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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1931

3,499 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 175

Call for Men 40 To Go To Hamilton Work on Aerodrome

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 1

Forty men were en[?]ed through the Labor Bureau to-day to commence work for Hamilton Council on Monday…

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New Esplanade Nobbys-road Scheme

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 8

If a rough sketch in color is any criterion, Nobbys Esplanade, now under construction, will become one of the show places of Newcastle…

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Derailed on Tank Many Train Delays North Coast Mishap

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 7

Crashing on its side when it was derailed between Dungog and Wallarobba this morning, as [?] tank on a North Coast goods [?]in tire up the…

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Council Ready Concreting Glebe-road Request to Board

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 6

Adamstown Council is ready to start the work of concreting Glebe-road, from Union-street to the Merewether boundary, Immediately, and is only…

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New Motor Vessel White Star Line's Georgic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 10

The sister ship of the White Star motor vessel Britannic, the world's largest cabin liner, now taking shape in the Belfast shipyards of Harland and Wolf, will be…

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Tram Fares

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 8

What was regarded by some aldermen as a suggestion that tram fares generally would be reduced after February 28 was given by Ald. O. J. Jones, a member of…

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Tram Jumps Rails Scott-street Excitement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 8

About 6 a.m. yesterday a city bound tram jumped the rails near the points at the intersection of Scott and Telford Streets, and after ploughing its way…

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Plea for Confidence Speech at Railway Station SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 9

The Prime Minister (Mr. J. H. Sculin), accompanied by the Acting Minister for Customs (Mr. Forde) received an enthusiastic reception on arrival by the express…

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Motor Yacht Club Ladies' Day To-morrow

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 7

The Newcastle branch of the Royal Motor Yacht Club will hold a ladies' day to-morrow at Lake Macquarie in celebration of the birthday of Mrs. C. Bacon,…

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Tram Fares May Be Reduced Hint Is Given by Member of Trust Increased Patronage

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 1

A bint that there might be further reductions in tram fares was given to Wallsend Council last night…

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Work on the Roads

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 14

A number of men have been engaged on relief work at Toronto through the local Labour Bureau. The work is in the gravel quarry and on the…

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Airmen Injured Aeroplane Strikes Tree GOULBURN

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 10

A Wapiti aeroplane, owned, by the Defence Department, was badly damaged, and two members of the R.A.A.F. injured, when the machine struck a tree in landing…

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Bridge Worker Injured Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 8

Severe injuries to the back, fractured ribs, and shock were received by William Perry, aged 30, of Barven-street, Tempe, when he fell from some scaffolding on the…

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Bridge Art of Discarding Help to Defence

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 4

The average player's attitude towards discarding differs according to whether he is the declarer or a defender. When he…

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Industrial News Railway Workers Retrenchment at Chullora

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 10

Copies of communications passing between the Railway Workers' Industry branch of the Australian Workers' Union, the Railway Commissioners and the…

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Efficiency of the Trams

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 8

The tramcar has not been superseded as the safest, cheapest, and most efficient method of street transport for the masses of people who require conveyance in large…

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Tram Service Alterations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 8

Attention is directed to alteration on the Adamstown line on week-days and Sundays, beginning to-morrow, and the alteration of regular stopping-places to…

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Victorian Railway Problem Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 9

The State Cabinet to-day considered the serious decrease in railway revenue. Asked to-night what action the Government intended to take regarding the…

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No Thought of Resignation Said Mr.cleary "As Long As I Can Serve the State" Railway Control Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 1

"As long as I feel that I can be of service to the State I will not resign," said the Chief Railway Commissioner, Mr…

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Tram Services Changes on

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 3

The tram service on the Adamstown line on week days and Sundays will be altered from to-morrow. Regular stopping places on all…

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