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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1922

2,155 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 108

Cessnock Roads No Flood Damage

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 6

Councillor Johns, President of the Cessnock shire, announced to-day that in spite of all the heavy rain no serious damage to any of the roads in the…

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Motor Car Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 6

That the bad effects of the war wore not confined to the slaughter and waste of the actual strife is brought into evidence every day in now stories of the…

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Victorian Railway Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 4

It is the intention of the Victorian branch of the Railways Union to file a claim with the Classification Board for an increase in the basle wage. In making the…

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Brisbane Tram Collision. Eight Persons Injured. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 5

A head-on collision between two trams occurred on the Clayfield line near Albion Hill this afternoon. As a result eight norsons were injured,…

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Did Not Capsize Motor-'Bus

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 2

A paragraph appeared in "The Sun" on Friday last stating that the "bus had capsized on the Swansea road. As a number of people have…

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Motorists' Need National Park Track

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 2

It was gratifying to know that one of their members was Mayor of Newcastle, said Mr. Turner on Saturday night at the Newcastle Motor Cycle…

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Mayor's Motor When the Sun Shone

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 3

Alderman Cornish, Mayor of New-castle, once owned a motor cycle. He told the Newcastle M.C.C. about it at their annual dinner on Saturday…

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Found on Railway Plumber's Head Severed SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 5

The body or H. J. Nutting, 27, Plumber, who boarded in Ridges- street, North Sydney, was found on the railway line between the Bay-road and…

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Motor Men's Dinner Growth of the Sport Newcastle Activities

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 6

"If some of you fellows would put the same enthusiasm into your sport as you have put into your dinner, motor cycling in this district would…

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First Class "Got to His Head" Tickets for Workmen New Railway Order Must Be Clean SYDNEY, Monday. New Year Brandies Operator's Wanderings

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 5

By order of the Railway Commissioners, wages employees of the department are now conceded the privilege of purchasing first-class season Father Christmas did not visit No. 1 Tudor-street, Hamilton, on Christmas Eve, because the family was away on holidays. But in the "wee small…

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Belmont Roads

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 5

The muddy condition of the thoroughfare adjacent to Belmont railway station was evidenced on Saturday, when a heavily-laden steam motor…

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Toronto Roads

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 6

Sir,—I notice a letter in last Saturday's issue signed "V.P." Writing on behalf of the committee, I think "V.P." should make himself thoroughly…

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Road Improvement

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 2

Under the auspices of the shire council some useful and much needed work has been done in Macquarie-street, Belmont. Gravel has been…

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The Morpeth Train (No. 2.)

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 7

This train it had a kindly heart—Kind both to lad and lass. For when a spoony pair walked in. Out straight would go the gas…

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Electrification of Trams. City Council Discussion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 5

Reporting upon the amount to be made available by the Government on the Estimates towards the electrification of the Newcastle tramways, Mr. Cornish, Mayor…

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New Railway Charges. Coal Haulage Rates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 5

The new schedule of rates and charges for the carriage of merchandise on the New South Wales Government railays comes into operation to-morrow…

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Tram Troubles City Council Angry £58,000 "Mere Sop" Electrification Money

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 6

A shocking tram service. Unconscionable delay in remedying it. £38,000 instead of £1,000,000…

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Hunter-street Tramlines

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 5

The Hallway Commissioners have informed the Newcastle Council that the laying of the tramlines and wood blocking in Hunter-street will be…

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Motor Notes by Car Across Sahara Caterpillar Wheels Test on the Stairs

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 8

Following on the successful aerial exploration of the Sahara comes a proposal to link up Southern Algeria with the Niger, right across the desert. A…

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Mixed Drinks Speaker Goes Astray Motor Men's Humor

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 8

"Clarge your jarses," said one speaker, who proposed a toast at the motor cyclists' dinner on Saturday night. It was early in the evening,…

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