse Drastic Cuts In Rail and Tram Services Planned
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Drastic cuts in railway and tram service because of coal and power shortages are being considered by the special transport committee to-day. It is expected that there will be no trams running in Sydney and Newcastle next…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Football Team Worked on Railway (By “REF.”)
I must pay a great tribute to the Newcastle Railway team which recently visited Queensland…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Roads
Kearsley Shire Council is averse to spending money from its Coal Board grant-in-aid to recondition colliery roads…
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He added, however, that he would like to say something about the road. He went on to state that the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cuts in Train Services
Cuts and alterations in the Newcastle suburban train services were announced by the Railway Department yesterday. They will…
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