Wooden Railway Cars in Use
SYDNEY, Friday.—The Railways Department to-day put into running the first of two new wooden eight-car trains to be used for outer…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1942
1,070 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 54
Killed by Passing Tram
SYDNEY, Sunday.—A youth who has not been identified was killed to-night in Parramatta-road, Camperdown, when, in jumping from the…
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Providing the Greater Newcastle Council and the Main Roads Board agree to share with the Water Board the cost of…
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Tarred roads in many Newcastle suburbs were rapidly deteriorating for want of attention and if a programme of repairs were not…
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With the undercarriage of a car ablaze, the Brisbane Express was held up for 20 minutes at Wyee station last night while the train crew…
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PEOPLE who have wondered how George Bailey, tobacconist and produce merchant, of Wickham, became a successful trainer did not…
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AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Monday.—A further allowance of petrol of two three or four gallons, according to the size of the car, for private…
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A complaint about irregular times and overcrowding of buses and trams on all routes will be made to the District Transport Superintendent…
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Tarro Shire Council yesterday adopted a recommendation by the Engineer (Mr. W. R. Lindsay) to patch the worst portions of the Louth…
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GOSFORD: A 15-ton truck of general merchandise for Gosford was burnt out and another of eight tons…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Concern in authoritative quarters at the fact that there have been two outbreaks of fire on interstate trains within a…
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LONDON, Wednesday (AAP): The rubber position is so critical that the Government has decided to give directions affecting…
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SUNDAY timetables on tram and bus routes in the Newcastle district will be observed to-morrow (Good Friday). On Saturday there…
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GOSFORD, Thursday.—Two trucks of a goods train caught fire on the Hawkesbury River Bridge at 3 a.m. this morning. When the train passed…
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Three new members were admitted at the last meeting of the Retired Railway and Tramway Veterans' Association No. 1. They were Messrs…
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CONOOBOLIN: Scores of men and women had a night-mare train journey on the Forbes Mail on Thursday…
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Aerial view of the Burma Road in the mountains, showing 10 of the dangerous hairpin bends, thousands of feet up. More than 1500 motor vehicles have been destroyed by accidents since its opening. The road has been blocked by the Japanese. Supplies will soon be sent to China…
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Falling between the platform and the carriage while alighting from a train at Cockle Creek yesterday, Mrs E. Doherty, 55, of Cook-street,…
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Although train traffic on Good Friday was much heavier than a normal Friday, it was far below that of previous Easter periods…
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Easter train traffic to and from Newcastle eased slightly to-day. Despite restrictions on the usual Easter…
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