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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

2,225 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 112

Re-admitted to Union Expelled Railwayman SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 5

The proceedings at Saturday's session of the special interstate conference of the Australian Railway's Union were at times exceptionally lively. A proposal to…

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In Wrong Train Labor Man's Mistake

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 4

Mr. R. S. Ross, who is touring the Newcastle district in the interests of the proposed Labor daily newspaper, tells a story against himself. He says that he…

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Jump From Train Girl's Black Eye Fall on to Station MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 5

Jumping on to Newport station from a train travelling at 25 miles an hour, Evelyn Ash, aged 15, last night landed on the station platform with…

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Water Mains Blown Up Reprisal for Executions Rebel Outrages Murder and Train Wreckage LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 1

"The Times" correspondent at Youghal states that the rebels carried out their threat to cut, off the water supply as a reprisal…

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Railway Collision. Two Persons Killed. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 4

A railway disaster occurred at the Adelaide Railway station the morning, when the 8.40 a.m. Kapunda sports special collided with an incoming train…

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Railway Turmoil

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 1

Reuter's Cologne correspondent states that the Cologne branch of the railway men have decided in favor of a strike…

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Other Verses Newcastle Railway Station

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 7

Our railway station is a patched one, Oh, my, it is a sight, One end they call a dog box. And I think that they are right:…

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Horse Age Passing City Motor Traffic SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 8

Probably the time will arrive when horse-drawn vehicles of every kind will wholly disappear from the city streets and motors of one king or another, but…

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Motor Notes Motor Congestion City Problem One-way Traffic Needed

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 8

On Saturday morning last there were 74 motor cars standing at the one time in Hunter-street, between Watt-street and…

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Motor Accidents American Safety Move

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 8

What type of accident causes the majority of deaths where motor vehicles are involved? The answer to this question was…

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Elopment Alarm Farmer's Daughter Motoring Lover

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 6

By the disappearance from her home at Greenford in Middlesex (Eng.), of Miss Brenda Wilcox, 17, a romantic elopement is suggested. She is an extremely pretty…

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Train Fares. Nationalists Interview Mr. Oakes. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1923 · page 5

A deputation representing members of the Nationalist Party to-day waited upon Mr. Oakes, the Acting Premier, to urge aim the necessity of reducing railway…

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Ruhr Situation. Conflicting Reports. Railwaymen Strike. Tactics of Germany. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1923 · page 5

The outstanding feature in the Ruhr is the continued divergence of French and German claims, the former asserting that the situation is satisfactory from their…

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Adelaide Railway Smash Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1923 · page 5

Upon inquiry at the Adelaide Hospital to-day, it was ascertained the only three of the people injured in yesterday's railway collision are still in the institution,…

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Siege of the Ruhr Arresting All Officials Railway Strike British Coal For Germany LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 January 1923 · page 1

"The Times" Dusseldorf correspondent states that the German press announces that General do Goutte is proclaiming a state of…

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Visit to Newcastle Tramway Chief Wallsend Needs

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 January 1923 · page 5

Mr. Doran, chief traffic manager of the tramways, will visit Newcastle this afternoon. To-night he will deliver a lecture at the Wickham…

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Over the Limit Fast Motorists Speed on Ocean Drive

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 January 1923 · page 5

The Newcastle police recently opened a crusade against motor cyclists and motorists exceeding four miles an hour on the ocean drive,…

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Another Accident Tram and Sulky Collide Boolaroo Epidemic

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 January 1923 · page 7

Another accident occurred at Boolaroo, on Sunday. Mr. J. Paynter and two sons were driving along the main street when…

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Novel Australian Aeroplane

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 1

Mr. R. Woollfrey of Wollongong, has been engaged for two years on the construction of an aeroplane that is said to include many novel feature. It took him some time to secure a suitable engine, but now this has been obtained. The Federal authorities have beg an to take a keen interest in Mr. Woollfrey. Following upon the…

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William-street Bridge

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 5

Alderman Murray, at Carrington Council nicotine, drew attention to the state of the William-street bridge especially on the Wickham side. The…

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