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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1937

3,526 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 177

Bolwarra Shire New Melville Bridge Relief Work to Continue

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 4

Bolwarra Shire Council decided at a meeting yesterday afternoon to contribute its proportion of the cost of construction of a new bridge over the Hunter River at…

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Cyclist Killed Smash on Maitland-road Collision with Car

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 8

Frank Roberts, 45, of Marsden-street. Shortland, whose bicycle crashed into a car on the Maitland-road, Mayfield West, about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, died…

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Motor Yachting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 17

Newcastle branch of Royal Motor Yacht Club's programme of racing events. Toronto Bay course…

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Tramways Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 11

Mr. R. A. McCartney, of the Tramways Union, was Advised yesterday that Mr. W. A. Marshall, Victoria, who has recently returned from Russia, would visit…

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Railway Employees Port Waratah Branch Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 11

Mr. T. L. Sawyer presided at the monthly meeting of the Port Waratah branch of the Railways Union, held at the Longworth Institute. A letter was…

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Brisbane Weekly Notes Penny Tram Fares

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 11

Present indications are that it will not be long before Brisbane tram patrons have the benefit of penny tram fares. It will not be a question of whether…

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Truce Arranged American Motor Strike Conference on Monday New York, January 15

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 10

The Governor of Michigan (Mr. Murphy) announced to-day that a truce had been arranged in the automobile strike, whereby the sit-down strikers will…

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Fodder for Stock Railway Special Rebate Discontinued SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 13

Some months ago, because of the drought conditions prevailing in many parts of the State, the Government made substantial increases in the rebates normally…

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Motorists' Vision Science Congress Papers Trade Problems Debated Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 9

Defective vision on the part of motor drivers was an extremely important, but much under-rated, cause of traffic accidents, said Melbourne optometrists, who…

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Walked Out Four Railway Officers Transport Conference Chairman's Suggestion Denied SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 10

When four representatives of the Railway Salaried Officers' Association walked out of the transport unions' conference to-day, it was suggested by the Chairman…

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On Up-grade Railways' Good Year 1929 Record Goes Deficit Cut to £698,262 SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 9

A rapid and progressive return to normal conditions—to use the words of the Commissioner—is indicated by the report of the…

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Loud Speakers Impracticable Trial at Central Railway Station Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 1

Loud speakers for the guidance of passengers have been tried at Central Station but found impracticable. The idea of similar experiments…

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Camel and Tram in Collision Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 1

Colliding with a camel, which on injured, a tram bound from La Perouse to Circular Quay last night was slightly damaged…

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Defective Eyesight Cause of Motor Accidents Auckland

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 3

Defective vision of drivers was an extremely important, but much underrated, cause of traffic accidents in Australia…

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Will Employ 1000 Men Railway Conversion

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 3

The secretary of Newcastle United Laborers' Union (Mr. R. Conroy) said that from figures prepared some time ago he estimated 500 men at each end…

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Sandy Hollow Railway Muswellbrook

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 8

Railway officials visited the Sandy Hollow railway site this week, and it is now understood that the site selected for the construction of a bridge is…

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Bag Taken From Train

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 January 1937 · page 6

Miss Emerton, of William-street, Jesmond, reported to the police on Saturday that she had lost a suitcase and contents valued about £1, from a train on which…

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Intercepted on Roads Miners at Small Collieries

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 January 1937 · page 8

Miners on their way to work at small collieries on the Rothbury Estate this morning were intercepted by a party of…

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More Than 100 Dead in Blazing Train Canton

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 January 1937 · page 1

It is feared that the death roll of the fire on the Kowloon-Canton express will exceed 100. Of the 85 bodies that have been brought here, 35 are those of women and children…

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Bottle-neck in Wharf-road Elimination Urged by Maritime Board

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 January 1937 · page 7

Proposals to widen to 35 feet the road behind the premises leased to the Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Company Ltd. have been referred…

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