Motor-cyclist Hurt
David Silcock, 20, of Edmund-street, Mayfield, received a probable fracture of the skull yesterday afternoon when his motor-cycle collided…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1947
1,590 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 80
Road Transport Best For Eggs
"Road transport has been found immeasurably superior to rail for the transport of eggs." Mr. C. Haynes. floor manager of the Esr Board, said…
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The jury at Newcastle Sessions returned a verdict of not guilty in the part-heard case against Frederick Ronald Walker, 20, railway porter,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Six Dead in U.S. Train Smash
NEW YORK, Feb. 5. A.A.P.—The Southern Pacific Railroad's streamline express collided with a petrol truck at Kingsburg (California), killing at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railways Damaged By Big Storms
SYDNEY: Flood waters, lightning and freak winds of terrific velocity caused widespread damage on the N.S.W. Railways last night and delayed trains in several areas. At Bon Accord, between Uranquinty…
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To be deplored is the selfishness of those passengers who keep tram doors closed, whether it be hot or cold, wet or fine. Due to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Man Killed; Fell Boarding Train
SYDNEY, Thursday.— A 70-year-old man was killed when he fell between the carriage and platform at Pymble railway station. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Two-Year-Old Boy Killed By Train
SYDNEY: A two-year-old boy. who wandered on the railway line at Roseville today, was cut down by a train and killed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coalfields Items Rough Road May Cause Bus Stoppage
An attempt to avert a threatened stoppage of bus services between Young Wallsend and Barnsley was made last night to the West…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motorcycle Racing
Sir,—There should be a society for the prevention of cruelty to children and sick people. When motor-cycle races are held at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Extra Wallsend Tram On Sundays
The District Superintendent of Road Transport (Mr. R. P. Clark) said that, beginning on Sunday, an additional tram would run on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boy Decapitated by Train
SYDNEY, Friday.—A two-year-old boy, Douglas Wayne Archbold, of Pacific Highway, Roseville, was decapitated, by an electric train at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lambton Bridge Needed for Coal Transport
The removal of the railway bridge at Lambton was a matter for negotiation between Greater Newcastle Council and the owners of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Proposed Railway Strike Called Off
SYDNEY, Friday.—The proposed strike by about 1000 engineers and fitters and turners employed by the Railway Department was called off to-day. The strike, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Power House Cricket Points
With only one more round to be played the two undefeated teams, Zara Street (Newcastle) and Lithgow remain level on the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →27 Dead In Train Smash
BUCHAREST, Feb. 9. A.A.P.—Twenty seven persons were killed and 6[?] injured when a passenger train crashed into a stationary goods train…
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LONDON, Sunday.— A firm of assessors has offered £1000 reward for the recovery of £15,750 in bank notes, stolen in a mail bag: on a track between Reading and Shrewsbury. Scotland Yard Is puzzled how the thieves identified the mail bag…
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WINGHAM, Sunday.—Robert Arthur Hayward, 23 of Wingham, and Arthur Clement Davis, 28, of Manly, lost their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Probe One-Man Tram "Strike"
SYDNEY, Sunday.—A departmental inquiry is to be held into a one-man tram strike which delayed tram traffic in Castlereagh-street during…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway, Mercury In Mixed Final
Railway and Mercury, by their wins over Reid Park and Parkway on Saturday, qualified for the final of the A Reserve mixed teams'…
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