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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1931

3,499 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 175

Summons Division Trespassing on Railway Property

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 5

Clive George Welsh and Wallace Stanley Courley were proceeded against by the Railway Department and charged with, having trespassed on railway, property at…

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Newcastle Trams Time-table Alterations Commence

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 4

The tramway authorities call attention to alterations in the departure times of trams on the Newcastle lines on week-days and Sundays…

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Site Approved Cessnock Aerodrome

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 6

There should now be no obstacle in the way of Cessnock having an aerodrome. The site selected by the local Aero Club has been officially approved…

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Train Derailed Canberra Passengers SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 5

Two carriages, a brake van, and several trucks of a mixed train from Goulburn to Canberra were derailed near Queanbeyan at 11.30 this…

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Toll of the Road Collision at Glebe Motor Cyclist Fatally Injured Week-end Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 5

Four persons were injured—one fatally —as the result of a collision between a car and a motor cycle and sidecar at the intersection of Macquarie and Hickson…

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Lorry Overturns Two Women Injured Kurri Road

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 6

Two women were injured when a lorry, driven by B. Flick of K[?]nsngworth, Cessnock. overturned on the Kurri-Maitland road, near East…

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Two Killed in British Train Smash Edinburgh to London Express Derailed by Frost London

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 1

The crowded noon express from Edinburgh to London met with disaster one mile north of Carlyle…

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Motor Cycle Overturns

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 5

The tyre coming off the wheel of the sidecar was responsible for a motor cycle overturning on the high level bridge over the railway line at Waratah on…

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South Maitland Railways

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 4

The amalgamation of the interest of Messrs. J. and A. Brown and the Abermain-Seaham Collieries. Ltd., has suggested the rumour on the coalfields that,…

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Girls' Long Tramp Melbourne, Brisbane, Lismore Search for Employment Lismore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 4

With blistered feet, penniless, and almost on the point of exhaustion, having existed on dry crusts for the past few days, Gladys Turvey, 23, and Madge Salter,…

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Fined £20 for Driving When Drunk He Crashed Into a Tram Seen by Police

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 1

After striking the side of a tram at Mayfield on January 2, a motor lorry driven by George Disdy Morgan…

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Motor Ya[?]chs

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 8

The handicap race conducted by Luke Macquarie Yacht Club during the week-end resulted in a win for the visiting bout from Sydney, Niobi (J. Backhouse). The…

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For Two Months Tram Concession Fares Trust Statement

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 5

"Concession fares on the trams have resulted in an increase of the number of passengers carried, and will be continued until the end of…

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A Loss! Cockle Creek Steam Trams Holiday Trial

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 5

A three days' trial of the steam trams over the Speer's Point-Cockle Creek route during the holidays showed a distinct loss." the chairman of…

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44 HOURS Effect on Railways Rationing Continues

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 5

Rationing in the Railway Department will continue, despite the fact that the 44- hour week is being reintroduced…

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Opening Roads

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 4

James K. Murdoch (Now Lambton) writes:—I wish to ventilate a grievance against the local Transport Trust. On…

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Road Bridge at Peat's Ferry Ironworkers Urge Construction Work for 800 SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 1

Claiming that it would make work for 800 men, the Ironworkers' Association will urge the State Government to construct a road bridge across the…

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Train Derailed Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 6

Passenger aboard a "mixed" train travelling between Goulburn and Canberra to-day, had narrow escapes from serious injury when two carriages, a…

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Brunker-road a Danger to Traffic Tramway Delay

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 4

Due to the tardiness of the Tramway Department in lowering the tram lines to the surfaces of road, Brunker-road…

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Aeroplane Damaged Tyre Bursts on Landing LISMORE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 5

The aeroplane "Red Rose," in which Mrs. Keith Miller and Capt. Lancaster flew from England to Australia, was severely damaged at Alstonville. 10 miles…

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