Report on Road Near Beach
If the eastern side of Memorial Drive crumbled much farther the road would fall on to the beach, Ald. Jenner told Greater Newcastle…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1944
1,097 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 55
Road-rail Link Has Been Cut Near Rome
LONDON, Wednesday. — It is certain that the British and Americans were last night astride of the Appian Way and the railway which runs south from Rome (says Reuter's Algiers correspondent)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.S.Paratroops Train In Britain For Invasion Of Continent
LONDON, Wednesday. — American paratroops are being trained in Britain for the invasion of Western Europe. Airborne units of the American Army in Britain are undergoing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tram Services Resume
Transport services in Newcastle resumed this morning when the 1.50 a.m. staff tram left the depot to proceed to Greta-road. New…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More Men and Better Conditions Tram, Bus Employees List Claims
A mass meeting of tram and bus employees at the Trades Hall yesterday morning adopted a list of claims for the provision of additional…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Ward May Control Federal Railways
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The importance of the Federal portfolio held by the Minister for Transport (Mr. Ward) may shortly be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dead on Harbour Bridge
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The body of Frederick Fenton, 58, of Glebe-road Glebe, was found to-night between the railway line and a safety fence…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Safety Council Proposals
Several important matters will come before the management committee of the Newcastle branch of the Road Safety Council of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Summonses Out Against Tram, Bus Men
SYDNEY, Friday—Summonses have been issued against tram and bus employees who participated in the strike on January 26. They have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →General Motors Men Still Out
ADELAIDE, Friday.—The strike of 5000 employees at General Motors Holdens factory over the time checking system was continued to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tram and Bus Leaders Threaten Another Strike
SYDNEY.—Another strike by tramway men was threatened at the Reference Board meeting this morning if the Prime Minister continued issuing summonses. Mr. D. P. Whittaker (industrial advocate of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tram Driver Injured in Collision
The cabin nf a tram was stove in and the driver injured when the tram and a lorry collided in Brunker Road…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Exploring The Short Road To Berlin
The Russian offensive in the north is perhaps the best evidence that the full strategical initiative has passed to the Red Army…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Tram Men Summonsed None In Newcastle
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Further summonses on the recent transport stoppage in Sydney were issued yesterday. The Deputy Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tram Driver Injured
Perey Lee, 35, Tudor-street, Hamilton, tram driver, was injured on Saturday in a collision between a tram he was driving and a heavily…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Deadlock in General Motors Strike
ADELAIDE, Sunday.—A deadlock exists in the strike of more than 5000 employees of General Motors Holdens, Ltd., engaged in war…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldier's Body Found Near Railway
SYDNEY, Sunday.—The mutilated body of Harry Arthur Bruce, 39, single, a returned soldier, was found on the railway line near Newtown…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Man's Body Found On Railway Line
SYDNEY.—Searching for a man alleged to have slashed his wrists in King Street, City, early yesterday morning, police found his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Chinese Clear Japs From Ledo Road
NEW DELHI, Jan. 31.—General Boatner, General Stilwell's Chief-of-Staff, announced that Chinese troops on the Ledo road hacked to pieces…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Death Toll Down Except Newcastle-sydney
SYDNEY.— Although the road deaths for 1943 show a marked decline in the State, both in the City of Newcastle and the City of Sydney there were increases in deaths. There was an increase in road injuries in Sydney but a decrease in Newcastle…
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