SPEND £1200 on Road Plant Decision by Lake Shire Council
Adopting a recommendation of the Engineer (Mr. J. W. Webb), Lake Macquarie Shire Council decided to buy a caterpillar tractor equipped…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1946
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New Tram Shed for Wallsend Stop
A new tram waiting shed would be erected at Wallsend Hospital tram-stop as soon as manpower was available, said Mr. R. Cameron, M.L.A., at…
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SPECIAL officers have been appointed by the Department of Road Transport and Tramways to stop scaling on trams and…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Sydney conductresses will "press to the limit" their objections against a State Government decision to dismiss them from…
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TO LACK of manpower has been attributed a considerable loss of revenue, to the Transport Department by people not paying their…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Train Travel Worries In Japan
TRAIN TRAVEL in Japan in the depth of winter is no pleasure trip. Australian troops making long, freezing journey through Kure district, are well rugged against the cold. Japanese passenger (right…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Demand New Trams
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A demand for new-type tram cars for Sydney and Newcastle is to be placed before the Minister for Transport (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big List of Railway Works for Newcastle; Cost Half - Million
SYDNEY. — proposed railway works to be carried out in the Newcastle district would cost about £580,000, the Minuter for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan) said today. HE gave details of the proposed…
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NEW YORK, Tuesday. — Unable to obtain a hall for a party, Bill Hyer, university student, hired a tram-car in Chicago and held a party in it as it toured the city. He had already invited 17 couples…
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NEW YORK, Feb. 27. A.A.P.—The Stilwell Road in Burma has been declared surplus property and abandoned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shots at Cairo Train
CAIRO, Feb. 27. A.A.P.—Two British soldiers and one railwayman were wounded when shots were fired at a military coach that formed part…
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Above: Sheet of water in the Merlynston district. Floods made roads impassable and marooned many people in…
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Davis-avenue, in the Housing Commission's estate, at Wallsend, was a quagmire, said Ald. Scott-Daisley at Greater Newcastle Council…
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A Mayfield train was partly derailed in Maitland-road near the Technical College, about 11 o'clock last night, when it slipped on…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Owing to the bad state of Sydney trams, tram men would be unable to handle extra traffic that would be involved if…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Sew South Wales Transport Minister (Mr. O'Sullivan) has agreed to meet a Tram and Bus Union…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Trams Urged by Deputation
SYDNEY: No plans for the construction of new trams had been made by the Government despite the broken-down…
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A move is afoot in the Tram and Bus Employees' Association to secure union approval for restoration of special Sunday services to cater…
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Balmoral Bridge, on Secret Corner-road, between Rathmines and Wangi collapsed. The road has been closed to traffic…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Passengers in the last two carriages of a Newcastle train had a narrow escape to-day when the carriages jumped the…
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