Car Ran Off Road
When a car ran off the road at the corner of Cowper-street and Lake-road. Wallsend, the driver, Basil Stavros, 43, of Hunter-street,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1945
1,329 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 67
No Increase in Train Services New Timetable Not Needed
There will be no increase in train services from February 4, as anticipated. This was announced by the Railway Department yesterday…
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NEW YORK, Jan. 31. A.A.P.—A Tokio broadcast said an Imperial Headquarters communique announced that Japanese units in China,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →96 Die in Mexican Train Smash
MEXICO CITY, Thursday — Ninety-six people were killed and 63 injured in a collision between a freight train and a passenger train…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Bombers Hit Nazi Railways
LONDON. Thursday. — Royal Air Force Lancasters yesterday afternoon bombed Munchen-Gladbach. the junction of several main railways on the west bank of the Rhine…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cologne Bridge Destroyed
A highway bridge at Cologne, Ger many, is shown demolished in a reconnaissance photo taken by a Ninth U.S. Air Force pilot following Allied air attacks. Numerous craters surround approaches to the bridge in the important Reich industrial centre…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Booth Criticises Train Regulation
Newest railway regulation governing passengers boarding trains was "absolutely silly and should be withdrawn immediately," said Mr. Booth,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Road to China
Ledo and Burma roads, junction of which establishes an overland route to free China, Ledo-Burma Road is a combination of the old Burma Road—and a new all-weather highway constructed by American and Chinese engineers from north-eastern…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train Seat Bookings Only Week Ahead
As train services from Newcastle will remain on existing timetables the opening of seat bookings 14 days ahead has been cancelled…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Japs Fail to Clear Burma Escape Road
BOMBAY, Feb. 2. A.A.P.—Attempting to regain control of his escape road southwards from Myohaung and Minbya, the enemy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →159 Killed and Injured in Railway Collision
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 2. A.A.P.—Ninety-six persons were killed and 63 injured when a passenger train and freight train collided…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trams for School Sport Cancelled
Following a conference between the Education Department and the Department of Road. Transport and Tramways, it has been decided to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Elimination Of School Trams "Shocking Step"
Cancellation of special transport services for school sporting activities was described last night by Mr. W. E. Stauffer, president…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Station Robbed of £26
BRISBANE. — An armed bandit, believed to be the same man who held up an Australian provost corporal at Strathpine early yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Convoy Finishes Ledo Road Trip
KUNMING, Feb. 4. A.A.P.—Twenty-four days after leaving Ledo the first Allied truck convoy arrived at Kunming to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Industrial News Train Men Worried by Trespassers
A woman almost struck by a mail tram while wheeling a perambulator across the lines, and a three-year-old boy found under a truck about to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Throsby Creek Bridge Unsafe" A.L.P. to Press for Inspection
"To say that Throsby Creel bridge is adequate is an insult to our intelligence. It is unsafe, a menace to human life, and an absolute disgrace,"…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Discuss Ban on Special Trams for Children
SYDNEY, Sunday.—A conference will be held within the next few days between the Education Department and the Tramways Union to discuss…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Minister Silent About Throsby Creek Bridge
SYDNEY, Monday.—"I have written en to them concerning the matter," was the only comment the Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan) would…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Road to Victory Now Straight"
CANBERRA, Monday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) said that this was one of the most satisfactory days he…
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