Tide Floats Bridge Span to Position
SYDNEY.—From 2 a.m. yesterday until last night 32 engineers and men kept constant vigil over the 443ft. steel span…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1944
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Float Bridge Span on to Piers
SYDNEY, Friday.—A start was made to-day to place in position a 640-ton steel span of the road bridge at Peat's Ferry on the Hawkesbury…
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Following a report by the President (Mr. F. Dutton) that residents of the Rosebrook area were desirous of discussing their…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Decapitated by Tram
SYDNEY, Friday.—S. Thomas. 35, was decapitated to-night by a tram at the corner of Martin Place and Elizabeth-street, City…
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Sir,—When 1 was a boy I was one of many hundreds at a tram extension ceremony. The extension was from Tighe's Hill to the present…
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SYDNEY.—It is now unlikely that the 24-hour tram and bus strike threatened for February 23 will occur. Recommendation of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Relatives of Man Killed Under Tram Are Sought
SYDNEY.—Phillip Street police (Sydney) wish to get in touch with the relatives of Sydney Wil Ham Thomas, 26, of Glen Street…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Road Accident
Believed to have struck by a bus at North Stockton on Saturday. William King, also known as John Wright, an elderly inmate of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Fall From Tram
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Ray Wali, 35, of Surry Hills, was fatally injured when he fell from a tram at Circular Quay early to-night. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lake Council Concerned with Its Roads
Became of the deterioration of roads and other works, the Lake Macquarie Shire Council is very concerned about the…
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Concerned at the deterioration in roads due to lack of workmen, Lake Macquarie Shire Council authorised the President (Cr. B. Allen) to ask…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hint of More Train Cuts
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Railway Commissioner (Mr. Hartigan) is concerned with the coal position. He said that unless the situation…
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CANBERRA, Tuesday.—When a truck taking water to a bush fire near Queanbeyan to-day overturned. William Talbott, 47, married, was…
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SYDNEY.—Fewer than 200 bus end tram employees attended a meeting to-day to decide whether they would accept Judge…
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Straightening and widening of Maitland Road west of the Mayfield tram terminus is suggested by the President of Waratah State…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storm Held Up Trams Lighting Affected in Some Areas
Trams were held up for 25 minutes in the peak period yesterday afternoon. Lightning had struck wires near the old…
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On alighting from a bus near his home during the storm yesterday afternoon. William Garfield Hughes, 53, of Lake-road. Wallsend, was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Conditions Inspected
An inspection was concluded in Newcastle yesterday of railway working conditions by the Commissioner's Outdoor Superintendent (Mr. W…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tram, Bus Vote Withheld
Announcement of the Newcastle vote on the proposal to stop work on transport services next Wednesday was…
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SYDNEY, Friday—Peak hour traffic was delayed for an hour tonight when a Watson's Bay bus collided with a city-bound tram at the…
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