Mayfield Tram Terminus Danger
Coupled trams at Mayfield terminus at night were a menace, said Ald. Shaw at Greater Newcastle Council Health Committee meeting…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1943
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Motors, Tyres and Parts Stolen
The theft of his utility truck has been reported to Newcastle police by Ernest F. Ashenden. of Emerald Street. Hamilton North…
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It has been reported to Newcastle police that the ticket office on Point Clare railway station, near Gosford. has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gosford Train Change
Following complaints that an alteration in the train service from Newcastle to Gosford, arriving at Gosford at 9.10 a.m., was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Concern Over Railway Superannuation
Newcastle Retired Railway and Tramway Veterans' Association expressed disappointment at the delay in dealing with the request for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →68 Per Cent Increase Strain on Railways
CANBERRA, Thursday.—Despite restrictions and control of passenger and goods trains in Australia, the gross ten mileage run on all systems…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tram and Bus Lights
Although headlamp masks have been removed in Newcastle, the interior of trams and buses remains in the dim obscurity into…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Survived Shell, Hit by Tram
SYDNEY. — A sailor who survived the explosion of a heavy shell which killed 27 men around him on the bridge of HMAS…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lake Shire Roads
Sir,—At the Lake Shire meeting Cr. Browne moved that no more tarring of roads be carried out for the duration of the war. I am…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Union Support More Lights for Trams and Buses
Support of an editorial in the "Newcastle Morning Herald" on Monday, referring to the need for the restoration of tram and bus…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Plan for Railway Board of Five Is Discarded
SYDNEY.—The State Government has dropped its plan to set up a board of five railway commissioners. The present…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Fall from Train
SYDNEY,—W[?]ed to have fallen from a [?] an Allied serviceman was found dead near the Welles-street signal box…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Board Plan Dropped Mr. Hartigan Under Minister's Control
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The plan to set up a board of five railway commissioners has been abandoned by the State Government…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Road Accidents Increased in 1942
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Despite the decrease in the number of cars on the roads, there was a big increase in fatal accidents in 1942. Deaths…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Sign Suggested by Coroner
At the conclusion of an inquest yesterday, the Coroner (Mr. Chiplin) said he would recommend to the authorities that a warning sign for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Warning Of Danger Period For Road Accidents
SYDNEY.—In 1942 there were 1247 fewer accidents and 677 fewer persons injured than in the previous year…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A.I.F. Built Strategic Railway in Middle East
NOT long before the Ninth Division left the Middle East for Australia, an A.I.F. Railway Construction Group completed the laying of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Current Topics Railways Big Business
THE District Superintendent of Railways (Mr. H. C. Sicard), speaking at Newcastle Rotary Club luncheon yesterday, said the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crews Protest About Race Trams
SYDNEY.— Race crowds will have to find other transport or walk to the races if there is a repetition next race day of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trammen Beat Ack Ack
A Newcastle tramway cricket team, led by Gordon Pont, defeated an anti-air-craft team by 30 runs at New Lambton Oval yesterday. The conditions were…
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