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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1919

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Brush Creek Tram Smash

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 6

The top photo shows the leading car of tram, as it stood partly on Tramway embankment and partly on roadway, but originally the front portion of the car, now shown on the roadway, rested on the top of the motor. This is shown in the second picture as it fell into…

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Motor Drivers. Some Useful Hints

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 10

Frequently of late the question of reducing motoring expenses in the way of petrol and oil has excited considerable interest…

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Motor-cycling

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 3

Members wishing to compete in the 24-hours' reliability test, to be held on the 26th and 27th instant, are reminded that entries close to-day. To-morrow there…

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Asiatic Railways

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 7

The Washington correspondent of the "New York Times" states that the State Department has announced that an agreement has been reached in Tokio for a…

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On the Road to Jericho. What Our Troops Saw

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 January 1919 · page 6

"It is one of the higher ironies of the war," says Mr. Basil Matthew, in the London "Christian World," "that the new road from Jerusalem to…

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Our Tramways

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 7

In writing in condemnatory terms of the management of the local tramway system, Mr. A. H. M'Vity, New Lambton, says:—"As one of the people, I take the liberty…

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Motor Notes

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 6

The result of the flying quarter mile held by the Newcastle Motor Cycle Club on January 4 was declared at the committee meeting last night…

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Cape to Cairo Aeroplane Route London, Wednesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 1

A correspondent of "The Times" at Khartoum reports that the aeroplane which is surveying the Cairo to Cape air service route arrived on January…

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The Railway Control

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 5

The Washington correspondent of the "New York Times" states that, according to the terms of the international control of the Trans-Siberian and Chinese Eastern…

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Motor 'Bus Versus Trams

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 6

Sir,—I have read with interest the views expressed by some of your correspondents with respect to the motor 'bus, as a means of transit in competition with…

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Fatal Motor Accident. Mudgee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 6

Mr. Cecil John Jackson, manager of the produce department of Marks and Company's stores, Mudgee, was killed as the result of a motor car accident last night…

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New Lambton Motor Service

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 3

An application was submitted to New Lambton Council last night with a time-table for the [?]nction of a motor 'bus service between Newcastle…

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The Tram Smlash How Line Was Cleared

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 5

The engine and tramcar that were smashed in the tramway accident at Brush Creck are now undergoing repairs at Honeysuckle workshops. The…

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Child's Death Was in Tram Smash Stomach Contents Analysed

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 5

A baby that was aboard the city-bound tram which came to grief at Brush Creck, Young Wallsend, on Tuesday, January 14, has died. It is…

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Holman Hurries Home Charters Special Train ' Out of 'Flu Zone MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 5

Evidently in expectation of action in the direction of stopping interstate trains owing to the influenza outbreak. Mr. Holman chartered a special train…

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Railway Men's Demands

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 7

Railway men's meetings, representing 100 branches, with 180,000 members, have threatened drastic action unless an eight-hour day is granted, and other grievances…

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Government Control Railways and Canals LONDON, Friday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 1

The Lobbyist of "The Times" states that a Bill to establish a Ministry of Ways and Communications is ready. The measure will give the Government…

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Railway Men's Difficulty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 5

A mass meeting of railway men in London discussed a national programme. Several speakers declared the manner in which the companies were proposing to…

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Maitland District. Improved Tram Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 6

Lieutenant-colonel Nicholson, M.P., has received the following communication from Mr. E. J. Doran, tramway traffic manager, relative to the restoration of the…

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Siberian Railways

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 5

Despatches from Vladivostok state that the Americans will control the Trans-Siberian railway from Porgraniobana to Omsk under the agreement of…

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