Board Control Of Road, Rail Transport
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Boards if three commissioners would administer the Department of Railways and the Department of Road…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1948
1,230 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 62
Jews, Arabs In Big Road Battle
JERUSALEM, March 2. A.A.P.—A violent battle developed this morning between Jews anti Arabs on the road to Jaffa through the…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Insurance rates for all classes of motor vehicles are, to be increased from April 1 by 15 per cent. above…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A man who was cut to pieces by an electric train at Town Hall station last night was identified to-day as…
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SYDNEY.—There should be no difficulty in obtaining railway trucks to move steel from Newcastle and Port Kembla to…
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An offer by the Joint Coal Board to pay the full cost of construction on colliery approach roads during 1948 and 1949 was accepted by…
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Hamilton North Progress Association last night dealt with replies to its protests against proposed closure of…
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Small children attending the Hamilton North School. have to walk on the roads because of the heavy growth of…
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Hamilton North Infants' School Parents and Citizens' Association will ask Greater Newcastle Council to remove paspalum near the…
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THE Road Safety Council has every reason to be gravely concerned at the increase in accidents in Newcastle. Revealing this feeling of alarm, the State Secretary (Mr…
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Warrant Officer Cedric Fergus, 28, of the R.A.A.F., Rathmines, suffered a probable fracture of the [?]kull when his motor-cycle ran over…
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The board had reconsidered its policy of financial aid towards the repair of proclaimed roads, and was now prepared to grant 60 per…
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SYDNEY: Steps have been taken to provide railway trucks and services for urgent consignments of steel from Newcastle to the Victorian border, said the Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan) today. He was referring to the…
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Road maintenance would be given first place under Greater Newcastle Council's spending programme for 1948, the Lord Mayor (Ald…
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SYDNEY.—In February 244 people were fined for travelling on trains in the metropolitan area without attempting to pay…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—An unidentified young woman was killed to-night when she fell in front of an electric train as it was pulling…
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A gathering on the Cockle Creek road bridge to commemorate the work of David Watkins in securing it has been suggested. This bridge…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Fourteen people were taken to hospital and 12 others were treated on the spot late this afternoon after two trams had collided near Long Bay Gaol, Malabar…
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Instead of spending £7761 on road resurfacing this year, Greater Newcastle should spend £23,863, the Finance Committee decided last night. This increase of £16,102 was…
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A deputation from Cross Roads Council of progress Associations was told last night by Lake Macquarie Shire Council that no money…
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