Clerical Criticism Railwayman's Claim MELBOURNE
Mr. Wilson, one of the dismissed railway men, claims the right to reply to clerical criticism from the same pulpit…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1921
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Bad Roads Wheel Tax Wanted Motorists Complain
"I don't know how the suburban councils are going to keep up the roads," said a fellow motorist to me, when speaking of the present awful…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hamilton Works Drains and Roads Question of Funds
On the recommendation of its works Committee, Hamilton Council has decided:—1.—That the matter of the south drain…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Roads of England. £40,000,000 on Improvemenes
About £40,000,000 is to be spent on improving and extending roads in Great Britain, and Sir Eric Geddes declares that this is the greatest advance in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Queensland Railway Team
A team of bowlers representing the various railway departments of Queensland will visit this State next week, arriving at Newcastle on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maitland District. Tramway Extension
The proposal to extend the Maitland tramway system to serve the western suburbs of Homeville, Telarah and Rutherford, is the subject of a report…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Summons Division. Railway By-law Broken
For having smoked in a railway carriage not set apart for that purpose on March; 15 James Lynch was fined is, with 1601 costs, or 48 hours' imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bad Roads Further Complaints Motorists Agitation
"Mitchell Six" has a complaint:—Your correspondent. "C.J.R.H.," proposes a wheel tax remedy the dreadfully neglected and dangerous…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blamed the Road Motorist's Tail Light
Robert Thomson was fined 10s, in the Newcastle Police Court to-day for having driven a motor car with a tail light, along Maitland-road…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Crisis Conference Fails Parties Will Not Meet Railwaymen's Attitude LONDON, Thursday Night
The conference between the Prime Minister and the miners has broken down and the meeting between the coal owners and the The rail way men have requested the question of rendering effective assistance to the miners…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Maitland Doings Trams to Suburbs Scheme Too Costly
The chances of having the present East and West Maitland tramway service extended to Homeville. Telearah, [?]nd Rutherford seem poor, in view of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Robberies Chase by Detectives
Within the past few months there have been several robberies of motor cars around Sydney. The police have had great difficulty in connection with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Express Wrecked Welsh Railway Disaster Head-on Collision Many Killed and Injured
Harrowing scenes were witnessed following the head-on collision in Wales on January 26, when the Welsh express was wrecked and many passengers killed and injured. A special correspondent of "The Times" tells the story…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Road Work Delayed Shortage of Metal
Shortage of railway trucks has delayed Waratah Council's road building programme, which is being carried out by loan money. Contractors have been…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor 'Buses or Stagnation
More systematic and uniform regulation of motor 'bus traffic in Newcastle ought to result from the conference of municipal inspectors. Order should be the first law of Newcastle, as it is of heaven. Existing conditions may quickly develop into chaos…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tamworth Train Late
The train from Tamworth due to arrive in Newcastle a few minutes before nine o'clock this morning, was 21 minutes late. The delay occurred north…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bridge and Wharf Carpenters
Mr. F. Page, secretary to the United Bridge and Wharf Carpenters' Association was the guest of the members at a valedictory function held in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →How to Get Good Roads
Recent correspondence in "The Newcastle Sun" emphasises the generally bad condition of the roads. It may be Bald at once that thin district is not the only part of the State in which bad roads exist, and there is more than urgent need for the extension of the activities of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A.A. BRIDGE Moving the Girders
The A.A. Company's iron bridge in Hunter-street will Boon b a thing of the past. Messrs. Morison and Bear by who bought the bridge are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bad Roads Many More Complaints Desperate Remedy Wanted
Car vehicle must be more than pleased by the publicity afforded through your columns of the disabilities and dangers exiting…
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