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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
1,097 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 55
LONDON, January 18.—London welcomed Mr. Churchill with cheers when his train drew in 10 a.m. to-day. The were more cheers when he appeared in the House of Commons an hour later. Although Mr. Churchill's arrival was kept a close secret from the public large…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The proposed introduction of a roster to extend the hours of work for tram and bus employees to offset holidays may lead…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WASHINGTON, Tuesday.—President Roosevelt announced to-day settlement of the railway wage dispute. Non operating workers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →LONDON—Sou[?]dron-Leader J.R.G. Ralston DFM, pilot of a Mosquito bomber, was briefed to bomb an important railway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY.—In one of the worst tram smashes in Australian history 18 people were killed and three injured when a train bound from Sydney to Tarmworth crashed into a crowded bus at a level-crossing near the Hawkesbury River station to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, Wednesday.—It is possible that the threatened 24-hour hold-op of trim and bus services in the Sydney and Newcastle areas will…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A 24-hour tie-up of Newcastle's tram and bus services next Wednesday will be declared to-night by the Tram and Bus Employees' Association. A unanimous decision for the stoppage was the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Premier and Treasurer (Mr. McKell) has approved expenditure necessary for the construction of a bridge and approaches on a road…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An American soldier on guard on a pontoon bridge over the Swollen Volturno River, behind the battle line in Italy, gives the "go ahead" signal to an ambulance. The inflated rubber pontoons have steel tops, to which anchor ropes are attached…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SYDNEY, Thursday.—On behalf of the Premier, the Minister for Local Government (Mr. McGirr) received a deputation which asked for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CHICAGO, Jan. 20.—At a conference of American anti Canadian mayors, Mr. Henry Kaiser, the noted shipbuilder, predicted that in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →LONDON, Jan. 20.—Vichy Radio states that 20 people were killed and 150 injured when the Toulouse-Pau express jumped the track near…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY, Thursday.—The death-roll in the collision between the Kempsey mail train and a bus at Hawkesbury River level-crossing this morning is 15. Victims included two nuns and several children. Five people were seriously injured. All were passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, Thursday.—At the end of 1943, 278,441 motor vehicles were registered in New South Wales, an increase of 9530 in 12 months, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bus wreckage after the smash at the Brooklyn level crossing. For over a quarter of a mile, debris was strewn along the permanent way, when the train pulled up after cutting the bus in half…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tyres, valued at £60, the property of Lake Macquarie Shire Council, were stolen from a works project at Woy Woy. The theft…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONDON, Jan. 21.—Vichy Radio states that terrorists derailed a passenger train between Compeigne and Soissons. Six people were killed and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CANBERRA, Friday.—The price charged for repairing motor vehicle has been fixed at 7/3 an hour during normal working hours, 8/6 where a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Friday.—Although officials of the Tram and Bus Employees' Union still hope that intervention will end the dispute, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Richard Scott, 57, of Kew, was killed on a railway line at Spencer-street station on Saturday. The driver of a train…
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