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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1941

1,496 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 75

Wants Better Roads East Lambton Progress Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 7

Members of East Lambton Progress Association last night said they wanted more information about the position of proposed permanent improvements to roads, estimates for…

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Marked Decline in Road Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 7

A marked decline in road accidents over the Christmas holidays lias been noted by the N.R.M.A. Progress reports throughout the State…

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Bridge Span May Be Removed Debris at Hillsborough

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 4

A span of the bridge at Hillsborough may have to be removed, so that tons of debris can be freed and allowed to float down the river…

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Met "Without Prejudice" Authorities and Gully Line Bridge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 4

Necessity for re-construction of the bridge over the Gully Line stormwater channel, Lambton-road, New Lambton, was recognised at a conference of…

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Greeks on Road to Berat London

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 1

What is described as the biggest Greek offensive of the war is developing northward and westward of Klisura, with Berat, 30…

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Motorists Must Recognise Pedestrian Crossings

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 7

A warning to motorists who ignore the warning of pedestrian crossings that they may be made an example of is issued by the N.R.M.A…

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Motor News Petrol Used Down by One Third

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 7

The suggestion that the petrol rationing plan was not bringing about the desired one-third reduction in Australia's…

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Second Hunter Bridge to Go

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 2

Flood damage last week to two bridges alone has confronted Kearsley Shire Council with on expenditure of £7000…

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Cessnock New Bridge at Dalwood

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 7

Without financial assistance, Kearsley Shire Council is unable to reconstruct the bridge over the Hunter River at Dalwood, that was last week swept away by…

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One Road to Peace

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 7

Sir,—Mr. D. L. MacDonald writes: "Is it not an intelligent suggestion that man should pray that God will send us a man whose intelligence will reveal a…

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Road Commissioner Here To-day Discuss Danger of Tram Tracks at Islington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 4

Lowering of the tram tracks in Maitland-road, Islington, will be discussed to-day by the Commissioner of Road Transport (Mr. Neale) and members of Greater…

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East Maitland Council to Seek Extra Train

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 7

East Maitland Council decided last night to ask the Commissioner of Railways to arrange a service from Newcastle to Maitland at 12.30 a.m. for men working at…

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Railway Washaway

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 7

Owing to a washaway last night on the main Northern line, between Kentucky and Uralla, the Glen Innes-Sydney mail train, which was due at Waratah at 4.39…

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Transport of Coal a Problem Vic. Railways Call Tenders

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 5

If the Victorian railways cannot obtain coal by sea transport from New South Wales, substantial cuts in…

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No Bridge at Hexham

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 6

Owing to war demands, the Commissioner for Main Roads could not proceed with the construction of the bridge over the Hunter River at Hexham, the…

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Gully Line Bridge Plans on Way

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 5

Because of the urgency of the position It had been decided at a conference that a design should be prepared at once for the reconstruction of the…

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Plans to Be Prepared Gully Line Bridge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 8

The Mayor (Ald. Young) told Greater Newcastle Council last night that at a conference on Monday he and Ald. Wiggins had agreed, subject to the council's…

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Chaplain Who Drove Train London, December 13

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 2

A British Army chaplain and an Egyptian stationmaster are the unnamed heroes of two train adventures in the Western desert, described…

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Maitland-road Levels Council Urges Bitumen Strip

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 10

To overcome the difference in levels between the road and tram lines on Maitland-road, Islington, Greater Newcastle Council last night decided to ask the…

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Maitlandroad Tram Lines Council's Move in Old Problem

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 5

Following an inspection yesterday of unequal levels of the tram tracks and the street surface in part of the…

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