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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1918

824 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 42

Our Trams "Rottenest on Earth" Wickham Wants Better Services

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 April 1918 · page 4

Strong language about the city and district tram services was used at Wickham Council meeting last night. It followed the reading of a circular letter from Mr. Claude…

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Train Service Public Dissatisfaction Big Conference Pending

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 2

A conference will be held in the Newcastle Council Chambers on Wednesday night to consider the railway passenger service. It is being conveyed by the Mayor…

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Easter Railway Traffic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 5

A return which has been prepared for Mr. C. E. James, District Superintendent of Railways, Newcastle, showing the bookings at Newcastle for the Easter…

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Storm Fiend Thrills in Sydney Trams Disorganised SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 5

There was a heavy storm in Sydney last night. Twenty points of rain fell, which eleven points fell in 3 minutes. A brilliant lightning display marked the…

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Tramway Service "Carrington Has Suffered"

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 4

A letter from Mr. Claude Thompson, general secretary of the N.S.W. Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association, similar to the one which he forwarded to…

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Newcastle Railway Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 2

Sir,—Have the delegates from our public meeting accepted as final the refusal of our Railway Commissioner to afford us a train service of some reason? If so,…

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Thieving on the Railways

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 9

Opinions differed as to the wisdom of the course taken by Mr. A. Wynne, ex-Minister of Railways, when, in his place in the House, launched grave charges against the…

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Railway Instructions Chance for Employees

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 5

A railway instruction car will visit Honeysuckle Point on Thursday next, and will remain there on Friday and Saturday. The car travels the State, and was at Newcastle…

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"All Is Going Well" Fierce Struggle for Amiens Road Present Line Must Be Held British Counter-attacks London, Sunday night

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 April 1918 · page 1

Sir Douglas Haig reports: "Counter-attacks yesterday successfully re-established our positions at Aveluy Wood, and yielded us 120 prisoners, also…

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Under a Train Boy Pinned for 30 Minutes SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 April 1918 · page 5

In attempting to board a train it Petersham station this morning, William Roy Ritchie (16) fell between a carriage and the platform…

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Loose Metal on Tram Lines

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 April 1918 · page 4

Recently a letter was sent to the Commissioner for Tramways by Mr. H. R. M. Dunlop, secretary of the Newcastle Automobile Association, stating that attention…

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Record Revenue Easter Tram Traffic SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 April 1918 · page 5

During the Easter holidays, the enormous tram traffic dealt with for the 11 days ended on Saturday, the revenue was £104.000—a record; while the number of passengers…

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German Losses Train Loads of Corpses Vast Hospital at Brussels LONDON, Tuesday night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 April 1918 · page 1

The "Daily Mail's" Amsterdam correspondent says the wounded are streaming in and converting Brussels into one vast hospital. Scores of trainloads of corpses…

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Railway Sports

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 April 1918 · page 2

Newcastle Railway and Tramway Institute sports committee has accepted challenges from the Newcastle Commercial Travellers and Automobile Association, and the…

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Train Service. Newcastle to Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1918 · page 4

A meeting of citizens, convened by Alderman Kilgour, the Mayor of Newcastle, was held at the Council Chambers last evening for the purpose of receiving a…

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Road Cyclists Handicaps for

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 April 1918 · page 4

Lake Macquarie Bicycle Club will run their postponed five-mile road race from the Killingworth Hotel on Saturday. Following are the handicaps:—F Convery 5…

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Newcastle Trams Discussion by Councils

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 April 1918 · page 5

At last night's meeting of the Hamilton Claude Thompson, secretary of the Railway and Tramway Association, asking for an…

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Newcastle Train Confusion at Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 3

The secretary to the Railway commissioners explained' in a letter read at Wednesday night's public meeting that it was competent on the part of any traveller from…

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That Smoke Nuisance Row in a Train "These Tin-pot Aldermen"

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 5

Scene: 5.25 p.m. special, Maitland to Newcastle, yesterday. First-class compartment. filed with people returning from the show. A "Newcastle Sun" man is present…

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Bombing Aeroplane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1918 · page 8

When M. Georges Prade, the French aeronautical expert, stated that the Allies possessed bombing aeroplanes which were able to fly faster and higher,…

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