'BUS v. Tram Lambton Discussion Extension of Service
Lambton Council considered the vexed question of motor 'buses last night in connection with the request of a proprietor for permission to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1923
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Maitland District. a Railway Pioneer
Mr. George Wright, one of the pioneers of the railways to Cessnock and Kurri Kurri, died in the Maitland Hospital on Sunday. A native of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rail and Tram Fares. Statement by Treasurer. Sydney
A report that the Railway Commissioners suggested a reduction of fares in October last, only to have it vetoed by the Government, caused considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor 'Bus Service Dispensing With Stand Hamilton Time-table
The inspector of Hamilton municipality (Mr. Cobbett) reported to the council last night that he had attended a conference of municipal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fast Trams Linking Up the Suburbs New Scheme Opposed
Mr. D. L. Macdonald, of Newcastle, last night. Invoked the aid of the Hamilton Council in bringing, about the scheme of a fast tram service to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Fire Engine Adamstown Request
The Mayor of Adamstown, in a minute to the council, mentioned the fact that at the opening of the new fire station, a definite promise had…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cardiff Bridge
Cardiff Prowess Association has resolved to write to the Railway Department with reference to the overhead bridge at Cardin station…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland District. Proposed Neath-kearsley Road
A conference was held in the shire offence on Wednesday in connection with the proposed road connecting Neath with Kearsley, via Smith's Crossing. There…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire and Explosion Station and Bridge Irregulars at Castlemaine LONDON
A force of Irregulars attacked the Castlemaine military post in County Kerry. They burned the railway station and blew up the bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →France and the Ruhr. Railwaymen Strike. French to Run Trains. Other Steps Probable. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
The situation in the Ruhr has become more grave. The railway men have gone on strike. The "Echo de Paris" asserts that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Coal Supplies
It recently became known that a difference had arisen between the States Railway Commissioner and the proprietors of two or three collieries…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rail and Tram Fares. Nationalists Favour Reduction Sydney
There is a strong fooling in the ranks of the Nationalist party in favour of a reduction of railway freights and tares and tramway fares…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tram Difficulties Newcastle Lecture
Few people care to think of the difficulties under which the tramways of New South Wales labor. To give, the public an idea of them, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Glebe Tram
The Mayor of Merewether slated last Michi that he had been approached by several persona to have the 11.29 a.m. tram to Glebe delayed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Bike for Inspector
The sum of £150 has boon placed on the estimates by the Wallsend Council for the purchase of a motor-bike and side-car for the use of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In Show Week Motor 'Bus Traffic Avoiding Congestion
The secretary of the Newcastle A. H. and I. Association (Mr. Dann), having in mind that the annual show is to be held next month, has asked…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Merewether Motor Appointing a Driver
W. Adams and Co. wrote Merewether Council last night, asking whether the council hud a driver in view for their new "Sentinel" waggon, as they had a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hudson River Bridge
Travellers passing up and down the Hudson River by train or boat are amazed at the devastation wrought by an army of workmen at the site of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Narrow Escape Fall From Train Man's Arm Cut
John Drysdale a resident of West Wallsend had a miraculous escape from being cut to pieces last night. He is employed at Seaham No. 2 as…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Home by Train Unemployed Scots Threatened Demonstration LONDON
The unemployed are threatening to make a huge demonstration in force at the Opening of Parliament, on February 13…
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