Train Conduct Low
He said the chillren's conduct in the train was low indeed. Possibly the worst types came from further down the line. The Education…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1950
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Victorian Railways in Protest Strike
MELBOURNE, Sat.—Victorian trains will not run on Monday. The State executive of the Australian Railways Union…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Pensioners No Better Off
SIDNEY, Sat.—It was claimed to-day that many retired railwaymen who were recently granted a 25 per cent. Increase in superannuation…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Costly Motor Cycle Ride
Unauthorised ride on a motor cycle he did not own to-day cost a young man £33/10/6, when he appeared In Maitland court…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tram Driver Killed
A tram dr[?]ver from Carrington was killed and four others suffered minor injuries when a car overturned on the Pacific…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Central Aerodrome Tuesday, June 6 1950
HAVING been set the task of investigating and selecting the best site for a commercial aerodrome for Newcastle, the Airport Committee of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce has reported that the Sandgate…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Courtaulds Does Need Road Diversion
Port Stephens Shire Council has been advised by Courtaulds Ltd. that it has decided not to proceed with a scheme that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Women Struck By Coal Train Still In Critical Condition
Mrs. Margaret Freeburn, widow, 63, of Railway Parade, Kurri Kurri, who was struck by an empty coal train near Kurri railway station on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To-day’s Leader: A Central Aerodrome Macarthur Demands Ban on Japanese Reds Constituted Authority Defied By Party
TOKIO, June 6 (A.A.P.-Reuter). — General Douglas MacArthur has directed the Japanese Government to outlaw all members of the central committee of the Japanese Communist Party…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Used Motorcycle Without Consent Kurri Man Fined £20
For having taken and used a motor-cycle without the consent of the owner, Andrew McNabb. 28, miner, of Hampton Lane, Kurri Kurri, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Cycle Notes
The monthly meeting of the club last Thursday night was the first for the new financial year. The election of officers for the term 1950/51 resulted:…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Newcastle Trams After June 10
There would be no trains in Newcastle after June 10, the Commissioner for Tramways, Mr. A. A. Shoebridge, said yesterday…
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NEWCASTLE. Tuesday.—Newcastle’s last tram service—that to Waratah—will be replaced by buses from nest Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hillsborough Bridge Still Contentious
President of Lower Hunter Shire Council (Cr. T. McCarthy) engineer (Mr. W. E. Lindsay), and shire clerk (Mr. C. H. Hodson)…
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New Railway construction work will be undertaken to open up undeveloped areas, and it is our belief that the state, as a whole, should have the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Woman Injured By Sydney Tram
SYDNEY, Wed.—An elderly woman was knocked down and jammed under the wheels of a tram outside her home at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Exit The Tram-In Newcastle
There would be no trams in Newcastle after June 10, said the Commissioner for Road Transport and Tramways, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton Trucking Yards to be Moved to Gowrie Railway Department Promises Stockowners Action End of 28 Year Old "Battle" Is in Sight
Stock owners of the district are to see the fulfilment of a 28year-old dream—the moving of the trucking yards from Singleton station to a site out at Gowrie, just over a mile out of town. Promise of a start on the work was made at a conference held…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bridge Tenders Accepted
Lower Hunter Shire Council has accepted the tenders of G. Miller, Waratah, for construction of Payne’s Flat bridge at a cost of £1287/8/,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road From Bolwarra to Kensington
At its next meeting Lower Hunter Shire Council will receive deputation from Rosebrook Parents and Citizens’ Association. A case…
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