Ready for War Emergency Railway Works to Cost £1,041,700
CANBERRA, Monday.—A programme of railway construction will be undertaken in New South Wales, Victoria, and South…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1941
1,496 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 75
Federal Aid for Railway Sydney
Substantial Federal Government financial assistance to enable the State Government to complete the Sandy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor News Use Right Type of Plugs
Because different grades of the same make of sparking plug often look remarkably alike, many motorists wonder High Caste. who heads the weights for the V.R.C. Newmarket Handicap, with 10.3…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Better Conditions Sought for Kotara Railway Station
Kotara Railway Station still has its kerosene lamps to guide passengers over the railway bridge and entrances to the station, and rain water for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Carriages "A Disgrace" Cessnock Mayor Critical
The dirty carriages that passengers were expected to travel in were a disgrace to the service, said the Mayor of Cessnock (Ald. J. Brown) at a meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Chatham Road Bridge
At the meeting of the Hamilton North Progress Association last night the President (Mr. J. Cameron) reported that in conference with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Chatham-road Bridge Danger
Greater Newcastle Council will he asked by Hamilton North Progress Association to repair a wooden bridge on Chatham-road. The Secretary (Mr. C. Edwards) will…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Rule of Road Not for Trams
Whether the rule of the road, as observed by motorists, should apply to drivers of trams, was discussed by the Health Committee of Greater Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Police Train for Carnival
The Secretary of Newcastle Police Carnival (Constable F. Lamb) has been to Sydney to see rehearsals. He said that 600 members of the police force were…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →£11,200 More for Roads Engineer's Plan to Save Money
By recommending certain modifications in construction of roads in outlying areas, the City Engineer (Mr. Knott) hopes to save £11,200 on the £109,098 allocated for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Yachts and Sailing Clubs Lake Macquarie Yacht Club
Handicaps for the 12th heat of the Lake Macquarie Yacht Club's point-score in conjunction with the Mayo Memorial Tiller trophy, to be sailed…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Run Down on Bridge by Train
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Alfred James Cubbings, 44, invalid pensioner, of Rooty Hill, was killed this afternoon when struck by a Sydney-bound passenger train…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Blown Up Roads, Bridges Little Obstacle A.I.F. Continues Westward Drive
DERNA, Feb. 2.—Continuing to drive westward the Australian troops are keeping the Italians on the run. I have just returned to Derna after spending 36 hours on the road with our infantry and artillery, which are pushing west along two roads…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Railway Improvements At Singleton
Improved watering facilities for train engines at a cost of more than £1000 at Singleton is calculated to reduce the running time for goods trains on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Train More Apprentices"
Mr. J. M. L. Cram, a retired contractor of Hamilton, referring yesterday to the importance of training greater numbers of apprentices, said the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Maitland Road Methodist
Mr. Malcolm Hunt will conduct the morning service. The evening preacher will be Mr. C. G. Watts…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cannot Connect with Cessnock Train
The Department of Railways has Informed Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., that no connection can be made at Hamilton between the 12.45 p.m. train from Sydney, due at…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Big Cut in Motor Chassis Imports
MELBOURNE, Friday.—The Minister for Customs (Mr. Harrison) to-day announced large reductions in the numbers of motor-car and truck chassis imported…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mystery of Bridge House
The night was dark, gloomy and forbidding, with a wind whistling through the leafless trees to add an eeriness that made Joan Mallison admit—not for the first time…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Belgians to Train in Canada
OTTAWA, Feb. 9. A.A.P.—A joint official Canadian and Belgian announcement says that the first contingents of Belgians enlisted under the Free Belgian…
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