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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1935

4,089 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 205

Grants for Roads in Upper Hunter Muswellbrook

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 14

At the Muswellbrook Shire Council has already applied for grants of £7500 and £5000 for the Jones's Reserve and Bara[?]mi roods,…

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Hamilton Council New Post-office Road Construction Grant

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 11

The Deputy Mayor (Aid. E. Richardson presided at the adjourned meeting of the Hamilton Council, held last night. There were also present Ald. R. Payne,…

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Greatly Needed Camping Site for Motorists

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 8

The City Council's Publicity Director (Mr. F. J. Cahill) made a further reference yesterday to the necessity of establishing a motorists' camp near Newcastle as soon…

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Railway Veterans £93 Paid in Two Years

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 3

The President (Mr. W. Sharp) presided at a meeting of the Retired Railway and Tramway Veterans' Association, No. 1 There was a good attendance…

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Waiwera Due Shaw, Savill's New Motor Vessel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 5

The motor vessel Waiwera, which is one of the latest additions to the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's fleet, is due in Australia in February for homeward…

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Motor-cycling Wallsend Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 4

"Members of the Maitland Sports Committee, Messrs J. Hill. J. Davis, C. Harrison, and the Organiser, R. Rynaston, have before them another big task in arranging the second sports…

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Motor Collision Family's Narrow Escape

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 6

Mrs. W. Owen. 38, of South Belmont, and her four children, narrowly escaped serious injury when a motor-car which Mr. Owen was driving collided head-on…

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Governor Praises Railways

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 6

During their term of office in New South Wales, the retiring Governor (Sir Philip Game) and Lady Game travelled extensively throughout the railway…

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Soldiers' Tram Passes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 6

"It may seem astonishing, and it is beyond me to suggest a reason, but the fact remains," said the Secretary of the Newcastle Sub-branch of the Returned…

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Steel Railway Carriages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 6

The decision of British railway companies to discontinue the use of all-steel cars will not influence the Victorian Railways Department. The only steel car in…

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Motor-car Overturns

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 9

John Bleazard, of Gordon-avenue, Hamilton, was driving his car near Lochinvar yesterday morning when it skidded and overturned. He was…

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Railway Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 6

The annual picnic of the traffic, permanent way, and signalling branches (No. 1 district) of the railway service will be held at Blackalls next Monday. Special…

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Motor 'Bus Route

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 9

Mr. G. Grant has interviewed the President of Kearsley Shire Council (Cr. W. Varty) in reference to the desire of residents of Alexandra and Northcote…

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Motor Boat Recovered

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 15

It was reported to West Maitland police late yesterday afternoon that a motor launch owned by Mr. S. Compton had been either stolen from…

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Reconditioning of Tram Lines Council Wants It Hurried Up

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 13

Following the protests made at the Newcastle City Council meeting concerning the time taken to complete the work of reconditioning the tram…

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New Bridge for Dalwood

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 10

Following the grant of £4500, a new bridge is to be constructed across the Hunter River at Dalwood. Kearsley Shire Council last night…

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Air Liner Athena Is Bogged at Darwin Series of Accidents Criticism of Aerodrome Inward Mail Delay Darwin

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 7

In trying to take off from Darwin aerodrome for Koepang at 7 a.m. to-day with mails, the…

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Students' Railway Tickets

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 10

Since the general division of the primary and secondary school year into three terms, instead of four quarters, as was formerly the case, the Department of…

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Killed by Motor-car Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 13

Bridget Bevan, 63, of Camperdown, was killed instantly when knocked down by a motor-car in Parramatta-road, Annandale, this afternoon. She suffered a fractured…

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Railway Excursion Traffic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 10

During the last two weeks of December railway tickets at excursion fares were issued for travel all over New South Wales. This "anywhere to anywhere"…

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