Cyclists Complain of Lambton Road
"The City Council spent money to recondition the north side of Lambton Road between the Gully Line bridge and the Broadmeadow…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1942
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Roads in Burma Black with Japanese Troops
LONDON, Tuesday (Our Special Representative and A.A.P.)— A new withdrawal has been forced on the Allied forces after bitter fighting in Burma. Army Headquarters in Rangoon reports that the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Many Motorists Miss Petrol Ration Tickets
SYDNEY.— Sixty per cent, of motorists who applied for February ration tickets at the N.R.M.A. issuing office left…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cut Speed in Brownout Union Order to Tram Drivers
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Instructions will be issued to all tram drivers and conductors in the Metropolitan and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tramway Cricket Competition
The No. 4 team in the Newcastle District Tramway and Transport Cricket Competition yesterday forfeited its match to No. 5 team, owing to being…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sailing and Motor Yacht Club Notes Belmont 16ft. Club
The fourth hest of the J. Cameron point-score competition will be sailed on Sunday afternoon at Belmont. Starters will be: Swansea (B…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wants Cessnock Aerodrome Kept Serviceable
It was desired that Cessnock aerodrome be maintained in a serviceable condition, the Minister for Air (Mr. Drakeford) has informed Mr. James,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →N.r.m.a. Says— Lack of Lamp Masks May Put Many Cars Off the Road
A big shortage of car headlamp masks means, according to the district representative of the N.R.M.A. (Mr. Moorcroft), that the majority of Newcastle motorists may be temporarily "off the road" at night next week…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—An agreement reached to-day between the Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. Neale) and tramway union…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Faster Train Trip From Cessnock
A new fast train service between the Coalfields and Sydney was available to-day when the midday train from Cessnock left…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Letters to Editor Merewether Tram
Sir,—The service with one-car trams on most trips is unsatisfactory. Shopping-hour passengers get a raw deal. The trips from Merewether,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Driver Injured in Motor Accident
Charles Wylan, 50, radio mechanic, of Victoria-street, New Lambton, was injured when the car he was driving was involved in a collision…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Turkish Motor Boat Was Torpedoed
ISTANBUL, Friday (A.A.P.): An unidentified submarine torpedoed and sank a 200-ton Turkish motor boat in the Bosphorous on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Swedish Train Smash
STOCKHOLM, March 1.—Five people were killed and six slightly injured in a train collision at Sodertalje. Fire destroyed one train…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Killed on Roads
Two people were killed in road accidents in the North at the weekend. Edward James Morris, 9, of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →State to Train Burners
SYDNEY: Twenty officers will leave Sydney on Friday to organise increased charcoal production throughout New South Wales,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motorists Cannot Get Masks
SYDNEY: Masking of headlights on motor vehicles, now compulsory, catches more than 70 per cent. of motorists without…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sailing and Motor Yacht Club Notes Port Hunter Dingby Club
Port Hunter Dingby Club's handicap race yesterday was in conjunction with the Thompson aggregate point seare. It resulted: Britis (T. Walters), 10 min.,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →North's Players Will Train in Daylight
Northern Suburbs Rugby League players will train in daylight for the new competition because lights at Wickham Oval cannot be used. Permission to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →800 Children and Mothers Evacuated by Train From Newcastle
Six hundred children and 200 mothers had been evacuated by train from Newcastle, the District Superintendent of Railways (Mr. H. C…
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