Suburban and District "Road Sign Must Wait for Peace"
Materials were not available for the erection of an electro-matic traffic signal at the intersection of Christo and Turton Roads, Waratah,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1945
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Germans Gaoled for Using Railways
LONDON, February 18. A.A.P.—The German News Agency has announced, gaol penalties for Germans whose train journeys are not really…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Strike Threats A.r.u. and Loco Men's Discussions
SYDNEY: The State Council of A.R.U. this afternoon are considering a recommendation for a State-wide railway strike. A Commonwealth-wide strike is threatened by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Train for Cliff Rescues
Starting to-day and continuing until Friday police in Newcastle and its immediate vicinity will be instructed in the art of rescuing people who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Dispute
Railwaymen have an excellent war record. They have carried an ever-increasing volume of freight and passengers, a large…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Travel to Sport by Train
"All schools are not in our fortunate position of being alongside a railway station. I think we should voice a protest against the elimination of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Letters to Editor Wartime Trials of Railwaymen
Sir,—Please allow me space to outline my views on the strike threat by members of the A.R.U. and A.F.U.L.E., who are employees of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Protest Against Sports Tram Ban
Newcastle Boys' High School Parents and Citizens' Association decided last night to protest against the withdrawal of trams for school…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Swansea Bridge Plan
Sir,—The Government has a post-war plan for building a new Swansea bridge. If the work does not start immediately it will be too late. It…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bicycle Races on Roads
Greater Newcastle Health Committee approved last night an application for Newcastle Police Boys' Club for permission to hold bicycle races on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Styx Creek Bridge Progress
Pile-driving is under way on the reconstruction of the Styx Creek bridge, the City Engineer (Mr. J. E. Knott) reported to last night's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Christo-road Reconstruction
In the reconstruction of Christopher road, the excavation of the sub-grade levels has been almost completed to Turton-road, it was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Amateur Cycling Road Races
Newcastle amateurs will revert to their customary road races at Stockton on Saturday. Two further series of point scores for…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Killed by 180Ft. Fall From Bridge
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Believed to have plummeted 180 feet from the Suspension Bridge at Northbridge early this morning, the bode of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australian Soldiers Make Motor-boat
Australian soldiers of a light aid detachment made this power motor-boat out of discarded belly tanks in the Numa…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Bridge at Brooklyn Not Necessary"
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan) said in the Legislative Assembly that no action had been taken to replace…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Teachers Protest Against Tram Withdrawal
A motion protesting against the withholding of special trams to take children to sporting fixtures was passed by Newcastle branch of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Engineers Clear Road
Combat engineers clear the mined and blocked roads leading to Bastogne. The stately trees were hewn by the Nazis in a futile attempt to halt units of the Third U.S. Army who, making a 60-mile dash from the Saar front, joined forces December 27, 1944. with encircled airborne men fighting inside Bastogne January 12, 1945, the Tarchamps pocket south-east of Bastogne was reported sealed, and prisoners taken increased…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tram Passengers Used Umbrella
An umbrella was used to protect passengers in a city-bound tram from hail during the storm yesterday afternoon. The umbrella was held against…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Parents Want Sports Trams
A protest against the withdrawal of transport for school sport is to be sent to the Minister for Transport (Mr. T. O'Sullivan) by the…
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