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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1922

2,155 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 108

New Road Wanted Cost Op £9000 Kurri to Pelaw Main

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 7

Turro and Cessnock Shire Councils are now co-operating with a view to connecting the towns of Kurri Kuiri and Plelaw Main by a much shorter…

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British Railways Amalgamation of Lines LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 1

The Manchester "Guardian" says that the directors of this London and North Western Railway. which has already amalgamated with the…

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Berlin in the Dark Queues at Pumps Strike Disaster Railway Trouble Extends LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 1

A message from Berlin slates that although the arrangements for gas, water and power services were functioning yesterday, most…

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Low Price Motor Cycles

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 8

That an effort is being made to market a motor cycle — within the reach of those who cannot afford £100, or the best part of it, for a solo machine…

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Motor Notes Newcastle M.C. CLUB Fast Hill Climb

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 8

Owing of the wet weather on Saturday club officials did not consider it advisable to hold the Fast Hill Climb set down for competition on…

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Rattle Trap Trams

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 6

During the Wickham Parents and Citizens Association meeting last night those present had an experience of what the teaching start have to put…

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Found Unconscious Railway Mystery Workshop Apprentice I11

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 6

Mr. James Miller, 20 years of age son of Mr. James Miller, of little Denison-street, Carrington, and employed as an apprentice engineer at…

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Aeroplane Disaster. Kalgoorlie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 7

About 9.40 this morning Lieutenant R. Parer and his mechanic, Mark Parer, who have been giving passenger flights on the goldfields for several weeks, in a…

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Lake Macquarie Shire Roads

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 8

Sir.—Being a motorist, and doing a lot of travelling around the different districts in and around Newcastle and Maitland. I must say that the roads…

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Suffocated on a Train. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 7

The committee appointed to inquire into the case of a number of Mowlah prisoners who were suffocated in a train finds that the deaths were due to…

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Newcastle Triumph Concrete Road Stands Two Years' Test Experts Congratulated

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 5

Two years' gruelling test proves the Hunter-street concerts road in Newcastle to be a great success. It is as good as the day it…

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Railway Amalgamation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 7

The "Manchester Guardian" announces that the London and North-Western Railway to taking over the Midland Railway, the headquarters of the combined concern…

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Railway Coal. the Lithgow Contracts. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 7

The attention of the Chief Railway Commissioner, Mr. Fraser, was drawn to-day to the report from Lithgow, in the nature of a complaint that there had been…

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Irish Railways Strike Extends Some Notices Withdrawn. LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 1

Advices from Dublin show that the railway strike continues. The latest development involves the services between Cork and Macroom, the notice…

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The Aeroplane Accident. Kalgoorlie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1922 · page 5

Lieutenant Parer and Mark Parer, his cousin, who met an accident at Boulder yesterday morning, are both doing well in the Government Hospital at…

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Road's New Name

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 February 1922 · page 6

Wlckham Council has no objection to the objection to the proposal of Hamilton Council for reaming portion of Maitland road between Railway-street and the…

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Belmont Railway Extension

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1922 · page 6

Sir,—I am glad some correspondents are drawing attention to the want of railway to Swansea, for it is quite a usual thing for women with babies in arms, and…

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Railway Men's Wages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1922 · page 4

"Reconstruction of the Federal Constitution, whereby it is proposed to hand over certain industrial powers to the Federal Arbitration Court, is in…

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Newcastle Ambulance Another Motor-car Councils' Support

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 February 1922 · page 6

An indication of the needs of the Newcastle district in the matter of ambulance transport is seen in the necessity for a new ambulance car,…

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The Aeroplane Accident. Kalgoorlie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 5

Dr. Matthews stated this morning that the Parers are doing excellently. Both men are very sore as the result of the fall, and are in need of complete rest…

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