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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1922

2,155 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 108

Sydney City Railway. Work to Be Resumed. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 4

Mr. Lang, the Treasurer, stated to-night that the Government had authorised the Railway Commissioners to proceed immediately with the resumption…

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Maitland District. North Coast Railway

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 6

Mr. W. Bennett, M.P., has received the following letter from the Railway Commissioners: "With reference to your representations on behalf of the Primary…

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Road Race

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 6

The road race held by the Maitland Bicycle Club on Saturday over the Bolwarra-Largs Morpeth course, 14 miles, resulted:—G. Hamilton (2min…

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Members Active More Work Sought Lake Road Pressed

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 5

Messrs. Connell and Murray, M'sL.A., interviewed the Premier again to-day regarding further work for unemployed in Newcastle. Mr…

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Road to the Lake Shires' Conference Engineers to Report

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 5

Between Kurri Kurri and Pelaw Main the road winds for a mile and a half. By a direct route the distance is about a quarter of a mile…

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Railway Smash Paris Express Wrecked LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 1

A message from Paris says that a serious accident resulted to the Paris express through a broken coupling at the rear of the train. There was a…

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Hunter-street Trams Line-laying Resumed Which Route?

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 5

Work was returned this morning on the laying of the tramway line in Hunter-street. Fourteen men were employed. The line will be laid to…

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Breach of Railway Act

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 6

B. B. Capper was charged with travelling on a train from Newcastle to West Maitland on the Tamworth mail, a train on which persons…

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People Suspicious Heddon Greta Bridge President Can't Tell

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 6

People are getting a little suspicions of the bridge over the railway at Heddon Greta, and they have spoken about it to the president of the…

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Drowned in Ocean Baths. Railway Clerk's Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 4

Alfred Hilton Britton, aged 16 years, who lived with his parents in Stur[?]-street, Now Lambton and was employed as a junior clerk in the office of the…

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New Railway Goods Line. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 5

To-day railway goods waggons were run over the now railway deviation from Rozelle Bay to Darling Island for the first time. This signalizes the completion…

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Sydney City Railway. Not Electioneering Scheme. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 5

"Following upon the arrangements made for the financing of the resumption of work on the city railway," said Mr. Estell, Minister for Railways, to-day, "the…

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Motor Notes Melbourne Record Attempt to Lower

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 8

It is reported that Messrs. F. Rosss and N. Mclachlan, two Melbourne motorists, intend making an effort on a big powered Stevens-buryea…

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"A Good Stunt" Work for 5000 City Railway Scheme SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 5

The statement that the city railway is to be proceeded with at a very early date, and that it will give work, in the first instance, to about 5000 men,…

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Finances Dad: Roads Worse

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 4

At a meeting of the West Maitland Council last night, a letter was received from the H.R.A. and [?]. Association, stating that it was proposed to extend…

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Hunter-street Tramway

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 4

During the meeting of the Newcastle City Council on Monday evening it was disclosed that the council and the Railway Commissioners have not yet…

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Route of Proposed Sydney Railway

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 1

The proposed route of the City Rail way, showing the connection intended inter with the Eastern suburbs scheme. Thick broken the indicates underground: heavy Mack line indicates above-ground; and dot-and-dash shows the North Sydney to amway connection. The filling-in of portion of Darling Harbor is also shown…

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Fatal Jolting Motor Car Accident Cessnock Fatality Thrown Against Hood

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 4

A serious motor accident occurred on Monday on the Branxton-Cessnock road. Messrs. Charles Ryan…

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The Sandgate Road Practically Impassable

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 January 1922 · page 6

According to Alderman Wilkinson, the road between Wallsend and Sandgate is in such a state of disrepair that empty motor lorries are unable to climb the hills…

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The Railway Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1922 · page 7

Sir,—In your issue of January 19, under the heading of "The Railway Service,'' by "Alleged Discontent," after dealing with a mass of statistics, the following occurs,…

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