Naval Bridging Train
Lieut.-commander Bracegirdle writes on behalf of the men of the First Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, thanking the people or Newcastle for their…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1917
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Attacking a Bridge. London
The Admiralty reports:—Naval aeroplanes attacked and wrecked one span of the Kuleli Burgas railway bridge, over the Martza River…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Passenger Train to Bellbird. Bellbird. a Desirable Development
Extension of the railway line from Bellbird colliery to the Pelton col-lfery, which is now being opened up, is likely to revive the proposal to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway from Suez Canal
CAIRO, Sunday.—The broad gauge railway from the Suez Canal reached El Arish yesterday. The last fifteen miles have been constructed in 15…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Long, Fast Motor Trip
A quite remarkable record was made recently by a train composed of 31 three-ton motor trucks belonging to the United Staten Army, which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Charges. Presentation to Mr. Arkell
Mr. C. James, who has been appointed to take up the position of deputy superintendent of railways for the Newcastle district. is expected to take…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Melbourne Tram Accident. Many People Injured. Melbourne
Owing to the failure of the brakes, an electric tramear, which was travelling down hill from Burwood to Melbourne, became partially derailed at the loon…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pelton Colliery Railway. Pier in Centre of Road
Designs for a bridge over the Wollombl Read beyond Bellbird, to carry the railway from the Bellbird colliery line to tho West Wallsend Company's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Financing Road Construction. in Cessnock Shire
Adjustment of the amounts voted by the Cessnock Shire Council for road construction last year was made at Monday's meeting of the council…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Weston Bridge. Dedication of Approaches. Placed Before Parliament
Provision of a bridge over the East Greta Co.'s railway at Weston was decided upon some lime ago, ns the level crossing where the road goes over the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Level Crossing on Railway. Action Bt Cessnock Covscvl
Whether cattle stops or a gate should be provided at 3 level crossing on the Hebburn Company's line was discussed by the Cessnock Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Found in the Tram. Old Man Charged with Theft
Henry Amer, 75 years of age, carpenter, was before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., Newcastle Police Court this morning, charged with having…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Superintendent. Maitland Associations
Mr. C. James, who this morning took up the duties of District Superintendent of Railways at Newcastle, is not a stranger here. In the course of a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aberdare South Railway. Approaches to Crossing
The Kearsley Progress Association having complained, at the last meeting of the Cessnock Council, that the culvert under the Aberdare South…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Melbourne Tramway Accident. Melbourne
The Hawthorn Tramway Trust officials are inquiring carefully into the circumstances connected with the electric tramway way accident yesterday at. Burwood, when…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Cyclist
Sir,—I would like to reply to "Motor Cyrllst's', letter of Friday's issie. He states that the linemen were working on a cable in Russell-road, which is pure imagi-…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →West Maitland Bridge on Fire
About midday yesterday Mr. W. Robinson. of West Maitland, while crossing the Belmore Bridge. noticed that some of the timber flooring in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Waratah Road. Government Refuses Aid
The Waratah Municipal Council recently solicited a grant of £500 from the Local Government Department towards the cost of much-needed repairs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Direct Tram Service. Waratah Claims Unfruitful
Direct tramway communication with Newcastle has long been desired by resident of Waratab. Such a direct service was inaugurated when the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alleged Discourtesy. Railways and Council. What a Delayed Letter Did
At their last meeting the West Maitland aidermen expressed themselves strongly at the apparent discourtesy of the railway [?] at Newcastle…
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