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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1924

2,704 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 136

"Dirtiest Place" Hunter-street West Improving The Road

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 9

The representative of Teralba Gravel Quarries, Limited, who interviewed Hamilton Council some time ago, in reference to metal supplies, and…

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Trains and Trams Commissioners' Quarterly Report. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 5

The report of the Railway Commissioners for the quarter ended December 31, 1923, was presented to Mr. Ball, the Minister for Works and Railways,…

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Railway Earnings

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 6

Railway earnings during the quarter ended December 31 amounted to £4,190,450. an increase of £67,151 compared with the corresponding…

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Sixpenn'orth of Coal Stolen From Railway Wrapped In Newspaper

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 5

Guilty of having in his custody 151bs of coal, valued at 6d, reasonably suspected of having been stolen, Alexander Lowrie was fined £1, with 8s costs, in default…

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Wallsend Roads

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 8

During the past fortnight road repair work has been carried out in Wallsend on the main Newcastle road between [?]rving-street and the cemotery hill,…

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Sydney Bridge

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 2

Hamilton Council has agreed to support the Newcastle Council's resolution regarding Australian steel for the Sydney harbor bridge…

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Maitland-road

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 4

"Twenty miles of agony." From Maitland to the sea, Just a line of pot-holes Where a good road ought to be,…

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The North Shore Bridge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 7

Sir,—As having been Minister responsible for translating what was merely a "pious aspiration" into a concrete proposition by obtaining the approval of…

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Sydney Harbour Bridge. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 5

An official statement issued on behalf of the Labour Council to-night, refers to the construction of the Sydney Harbour bridge…

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Maitland District the Lake Road

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 6

Councillor J. Brown, President of the Cessnock Shire Council, has prepared the following minute in connection with the Cessnock-Lake Macquarie road, and…

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Whose Responsibility? Repair of Bridge Council v. Company

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 3

The question of who is responsible for the maintenance of the Tunnel bridge on the Newcastle-road, was again before the Wallsend Council last…

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Glebe Road Drainage Nuisance Hamilton Council Blamed

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 8

Hamilton Council wrote to Merewether Council with reference to the drainage or Globe road, near Blackburn's Hotel. It was desired that the works…

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Lake Road Pressing for Grant Coalfields Agitation

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 4

A well-attended meeting of Cessnock Combined Miners, Citizens and Progress Association was held to discuss the Lake road. The opinion…

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Australian or English Tenders for Harbor Bridge Suburban Opinions. Merewether And Wallsend Councils' Resolutions

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 3

Alderman Wells, at last nights meeting of Merewether Council, discussing the Newcastle Council's resolution, advocating the preference for Australian tende is and steel for the Sydney Harbor Bridge said he did not believe in public bodies "butting in." He…

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Junction Motor Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 6

In connection with the accident at the Junction on Tuesday, when a boy named George James Tindall was knocked down by a motor car. Mr. W. A. Thomas…

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Show Week More Turnstiles Wanted Motor-'bus Traffic

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 8

For some months there has been a difference of opinion between Hamilton Council and the executive of the Newcastle Agricultural and…

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Lower Hunter Roads

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 4

At the monthly meeting of the Port Stephens Shire Council, held at Raymond Terrace, Councillor Pearse, President, said the shire council could be…

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Three-hour Gap Railway Inconvenience Cardiff's Poor Train Service

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 3

At a meeting of the Cardiff Progress Association a letter was received from the Railway Commissioners relative to the association's request that…

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Main Roads Greta Has Grievance

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 2

At the instance of Alderman Mark North and Alderman Bell, a resolution was passed by Greta Council, authorising application being made to have…

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Bridge Material Greta Co-operates

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 2

Greta Council agreed to co-operate with Newcastle Council in the effort to have an Australian tender accepted for the North Shore bridge, or failing,…

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