Kearsley-Aberdare Road. Construction Commenced Supply of Material
Construction of the road from Aberdare to Kearsley has been commenced. The Cessnock Shire Council some time ago received a promise from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1917
1,444 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 73
Train Smash. Goal Trucks Break Away. South Coast Line Blocked
SYDNEY, Tuesday,—White a coal train with 500 tons of coal was nearing Waterfall station last night, 20 trucks broke away and ran towards…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway Unit. Drivers Ant Firemen Wanted
Lieutenant J. O'Ryan, while in Sydney, learnt. 50 far as the railway unit is concerned, for which many applications have been received, that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Minmi Railway Crossing
The clerk of the Tarro Shire Council has been instructed by the council to communicate was Messrs. J. and A. Drown, urging that repairs he…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pelton Colliery Railway. Work Commented
Clearing of the scrub from the route of the railway line to be laid down from the Bellbird colliery siding to the Pelton colliery is now in full…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cycling and Motoring. Manufacture Prohibited
The manufacture of motor-cars and motor cycles has been prohibited in England, an order to that effect having been issued by the Ministry of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Unguarded Railway Line. Fence Wanted at Cessnock
Lack of safeguard against accident at the Cessuock railway station, by reason of the line not being fenced off from the approach to the station, was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Gear Stolen. Workshop Fitter Charged, Convicted of Theft
George Taylor, 40, a fitter, was charged before Mr. Butler, S.M., at the Newcastle Police Court, to-day, with having, at Newcastle, between…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Recruiting Campaign. Engine Drivers and the Railway Unit
Considerable criticism is being made by members of the various engineering and industrial organisations at the statement by the military…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Automobile Club. Motor Petrol Test
The petrol test arranged by the Neweastle Automobile Club for to-morrow, has been postponed until Saturday week, February [?]. This course…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Belmont Railway
The residents of Dudley and Oakdale have presented a petition to the directors of the Belmont railway asking for a passenger platform…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A New Railway
Another section of railway in the Cessnock-Ellalong district is to be put in hand soon. Tenders for the work will probably be called next week…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Collided with a Tram
John Edward Drown, a lad 17 years or age, residing at Railway Lane. Wickham, wan riding a motor bicycle at Wickhum late yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motoring
The committee of the Newcastle Automobile Association yesterday decided to postpone the petrol test set down for to-morrow in order to avoid clashing with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Industrial Matters. Newcastle Railway Workshops
It is asserted that applicants for employments in the railway workshops are refused work, although there are openings for more men in certain departments…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Power-house. Addition to Railway Plant
For some time past the Government electric power-house at the foot of Zara Street has been taxed to its full current capacity, and now that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway in Sinai. London
Among the military works in the Sinai campaign is the construction of 390 miles of railway, linking up Port Said with El Kantara and El Arish…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Russian Campaign. Riga Offensive. Aimed at Railway Centres
LONDON, Friday.—The Russian offensive at Riga is directed toward the important railway centres of Mitan and Sukkum, in order to secure a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Notes
The Newcastle Automobile Association have been unlucky with their proposed petrol consumption test. In the first place they had for certain…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Unwanted Tramcar. Removal From Maitland Demanded
Under instructions from the Maitland Chamber of Commerce, Mr. A. Anderson, the secretary, has written to the Commissioner for Railways and…
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