Tramway Worker Injured
Richard Dawson. 49. of Hill Street Lambton, a workman at the Tramway Depot, Gordon Avenue, feel into a concrete pit at…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1943
855 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 43
Motor Cycle Accident
Duncan Greening, 23. a soldier. was admitted to Wallsend Hospital after an accident when he was riding a motor cycle at…
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SYDNEY.—Vegetable beds. instead of flower gardens, will shortly be a feature, of railway stations throughout NSW…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Concrete Road
A start will be made by Greater Newcastle Council on Monday on a programme of cement penetration roads. The first road to be done…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bus Hit Train At Level Crossing
Three people were injured when a bus travelling from Paxton to Millfield collided with a coal train about 7 o'clock last night at the Paxton…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Solicitor-general to Act Evicted Soldier, Wife Slept On Road
CANBERRA, Friday.—The Attorney-General (Dr. Evatt) has asked the Solicitor-General to take action concerning the eviction of Pte. E. M…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rail, Tram Veterans
Concession travel for members was still under consideration, the Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan) stated in a letter to the Retired Railway and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor-cyclist Breaks Leg
Thrown from a motor-yele in Maitland-road, Islington, last night, Jack Frith, 49, Fleming-street, Wickham, received a fractured right leg…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Cyclist Killed
SYDNEY.—Wilfred Lewis Leonard (33). of Sale Street. Orange. was killed last night when the motor cycle and sidecar In which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tram Men Make Bowling Green
Bowls enthusiasts at Gordon-avenue tram depot have devoted leisure in 12 months to building themselves a green at the depot. The green is now…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Chatham Road Bridge Gets a Laugh
"I say this is the best laugh we have had for a long time, said the Secretary of the Hamilton North Prowess Association (Mr. C…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Woman Removed From Train
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—A young woman claimed to be a border-hopper was removed from a train at Casino yesterday on instructions…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Youth Fell From Train
Charles Shaw, 19, of Speers Point, escaped serious injury when he fell between a moving train and the platform at Cockle Creek last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Diggers Seek Abolition of Train Classes
Merewether branch of the Returned Soldiers' League decided last night to support the request from the Tenterfield branch for the abolition…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Trans-Siberian Railway
LONDON, April 7.—Stockholm reports say that according to a German magazine the Russians are operating a new trans-Siberian railway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Current Topics Trams Affect Radios
BECAUSE of the slower running and dim lighting due to brownout regulations, Sydney trams are using less current. This is resulting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cyclists Wanted by Raaf
Flying-Officer F. J. B. Dawkins. Officer Commanding. RAAF Recruiting Centre. Newcastle, says that a large number of men are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Luxury Train Travel
Sir,—Merewether Returned Soldiers' League decided to support the request for abolition of first class on trains. It was stated that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Train-wreck Maniac In Victoria
MELBOURNE, Sunday.—The belief that a maniac with a desire to wreck trains is at work in Victoria is strengthened by the latest report of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tramway Bowling Green Opened
Because of war conditions, the public had become very jittery and was very difficult to deal with, said the Commissioner for Road…
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