"Road Vote Will Be Aunt Sally"
"The road vote will be the 'Aunt Sally' again," predicted the Mayor (Ald. Dunkley) when the council referred back the estimates to the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1943
855 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 43
Workers' Tram-bus Priority Suggested
SYDNEY.—Priority tickets for workers travelling on trams and buses man be adopted by the Road Transport Department. Overcrowding at peak hours…
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Stone throwing, of which there have been several complaints from East and West Maitland recently, has begun to irritate householders'…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Brownout Blamed For Accidents On Swansea Road
Another accident occurred last night near the Swansea causeway at a spot where a young man was killed on Saturday night, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dragged Bicycle 3½ Miles on Motor Van
SYDNEY. — The driver of a motor van. it was stated at Campsie Court to-day, dragged a bicycle three and a half miles after…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Peak Hour Tram Restrictions for Melbourne
MELBOURNE. — To conserve electric power the Melbourne Tramways Board is considering a plan by which only workers will…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Repairs to Evacuation Roads
The Committee of Northern Evacuation Group yesterday agreed to have a survey made of arterial roads and other routes in the evacuation area…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Evacuation Group Wants Northern Roads Repaired
The Northern Evacuation Group wants certain roads in the Newcastle-Northern area improved as a matter of urgency, in order to avoid difficulty if evacuation of civilians from parts of the district ever becomes necessary. At a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Trucks Hit Low Bridge Six Soldiers Injured
The hoods of two military transport trucks were knocked off last night when the trucks were driven under the low bridge in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Killed Truck Tore Off Tram Footboard
SYDNEY.—Two people are dead as the result of a motor truck hitting the running board of a stationary tram in Parramatta…
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A finding of accidental death was returned by the District Coroner (Mr. A. G. Chiplin) yesterday, after an inquest on John McInnes, 58, a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cheerful Wounded on Hospital Train
A HOSPITAL train carrying sick and wounded Australian soldiers passed south recently. Many men were reclining on beds, but…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Borings for New Bridge at Maitland
Boring for foundations for a new concrete and steel bridge to replace the Belmore Bridge, over the Hunter River at West Maitland, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nazis Lose Important Railway Junction Direct Line To Crimea Cut
LONDON, Feb. 12.—The capture of Losovaya is a serious blow to the Germans. It means that the Russians have cut one of the most important railways from Kharkov and the enemy's only direct…
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The District Transport Superintendent (Mr. Kilpatrick) announced that from Monday the following additions to the tram and omnibus…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Minister Warns of Further Cuts on Use of Motors
CANBERRA: Intimation of possible further restrictions on private motoring in order to conserve Australia's very limited stocks of rubber was given by the Minister for Supply and Shipping (Mr. Beasley) in Canberra to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bus and Tram Additions
The District Superintendent of Road Transport and Tramways (Mr. W. H. Kilpatrick) announced to-day that commencing on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Cycle-Lorry Collision
Two young men were injured, one seriously, when the motorcycle they were riding collided with a military lorry to-day in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train Wardens As Specialists
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Changes in the duties of N.E.S. workers, including the training of selected groups of wardens in specialist branches,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boy Fatally Injured In Train
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Injured while travelling in a train from Sydenham to Rockdale about 8.30 this morning, Warren Thomson, 15, of Summer…
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