Tram Wires to Port Waratah Removal Authorised
Removal of the overhead tram wires on the Port Waratah line has been approved by the Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan)…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1944
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Drake-brockman Decision in Tram Bus Case
SYDNEY, — Giving his decision in the Arbitration Court to-day on the tram-bus union claims Judge Drake-Brockman said he had been assured by the Manpower authority that sufficient labor would be made available to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Protest at Removal of Tram Wires
A report that the Minister[?] Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan) had approved the removed [?] head tram wires on the Port,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pilots Train to Meet Japanese
LONDON, Feb. 7.—All fighter pilots entering the Fleet Air Arm are being taught Japanese air strategy and tactics, based on American…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man, Wife Dead in Road Smash
GRAFTON Monday—Charles Mulville of Broome's Head, was killed, and his wife fatally injured when a truck in which they were driving…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Both Feet Cut Off in Fall From a Train
SYDNEY.—A married woman, and 35. had both feet cut off when she fell from a train in the tunnel near the Town Hall…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tram-Bus Award. Decision Against Strike
SYDNEY—Tram and bus employees will not strike to-morrow, but will decide by ballot on February 16…
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Sir,—Recently Ald. Dunkley advocated "That owners of large estates should be forced to tarpave, kerb and gutter roads before…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Suburban and District Traffic Bridge For Kotara Sought
A traffic bridge across the railway line to link South and North Kotara, kerbing and guttering, sewering of Kotara Hall and Kotara Park, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Roads to Mines in Bad State "Blame Government for Hold-ups"
The application by Ke[?] Council to the Commonwealth Coal Commission for a grant towards the cost of the repairs of roads within the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tramdriver's Death
A tramdriver, Charles Edward Mowett, 45, of Stapleton-street. White Gates, Wallsend, was found hanging against a door in his home…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Four people received slight injuries when two city-bound trams collided in North Sydney. The fuse of a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tram, Bus Dispute Stop-work Meeting Postponed
Newcastle and Sydney tram and bus employees have decided by a majority of two votes to postpone their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tram and Bus Award
With another stoppage of public street transport in Newcastle and Sydney threatened in a fortnight, it is important that the real crux…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"March To Enlist," Say Tram Men
SYDNEY.—Officials of the Tram and Bus Employees' Union have notified the Arbitration, Court of a pending dispute in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →First Span of Hawkesbury Road Bridge
SYDNEY.—A start was made to-day to place in position the first span of the road bridge at Peat's Ferry on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Truck Driver's Claim Collision With Tram at Jesmond
Arising from a collision between a tram and the lorry he was driving at Jesmond on the morning of October 11, James Jackson, of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Strikers Resume at General Motors
ADELAIDE, Thursday.—Following a direction issued by the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) under National Security Regulations, more…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tram-bus Application Rejected
SYDNEY. — Judge Drake-Brockman, in the Federal Arbitration Court, to-day rejected an application by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Repairing Roads
Sir,—Some weeks ago repairs were begun on roads in this district. Many men were employed on the job. After tarring the holes, they…
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