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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1921

1,629 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 82

Tramway Metal

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 3

The size of the metal placed on the roads by the Tramway Department was the subject of a complaint made by Alderman Winn at the Waratah…

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Road Repairing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 7

Sir,—The present method of repairing streets and roads in most of the municipalities and shires of the Newcastle district is anything but satisfactory. In the…

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Widening a Road

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 4

Adamstown Council has been notified by the Minister of Local Government that the proposed resumption of certain hands within the municipality…

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Bad Roads When Councils Meet The Magistrate's Complaint

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 2

Mr. W. G. Henderson, secretary of Newcastle and Suburban Co-operative Society, last night draw the attention of Hamilton Council to the remarks…

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Railway Porter Charged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 5

Edward William Dean was charged alternatively with stealing and receiving a wallet containing £21 10s, the property of Erasmus Charles Bevan, at Newcastle,…

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Aeroplane for N.Z.

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 6

The Union S.S. Company's steamer Kakapo, which left Newcastle yesterday for Napier has on board the fuselage of an aeroplane, together…

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Triumph for Smuts Peril Past Labor at the Cross Roads CAPETOWN, Thursday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 1

The state of the parties in the South African elections is now:— South African Party... 72 Labor... 9…

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Motor Cycling

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Hamilton Motor Cycle Club was hold on Wednesday evening. There was a large attendance. The resignation was accepted of the…

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Railway Strike Threatened

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 5

A railway strike on the part of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen is threatened, as the result of the shooting of Captain…

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Maitland District. Railway Revenue

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 6

After allowing for the additional percentage imposed on the fares and freights the total revenue In the coaching department at the West Maitland railway…

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"Murder of Railwaymen" Inquiry Demanded National Strike Threatened Tragedy at Mallow LONDON, Thursday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 1

Replying to a letter from Mr. Bromley, secretary of the locomotive engineers, threatening a railway strike unless the Government grants an inquiry…

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Railways Union Meeting on

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 5

Mr. D. Smith, general secretary of the Australian Railways Union will address a meeting of all grades of railway men in the Islington Picture…

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Railway Offences Danger to Passengers

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 8

Daniel Vincent Carmody left a race train at Hamilton, and crossed over to the Sydney train. He left a carriage door open, and officials had to…

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Should Be Hooted Out Members' Salaries Parliament and the Trams

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 4

Alderman Hargreaves in reporting to the Merewether Council on his attendance at the tram conference, said that Mr. Kearsley had offered them…

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Industrial World Railway Union Active Organising

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 7

A visit will be made to Newcastle next week by Mr. W. Smith, the general secretary of the new consolidated railway men's organisation, which is…

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Royal Road to Learning

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 6

On reading the record of the actual time taken by students of Newcastle Business college, Thorn-street, to fit themselves for commercial positions…

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Railway Employees

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 7

The annual conference of the New South Wales Branch of the Australian Railways Union will open in Sydney on February 21. There are 104 items set out on the…

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The Railway Difficulty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 7

The executive of the National Union of Railwaymen has been summoned to London to-day to consider the resolution of the locomotive engineers in favour of a…

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Suburban Maitland Tram Extension Requests to Mr. Dooley

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 8

Members of the Mayfield, Homeville, and Telarah Progress Association asked Mr. Dooley, Acting-Premier, at Maitland, last night to give…

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British Railways

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 February 1921 · page 5

Investigations by Lord Colwyn's committee into the British railways' war-time, agreement show that the agreement was amended in the direction of bettering the…

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