Soldiers' Tram Fares
At a meeting of the Newcastle Labour Council last night, Mr. J. Blackford said it was time something was done in regard to the treatment of the soldiers…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1916
781 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 40
German Aeroplane Types
A correspondent of the Swiss National Zeitung has given that paper some interesting details concerning German military aeroplanes, which, he says, are…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Legislative Assembly. New Railway Bill. Sydney
The Legislative Assembly considered in Committee this morning after our report closed the expediency of the motion for the introduction of the new Government…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Legislative Assembly. Railways and Water Supply. Sydney
The Legislative Assembly continued its sitting this morning after our report closed. The Standing Orders were suspended…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The East-west Railway
It was fortunate for the great undertaking that the east-west railway was taken in hand before the war started, otherwise it is unlikely that any…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Motoring. Pullman Motor Car
The French War Office recently ordered 1000 Pullman chassis for military purposes, and the British War Office is also a big purchaser of the Pullman, having…
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On Monday last, Mr. Holman, the State Premier, said, in reply to a question by Mr. Kearsley: "With regard to the anomalies referred to by the hon. member…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German Report. Aeroplane Attack. Amsterdam
A German communique states:—Four naval aeroplanes dropped twenty bombs on the Russian aerodrome at Oesel Island, at the entrance to the Gulf of Riga…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The British Line. Aeroplane Brought Down. London
Sir Douglas Haig, the British Commander-in-Chief, reports:—A Fokker aeroplane came down in our lines on Saturday. Its occupant was taken prisoner…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State Parliament. Legislative Council. Sydney Harbour Bridge. Council Holds Up the Bill. Sydney
Mr. B. B. O'CONOR, Deputy-President of the Legislative Council, took the cha'r at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. The Irrigation Amendment Bill and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway Trouble. Adelaide
Referring to-day to the threatened strike of engine-drivers, Mr. Vaughan, the State Premier said:—"I do not for one moment credit any suggestion that the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →State Parliament. Legislative Council. Sydney Harbour Bridge. Council's Vote Rescinded. Sydney
Mr. B. B. O'CONOR, the Deputy-president of the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Soldiers' Railway Fares. Sydney
Mr. Gardiner, in the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, asked the Premier if he was aware that despite his assurance to the House last week, that soldiers in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New French Aeroplane. of Remarkable Speed. Paris
"Le Journal" states that France has tested a new aeroplane with a remarkable engine, which is much faster than the Fokker machine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State Parliament. Legislative Council. Harbour Bridge Bill Defeated. Sydney
Mr. B. B. O'CONOR, Deputy President of the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. The DEPUTY PRESIDENT read a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, April 13. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Soldiers' Tram Fares
Ernest Taylor (40), James Gray (26), John Harold Williams (21), and Thomas Winterbine (26), soldiers were charged with wilfully impeding David Griffiths, an…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Ticket Tax. London
Mr. E. S. Montagu, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, announced in the House of Commons that the Government had withdrawn the tax on railway tickets…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers' Railway Tickets. Sydney
At the request of the military authorities, the Railway Department has revoked an order by which soldiers on final leave, when returning to camp, were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District News. Hamilton. Honouring Railway Volunteers
A social gathering of railway employees in the Newcastle district, together with their families, and friends, was held in the Hamilton Mechanics' Institute on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aeroplane Raid. Constantinople Bombarded. London
The Press Bureau states:—Three naval aeroplanes on Friday evening raided Constantinople. They dropped bombs on the Zeltonlik powder factory, and on the…
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