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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1933

3,346 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 168

Train Disaster Collision at Bucharest BUCHAREST, January 10

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 8

A terrible accident occurred at the city's north station, when an express ran down a private local train. Five coaches with their human freight, were scattered…

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Federal Aid for Roads Part to Consolidated Revenue Account Treasury Explains

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 2

References to the "differences," which existed between the Commonwealth and State Governments in 1931, was made in a…

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EDUCATION Present System's Defects Headmaster's Address "Must Train Children to be Citizens of World" SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 8

"Education to Meet the Need of the Modern State" was the title of a striking address delivered to the All-Australian Education Conference to-night by Mr. J…

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New Prosperity U.S. Leaders Show Road Creating Employment (Australian Press Association.) New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 8

Uninterrupted development of research, invention, and labour-saving devices as a means of improving production and creating new needs and industries, with…

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General Cable News Racing Motorist

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 8

London, January 9.—"I hope you will consider trying to make the record on Empire soil at Ninety-mile. Beach, New Zealand, where there is a 15-mile run,…

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Christmas Motor Campers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 6

About 250 tents were erected for the accommodation of over 1000 persons on the Notional Roads and Motorists' Association camping ground at Lake…

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Railway Link Port Augusta-Red Hill Construction Advocated

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 5

A recommendation that the construction of the Port Augusta-Red Hill-Adelaide railway should be put in hand as soon as funds can be made available is…

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Railway Chiefs Mr. Bruxner Pleased with Reception SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 8

The Deputy Premier and Minister for Transport (Mr. M. F. Bruxner) stated to-night that he was well pleased with the way the general public and the…

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Piccadilly Railway Extension to Arnos Grove Increased London Traffic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 11

The Piccadilly Railway, which originally ran from Hammersmith through the centre of London to Finsbury Park, a distance of eight and a half miles, is now…

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Rider Killed Motor-cycle Skids SYDNEY, Wednesday Morning

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 5

When a motor-cycle which he was riding skidded in Botany-road, Waterloo, late last night, Alfred McPherson, 18, of Lachlan-street, Waterloo, was thrown…

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Night in Bush Injured Motor-cyclist GRAFTON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 5

When Henry Hughes, 24, butcher, of Glenreagh, was thrown from his motor-cycle on a bush road, 18 miles from Grafton, at 11.30 o'clock at night. he crawled…

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Motor Launch Destroyed

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 1

A boatshed, containing a motor launch, on the lakeside, at Boolaroo-road, Teralba, was completely destroyed by fire early this…

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Adamstown Council District Park Aerodrome Outstanding Rates £3447

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 3

Adamstown Council met last night. There were present—The Mayor (Ald. Bartley), and Ald. Batey. Bone, Davis, Haddow, Johnstone, and Williams…

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Aerodrome Fight Continues Club's New Move Special Lease Asked for Council Discussion

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 10

The latest step in the fight for an airport at District Park is the application by the Newcastle Aero…

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Fell From Train Woman Slightly Injured SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 7

When she fell under a moving electric train early to-night, Mrs. Mary Rowe, of Granville, had a remarkable escape from serious injury…

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Belmont Train Hold-up at Whitebridge Between Two Fires

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 6

The passenger train to Belmont, after leaving Whitebridge at 2.30 p.m., proceeded half-way to Redhead, when it was confronted by a wall of fire leaping…

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To New Zealand By Air "As Smooth As Train Trip" Smithy's Flight to New Zealand Plenty to Spare New Plymouth

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 4

The journey across the Tasman with Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith was as smooth as a suburban train trip…

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Railway Passengers' Trial Trundle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 6

In to-day's fierce heat, 99 adults and 17, children were packed into an excursion train, which consisted of only one carriage. In the brakevan were packed 15…

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Around the Lake Fassifern Station Gutted Railway Interruptions Damage on Belmont Line

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 5

Shortly before 5 o'clock a solid wall of flame swept across the bush in the direction of Fassifern railway station. Fettle's and railway officials were…

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Offices Abolished Railway Reorganisation Locomotive Branch Changes Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 6

The reorganisation scheme introduced by the Chief Commissioner (Mr. Hartigan) has effected substantial economics by the elimination of a number of…

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