Died At 86; Never Saw Train
BEGA: John James Grealy (86) has died at Wolumla, where he was born. He had never been more than…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1946
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Start of Long Road to Recovery Mr. Byrnes Surveys Moscow Decisions
WASHINGTON, December 31. A.A.P.—Agreements reached by the British, U.S. and Russian Foreign Minister at Moscow should facilitate the formulation of peace treaties and the withdrawal…
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BEGA, Tuesday.—John James Greatly, 86, of Wolumla, who had never been more than 5o miles from his birthplace,…
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Anticipating that a big crowd will try to board the Flyer, which leaven Newcastle at 7.35 a.m. to-day, railway people have arranged to run a…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Frank McMahon, 26, storeman, of the Star Hotel, City, while attempting to board a moving tram in Pitt-street…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Beaches, Trams and Trains Crowded Ideal Weather for Holiday
Ideal weather which marked the Christmas holidays in Newcastle was maintained throughout the New Year vacation. Yesterday morning the city was practically deserted,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bowmar Was Kennelled in Motor-lorry
Bowmar, winner of the first Merewether Stake at the N.J.C. greyhound meeting last night, was kennelled for some weeks in the back…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lost Memory Tramping Streets for House "Herald" Service
LONDON, Jan. 1.—Information pieced together by the police indicates that a man who was found at Grantham the other day lost his…
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Carl H. King, 40, laborer, boarded an Adamstown tram in Hunter Street on the afternoon of December 31. He quarrelled with some passengers…
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Traffic was held up in Scott Street shortly before noon today when a covered lorry skidded into a double tram, which it was passing between…
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LONDON, Jan. 2. A.A.P.—The death roll in the Lichfield train smash has now risen to 17, following the death of two of the…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Big improvements in suburban and country train services can be expected soon. The Minister for Transport (Mr…
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LONDON, Tuesday: Fifteen persons were killed and 14 hurt in a train wreck last night at Lichfield (Staffordshire)…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—His own suitcase was the only seat available to the Deputy Premier (Mr. Baddeley) when he came to Sydney by…
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Ordinary week-end tram services would operate in Newcastle on Saturday afternoon and Sunday, officials of the Department of Road…
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LONDON, Thursday: Trains carrying whisky from Scotland to England carry patrols to prevent theft. This fact is mentioned by…
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GOSFORD: Because men refused to get off the buffers connecting carriages on the crowded Newcastle to Sydney train this morning, it was held up at Gosford until they did, while at Woy Woy some had to be removed forcibly. Hundreds were left…
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LONDON, January 3.—Eleven British soldiers were killed and four injured when a series of explosions occurred in trucks of an ammunition train in a military railway siding at Cadley, near…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—A recommendation on the railway unification scheme will be made by the Federal Minister for…
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Sir,—A regular visitor to Wangi for more than 20 years, I consider the site an ideal one for campers, especially with the freedom of the…
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