Road Death Toll Down Except Newcastle-sydney
The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 3
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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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 2
Alighting from a tram, Patricia Gary, 9, of Girling-street, Islington, was thrown to the roadway. She suffered concussion, confusions to…
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The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 February 1944 · page 2
THE Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. C. N. Neale) said yesterday that the road accident figures for the State were…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1944 · page 3
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Last year 383 persons were killed, and 4591 injured in road accidents in New South Wales. In Newcastle 6 were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Strikers Adamant at General Motors
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1944 · page 3
ADELAIDE, Tuesday—A reiteration of their intention to remain on strike was given by 5000 strikers from General Motors-Holden's, Ltd…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1944 · page 3
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A man, believed to be Arthur Webster, of Leichhardt, was fatally injured today when hoe was dragged 20 yards by a…
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The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 3
A tram bound for Wallsend and the engine of a train hauling a load of empty trucks to Ellermore Colliery collided at the New…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 1
PERTH, Wednesday.—A tramway-man who found a pig in his tram and took the animal home until its owner had been located was fined…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 3
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Chairman of the Tramway Reference Board (Mr. Hall) said at proceedings today that manpower would be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stop Press Motorless Madrid
The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 1
London, Thurs. (AAP): chil[?] are playing football in Madrid's main streets, private car having disappeared with…
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The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 3
SYDNEY. — "If you don't want a bigger and better strike, you'll forget about substituting a fortnightly period for a weekly period," said Mr. A. G. Bagnell, President of the Tramway and Bus Union to Mr. V. G. Hall, chairman…
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The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 4
SYDNEY. — Thirty-one-years old tram conductor W. K. Wilkinson, who went to Canberra at the week-end to tell the…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 2
The driver's cabin was crushed in when a tram and the engine of a coal train collided at the New Tunnel crossing early yesterday…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 2
Newcastle members of the Tramway and Omnibus Employees' Association will hold a two-shift meeting on Wednesday to discuss recent…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 4
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The Chief Industrial Inspector (Mr. Blakeley) has gone to Adelaide to discuss the dispute which led to a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bits and Tram Men to Meet Next
The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 3
SYDNEY.—"Whether or not there will be another tram and bus holdup next Wednesday will rest with the mass meetings of…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 6
Mr. Booth, M.L.A., said he had signed the bill dealing with the closure of the Heddon-Greta bridge for Royal assent, as Chairman of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rail and Tram Veterans
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 6
Newcastle Retired Railway and Tramway Veterans' Association received notice from a funeral director that the agreement with the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →No New Bridge Yet For Carrington
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 2
The Main Roads Department recognise that because of increased traffic a wider bridge at Carrington would be of advantage…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 2
Three people escaped injury when a passenger train travelling from Belmont on Saturday afternoon struck a motor-car which had stalled…
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