16 Injured in Melbourne Train Smash
MELBOURNE. — Sixteen people were injured in Melbourne's worst railway accident for 10 years, when an electric passenger train…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1943
855 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 43
Fell from Tram
Falling from a tram near the Civic Theatre last night, Arthur Evans, of Maitland-road, Mayfield, was taken by Newcastle Ambulance to the…
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Natives with the Australian gu erillas in Timor lead a pack train of Timor ponies through country typical of where the Australians are harassing the Japanese.—Department of Information photograph…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ran 100 Miles to Train for Fight
Since The Alabama Kid came to Newcastle three weeks ago, his training has included at least five miles a day road work for his tight with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"U.S. Now on Road to Victory"
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.—In a New Year statement, the U.S. Secretary for War (Mr. H. L. Stimson) told the Press that despite initial…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A.I.F. Platoon Missed Road, Got Surprise Bag of Prisoners
CAIRO, January 1.—Minor episodes of the advance from El Alamein, some grim, some almost comic, continue to be told wherever men of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Moscow Has Another Underground Railway
LONDON, January 1.—Moscow's New Year present was the opening of a third underground railway line. The public was completely…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Greeks Wreck German Troop Train
CAIRO, Jan. 3.—It is reported from Greece that more than 250 of 500 Germans were killed on a troop train which hurtled down an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Scouts Hurt in Road Accident Lorry Overturned
Six Boy Scouts and two other passengers were injured on Saturday night when a lorry in which they were travelling to Kurri Kurri ran off…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →U.S. To Train Men To Administer War Torn Areas
WASHINGTON, Sunday. — The U.S. Army is training special officers to govern invaded areas of Europe and the Far East…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Crashes at Week-end
Three children admitted to Wallsend Hospital on Saturday night suffering from injuries received when a lorry overturned…
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Sir,—I think something could be done to give, the working people, a better tram service from Newcastle to Wallsend in the peak, hours of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Opinions Differ on Bridge Responsibility
Morpeth Council has informed Tarro Shire Council that it considered the Narrowgut Road Bridge and erosion in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cycles Stolen
A motor cycle the property of William H. Edwards. Railway Street. Wickham, was stolen from a shed at that address: and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Name Plates
The sanction given by the military authorities for the replacement of names on a number of railway stations is a commonsense…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tramway Shelter Shed Wanted
The need for a tramway shelter shed in front of Newcastle Technical College was emphasised by the Principal of the College (Mr. R. Basden)…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Girl Fell Off Tram
Ann Smith, 6, of Parnell Place. Newcastle, fell off a tram in Hunter-street yesterday afternoon. Newcastle Ambulance took her to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Fall From Motor Lorry
An Injured foot was suggested as a contributory factor to the death of Ernest William Ellery, 47, of Hereford Street, Stockton…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Matters Before Road Safety Council
Several important matters are lifted for discussion at the next meeting the Newcastle branch of the Road Safety Council, to be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →High Speed Motor Ways Suggested
LONDON, Jan. 8.—A postwar planning report issued to-day proposes new high speed motor roads built to span the country and by-pass big…
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