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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1924

2,704 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 136

Federal Road Grant. Statement by Mr. Fitzpatrick. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 5

Mr. Fitzpatrick, the Minister for Local Government, was questioned to-day regarding the statement by Mr. Stewart, the Federal Minister for Works and…

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Tram Trust and the Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 13

The Tram Trust and the Tramways Company have provided some diversion this hot weather by getting into "holts" over the payment of interest…

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The Railway Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 5

In spite of the official announcement that the railway strike has been fixed to commence on Sunday night at midnight, industrial circles are optimistic…

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Belmont Railway. Portion to Be Duplicated

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 5

It has been decided by the New Redhead Estate Coal Company, Limited, to duplicate the Belmont railway line from Adamstown to Dudley Junction, a…

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Railway Management

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 5

Mr. Day, on officer of the South Australian railways, who is returning by the s.s. Maloja, is greatly impressed with the efficiency of the English…

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REMANDED. Motor Car Case

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 2

William S. Ireland, on remand from Newcastle, appeared before Mr. George Wheeler, J.P., at the Cessnock Police Court, on a charge of fraudulently…

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Railway Bookings a Few Questions

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 1

W. Cramp writes:—I notice in today's issue of your paper an account of the revenue for Christmas bookings at Newcastle and district, showing a…

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Railways Union Visit Of Officials

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 4

Mr. Angelo, president of the drivers and [?]men's division of the Australian Railways' Union, and Mr. Fleming, president of the per-way division will be in…

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5000 Feet Climb Motor-car Ascends Barrington Tops Moonan Flat

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 6

Mr. H. L. White, president of the Upper Hunter Shire Council, took the first motor car to the…

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Sydney Harbour Bridge Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 4

Mr. J. Bradfield, who is going through the tenders submitted for the North Shore Bridge, is making greater progress than was anticipated. He will make a…

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Omnibus Leaves the Road

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 6

The steering gear of the Marble Bar omnibus Jammed while descending the Heddon-Greta Hill near Tester's Swamp, shortly after mid-day on Saturday, and…

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Motor Vehicles Collide Two Persons Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 6

A collision occurred between the motor omnibus Sir Maitland and a char-a-bane in Brunker-road, Adamstown, about twenty minutes to eleven o'clock on…

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Railway Difficulty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 5

Yesterday was crowded with industrial conferences, which ended at 2.30 this morning, when it was announced that the locomotive drivers refused to agree to…

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Motor Driver Hurt

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 2

Mr. Francis Belgrove, who drives a motor lorry, was in the act of pouring cool water into the radiator of his machine at Goulburn, when the…

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Electric Trams Adamstown Line Extension Refused

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 5

Mr. D. Murray, M.L.A., has received a communication from the Public Works Department relative to the Adamstown Council's request for an…

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Railways Union Meetings To-morrow

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 5

Mr. A. W. Buckley, State secretary of the Australian Railways' Union, will visit Newcastle to-morrow, and will address a meeting at Honeysuckle Point at noon…

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Road Finance Conditions in England

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 7

With a return to stable conditions, an effort Is being made to place the question of road finance upon an equally stable basis. The post-war…

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Sydney Harbour Bridge. Statement by Minister. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 4

A good deal of comment has been paused in regard to the question of getting the greater part of the work in connection with the building of the Sydney…

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Report To-morrow Tenders For The Bridge SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 6

A report showing which tenderers who by reason of the high prices quoted, are definitely out of the running for the construction of the North…

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Railway Strike Begins in Britain Unions at Issue Cost to the Country. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 5

The strike of the Locomotive Engineers and Firemen's Association has commenced. It has been learned that the decision…

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